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Bottle of medicinal water from the 'Fountain of Youth'

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1930-1936

Dispensing bottle by Owens, USA, 1930-1936, containing medicinal water from the "Fountain of Youth", St Augustine, Florida, USA, collected 1936

Medicinal water from hot spring of Saint Maria Theresa

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1920-1928

Bottle, glass, containing medicinal water from the hot spring of Saint Maria Theresa at Bagneres de Bigorre, France, collected in 1928

Canvas cover for 'Tabloid' first aid super pocket kit used on US Antarctic expedition

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1939

Waterproof canvas cover with tabloid first aid super pocket kit, by Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc, used by Finn Ronne on U.S. Antarctic expedition of 1939-1941, with letter about the kit from Burroughs Wellcome

Mechanical hearing aid

Audiology

1935-1936

Brune-Sedeyn mechanical hearing aid, silver, by the Naturton Company, London, 1935-1936

Envelope for rubber catheter

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1938

Original envelope for rubber catheter from 'Tabloid" medicine chest, style 260, supplied to 1938 Everest Expedition, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London 1937-1938

Specimen of television cable, 1936

Telecommunications

1936

Specimen of twin-wire balanced lead-covered television cable with conductors kinked at intervals, made by Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd, Woolwich, London, SE18, British, 1936.

'Radio at a glance' chart, 1925-1935

Radio Communication

1925-1935

Rotating chart, "Radio at a glance", unknown maker, British, 1925-1935

Demonstration radio receiver

Radio Communication

1926

Demonstration broadcast receiver, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1926

Ceramic plate depicting Durham Cathedral, London & North Eastern Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1938

Dessert plate, ceramic, London & North Eastern Railway, Cathedral First Series, Durham Cathedral, marked on reverse ‘Catherine shape, as supplied to the Empress Catherine II of Russia by Josiah Wedgwood F.R.S in 1774’, by Wedgwood, Etruria, CK 5760.

12"tenon saw by Spear & Jackson

Hand and Machine Tools

1926

12"tenon saw by Spear & Jackson

Floor-standing telephone exchange

Telecommunications

c.1920

Floor-standing telephone exchange made by Allmänna Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, Stockholm c. 1920.

Radio tuning coil No. 300, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 300, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

All wood above knee prosthesis standard foot and ankle, toe joint

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

All wood above knee prosthesis standard foot and ankle, toe joint. This limb was made for a lady about 1930 but it was never worn.

L.S.2 radio valve, 1920-1938

Electronic Components

1920-1938

Radio valve L.S.2, made by the M-O Valve Company, England, 1920-1938

Three tubes of 'F-tablets' (Novocaine) for dental local anaesthetic

Dentistry

1925-1940

Three tubes of 'F-tablets', Novocaine tablets for dental local anaesthetic, by the Saccharin Corporation Ltd., 72 Oxford Street, London, W1, England, 1925-1940.

"Flammenwolf U" electric firelighter (German c.193

Domestic Appliances

1935

"Flammenwolf U" electric firelighter (German c.1935), 220v, 1550 watt

Burroughs Class 5 hand operated mechanical adding

Mathematics

1920-1925

Burroughs Class 5 hand operated mechanical adding machine with ten registers, serial number 464495.

Mullard T.H.4 radio valve, 1936

Electronic Components

1936

Mullard T.H.4 radio valve, made by the Mullard Radio Valve Company Limited, Mitcham, London, England, 1936

Telephone lineman's headphone set

Telecommunications

c.1940

Telephone lineman's headphone set, c. 1940.

Radio valve, micromesh type 7A.2, 1932-1933

Electronic Components

1932-1933

Radio valve, micromesh type 7A.2, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Foots Cray, London, England, 1932-1933

3 tongue depressors wrapped in paper

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

3 flat orange tongue depressors with rounded edges, stacked and wrapped together in brown paper. Label reading 'Tongue Depressor' adhered to the paper wrapping. The paper wrapping is torn in several places, exposing the tongue depressors. 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

'Televisor'

Television

c.1932

'Televisor', made by Baird International Television Ltd, London, 1932.

Chain of Office, Railway Queen

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1927

Chain of Office, Railway Queen's, original chain of bronze plaques and silver links made in 1927 by R H Patterson, Jeweller of Liverpool, in glazed case.

'Junior Special' single lens reflex camera

Photographic Technology

c.1927

'Junior Special' single lens reflex camera, made by Thornton-Pickard Ltd, Altrincham, c.1927.

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

Zinc sand tray for Lowenfield's 'World Technique' therapy

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1926-1934

Zinc sand tray in which children would create imaginative worlds using sand and toys as part of Margaret Lowenfeld's 'World Technique' therapy, believed to date from the early days of her work, circa late 1920s - early 1930s

S.215 dummy valve, 1920-1929

Electronic Components

1920-1929

S.215 dummy valve, Osram RF triode, made by the M-O Valve Company Limited, Hammersmith, London, England, 1920-1929.

