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Regis 6 Motor Car by Crossley Motors

Road Transport

1935

Regis 6 motor car, made by Crossley Motors Ltd, Manchester, with collection of related articles and other information, c.1935.

Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition

Wellcome Medals

1884

Circular silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition held in London, designed by L.C. Wyon, made by J. Pinches, English 1884

Braun cathode ray tube

Television

1904

Braun cathode ray tube, made by W. Edwards & Co., 1904.

Robinson Air Engine, 1914

Heat Engines (non steam)

1914

One Robinson's patent Hot Air Engine, part sectioned, size B4, complete with burner.

Type C crystal radio receiver

Radio Communication

c.1925

Type C crystal radio receiver, made by British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd, Rugby, c.1925.

Single surface of revolution of constant negative

Mathematics

1910

Single surface of revolution of constant negative curvature

Metal case containing glass tubes from 'Tabloid' first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1919

Metal case containing six glass tubes (pts 3-8) for tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. , English

Case for 'Tabloid' first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1919

Case for Tabloid first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown, on their first transatlantic non-stop flight, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1919

Tourniquet partially wrapped in brown paper

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Tourniquet partially wrapped in brown paper, labelled 'Tourniquet. m25 Made in England'. Roughly trapezoid in shape, one side of the paper package is torn away, exposing bandage wrapped around a white cylinder and metal oblong buckle. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Filings coherer, glass tube capped at ends, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Filings coherer, glass tube, capped at ends, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge. England, 1894-1904.

London bronchitis necklet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1914

London bronchitis necklet, for a child, Stoke Newington, 1914

Filings coherer, Lodge-Muirhead system, 1900-1910

Radio Communication

1900-1910

Filings coherer with arrangement for adjusting the compression of filings by using an external magnet to turn the head of a screw inside the tube, Lodge-Muirhead system, designed or used by Sir Oliver Lodge, England, around 1902.

One of a pair of dice made of ivory cellulose nitrate

Plastics and Modern Materials

1900-1930

One of a pair of dice made of ivory cellulose nitrate with black markings, first part of 20th century

Tri-composite railway carriage

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1903

Railway carriage, London & South Western Railway, tri-composite, No 3598, built at Eastleigh in 1903.

Fabric bolt end

Textile Industry

c1900

Fabric bolt end, made by Spruce Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Manchester.

London & North Western Railway 1st class corridor brake no. 5154

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1906

Railway carriage, London & North Western Railway, 1st class corridor brake, No. 5154, Royal Brake Generator Car, built 1906 to diagram 127 no. 303, converted and transferred to royal duty in 1925, in 1942 fitted with a pair of diesel generators, remained in service until 1979.

Sectioned conjectural model of 'Rocket' steam locomotive

Railways

1909

sectioned conjectural model, scale 1:8, Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 locomotive " Rocket", 1829.

Elizabethan galleon, 'Elizabeth Jonas'

Water Transport

1931

Model ship, with full rigging and figure on deck. 1:48 scale model of the Elizabethan galleon, 'Elizabeth Jonas', built c.1600. Constructed by Science Museum model maker Philip Davies, in the workshops at South Kensington, London, in 1931. The human figure was a later addition made by Barbara Mary Campbell.

Pathé Baby-Cine 9.5mm camera

Cinematography

1923

Constinsouza, Paris. Pathe Baby-Cine camera. Cinecamera for 9.5mm film in Pathex chargers. Berthiot Stellor lens f/3.5-14, Serial No 144055. Hand-turned, two turns per second. Rotary frame counter. Folding wire frame finder. Claw intermittent. Serial No 066928. British Patent Number 144055. Fitted with 30 foot film charger.

Agfa box camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1930

Agfa Box Camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4", made by Agfa in Germany around 1930.

Polyfoto camera

Photographic Technology

1933

Polyfoto camera, made by Kodak Limited. For 48 successive exposures on 1/2" plates.The photographer turned a crank handle on the side of the camera, which moved the photographic plate and made the exposure automatically.

'Rapid' marmalade cutter

Domestic Appliances

c. 1932

'Rapid' marmalade cutter with instruction leaflet, made by Follows & Bate Ltd, Manchester, c. 1932.

National Diesel Engine

Motive Power

1928

Single-cylinder horizontal four-stroke diesel engine with generator and lighting set, made by the National Gas Engine Co. Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne, 1928.

Hydraulic dental chair, Philadelphia, United States, 1925-1935

Dentistry

1925-1935

"Diamond 2" dental chair, foot pump, by the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, USA, 1925-1935

Ai-Todor, The Crimea; Princess Irena's House

Photographs

August 1915

Black and white photograph entitled 'Ai-Todor, The Crimea; Princess Irena's House', a view of H. H. Princess Irena Alexandrovitch's house, the roof just seen, surrounded by trees with the sea behind. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart near Ai-Todor Palace, The Crimea, in August 1915. From page 8 of snapshot album number 16 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Pathé Baby projector

Cinematography

1922

Projector for 9.5mm film in projection chargers. Double claw intermittent, automatic take up in glazed chamber. Hand turned. Hand rewind. Lamp resistance in base. Sensor for notched films. Filter wheel before lens for tinting - orange, yellow, green, pink, cyan and clear sections. No 176566. Pathe. Loaded with exposed film.

Steam locomotive 'Handyman' 0-4-0ST, No 573

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1900

Steam locomotive, No 573, 'Handyman', 0-4-0ST, 3' gauge, made by Hudswell Clarke, Leeds, 1900. Length 18'6", width 5'9", height 9'5".

