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Sample of 'Gordon aerolite flax re-inforced synthe

Farnborough

1941-1943

Sample of 'Gordon aerolite flax re-inforced synthetic phenolic resin material, British, 1941-1943. Used in the fuslage of the Spitfire aircraft.

One small bag of tea, enough for one tea pot. Wi

Penn-Gaskell Collection

1940

One small bag of tea, enough for one tea pot. With greetings in Dutch: "Keep up your courage". Nederland Zal Herruzen. Dropped by the Free Dutch airmen over Netherlands in 1940, ready to drop into the pot

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Mazda 6C9 Thermionic Valve

Electronic Components

1948

A Mazda triode heptode frequency changer valve, type 6C9.

Treadle Sewing Machine

Textile Industry

1941

Treadle sewing machine, made by the Jones Sewing Machine Company.

The Mall

Photographs

1945

A Dufaycolor colour transparency of the view up The Mall from Buckingham Palace, London, taken by an unknown photographer in 1945.

Christmas at the Hospital for Sick Children

Photographs

1943-12-20

A photograph from the Daily Herald Archive showing a child in bed at the Hospital for Sick Children, holding a teddy bear, with a nurse standing alongside, 20 December 1943.

Three tubes of penicillin powder, two of International Standard and one of British Standard samples, 1945-1946

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1945-1946

Three tubes of penicillin powder, two of International Standard and one of British Standard samples, one dated 1946

Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Resin replica of a clay model of a sheep's liver used for divination, original Babylonian, original 2050BC to 1750BC

Watson's "Greenough" stereoscopic microscope, made

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1945-1947

Watson's "Greenough" stereoscopic microscope, made by W. Watson and Sons Ltd., London, 1945-1947

Whirling psychrometer, made by CFC (C.F. Casella a

Meteorology

1940-1945

Whirling psychrometer, made by CFC (C.F. Casella and Co. Ltd), marked NPL41 on wet bulb, NPL44 on dry bulb, therefore dated 1940s. Wet bulb frame-mounted scale numbered 45732, dry bulb scale numbered 45783

Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh rehearse The Skin of Our Teeth

Photographs

1944

Glass negative by George Roper for the Daily Herald, 1944. Image shows British actors Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh, reading the script for Thornton Wilder's play, 'The Skin of Our Teeth', on stage at the Globe Theatre, London.

Desk pen set

Television

c. 1940

Desk calendar and pen set belonging to a former employee of the Baird Television Company, bearing the signature of John Logie Baird and members of his staff, 1930-1950.

Photograph of a title card for the 1948 Olympic Games

Television

1948

Photograph of a television receiver showing the title card for the 1948 Olympic Games, taken by A C K Wade (Photographs) Limited. Caption on the verso reads: An untouched photograph from the end of a receiver showing the caption radiated by the B.B.C before the start of each transmission from Wembley of the 1948 Olympiad. The camera used was the Emitron C.P.S.

Mill worker eating lunch

Photographs

1940-01-21

A photograph of a mill worker eating his lunch, taken by Bishop Marshall for the Daily Herald newspaper on 21 January, 1940.

Kiddies walk through wreckage of their homes at Liverpool

Photographs

1941

A photograph entitled 'Kiddies walk through wreckage of their homes at Liverpool', taken in 1941 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Shipyard workers

Photographs

1940-01-08

A photograph of workers in the Swan Hunter Shipyard on Tyneside, taken by Bishop Marshall for the Daily Herald newspaper on 8 January, 1940. Harry Hinson, an iron shipwright, stands with a co-worker amongst a framework of ship's girders. He is shouting directions up to colleagues in the scaffolding. This photograph is one of a series taken to illustrate a Dudley Barker feature story on workers in wartime.

Ashbourne Shrovetide Football

Photographs

1947-02-18

A photograph entitled 'Ashbourne Shrovetide Football', taken in February 1947 by Bert Abell for the Daily Herald.

Dorothy Ward in the BBC radio show 'Happidrome'

Photographs

1943-04-26

A photograph of Dorothy Ward in the BBC radio show 'Happidrome', taken in April 1943 by D H Calcraft for the Daily Herald.

An audience of children at a Punch and Judy show

Photographs

1944

A photograph of an audience of children watching a Punch and Judy show at Christmas, taken in 1944 by Jack Esten for the Daily Herald.

Boating on the Adi Ganga near Kalighat

Photographs

1944

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton showing children boating on the Adi Ganga near Kalighat, West Bengal, India.

Filming "This Happy Breed"

Photographs

1943-07-20

Vintage gelatin silver contact sheet. Images by Reuben Saidman for Weekly Illustrated. Images show the filming of "This Happy Breed", in Clapham, London. Bottom photograph shows actors John Mills and Kay Walsh.

Sculpted caves of Ellora

Photographs

1944

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton taken in the famous sculpted caves of Ellora in Maharashtra, India.

Jiffy Vest Pocket roll film ca

Photographic Technology

c.1940

Jiffy Vest Pocket roll film camera made by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, USA in around 1940.

