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  • A silver drinking horn dating from the 14th century. Engraving by J. & H. S. Storer, 1821.
  • The silver trowel used by Henry S. Wellcome to lay the corner-stone of the Wellcome Building in 1931. Photograph.
  • Plectranthus argentatus S.T.Blake Lamiaceae Silver spurflower. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Little is known of its chemical constituents. It does contain many novel diterpenoids in its leaf glands (Alder, A.C. et al, Helvetica Chimica Acta, 2004, 67(6): 1523 – 1530).This genus has had some species from the genus Coleus incorporated into it, and these form a separate clade on phylogenetic analysis. The species in the ‘Coleus’ clade have a higher incidence of medicinal usage, being used to treat digestive, skin, infective and respiratory problems. They contain monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and diterpenoids. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Refining of ore and silversmithing. Engraving by B. Cole after S. Marini.
  • Panama Canal construction workers (American and European) dining in the Isthmian Canal Commission (I.C.C.) hotel, Culebra. Photograph, ca. 1910.
  • Halycitrol : Crookes' pure halibut liver oil "Collosol" brand (regd.) with orange juice and glucose : a delightful and refreshing drink rich in vitamins A D & C. / Crookes Laboratories (British Colloids Ltd.).
  • Halycitrol : Crookes' pure halibut liver oil "Collosol" brand (regd.) with orange juice and glucose : a delightful and refreshing drink rich in vitamins A D & C. / Crookes Laboratories (British Colloids Ltd.).
  • Prince Genji in modern dress, seated beside an ornate lantern. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
  • London cries : the milk maid / Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
  • London cries : the milk maid / Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
  • London cries : the milk maid / Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.
  • D. M. & J. Taylor, dairymen : Channel Islands & tuberculin tested milk, butter & cream, farm eggs a speciality : The Willows. Normandy.