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ceremonial axe head, incised with a figure holding a mace/club/burning torch, two faint profiles on either side of figure's head

Maximum thermometer on brass stand. Hollow T end piece with hole to central column. Calibration -40 to 120. Two additional numbers shown on stem: No. 100845; second number with symbol 14770

On top ' C60302 ' With 3 circular adjustable feet. 8 bronze terminals; on 2 curved platforms (4 each). Glass window with bronze frame jutting out of the front.

'Battle of Hochkirch'. Aftermath of the battle, the body of Marshal James Keith being carried into the church of Hochkirch. Groups of officers and soldiers, some wounded, watch the procession. In the background Baroque church and 2 poplar trees.…

A wooden base with vertical metal 3/16 inch pin protruding 1.75 inches. Believed to be an appartus to assist filling a gas balloon

Wooden painted head, the hair is woven into a cloth scalp that is connected by an internal rod to the base. The hair stands on end when the head is sat on a electrostatically charged table, King's visitors' centre caption "Another of Professor…

'Aristotle’s Watering Pot' was another demonstration piece in Professor Patrick Copland’s repertoire about 200 years ago.

Tipping up the pot while holding a thumb over the air-hole above the handle, it could be filled through the spout. With the…

Device exhibiting a low friction bearing. Friction wheels on circular base with holes for pulley cord - (top of Atwood's machine). Steel axles. Three 2 mm brass stud feet. Displayed in King's visitors' centre until 1993 - 2003. "Brilliant workmanship…

Wooden cube with wooden angled handles and short brass balancing arms, and stand for cube with balancing point. Circular brass disc stamped ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil.'. Similar to item in 1790 catalogue of Thomas Jones(?).
Visitors' Centre caption…