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'Step-up' transformer from Battersea Power Station

Electricity Supply

1932

Step-up transformer, oil immersed single-phase, 363 volts/100 KV, by Lodge-Cottrell Limited, Birmingham, 1932.

Baker at work

Photographs

1940-01-15

A photograph of a baker, taken by George Roper for the Daily Herald newspaper on 15 January, 1940. Harry Smith, rolling pin at the ready, is pictured at work - possibly in a 'one-up-one-down' worker's house. A mixing bowl and a cooked loaf of bread rest on the table before him. This photograph is one of a series taken to illustrate a Dudley Barker feature story on workers in wartime.

Women ducking for apples

Photographs

1935-09-14

A photograph of a long line of women, employees of Lever Brothers, ducking for apples at New Eltham, London, taken in September 1935 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald.

Child fishing on the pier

Photographs

1937-07-29

A photograph of a young boy fishing on Worthing pier, taken in July 1937 by Saidman for the Daily Herald. A man relaxes on a deckchair whilst a young boy holds a fishing rod.

Eddie Rainer's kiddie (Pat) with the Christmas tree

Photographs

1936-12-23

A photograph entitled 'Eddie Rainer's kiddie (Pat) with the Christmas tree', taken in 1936 by Edward G Malindine.

Raich Carter holding the FA Cup

Photographs

1937-05-03

A photograph of Sunderland captain, Raich Carter, holding the FA Cup, taken in May 1937 by Saidman for the Daily Herald. Carter is pictured leaning out of a train window at King's Cross station, London, just about to set off for home.

Walt Disney filming penguins at London Zoo

Photographs

1935-06-13

A photograph of Walt Disney (1901-1966) filming penguins at London Zoo, taken in 1935 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald.

Children on bicycles, wearing gas masks.

Photographs

c. 1940

A photograph of children playing on bicycles wearing their gas masks, taken around 1940 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Streamlined car on display at a motor exhibition, Olympia

Photographs

1935-10-17

A photograph showing a streamlined car on display at the London Motor Show at Olympia, London, taken in October 1935 by George Malindine for the Daily Herald.

Children at an adoption home

Photographs

1938-12-20

A photograph of two children standing in the snow looking in at a group of children and nurses standing at a window, taken by Edward Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 20 December, 1938.

Father Christmas with the kiddies

Photographs

1932-12-03

A photograph entitled 'Father Christmas with the kiddies', taken in 1932 by James Jarché for the Daily Herald. Five children in pyjamas sit around Father Christmas in 'Ye Crooked Billett', an inn in Leigh on Sea.

Lodge model H14 sparking plug, small 14mm for moto

Road Transport

1934

Lodge model H14 sparking plug, small 14mm for motor cycles, made by Lodge Plugs Ltd., 1934

Model 207.IFL shell fuse nosecap

Aeronautics

1940

Model 207.IFL shell fuse nosecap, 1940

Melotype typewriter, c. 1936-7, serial no. 37952

Printing & Writing

1936-1937

Melotype typewriter, c. 1936-7, serial no. 37952

mechanical horse

Road Vehicles (Railway)

1939

Mechanical Horse, 6-ton, Great Western Railway, built by Scammell in 1939, fleet number 6271, registration FLL 362.

Electric cooker, model E37G

Domestic Appliances

c.1940

Electric cooker, model E37G, made by Moffat Ltd, Canada

Siemens 16mm magazine cinecamera

Cinematography

1936

Siemens 16mm magazine cinecamera. It has a Optima 2cm f/1.5-16 lens Serial Number 896737, Meyer Goerlitz, Germany, with an exposure guide under the lens. The lens can be focussed down to 0.5m by means of the rotating collar and is coupled to a rangefinder visible through the direct vision optical finder. The camera has a clockwork motor that runs at 8, 16, 24 and 64 frames per second, as well as a single frame facility. There are two flash synchronisation sockets at the rear of the camera. It has a footage counter.

Print advertisement for Cine-Kodak cameras

Cinematography

1940

Print advertisement for cine-Kodak cameras with the taglines 'Give a Cine-Kodak' and 'What Christmas gift more wonderful than the ability to make movies in COLOR?' with an illustration of a woman in a red outfit holding ski poles, 1940.