Shadowgraph for Punch Cutting Machine

Printing & Writing

1948

Floor-standing shadowgraph, Plant No. 1777, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1948. Used to magnify (x 200 times) outlines of matrix punch cutting tools. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Woman in hat

Photographs

c. 1940

A dye transfer print photograph of a woman wearing black hat and gloves, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1940.

BBC LSU/4A Wartime Austerity Loudspeaker

Television

1942

LSU/4A Studio loudspeaker, 1942. Full BBC number is LSU/4A/937. Wartime austerity model with flat plywood baffle. Light oak finish veneer (minor damage to veneer at bottom left). Incorporating Loudspeaker Amplifier LSM/6 and Mains Unit MUE/1B.

The Protector Lamp and Lightin

Coal Mining

c. 1948

The Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. Ltd type MC40 safety lamp, possibly dated 1948

Ferranti Model 145 Radio

Radio Communication

1945

Ferranti model 145 five-valve radio receiver, 1945.

Ballistic galvanometer by the Cambridge Instrument

Electricity and Magnetism

1940

Ballistic galvanometer by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., period 45s., No.N474

Beckman model G pH Meter, serial number 7059, buil

Biochemistry

1945

Beckman model G pH Meter, serial number 7059, built c.1945, used by Nobel Prizewinner Max Delbruck for work on molecular biology at California Institute of Technology c.1967

Tensiometer S.M.E.MK IV Serial no.56

Farnborough

1942

Tensiometer S.M.E.MK IV Serial no.56

Model 0.1cc internal combustion engine

Motive Power

1945

Model internal combustion engine, 0.1cc, by Bert Martin, Southampton, Hampshire, England, 1945

Star Finder and Identifier

Aeronautics

1942

Royal Air Force 1939-1945 issue Star Identifier AN1 navigation aid. Object includes black vinyl case, instruction sheet, base chart and seven clear overlay charts. Published by the Hydrographic Office, Washington DC.

Volt test meter

Electricity Supply

c. 1945

Dual - Testoscope made by Runbaken, Manchester,in cardboard box with instructions and detachable flex.

Imitation amber, perpetual desk calendar in catalin plastic.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1948

Desk calendar of imitation amber catalin, plano-convex in cross-section, sides fan-shaped in design, designed by Charles Boyton of Carvacraft for John Dickinson and Co. Ltd., England, 1948

Biro pen, sectioned to show inside

Printing & Writing

1945-1948

Sectioned Biro pen with plastic refill, 1945-1948.

William Thomson Green Morton

Wellcome (general)

1947

Head and shoulders statue of Willam Thomson Green Morton in plaster, standing on plinth, sculpted by R. Poynter, English, 1947

Penicillin ampoule

Biotechnology

1943

One of 3 ampoules, empty, labelled Penicillin sodium salt 15000 units, dated 29.5.43, by Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Limited, England, 1943.

Electroconvulsive therapy machine

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1940-1945

Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) machine made in the early 1940s by Edison Swan Co. Ltd. to the specifications of W Grey Walter and used at the Burden Neurological Institute. Designed to give an electrical stimulus from the AC mains supply at a voltage varying from 60 to 150 volts, for a short preset period of time of typically 0.2 seconds. Use of this machine was discontinued in the 1970s. Serial no. SS35. Edison Swan labels appear to be apinted over. GRS stamped on one of the electrodes

Leather flying helmet and mask, Air Ministry, c 1946.

Aeronautics

1945-1947

Leather flying helmet, with head phones 10A/12401, oxygen mask and microphone 10A/12570. Air Ministry, c. 1946.

microphone and headset for "S-phone" transceiver, 1942-1945

Radio Communication

1942-1945

Microphone and headset for "S-phone" type 13/Mk IV personal portable UHF transmitter/receiver, designed by Charles Bovill, unknown maker, British, 1942-1945

Control Unit MK II, 1942-1946

Radio Communication

1942-1946

Control Unit Mk II for use with Wireless Set No. 19, unknown maker, British, 1942-1946

Aerial base, 1942-1946

Radio Communication

1942-1946

Aerial base No. 9, ZA1764, for use with Wireless Set No. 19, unknown maker, British, 1942-1946

Bentley MK VI Saloon

Photographs

c. 1948

A Dufaycolor colour transparency of a Bentley Mk VI Saloon, taken by an unknown photographer in about 1948.

GEC 'Overseas Ten' (model BC4010/18) radio receiver

Television

1944

GEC 'Overseas Ten' (model BC4010/18) table-top radio receiver.

Mullard PL38 Valve

Electronic Components

1948

A Mullard line output stage valve, type PL38.

The Colt Blackout Ventilator

Public Health & Hygiene

1940-1945

Blackout ventilator made by Colt Ventilation Ltd, around 1940.

BBC Midget Portable Disc Recorder

Radio Communication

1944

BBC midget portable disc recorder, type RDP/1A/161, complete with microphone and disc, made by the BBC and the Marguerite Sound Studios (MSS) Company, 1944.

Glass phial of British Standard penicillin, London, England, 1946

Biotechnology

1946

Cardboard tube containing glass phial of British Standard Penicillin, dated 27.4.46, by the National Institute for Medical Research, London, British