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Brass stand with metal cased oil lamp on wooden base. Lamp can be removed form wooden base, revealing a small metal handle, has a lens at side to magnify the oil lamp light. Used as a landmark in the distance (up to 6 miles away) to mark the…

stainless steel instrument used for measuring the surface texture. In leather pouch.

One of a pair of large concave reflectors fixed to a stand on a metal base. Mirror is made of polished metal.

Empty wooden box with metal handle, obviously designed for something specific as has wooden batons inside forming a shape. Possibly for storage of optical device

A glass valve or cathode with model printed on the sticker. It is cylindrical with 8 pins from it's base and a large metal cylinder around the top. Part of a massive collection of valves in a cardboard box.

a brown wire coiled round a hexagonal/circular metal object.

Brass cylinder with a cog and a disc connected to the bottom, the cog being above the disc. The lid of the cylinder comes off to reveal a clockwork handle, a screw type handle and a switch that can be moved progressively from F to S.

One of 15. Set of 9 order books for the period 10/2/69 - 30/8/84 detailing orders placed from the Departmental Equipment Grant for the Natural Philosophy/ physics department.

One of 4 silvered light bulbs with square wire grating window behind glass. 2 wire red and green coming from base. In cardboard box.

plastic box with a glass lid containing 6 big shiny rocks and some shards + scrapings.