Dary Collection

Early fire brigade street alarm
Early fire brigade alarm system. Historical artwork of a fireman testing a 19th-century combined telephonic and telegraphic street fire alarm system

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

X-ray security machine, 1900
X-ray security machine. Historical artwork of a fluoroscope being used in a late 19th-century French customs hall. The fluoroscope was designed and built by the French inventor Eugene Ducretet

19th-century lightship. Historical artwork of a lightship using a lamp on top of a mast to guide other ships (seen in background). Lightships are ships anchored in place to act as a lighthouse

Georg Simon Ohm, 19th century German physicist, 1906. Ohm (1787-1854) discovered the law governing the relationships between voltage resistance and electric currents

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and inventor and pioneer of wireless telegraphy, 1906. Marconi (1874-1937) discovered a way in which waves could be used to send messages from one place to

Ball lightning kills Richmann, 1753. Artwork of the German physicist Georg Wilhelm Richmann (left, 1722-1753), of Saint Petersburg, Russia

John Daniell, English chemist
John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845), English chemist and physicist. Daniell is best-known for his invention of the Daniell cell, a type of electric battery that improved on voltaic cells

George Simon Ohm (1787-1854), German physicist, (c1906). The Standard International unit of electrical resistance (the ohm) is named for him

Electrical sewing machine, 1900
Electrical sewing machine. Historical artwork of a woman using a 19th-century electrical sewing machine. She is using her feet to operate a pedal that moves an electrical contact over a rheostat

X-ray viewing machine, 1895
X-ray viewing machine. Historical artwork of the fluoroscope designed and built by the French inventor Eugene Ducretet (1844-1915)

Electrostatic generators, 1900
Electrostatic generators. Historical artwork of two Wimshurst machines seen from the front (left) and from behind (right)

Military telephone, 1900
Military telephone. Historical artwork of French soldiers using a Berthon telephone at the end of the 19th century. Berthon invented a microphone, known as the Berthon system

Early electric motor, 1834
Early electric motor. Historical artwork of one of the first full-scale, practical electric motors, one of several designed and built from 1834 by the German physicist and engineer Moritz von Jacobi

Carbon arc welding, 1900
Carbon arc welding. Historical artwork of a worker using a coloured piece of glass to shield his eyes from a 19th-century welding device

Electrical heater, 1900
Electrical heater. Historical artwork of a late 19th-century electric heater. This design was by the French inventor Le Roy

Morse telegraph stations, historical artwork. The station at top has two sets of telegraph wires connecting to the transmitting and receiving operating equipment on the desk

Holland submarine, New York, 1890s. Historical artwork of the Holland VI prototype submarine, moored at a dock in New York, USA. It was designed by the Irish engineer John P. Holland (1841-1914)

Electric spark, positive pole. Historical artwork of the branching patterns resulting from a spark from a positive electrical pole. Artwork from A Travers l Electricite (G. Dary, Paris, 1900)

Electric spark, negative pole. Historical artwork of the branching patterns resulting from a spark from a negative electrical pole. Artwork from A Travers l Electricite (G. Dary, Paris, 1900)

Early electric tram. Historical artwork of an early electric tram used in France. This tram is using overhead wires as its source of electrical power

Early electric train. Historical artwork of an early electric train used in France. This type of train was developed from experiments carried out in 1893 on the Nord (north) network in France

Electrotherapy, 1900
Electrotherapy. Historical artwork of 19th-century patients being treated with electrotherapy. A wide variety of electrotherapy treatments were invented following the discovery of electricity in

Franklins lightning experiment, 1752
Benjamin Franklins lightning experiment. Coloured artwork of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and his 21-year-old son William, performing their famous experiment on 15 June 1752

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"Dary: A Journey Through Time and Innovation" Step back in time and witness the evolution of technology with "Dary. " From the early fire brigade street alarm to the shire horse-drawn dray, innovation has always been at the forefront. In 1900, the X-ray security machine revolutionized safety measures, while the 19th-century lightship guided ships through treacherous waters. Transportation took a leap forward with the introduction of early electric trains. Meanwhile, brilliant minds like Georg Simon Ohm and Guglielmo Marconi pushed boundaries in physics and wireless telegraphy. However, not all advancements came without risks. Ball lightning tragically claimed George Wilhelm Richmann's life in 1753 as he explored natural phenomena. Yet his legacy lived on alongside other pioneers like Alexander Graham Bell, who patented his revolutionary telephone in 1876. "Dary" encapsulates these moments of ingenuity that shaped our world today. It celebrates those who dared to dream beyond their time and paved the way for future generations. Join us on this captivating journey through history as we honor these remarkable individuals and their contributions to science and invention. Experience "Dary, " where past meets present, inspiring us to embrace curiosity and push boundaries even further into uncharted territories.