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License granted to Captain Brett for the import of logwood
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Bound copy of license for Captain Richard Brett to import 50 tonnes of logwood per year, dated Sep 1600. Logwood was used for dying fabrics, but it was later found to be damaging. A note in the treasury calendar book from 18 Nov 1667 states "Captain Brett called in about the logwood patent". This...
Unbound recipe book marked Segreti (secret) containing manuscript notes in Italian of formulations for perfumes, soaps, gem tinting and china making. The contents are divided into several sections entitled: Libro Primo Profumi Libro Secondo - Lisci Libro Quarto - Porcellane, Maioliche, Vetri e Sm...
Notebook of formulations for fabric dyes in French with 12 fabric specimens attached to pages of the book. The volume is entitled "Experimens commence le 10 Janvier 1820, Chez Mr. Peel". This folder includes a photocopy of the entry from the register of the Patent Office Library.
Letter from John Buddle to Mr Warburton regarding coal seams near Newcastle
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Letter from John Buddle to H Warburton, dated 19 May 1830, regarding evidence given to a Parliamentary committee on 13 May about coal seams in the Newcastle area. Buddle desires to correct his statement regarding the number of coal seams in the district.
Volume of correspondence relating to Henry Dircks' proposed Union of Mechanic and Literary Institutions
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A bound volume of collected correspondence and notes relating to a proposed union of scientific and literary institutions. The letters are mostly replies to a circular from Henry Dircks in 1839 and another from the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge inviting the delegates to a meeting ...
Two volumes transferred from the Patent Office Library. One compiled by Humphrey Wood containing theories of natural philosophy, and the other is an album of samples of die-printed cutter patterns.
Notebook of natural philosophy compiled by Humphrey Wood
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A pale coloured notebook with black spine containing essays on various topics of natural philosophy. A decorative title page is annotated "Humphrey Wood, Chatham, Feb 28 1852". The earlier essays include some small hand-drawn diagrams. This volume includes an index listing the topics of the es...
A collection of circular die-printed paper samples from eccentric chuck wheels and elliptical cutters, pasted into a re-bound black notebook with manuscript descriptions of how they were produced. This volume includes further loose samples, which were originally held within the envelope bound ...
Programmes for performances of Gilbert and Sullivan comedic operas by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, together with a prompt book annotated by a member of the company, and souvenir booklets celebrating anniversaries of the Company and individual operas.