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Circular on the 'Novello-craft'

Apr 1859

Photocopy of a printed circular by (Joseph) Alfred Novello titled 'Novello-craft; a proposed methodfor the accomplishing of great speed in journeying over water', in which he describes a design that c...

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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...

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Design for a 24 hour clock face with time zone maps

c. 1883

Design for a 24 hour clock face with maps of the world divided into different time zones. The reverse contains 4 gridded pencil sketches with details of different parts of the world.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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