4 Cor electric motor coach

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1937

Motor coach, Southern Railway and British Railways Southern Region, electric motor open 3rd brake, No S11179S, 4-Cor, built 1937 for services between London and Portsmouth.

wagon registration plate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1933

Wagon registration plate, cast iron, Great Western Railway, GWR 21 tons, 4077 of 1933.

signal pulley

Signalling & Telecommunications

1938

Example of standard railway signal pulley, 1938.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Marconi WT Co valve, type HL2

Electronic Components

1932

Marconi WT Co valve, type HL2, (RMW/Y603A - McVitie Weston number), by Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Limited, 1932.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Cossor valve, type V.R.19

Electronic Components

1932

Cossor valve, type V.R.19, (RMW/Y638B - McVitie Weston number), by A C Cossor Limited, 1932.

Ensign Multex Model 0 camera

Photographic Technology

1936

Solid body camera for 127 rollfilm 1 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches. Fitted with an Ensign Multar anastigmat lens F:50mm f/3.5-16 No. 129481. focal plane shutter /2/5/10/15/25/50/75/100/150/250/500/1000/T. Shutter cocked by wind on knob. Coincidence type coupled rangefinder, helical focusing lens mount. Direct vision optical finder. Lens cap. No. H 21085. Ensign Limited.

Gate valve from Mather and Platt sprinkler system

Pumping Machinery

c.1938

Gate valve from Mather and Platt sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.

Clarkes Stove gas iron

Gas Industry

c.1935

Gas iron, marked 'The Fairy Prince, No 375,' made by Clarkes Stove Co. Ltd, c.1935.

Salon electric hair dryer, `Airlux', Serial No. 17

Domestic Appliances

c. 1938

Salon electric hair dryer, `Airlux', Serial No. 174, manufactured by Osborne, Garrett & Co. Ltd, London W1. (and at Birmingham, Glasgow & Manchester). c1938

KLG Sparking Plug, L583 with Type MSR cap suppress

Road Transport

c.1937

KLG Sparking Plug, L583 with Type MSR cap suppressor, c. 1936/38 mounted on KLG plaque

Foden 6 ton diesel lorry, 1931 serial no. 14004, registration no. LG7186

Road Transport

1931

Foden 6 ton diesel lorry, 1931 serial no. 14004, registration no. LG7186

Motoring and Hiking map, Section D (Including Barn

Domestic Appliances

1937

Motoring and Hiking map, Section D (Including Barnsley, Bradford, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Leeds, Mansfield, Newark, Sheffield, York) Scale 3 miles to an inch. Folded in card covers, by W. & A. K. Johnston Limited., Edinburgh and London. 1937.

Zeiss Ikon Contax precision miniature camera; with camera cu

Photographic Technology

1932

Zeiss Ikon Contax precision miniature camera; with camera cut away to show construction, 1932 and handbook (see stroke records)

Mechanical-advantage demonstration with windlass, pulley block and weight

Children's Gallery

1932

Windlass in two bearings mounted in metal supports with one single ash block with rope, one 14lb square weight with cushioning gear in guides, by Science Museum workshop, London, United Kingdom, 1932

McVitie Weston valve collection, Cossor valve, type MVS-PEN-B

Electronic Components

1939

Cossor valve, type MVS-PEN-B, domed envelope, silver metallized, (RMW/Y546A - McVitie Weston number), by A C Cossor Limited, 1939.

Ferranti electric meter

Electricity Supply

1940

Ferranti electric meter, 1940s

Imperial "Good Companion" typewriter, c.1937

Printing & Writing

1937

Imperial "Good Companion" typewriter, c.1937

Station pointer, 60cm legs, by Ed. Sprenger, Berli

Surveying

1940

Station pointer, 60cm legs, by Ed. Sprenger, Berlin, c.1940, in fitted box 66 x 27 x 7cm

