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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...