Historical Objects and Instruments

A collection of historical devices including an alarm clock transmitter, a square piano, an old camera, a birthing table, and a boat motor.

An example of a Sanderson camera Date: 1905
An example of a Sanderson camera Date: 1905
165 assets in this story
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Early model of a Scoles and Glidden typewriter, with 18 keys. Ca. 1870.
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Grate 16th century Spanish. Grate. Spanish. 16th century. Iron. Metalwork-Iron
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Rocking Melodeon second quarter 19th century American The "rocking" melodeon or organ received this moniker because it had to be pumped up and down (the keyboard therefore rocking) in order to pump the bellows to sound the reeds. Technical description: shallow rectangular rosewood-veneered case with cima profile sides pegged onto reed board atop single-fold wedge-shaped reservoir and opposed pressure feeder equipped with leaf springs; bottom of feeder raised by two strips to allow ingress of air when melodeon is placed on table top; C-c3 keyboard with thin ivory natural plates (plain wood fronts) and dark-stained accidentals is mounted at rear of top, front of top plain except for non-functional swell shutter knob sliding in rectangular plate toward left-hand side; brass reeds (basses weighted with solder) soldered to brass channels that have right-angled sides that would normally fit into grooves, but here secured upside-down to reed board with screws and having stamped pitch letters
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Eye Miniature British Painter British. Eye Miniature 435798
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An engraving depicting an Eastman negative film roll and method of loading into the camera. Dated 19th century
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Skioptic image with motifs of Bibliteket in Palazzo Vaticano.
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Objects, furniture, round table, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Houses, Interiors, Tables. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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List.
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Steam engine, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph cardboard. photographic support albumen print (playing with) steam engine
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Graphic black and white metal tattoo machine set
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Photo series of Osterman's gear equipment.
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Anefo photo collection. Mr Smulders devices etc. 7 March 1950
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Hot air machine for drying clothes. This formed part of the equipment at St Pancras Public Washing house. where the local women took their washing, and where they were provided with better facilities than their own cramped accommodation, 1846.
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Balcony grille late 17th-early 18th century probably Spanish. Balcony grille. probably Spanish. late 17th-early 18th century. Wrought iron. Metalwork-Iron
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Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Models, aggriculture. January 1958
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Girdle pendant China. Girdle pendant 43041
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Bestickhink. >>
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Rough counter bench. >>
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W.G Wilson's sewing machine attachments: the plaiter or tucker. The guide was set to the width requirement, and the folded cloth fed through. London, dated 1880.
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Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, North Sea, symbol, emblem, city map, globe, oil lamp, telescope, sextant, egg timer, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe
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Rack gauge. >>
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The Diving Engineer (DTECC). Suitcases for a diveset
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Image of a ceramic tableau representing a machine in the N.S. station Zwijndrecht in Zwijndrecht.
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Stack.
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Vintage photograph. High angle view of an Underwood Sundstrand adding machine
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Old engraved illustration of a device to hit the square jugs drawing by Jahandier, 1874. Le Magasin Pittoresque - 1874.
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Scabbard ornament. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Ice axe, ice anchor, bay ice anchor, blubber pump, bone hand spike, ice saw, further saw, for thinner ice, 1790, Norway, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Tools used in whaling, Europe
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Artwork: "Morning Eggs for the Triple" Artist: Harley Copic. Country: Unknown
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Saccharimeter, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.
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Morion. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); H. of comb, 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1397 g). Date: late 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Survey table, Stockholm Central television station.
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One Bronze Pendant on Ring. Unknown
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cosmetics toilet case of an Egyptian queen watercolour from: Velhagen and Klasings monthly magazines Leipzig late 19th century,
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Magazine box camera 'Trilby 18' by ICA AG measuring 9 x 12 cm, made of wood around 1912, designed for sequential photographic plates.
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Europe, Germany, Rudesheim, Siegfried's Mechanical Music Museum, Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina
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Irons & Ironing Boards. April 01, 1955.
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Photograph of a Drinking Fountain at the Gloucester Training School. Original Caption: "A drinking fountain, the only one found on the grounds at Gloucester County Training School." This item is a photograph of a Gloucester Training School water fountain. This photograph was used as the Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 10 for the civil rights case Alice Lorraine Ashley, et al. v. School Board of Gloucester Co. and J. Walter Kenny, Division Superintendent.. Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, PA). Photographic Print.
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Folding boxes. Small containers with the text Svenska Box AB Stockholm.
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Öland (depicted - name).Öland (depicted - name)
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Photo of Moffat Ovens, Anonymous, c. 1935 - c. 1940 photograph Canada Photo: Photographic Support. Photo: Bayta Paper. Secondary Digers Drager: Textile Materials. SCHARCHIER: Paper gelatin silver print
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Front View Old Radio Isolated Front view shot of old radio isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 10346979
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Paillard-Bolex M8 projector.
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Toolkraft Corp., Chicopee, Mass. , Vacuum cleaners, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Trade catalogue for Harrord's department store, showing a portable electric hair dryer, portable electric vibrator for message, electric brush comb with spine brushes massage roller, electric foot battery machine for rheumatism and some nail trimmers. Date: 1911
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Vintage thermometer and hygrometer
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Water art wheels.
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Porcelain-lined recessed French bath featuring supply fittings and a 'Nonpareil' waste system. The design includes an improved ebony handle double faucet. The items are cataloged under Pl. 819-G and Pl. 820-G, originally issued between 1877 and 1893 by J.L. Mott Iron Works, with locations at 88 & 90 Beekman Street, N.Y. and 311 & 313 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. The catalog pertains to plumbing equipment and supplies
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Vintage Photograph. Model sailboat on stand in front of solid background, Frame 1
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'Imperial' porcelain roll-rim bath. Plate 902-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs
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W.G Wilson's sewing machine attachments: the plaiter or tucker. The guide was set to the width requirement, and the folded cloth fed through. London, dated 1880.
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Spoons of the Zulu (1,2,3,6,7,8) and Mambunda (4,5), Illustration from the book, "Volkerkunde" by Dr. Friedrich Ratzel, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1885
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A piano by the Silbermann company, 1890, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe
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Cash register.. Cigarette cards, Trade cards. George Arents Collection
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Method of wringing blanket from boiling water by keeping ends dry, vintage engraved illustration.
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Basket from Palmcrantz & Co in Stockholm.
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Micro-Rold Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Official regulation size table 5' x 9' , Sporting goods, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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kitchen implement, Ice machine, historical kitchen appliances, Betty Gleim's cookbook, 1847 / Eismaschine, historische Küchengeräte, Betty Gleims Kochbuch, 1847, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
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Candy machine labelled Bediene Dich selbst, German for Serve Yourself, from the 1950s, 1950s Exhibition 2010-2011, German Salt Museum, Suelfmeisterstrasse 1, Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Vintage Photograph. A New York Fire Department modern fire alarm on display
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Minting coins, 1750. Artist: Unknown