Babbage Collection

Shire Horse stallion Harold, c1905 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Shire Horse stallion Harold, c1905 (c1910). Harolds descendants dominated the studbook and all post World War Two Shire Horses are descended from him

Miriam Babbage, (c1880-1950) - Daily Mirror Beauty Contest (1st Prize Winner), c1930. 1st prize winner of the Daily Mirror beauty contest 1919. [Daily Mirror, London]

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician and pioneer of computing, 1871. In the 1820s, Babbage began to develop a Difference Engine which could perform simple mathematical calculations

Breeds of pigs, c1902 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Breeds of pigs, c1902 (c1910). Large White, Berkshire boar, Small White, Tamworth sow, Large Black boar. From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J. Prince-Sheldon

Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. Artist: Margaret Carpenter
Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), English mathematician and writer. The daughter of Byron and friend of Charles Babbage, she devised the programme for Babbages analytical Engine

Breeds of sheep, c1902 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Breeds of sheep, c1902 (c1910). Lincoln rams, Black-Faced Mountain ram, Southdown Two-shear ram, Shearling Boarder Leicester ram, Hampshire Down ram lambs

Suffolk sire Prince Wedgwood, c1902 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Suffolk sire Prince Wedgwood, c1902 (c1910). Prince Wedgwood was a Suffolk Punch horse owned by the stockbroker, art collector and politician William Cuthbert Quilter (1841-1911)

Clydedale stallion Prince of Albion, c1900 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Clydedale stallion Prince of Albion, c1900 (c1910). Prince of Albion was owned by John Gilmour. From Live Stock in Health and Disease, edited by Professor J Prince-Sheldon. [The Waverley Book Co

Cleveland Bay stallion Sultan, c1902 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Cleveland Bay stallion Sultan, c1902 (c1910). Sultan was owned by the British Conservative politician William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-Coutts (1851-1921)

Charles Babbages Difference Engine No 1, prototype calculating machine, 1824-1832. Artist: Joseph Clement
Charles Babbages Difference Engine No 1, prototype calculating machine, 1824-1832. English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871)

Charles Babbages proposed design for a diving bell, 1855. English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage designed this diving bell to be used by divers placing charges to blow up wrecks

George and Edward Scheutzs calculating machine. Based on Babbages difference engine, it was developed between 1837 and 1843. Purchased for Dudley Observatory, Albany, New York

Babbages difference machine, 1864. Artist: Charles Babbage
Babbages difference machine. From Charles Babbage Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, London, 1864. Engraving

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