Ensign Rollfilm/Plate camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1920

Folding camera for 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Fitted with Ross combinable lens F: 5 1/4 inches f/5.9-32, No. 102860. Front component F: 9 1/2 inches, f/11, rear 8 inches f/11. Compur shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/200/B/T. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Lever rising, sliding cross front. Brilliant relfecting rotating finder with level. Back with removable panel to permit use of focusing screen and single metal plateholders. With focusing screen. HOughtons Limited.

Great Eastern Locomotive, No 87

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1904

Steam tank locomotive, Great Eastern Railway, 0-6-0T No 87, designed by J. Holden, built at Stratford in 1904, withdrawn 1959.

Pathescope Motocamera 9.5mm Cine Camera With Loaded Charger

Cinematography

1928

Pathescope Motocamera 9.5mm cine camera. Pathe, Made in France. Carl Zeiss (Jena) Tessar lens F:2cm f/2.7-14, Serial Number 863648. Clockwork motor, claw intermittent. Run and lock lever. Rotary meter counter. Direct vision optical finder. Distribution No W 31797.Patent Number 252.283. With loaded Pathex charger. General operating instructions on card inside door of camera.

Hank Winding Machine

Textile Industry

1897

Cop-reel hank-winding machine, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1897.

Home made 30-line televisor, 1934

Radio Communication

1934

Home made 30-line televisor, made by Robert (Bob)Albert Lampitt, Wolverhampton, England, 1934.

Artificial leg made for a child, England, 1903

Orthopaedics

1903

Peg leg made in the shipyard at Blyth (Northumbria) by the father of a 3 year old boy who lost his right leg below the knee in 1903. The patient was still wearing a conventional below knee prosthesis at the age of 79.

Hand perforator and copy stand for Wheatstone automatic telegraph system, 1890-1910

Telecommunications

1890-1910

Hand perforator and copy stand for Wheatstone automatic telegraph system, invented by Charles Wheatstone, unknown maker, probably British, 1890-1910. Wheatstone two unit stickpunch with paperslip dispenser.

Meeschor, Prince Dolgorouky's House

Photographs

January 1916

Sepia photograph entitled 'Meeschor, Prince Dolgorouky's House'. The photograph shows a view looking across a lawn, with trees to both sides, towards a large house with a covered verandah on both the upper and lower level, and mountains in the background. Taken by Herbert Galloway Stewart in The Crimea, in January 1916. From page 19 of snapshot album number 17 of the Russian Imperial Royal Family, compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart (1866-1960).

Portable electrocardiograph, Cambridge, England, 1929

Clinical Diagnosis

1929

Portable electrocardiograph machine, No.C129668, by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., 1929.

Braiding Machine

Textile Industry

c.1900

Braiding machine made around 1900, used at Croft Mill, Manchester.

Infant Identification Name-On Beads, New York, United States, 1920-1930

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1920-1930

Infant identification set ("Deknatel Name-On Beads"), made by J.A. Deknatel & Son, Inc., USA, c.1925

Platt Brothers Notice

Textile Industry

1899

Metal notice made by Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd, Oldham, c.1899 regarding working hours.

Artificial left leg, Germany, 1914-1918

Orthopaedics

1914-1918

Left above knee leg made of fibre with detachable metal socket. Wooden tenon and mortice knee. Universal ankle joint by means of 4 springs. Wooden foot with toe joint. German, made circa 1915 during the First World War (Weight: 6.25 lbs 2.8 kg).

Samples of cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1931

Bundle of strips of rolled bark, cinchona, Quinquina Route Equateur faux, prepared by F. Laurent, Paris, supplied by H. Salle, Paris, France, 1930-1931

Model pipe with funnel top

Domestic Appliances

1895

Yellow metal model of pipe with square funnel-like top. Sticker marked 45. Part of a collection of small models of sanitary appliances, to be used for instruction in hygiene, in cabinet

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

Radio Communication

1889

Spark gap or knob coherer, unknown maker, England, 1889. Used by Sir Oliver Lodge to first show the coherer effect and detect electric surgings by closing the circuit of a galvanometer during experiments on lightning guards.

Carding engine

Textile Industry

1896

Carding engine, made by Asa Lees & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1896 and used at Moorfield Mill in Shaw.

BBC printing stamp

Radio Communication

1922-1924

BBC printing stamp issued to the Willesden Wireless Company, British, 1922-1924.

loading coil, 1910-1930

Telecommunications

1910-1930

Loading coil, unknown maker, probably British, 1910-1930

Cauet artificial hand

Orthopaedics

1914-1918

Cauet mechanical hand, made of aluminium, with cork inlay to the front of the fingers which are articulated only at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints. The thumb and all the fingers "open" by means of a 'pull-cord' which is fixed to the front of the wrist and operated by means of a shoulder harness. Made by Prosthesia Ltd. c.1918.

Infant weighing machine

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1890-1930

Infant weighing machine, 1890-1920, by Salter, English

X-ray installation

X-rays

1896-1897

X-ray installation by Russell John Reynolds, London, England, 1896-97. Consists of:- 13-inch spark coil mounted on glass pillars, with mercury dipper break (motor control) and commutator, all mounted on wooden stand; condenser mounted in mahogany case; three-legged wooden tube stand; chromic acid battery.

Platt Brothers Notice

Textile Industry

1898

Metal notice, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd, Oldham, around 1889.