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NOVELLO, (Joseph) Alfred
1824-1896
Financial documents relating to Novello & Co. and (Joseph) Alfred Novello's investments in shipping and railways, business contracts, designs for the 'Novello Skimmer' sculling boat, sketches and desi...
Designs
1862-1883
Designs for the 'Novello Skimmer' sculling boat alongside a number of sketches and designs for a 24 hour clock face by (Joseph) Alfred Novello dating from around 1883. He argued that the increase in r...
Pocket watch
c. 1800
A Barraud gold pocket watch that belonged to Vincent Novello, in a cotton cover with a handwritten Italian inscription which gives the date 2 May 1898 and records that the external case was missing. T...
Pocket watch
c. 1800
Gold pocket watch with an engraved and enamelled face and an engraved back. The winding key is attached with string. It was packed in a paper banking envelope, inscribed on the reverse with 'M.S. Nove...
Gold watch chain
c. 1830
A gold watch chain with engraved gem seal having belonged to Charles Cowden Clarke. The gem is engraved with the Latin 'Placidam sub Libertate quietem' which translates as: 'By the sword we seek peace...
Sketches towards a design for a 24 hour clock face
c. 1883
Six sketches on one sheet of folded paper towards a design for a 24 hour clock face, by (Joseph) Alfred Novello.
Circular on the 24 hour clock
Aug 1862
Printed circular by (Joseph) Alfred Novello titled '24 o'clock; a distinct name for each hour of the day', arguing for benefits for the railways and postal service and reduction in printing costs. The...
Circular titled '24 o'clock' by (Joseph) Alfred Novello
Aug 1862
Printed circular titled '24 o'clock; A few words on the advantage of a distinct name for each hour of the day' by (Joseph) Alfred Novello and dated August 1862. He argued that the increase in rail tra...
Design for a 24 hour clock face for a turret or railway station
c. 1883
Design for a 24 hour clock face for a turret or railway station by (Joseph) Alfred Novello, with notes in purple ink above and below.
Design for a 24 hour clock face
c. 1883
Design for a 24 hour clock face by (Joseph) Alfred Novello. The reverse of card on which the design is drawn is printed with his name and address at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy.
Design for a 24 hour clock face for a turret or railway station
c. 1883
Design for a 24 hour clock face for a turret or railway station by (Joseph) Alfred Novello, with notes in purple ink above and below. The reverse of the card on which the design is drawn is printed in...