Bottle containing sodium bicarbonate tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1937

Bottle with glass stopper, containing sodium bicarbonate tablets, 5 grains each, made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co, from 'Tabloid" medicine chest, style 260, supplied to 1938 Everest Expedition, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London 1937-1938

"Electrolux" vacuum cleaner, with pistol-grip hand

Domestic Appliances

1927

"Electrolux" vacuum cleaner, with pistol-grip handle, model 10, 1927

Side dish, ceramic, by Alfred Meakin, London & North Eastern

Passenger Comforts

1931

Side dish, ceramic, by Alfred Meakin, London & North Eastern Railway, kidney shape, white with border of pink and green roses, LNER "Keswick" design (English).

Door from padded cell

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1936-1940

Door from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940. Includes patented T-shaped observation window, two hinges, and two door bolts.

Empire Melody Maker Radio

Radio Communication

c.1930

Empire Melody Maker Mains model no. 25 four-valve radio, made by A. C. Cossor Ltd, c.1930 and sold in kit form.

16-mm Gebescope sound/silent cine projector

Cinematography

c.1940

16-mm Gebescope sound/silent cine projector with loudspeaker made by G.B. Equipments Ltd, London, c.1940.

ESP Test cards, also known as Zener cards, United States, 1937

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1937

ESP cards for testing extra-sensory perception, also known as Zener cards after their inventor, American psychologist Karl Zener; popularised by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine of the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University in North Carolina. Plain (uncoloured) set of 25 cards in case, with instructions and rating table. Published by Whitman Publishing Company, United States; copyright J.B. Rhine, 1937.

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.

Grafenberg intrauterine device (IUD), Europe, 1925-1935

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1925-1935

Circular spiral silver Grafenberg ring, c.1930

Flying Scotsman

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1923

Steam locomotive and tender, London & North Eastern Railway, 4-6-2 No 4472 "Flying Scotsman", Class A3 Pacific, designed by Nigel Gresley, built at Doncaster in 1923.

Sectioned model steam locomotive boiler

Railway Models

c. 1920

Model steam locomotive boiler with `Belpaire' fire box and superheater, approximately 1/8 scale, sectioned, circa1920.

Cine Kodak Model B camera

Cinematography

1927-1931

Cine Kodak Model B camera. Cine camera for 16mm film, 50'or 100' reels. Claw intermittent mechanism, single continuous sprocket drive. Interchangeable lens, Kodak anastigmat F:25mm f/1.9-16. Folding optical frame finder with parallax correction, reflecting brilliant finder. Back sight for interchangeable lens on side. Rotary footage indicator Clockwork motor drive, single speed, and lck on position. No. 83458. Eastman Kodak. 1927-1931.

Model steam locomotive, "Lonpower"

Railway Models

1933

Model steam locomotive, scale 1:12, 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive "Lonpower", on rails, with glazed shade, prototype built 1931 for London Power Company

Canary resuscitator

Mining & Ore Dressing

1920-1930

Aluminium animal air tester, as used by rescue parties in mines

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.

Debrie Sept 35mm cine camera

Cinematography

1921

Debrie Sept cine camera for 35mm film in 10' loading chargers. Fitted with a Paris 'Huet' lens F: 5cm f/ 3.5-32, Serial No 1825, Detachable clockwork motor, rounded case, 'normal' and 'rapid' speed. With provision for single exposure T/I. Brilliant reflex finder. Front lens slides out to form optical frame finder. Helical focusing mount. Intermittent front sprocket drive. Light trapped slits for use as printer/ projector. Frame counter. Serial No E 00423. Andre Debrie. French Patent 2 June 1919. In lined case with four spare chargers.

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Padded cell from psychiatric ward, Farnborough Hospital

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1936-1940

Complete padded cell (nine panels, door, base, gutters, and other components) built to fit a room at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1970. Padded with horsehair and coated with a rubberised (presumably waterproof) coating, now flaking.

British Red Cross Society medal for voluntary services

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1920

British Red Cross Society metal gilt medal, in original box, awarded for war service in First World War, 1914-1918, made by J.R. Gaunt & Son

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

Bell & Howell Filmo 70 C-2 16mm cine camera

Cinematography

1929

Bell & Howell Filmo 70 C-2 automatic cinecamera for 16mm film, 100 foot reels. GB-Bell & Howell Super Comat lens, 20mm f/1.9-16. fitted (not original?). Helical focusing. With three lens turret. Direct vision optical finder. Original clockwork motor replaced by external 12v electric motor. Serial No17817.

Steam locomotive, named Cheltenham

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1934

Steam locomotive, Southern Railway, Schools class 4-4-0 No 925 "Cheltenham", designed by R.E.L. Maunsell, built at Eastleigh in 1934, withdrawn in 1962.

Advertisement for 'Clarke's Blood Mixture', published England, 1925-1926

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1925-1926

Advertisement for Clarke's Blood Mixture, prepared by the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company, Lincoln, 1876-1920