Engineering
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Achromatic and Sapphire Solar Microscopic Exhibition Handbill, c1840 - 1850
Achromatic and Sapphire Solar Microscopic Exhibition at Albany Rooms, York and Albany Tavern.'A grand spectacle of living aquatic insects, animalcules and other portions of Minute Nature Magnified several thousand times and occupying an area of upwards of 90 square feet'.
Biophulax Handbill, c1850-1859
Life and Property Protector at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. See the operation of the biophulax. 'This sensitive and Mechanical Instrument announces the approach of fire'. A smoke detector. Printed by City Press, 1 Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, D.A. Doudney.
Corinthian Maid Handbill, 1828
Corinthian Maid at 109 Strand, Pannus Corium Establishment. "A mechanical figure that will draw an exact likeness of any visitor that will sit perfectly motionless during the space of a few moments". Printed by G Cox, Hanover Place, Regent’s Park Road.
Dioastrodoxon Handbill, 14 - 17 March 1821
Mr Lloyd opening the Dioastrodoxon, Grand Transparent Orrery at Theatre of Astronomy, late the Minor Theatre, Catherine Street, Strand, London. Five scenes of the universe closing with the northern and southern celestial heavens. Printed by Glendinning, 25 Hatton Garden, London.
Exhibition of a Hydro-Oxygen Microscope Handbill, 1833
Exhibition of a Hydro-Oxygen Microscope at Stanley's Rooms, 21 Old Bond Street. Microscope capable of magnifying 500.000 times. Built by Mr Cooper 7 Mr Cary (optician) 181 Strand.Printed by D. Campbell, 6 King’s Head Court, Holborn.
Exhibition of a Magnificent Hydro-Oxygen Microscope Handbill, 1833
Exhibition of a Magnificent Hydro-Oxygen Microscope at 287 Strand. Microscope capable of magnifying 300.000 times (instead of 500,000 as stated previously). Built by Mr Cooper and Mr Cary (optician) 181 Strand. Printed by J. Bennett, 37 Holywell Street, Strand.
Florentine Venus Handbill, 23 January 1864
Florentine Venus at London Anatomical Museum. Open daily from 10 till 10, for gentlemen only. Museum housing "Florentine Venus, the whole of the organs of the body in health and disease, the development of the foetus" etc.
Greatest Wonder of The Age Handbill, c1848
Cantelo's Patent Hydro-Incubator at 4 Leicester Square. Egg hatching machine "Chickens always hatching, machines & chickens constantly on sale" Illustrated. Printed by A. Munro, Machine Printer, Queen’s Head Yard, Great Queen Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
Just Arrived Handbill, c1820 - 1830
A Wonderful Nyctalope at 4 Castle Square, Brighton. 'Possessing the power of distinguishing objects at night'. Thought to be an albino.
Microcosm Handbill, 18 August 1833
Carpenters Grand Achromatic Microscope at 24 Regent Street. Exhibited by hydro-oxygen gas. Also compound microscopes, telescopic kaleidoscope, phantascopia and cosmoramas. Printed by H. Starik, 23 Titchbourne Street, Regent’s Quadrant.
Miller's Mechanical and Beautiful Picturesque Representations Handbill, 1865
Mechanical and Picturesque Representations at Saville House. "Forming elegant & wonderful pieces of mechanism consisting of views with animated objects!!!" including view of the rising sun, view of the city of Geneva etc. Printed by C. Handy, 23 Whitcomb Street, Liverpool.
New Eidouranion, or Large Transparent Orrery Handbill, 1822
Mr D.F. Walker, at King's Theatre, Haymarket. Mr D.F Walker (lecturer at Eton, Harrow, Rugby and Winchester Colleges etc) Astronomical Lectures on his New Eidouranion (Astronomy device). Printed by G. Schulze, 13, Poland Street.
Parisian Infernal Machine Handbill, c1835
Parisian Infernal Machine at 28 Coventry Street. “Exact representation of the Murderer Fieschi, before and after the perpetration of his crime and attempting to assassinate the French king and his sons.” Report of murder following visit to exhibition in The Examiner, September 6th, 1835. Printed by R. Handy and Co, 50 Brewer Street, Golden Square.
Short's Observatory Handbill, c1855
Superb Achromatic Telescope at Short's Observatory, Carlton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. Exposition of Telescopes and Microscopes, Camera Obscura, Atmospheric Railway, Florascope, Chromatrope and other items.
Splendid Mechanical Museum of Moving Figures Handbill, 1838
Splendid Mechanical Museum of Moving Figures at Great Windmill St, Haymarket. 500 figures with mechanical motions by Signor Gagliardi. Various famous historical military episodes. See The Morning Chronicle, May 26 1838 for description. Printed by Stuart, Printer, 15 Archer Street, Haymarket.
Spoils of the Ocean Handbill, c1835
Royal Submarine Exhibition at Cosmorama Rooms. Exhibition of curios and salvage of Mr Deane, having used his new diving apparatus. Printed by L. Harrison, Printer, 17, Oxford Street, 2pp.
The Air Boat Handbill, 1879
Account of Philip Brannon’s late discovery of air floating and navigation, at London. "Containing a full and clear account and explanation of Philip Brannon's late Discovery of Air Floating and Navigation".
The Greatest Wonders Of The Age Handbill, c1840 - 1842
Flying railway device, and signal telegraph device, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Mechanical Railway consisting of two inclined planes and a circle of between 40 or 50 ft in circumference rising 14ft. Printed by Johnston, Red Lion Court, Charterhouse Lane.
The Most Extraordinary Exhibition in the World Handbill, 1856
A Selection of Life Size Mechanical Figures, taken from the Grand Paris Exposition at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. From the Grand Paris Exposition, Figures inc 'A goat, A little girl, a large ape, a ram, a large Hare, a talking baby, Jocko - comical monkey musician whose grimaces are extraordinary!' among others.
The Royal George Handbill, October 1834
The Royal George, Deane’s Royal Submarine Exhibition at Cosmorama Rooms. Series of oil paintings illustrating Mr Deane's peculiar machinery used for the investigation of the wreck of the Royal George at the depth of 70 to 80 ft. Printed by L. Harrison, 17 Oxford Street.