This is an electric typewriter, in green, with a brown faux-leather cover. The typewriter has a standard QWERTY keyboard, with a power switch to the…
This is a dark green metallic object. It consists of two cylinders connected to one another perpendicularly to each other. One is black with a…
This object is a small cardboard box containing a number of small electronic components, such as resistors and tubes. On the top, the box has…
The main part of this object (2019.ast.111.1) is a black metal box with a number of keys on the front, arranged in an ascending formation,…
A brass stand on a heavy iron tripod base. At the top of the stand there are two v-shaped holders to cup a telescope. Beneath…
This is a metal sextant mounted on a rectangular wooden base with a typed paper label nailed onto one side. It is covered with the…
These are two long bags made of thick, transparent plastic. Both are stapled shut at the top. One (2018.ast.108.1) has a piece of light pink…
This is a green molded plastic box containing around 100 index cards divided by peach-coloured dividers and subdividers. The dividers are labelled: “Standards”, “Luminosity Classes…
This is a bundle of a large number of thin hollow fibres, likely of quartz. Each of these is 46 centimeters long. They are wrapped…
This is a round wall-mounted clock with three dials. The large dial indicates seconds. Two smaller dials indicate the hour and the minute. A thick…