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The mace of King's College made by Walter Melville of Aberdeen, 1650.

Demonstration of the great power of air pressure. When the comparatively small hemispheres are evacuated they are very difficult to pull apart, requiring a foce exceeding 400 N. Thick-walled brass hemispheres with central rim; one handle post with 2…

adjustable magnet for 200475a, has painted description '10. 5 Decr. 8th/ 84'

a magnetic pointer with brass socket for mounting on a needle base. The ends show faint traces of blue and red colouring

Circular magnifying lens on brass stand. Can rotate and can be extended in height.

Magnifying glass in wooden frame on brass stand with "W. Ladd, London, Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil." engraved on base. Can be adjusted in height but is very stiff.

Collected during the Lhasa Expedition 1903/4.

Wooden mallet, given by an Arab to Rev. Professor John Forbes, on a visit to the valley of the Tombs of the Kings, near Thebes in 1839.

Bronze figure of a man on a rearing horse, man holding a spear in his right hand. The horse sits on an oval-shaped base, and is sitted with a bridle, reins, a decorative rug and saddle with hand-hold. The male figure is wearing a circular cap on his…