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From The Aberdeen Pirate Thurs Nov 29 1832. (RAD012)Political ballads, set to well-known tunes, were popular during the nineteenth century. This electioneering song discussing Aberdeenshire Whig candidates, is anti-Tory in sentiment.To the tune of…

Plane table, with compass, sector, sights, and stand . A plane table compass by G. Adams, almost identical with the extent of this set, is in the Whipple Museum and is illustrated in their catalogue of surveying instruments (Catalogue 1, The Whipple…

Large, slightly yellowed, glass ball on lead base with standard recording chart holder behind ball. Could be the recorder from the Cromwell Tower Observatory established in 1868.

Wooden tube. Alt-azimuth mounting on tripod stand.

Brass with steel points.

glass specific gravity hydrometer, lead shot weighted, scale 900 to 950. Separate weight and float bulbs. In cardboard tube

Large voltmeter with mm mirrored scale. 6 ranges (including off) Thermometer 10 - 40 on scale.

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