Device Collection (page 9)

Sextant (brass, wood & glass)
MFR348329 Sextant (brass, wood & glass) by Adams, George (1750-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Instrument used for navigation and calculating latitude; ); English, out of copyright

Graphometer in fitted wooden case, c. 1830 (brass, wood & glass)
MFR348324 Graphometer in fitted wooden case, c.1830 (brass, wood & glass) by Lenoir, Etienne (1744-1832); Private Collection; (add.info)

The design of the Tazza Farnese (red chalk with gouache on paper)
449300 The design of the Tazza Farnese (red chalk with gouache on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 23.4x21.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: After Annibale Carracci)

Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type
18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw tourniquet for compressing blood vessels: tourniquet device 1, double band to adjust the tourniquet 2, compress in chamois leather 3 and ball bearing 4

Cover of a book owned by Cardinal Mazarin, with the finishing showing the cardinal
741451 Cover of a book owned by Cardinal Mazarin, with the finishing showing the cardinals emblems of stars and fasces, 1644 (leather and gilding) by French School

Pair-cased verge watch, c. 1685 (silver)
740649 Pair-cased verge watch, c.1685 (silver) by Colston, Richard (c.1682-1709); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Erecting the Ancient Egyptian Obelisk in St. Peters Square, Rome
810342 Erecting the Ancient Egyptian Obelisk in St. Peters Square, Rome, engraved by Alessandro Specchi (engraving) by Fontana

Peace Made at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1668, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces
XIR165147 Peace Made at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1668, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Chateau de Versailles

Printers emblem of Robert Estienne, Paris, 1526 (woodcut)
CHT418495 Printers emblem of Robert Estienne, Paris, 1526 (woodcut) by French School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Advertising Elephant (engraving)
3627767 An Advertising Elephant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Advertising Elephant)

American Watch Co.s Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition
2629034 American Watch Co.s Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by American Photographer

Francesco Lana de Terzis flying boat concept c. 1670
2619136 Francesco Lana de Terzis flying boat concept c.1670, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (litho) by French School

zoopraxiscope disc showing a couple waltzing, 1893 (litho)
3121791 zoopraxiscope disc showing a couple waltzing, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

zoopraxiscope disc showing a Horse galloping, 1893 (litho)
3121789 zoopraxiscope disc showing a Horse galloping, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

A 19th century American deep sea diving suit, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2662541 A 19th century American deep sea diving suit, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The first broadcast transmitter operated in Great Britain, installed at the Marconi Works
2662503 The first broadcast transmitter operated in Great Britain, installed at the Marconi Works, Chelmsford, in 1919 and 1920, from The Story of Twenty Five Years

The City Dragon - City of London - pedestal marking borough boundary. Date: circa 1940s

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving)
1624619 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea)

Morvidus, Earl of Warwick (engraving)
965685 Morvidus, Earl of Warwick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morvidus, Earl of Warwick)

Valentine, Duchess of Orleans (engraving)
965654 Valentine, Duchess of Orleans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valentine, Duchess of Orleans)

Water-induced rest
Designed to cause sleep, a device providing a continual flow of water across the forehead of a person suffering from insomnia

The wart chair, a simple device for removing a wart from the top of the head (litho)
1090717 The wart chair, a simple device for removing a wart from the top of the head (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wart chair)

Speedometer for Motor Cars 1910
Patent machine that recorded the pace of a motor car by S. Smith & Sons, showing at the Olympia Motor Show. Date: 1910

Astrolabe of Umar ibn Yusuf ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari
3493019 Astrolabe of Umar ibn Yusuf ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul al-Muzaffari, 1291 (decorated brass with silver inlay) by Yemen School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

zoopraxiscope disc showing men boxing, 1893 (litho)
3121792 zoopraxiscope disc showing men boxing, 1893 (litho) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The zoopraxiscope is an early device for displaying motion pictures)

Reverse of a pair-cased verge watch, c. 1685 (silver & tortoiseshell)
740652 Reverse of a pair-cased verge watch, c.1685 (silver & tortoiseshell) by Colston, Richard (c.1682-1709); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Interior of a pair-cased verge watch, c. 1685 (silver & brass)
740651 Interior of a pair-cased verge watch, c.1685 (silver & brass) by Colston, Richard (c.1682-1709); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Water Clock, illustration from Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes
696728 Water Clock, illustration from Les Raisons des Forces Mouvantes, by Salomon de Caus, published 1615 (engraving) by French School

The Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg Cathedral, 1621 (engraving and letterpress)
696727 The Astronomical Clock in Strasbourg Cathedral, 1621 (engraving and letterpress) by Brun, Isaac (1596- c.1657); Private Collection; (add.info)

Watch Making Machinery (engraving)
696720 Watch Making Machinery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A pivoting and pallet-shaping machines.); English, out of copyright

Double-barrelled air-pump with Magdeburg hemispheres, c. 1800 (mixed media)
MFR348342 Double-barrelled air-pump with Magdeburg hemispheres, c.1800 (mixed media) by English School, (18th-19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern Replica of Napiers Bones (boxwood & walnut)
MFR348311 Modern Replica of Napiers Bones (boxwood & walnut) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: created by Scottish mathematician John Napier (1550-1617)

An Orrery designed by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) from the Atlas Major c
STC245489 An Orrery designed by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) from the Atlas Major c.1630 (coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch

An older man and two young apprentices manually operating a stirring device, Yoshiwara (colour woodblock print)
LLM443679 An older man and two young apprentices manually operating a stirring device, Yoshiwara (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

French soldier with an acoustic listening device capable of tracking aeroplanes
GBW466692 French soldier with an acoustic listening device capable of tracking aeroplanes, in preparation for anti-aircraft artillery, France, c.1916-18 (autochrome) by French Photographer

Portrait of Maestro Niccola Zabaglia (engraving)
XJF393812 Portrait of Maestro Niccola Zabaglia (engraving) by Italian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicola Zabaglia (1674-1750), Italian inventor; ); Italian, out of copyright

Trade Card for Thomas Heath, maker of Mathematical Instruments
498315 Trade Card for Thomas Heath, maker of Mathematical Instruments, print made by Thomas Platt, c.1730 (engraving) by English School

The coat of arms of the Austrian Empire, before 1867 (gouache on paper)
CHT172482 The coat of arms of the Austrian Empire, before 1867 (gouache on paper) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Plate with the coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
CHT172479 Plate with the coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from Heraldischer Atlas by the artist, 1899 (colour litho) by Strohl

Coats of arms from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from Heraldischer Atlas
CHT172478 Coats of arms from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from Heraldischer Atlas by the artist, 1899 (colour litho) by Strohl

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, from China Illustrata by Athanasius Kircher
XJF359054 Johann Adam Schall von Bell, from China Illustrata by Athanasius Kircher, 1667 (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Dragon-Spine Pump, China, c. 1870-80 (b / w photo)
498545 A Dragon-Spine Pump, China, c.1870-80 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Also known as a water ladder)

Navigational Instrument invented by Reginaldus Petraeus
498317 Navigational Instrument invented by Reginaldus Petraeus, illustration from The Haven-Finding Art by Simon Stevin, published 1599 (woodcut) by English School

The Ending of the Mania for Duels in 1662, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces
XIR165137 The Ending of the Mania for Duels in 1662, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Chateau de Versailles

Man Trap, c. 1880 (iron)
2975121 Man Trap, c.1880 (iron) by English School, (19th century); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Coat of arms and crest of the right honorable John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter, 1674-1721
6340332 Coat of arms and crest of the right honorable John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter, 1674-1721 by Johnston, Andrew (18th century); (add.info)

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