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Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(501)
Title:: Agricultural implements; Hornsby and Sons. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Genre: Industrial Photography View of a steam engine and harvesting equipment manufactured by Hornsby and Sons, in display in the exhibition grounds. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(519)
Title:: Electro-magnetic apparatus and theodolite; Froment. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Close view of the two pieces of scientific equipment by the French manufacturer Froment.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(567)
Title:: Philosophical instruments; Deleuil. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: View of a collection of instruments exhibited by the French manufacturer Deleuil, including a double-glass barrelled air-pump.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(571)
Title:: Telescopes; Buron. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: View of two of the telescopes exhibited by the French maker Buron.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(584)
Title:: Disc of flint glass; Chance, Brothers, and Co. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: View of the large piece of optical glass, 29 inches in diameter, exhibited by Chance Brothers. On first inspection by the jury, no opinion could be given as to its quality because of unevenness of the surface. After polishing, it was again examined and finally won a Council Medal, although the j...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(587)
Title:: Optical glass; Daguet. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Arrangement of several specimens of 'astronomical glass' of various sizes, manufactured by Theodore Daguet of Switzerland: '…They were all found to be good … Mr. Daguet, by a process of his own, gives to flint glass a degree of hardness not attained by any other manufacturer; his glass, particul...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(589)
Title:: Heliostat and other instruments; Dubosq Soleil. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Arrnagement of a heliostat and several other scientific instruments: 'Dubosq-Soleil (France, has exhibited Silberman's heliostat … [He] has also exhibited a saccharometer … Bravais' haloscope, for the exhibition of all the phenomenae connected with halos, parhelions, etc. ... besides these ... a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(647)
Title:: Platina alembic; Quennessen. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Close view of the alembic, from the French manufacturer Quennessen.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(659)
Title:: Metallic barometers; Bourdon. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: View of a display case containing numerous barometers by the French manufacturer Eugene Bourdon: 'Bourdon (France, No. 1108) has exhibited several barometers of an original construction ... These instruments are applicable for measuring the pressure of the atmosphere, gas, etc., to a range excee...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 2(724)
Title:: Musical instruments; Sax. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: View of a display case containing wind instruments made by Adolphe Sax. The instruments received the Council Medal in the class, 'for his invention of several new classes of wind instruments, in wood and metal … Among the inventors of musical instruments, the highest distinction is due to the me...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

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