Working History
This collection reflects the historic trade and industry of the city through tools and workshop treasures, from clocks to wheelwrights to ballet shoe-making.
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Top-Results
Science & Technology
Science & Technology
How the telegraph took off in Victorian London
This invention marked the beginning of instant messaging – and standardised time
Collections
Collections
The Port of London’s role in Antarctic expeditions
Antarctica, Ahoy! Preparing for polar expeditions
From our experts
From our experts
Women in Indian indentured labour
A third of indentured labourers were women. Here’s a peek into their story