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Top of stand of brass, underside possibly of tin-plate, from a demonstration centre-piece: English, Birmingham, by F. and C. Osler, c. 1865
Base of stand of brass, upper surface possibly of tin-plate, from a demonstration centre-piece: English, Birmingham, by F. and C. Osler, c. 1865
Thunder house of tin plate, static electricity is applied to the top of the house, and the electricity ignites a can or powder ball in the house creating enough force to blow the walls apart, however, with the lightning rod attached to the tower, the static electricity is safely transported to the ground and the house remains intact, invented to verify Benjamin Franklin's theory of lighting conductors, unknown maker, 2nd half 18th century
Flat Will's Whiffs cigarette tin by W.D. and H.O. Wills, containing five Highland bagpipe drone reeds, one of a collection of bagpipe making tools from the workshop of Robert Thomson, bagpipe maker, Leicester, 1930s - 1950s