EditorialModel of an Emergency Steering Gear, Polychrome model (starboard) of the stern of a propeller steamship, from the upper deck to just below the waterline. The upper deck is closed, the lower deck is indicated with gates on the outside, and is open on th...
EditorialSample of Iron with Galvanized Copper, Solid iron rod covered with a layer of copper, turned on different places to demonstrate the purity and tightness of the copper layer., ship model, Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands (ship), Bernab?, Toulon, c. 186...
EditorialModel of a Set of Rudder Irons, Two models of stirrers that demonstrate the system of John Lihou. The rudder set with the friction hook is incomplete. The other stirrer looks like a normal stirrer, but the hook can be removed and has a flat intermediat...
EditorialFacsimile Newspaper - 1854 Melbourne Exhibition, The Age, Melbourne, 17 Oct 1854, Facsimile copy of The Age, no.1, vol.1, Tuesday, 17 October 1854, with handwritten 'John Pascoe Fawkner' written in black ink on the top of pp. 1, 8. Column six on page 4...
EditorialModel of a Double Capstan, Model of a double capstan in a wooden frame with three levels. The upper drum is for ten wind trees with ten spindle lamps, the lower one for eight wind trees with eight spindle lamps, two catches in the floor prevent the upp...
EditorialMetal sample, Curved metal sample, may be used to test or demonstrate copper's flexibility., anonymous, unknown, 1850 - 1900, copper (metal), l 15 cm ? h 10.5 cm ? d 5.1 cm.
EditorialWine cup with ear handles, ?? ? ? (??) ? ??, Joseon dynasty (1392?1910), 15th century, Korea, Porcelain, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics, The cup here, used in Confucian ancestral rites, may have been placed atop a flat-rimme...
EditorialTerracotta semicircular stand, Geometric, 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, Overall: 3 1/2 x 12 3/8in. (8.9 x 31.5cm), Vases, The typology of ceramic shapes was well established as early as the Geometric period. Pieces such as this one, howev...
EditorialQualifying for a campain, an interior view of a room at a military academy in which British officers, in a child-like manner, demonstrate skills in hopes of securing a command for the war with the American colonies.
EditorialFirst western post, planted by Canadian Highway Association, at Alberni, British Columbia, 4th May, 1912. The Canadian Highway Association was founded in 1911 to lobby federal and provincial governments to construct a transcontinental road across Canad...
EditorialFirst western post, planted by Canadian Highway Association, at Alberni, British Columbia, 4th May, 1912. The Canadian Highway Association was founded in 1911 to lobby federal and provincial governments to construct a transcontinental road across Canad...
EditorialPhotograph - Kodak, Shopfront Display, 'Let Us Demonstrate Kodachrome Movies in Color', circa 1934-1936, Shopfront display 'Let Us Demonstrate Kodachrome Movies in Color' showing cameras, photographs, photographic accessories and equipment. One of fift...
EditorialParamecium aurelia, Print, Paramecium aurelia are unicellular organisms belonging to the genus Paramecium of the phylum Ciliophora. They are covered in cilia which help in movement and feeding.Paramecium can reproduce sexually, asexually, or by the pro...
EditorialParamecium aurelia, Print, Paramecium aurelia are unicellular organisms belonging to the genus Paramecium of the phylum Ciliophora. They are covered in cilia which help in movement and feeding.Paramecium can reproduce sexually, asexually, or by the pro...
EditorialBook of hours. 15th century. Prophet Job laments the test to overcome (Scabies) to demonstrate his fidelity to God. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.