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  • A puff ball (Lycoperdon species). Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1888.
  • A fungus (Coprinus micaceus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1888.
  • A fungus (Agaricus laevis): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • Shaggy parasol mushrooms (Lepiota rhacodes): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • A fungus (Coprinus atramentarius): five fruiting bodies in grass. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • Plums and custard fungus (Tricholomopsis rutilans): five fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • A fungus (Russula queletii?): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • Wheeler Dental Engine. Fig. 88, page 220, 'Dental Electricity' by Levitt E Custer, 1901.
  • An unidentified fungus: one fruiting body on wood, both life sized and enlarged. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1888.
  • Edison Wheel Appliance. Fig. 183, page 466,'Dental Electricity' by Levitt E Custer, 1901.
  • Four wolves in a gorge in the forest with a pit-trap: one wolf is about to fall into the pit while the other three are watching the bait, a sheep, deposited on a wheel above the trap. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • An orchid hybrid (Brassavola x Cattleya "Edwin Wheeler"): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1908.
  • Engineering: an axle and some tools. Engraving by E. Kennion after C. Varley.
  • The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: the Ferris wheel and the lagoon. Photograph, 1904.
  • A shaving machine powered by steam. Coloured etching by R. Seymour.