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Hawkins Strongbox: Curator's Notes
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28 March, 2010. The curators and archivists at the Victorian Mechanical Museum have departed on their annual spring sabbatical and hence, we must take a similar break here at the Hawkins Strongbox online exhibition. We will return to our normal exhibition schedule in mid-April. As always, thank you for visiting and for your continued encouragement and support. Exhibit Subjects: Curators Notes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). WELCOME TO OUR ONLINE EXHIBITION. Hawkins and the history associated thereto...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Item 107: The 1939 World's Fair Postcard
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21 March, 2010. Item 107: The 1939 World's Fair Postcard. Collection Item 107: The 1939 World's Fair Postcard. 1939. Item 107 is a small, but still very significant item. In July of 1939, Timothy Deakin, a few months past his 84th birthday, attended the the New York World's Fair and subsequently mailed a postcard to a friend then living in Munhall, Pennsylvania. It is the second item we have exhibited that dates from the 20th century. All our best. T. Exhibit Subjects: Collection Item. Contained herein a...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Curator's Notes
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26 January, 2011. Legal representation for the Victorian Mechanical Museum has given me permission to post this brief missive. It is anticipated that the court-imposed gag order relating to the release of the Adler Fanshaw Envelope. Exhibit Subjects: Curators Notes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). WELCOME TO OUR ONLINE EXHIBITION. Ngbox have been disseminated, examined, cataloged and preserved by scholars and curators at the Victorian Mechanical Museum in London, England. Hawkins and the history asso...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Correspondence: George Eastman and Timothy Deakin
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03 March, 2010. Correspondence: George Eastman and Timothy Deakin. As always, our thanks to all our exhibition visitors who have contacted us with kind words and encouragement. We truly appreciate your time and attention. A recent query from a Hawkins Strongbox online exhibition visitor:. Andrew T. asks: "You note that Timothy Deakin was a photographer by trade, but also characterize him as a scientist, inventor and mechanical genius. Was he known for any important innovations in photography? Ngbox have ...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Item 1: The Geoffrey Hawkins Mechanical Sun Timepiece
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20 February, 2010. Item 1: The Geoffrey Hawkins Mechanical Sun Timepiece. It is perhaps the most important item to be found within the Hawkins Strongbox thus far. In a material sense, it is an extraordinary example of. Therdynamic technology, especially as it related to the plans and machinations of Dr. Enoch Cyncad. A few weeks later, Berkley Vanderzee presented each of the members, including himself, with a custom-designed. Ther-powered pocket watch, denoting their status within the Society. Vander...
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Hawkins Strongbox: The Adler Fanshaw Interrogation Transcript (Collection Item 111D)
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The Adler Fanshaw Interrogation Transcript (Collection Item 111D). CS: Please state your name and where you were born. AF: My name is Adler Fanshaw. I was born in London. CS: How old are you Mr. Fanshaw? AF: I was born on October 10, 1860. I am 92 years old. CS: What was your primary occupation throughout your life? AF: I am a writer. CS: What type of writer, sir? CS: Where did you work as a reporter, sir? CS: Could you be more specific, sir? The actual dates if possible. This is not what I was told-.
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Hawkins Strongbox: The Mysteries of Duquesne
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17 January, 2010. The Mysteries of Duquesne. As I noted in the previous post, the Hawkins Strongbox was discovered on Ocotber 17, 2003 in the cellar of my grandfather's former home. So this begs the question, what is my family's connection to this Victorian era scientist, inventor, writer and adventurer? The spot illustration shown above was originally published in the winter 1885 issue of the Hawkins Journal of Advance Science and Industry. 4 February, 2010) for complete details. As with many historical...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Item 254: Cabinet Card of Geoffrey Hawkins
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20 January, 2010. Item 254: Cabinet Card of Geoffrey Hawkins. Item 254 - Cabinet Card; estimated date 1884. Cabinet cards were typically photographs mounted on card stock that measured 4 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches. They were first introduced in London in 1866 and were especially popular during the 1880s, when this particular photograph was taken. CORRECTION: The firearm Hawkins is holding is actually a Vanderzee-Deakin Æther III. See post dated 22 January, 2010. Exhibit Subjects: Cabinet Card. Hawkins and the h...
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Hawkins Strongbox: Item 25: Henry Mayhew Letter with Enclosure
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10 February, 2010. Item 25: Henry Mayhew Letter with Enclosure. Item 25: Henry Mayhew Letter with Envelope. 1880. During the mid-19th century, Henry Mayhew was a well known writer, journalist and advocate for social reform. He wrote numerous plays and was also a co-founder of Punch. These surveys were ultimately collected in a book entitled London Labour and the London Poor. His work was groundbreaking and significant and had an especially notable influence on the novels and stories of Charles Dickens.