Medal commemorating first free balloon stratospher

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1931

Medal commemorating first free balloon stratospheric flight of Professor Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) and Dr. Paul Kipfer, in balloon FNRS, from Augsburg in Germany, 27 May 1931. Silver; 36mm diameter, 2mm thickness. Rim: Bayer. Hauptmunzamt. Feinsilber. [Bavarian State Mint]. Obverse: Professor A. Piccard - Dr. P. Kipfer. Double portrait, full heads facing front, looking slightly to right. Artist signed beneath: K. Goetz. Reverse: legend: Stratospharenflug. mit Riedinger. Freiballon. 15,781 m[etres]. 27. V. 1931. Start Avgsbvrg. ; scene: balloon above clouds, over cityscape of Augsburg. Piccard designed a spherical, pressurised aluminium gondola allowing ascent to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit; he gathered much data on the upper atmosphere and studied cosmic rays; the first of 27 balloon flights

Mac-key

Radio Communication

1935-40

McElroy semi-automatic morse key (vibroplex type), known as the Mac-key, in original carton, 1935-40.

Ceramic egg cup, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1940

Egg cup, ceramic, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by John Maddock and Sons Limited, Burslem, 1940; cream withred and black bands and "GWR" in red diamond, marked underneath "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS 3/40".

England vs Austria, 1932

Photographs

7 December 1932

Glass negative by James Jarché for the Daily Herald. England vs Austria international football match at Stamford Bridge stadium in Chelsea, London. Dated 7 December 1932.

Cigarette box, c. 1930.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1931-1940

Rectangular cigarette box of imitiation walnut phenolic (Bakelite) and ivory phenol formaldehyde hinged lid, lid decorated with moulded horseman's spearing lion in Assyrian style, contains nineteen cigarettes, made by Birkby's Ltd., England, 1930's, under trade name "Elo Ware"

Hughes Medal of the Royal Society, London

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1939

Medal, the Hughes Medal [of the Royal Society, London], awarded to George Paget Thomson [1939]. Silver gilt; 58mm diameter, 6mm ht, in blue velvet case 10.2x10.2x2.5cm. Weight 91.70g. obverse: David Edward Hvghes b.16 May 1830 d. 19 Jan 1900; relief profile Head to R, initialled IHMF. reverse: relief eagle with ?thunderbolt; inscription in classical Greek. rim legend: Prof. George Paget Thomson, F.R.S. ; stamped GILT

Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to George Paget Thomson

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1937

Medal, the Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to George Paget Thomson, 1937. Gold; 66mm diameter, 5mm ht, in red leather gilt trim case 13.5x13.5x2.2cm. Weight 197.7g. obverse: relief profile of Alfred Nobel, designed and signed by Erik Lindberg 1902. reverse: muses of nature and science; plaque to G.P. Thomson MCMXXXVII [1937]. rim: stamped GULD 1937. The prize was awarded by the Nobel Institute Stockholm, and shared by Thomson with Clinton Joseph Davisson USA, "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals"

Photograph showing a snow leopard at the London Zoo

Photographs

1931-12-03

Photograph titled 'Greeting from Snowy'. Caption on back reads: 'Snowy' sounds rather a friendly name but its owner, the snow leopard at the London Zoo is anything but friendly. The slightest gesture of friendliness is greeted with a snarl and when our photographer visited his cage 'Snowy' put on his best snarl and warned him not to come too close.

Circular powder box of cream urea formaldehyde, li

Plastics and Modern Materials

1931-1940

Circular powder box of cream urea formaldehyde, lid decorated with moulded design of the head of Artemis (Diana) and a leaping deer, English, 1930's, designed by H. Earland?

Soap box and nail brush

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1940

Blue bakelite soap box containing nail brush and soap, part of a Queen's Nurse Nursing bag, 1940

Vickers-Supermarine Mk I Spitfire, c 1940, with separate Merlin engine.

Aeronautics

1940

Length of piping from Merlin Spitfire aircraft engine (see Pt10)

AEC Mammoth Major Mk 1 four axle lorry, 1934, fitt

Road Transport

1934

AEC Mammoth Major Mk 1 four axle lorry, 1934, fitted with Tillotson cab and Thomson tank for industrial alchohol. Chassis no. 162 1023, engine no. 631014, registration no. AKB 320

Linotype Model 48

Printing & Writing

1935

Linotype Model 48 made by Linotype & Machinery Ltd, Altrincham, 1935.

"Monte Carlo" Folding Camera

Photographic Technology

1935-1940

A "Monte Carlo" leather-bound folding camera, in case, made by DeMaria-Lapierre.