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Polyethylene terephthalate filaments spool, 1943-1944

Plastics and Modern Materials

1943-1944

One of three spools of polyethylene terephthalate filaments produced at the Chemical Research Laboratory, Teddington (D.S.I.R) in 1943-44 Label reads: poly-ethylene terephthalate filament (A) I.V., 0.245

MCR1 'Biscuit Tin' Radio Receiver and Tuning Coil Unit

Television

1943

Receiver and tuning coil unit for 'Biscuit Tin' radio, British Government Miniature Communications Receiver, Mark 1 (MCR1), 1943.

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Water Transport

1991-1783 BCE

Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas

McVitie Weston valve collection, valve, type CV1090

Electronic Components

1943

Valve, type CV1090, marked C6742, anode tube cracked, in carton, (RMW/Y411B - McVitie Weston number), by Unknown maker, 1943.

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Sullivan Griffiths inductance

Electricity and Magnetism

1943

Sullivan Griffiths inductance (second grade), nominal value 10000 microhenries actual value 10025 microhenries, No. 2460/1943 by H.W. Sullivan Ltd., patent No. 326190, in cardboard box

Plaster model demonstrating massage called 'Suki'

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1943

Plaster model demonstrating massage called 'Suki' practised in Vaitupu, Ellice Islands ( Tuvalu), one of a series by Jane Jackson, 34 Criffel Avenue, London, SW2, England, 1943.

Refuge for destitutes

Photographs

1944

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of an elderly woman and a young man in a refuge for destitutes, Changsha, China.

Man stoking a ship's engine

Photographs

c. 1944

A photograph of a man stoking a ship's engine, taken around 1944 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Captured German prisoner with beard and cap

Photographs

1944

A photograph entitled 'Captured German prisoner with beard and cap', taken by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald in 1944.

Clock repairer

Photographs

1944-05-02

A photograph of Charlie Rolfe, eighty-four year old clock repairer from Mannington, Essex, taken by Esten for the Daily Herald newspaper on 2 May, 1944.

Winston Churchill at the funeral of Dudley Pound

Photographs

1943-10-26

A photograph of Winston Churchill (1874-1965) at the funeral of Dudley Pound (1877-1943), taken in October 1943 by Jack Esten for the Daily Herald.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

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.

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.

MCR1 "Biscuit Tin Radio" radio receiver

Television

1943-1944

MCR1 "Biscuit Tin Radio" radio receiver, 1943-1944. MCR stands for Miniature Communications Receiver. These radios were dropped by parachute into occupied territory packed in Huntley & Palmer biscuit tins. During WWII being caught using it in German occupied territory would have resulted in execution. More than 30,000 were manufactured. It could be operated by mains electricity or dry battery. Includes the main communcations receiver with separate power supply unit and four plug-in coils for different wavebands. It can operate from a variety of voltages. It uses a low profile aerial.

V2 rocket test kit, Germany, 1943.

Farnborough

1943

Electrical ground test set used for checking the V2 rocket before launch.

Polyethylene terephthalate filaments spool, 1943-1944

Plastics and Modern Materials

1943-1944

One of three spools of polyethylene terephthalate filaments produced at the Chemical Research Laboratory, Teddington (D.S.I.R) in 1943-44 Label reads: poly-ethylene terephthalate filament (B) I.V., 0.24

Sangamo Weston D.C Ammeter ( Laboratory substandar

Farnborough

1944

Sangamo Weston D.C Ammeter ( Laboratory substandard Instrument ).

Vial for Penicillin sodium salt

Biotechnology

1944

Vial for Penicillin sodium salt, by Commercial Solvents Corporation, Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana, United States, 1944

Component associated with the H2S Mk.IIC installation unit

Radio Communication

1943

Component associated with H2S Mk.IIc airborne ground-scanning radar installation, c.1943

Open scale barograph, MO 2840, by Short & Mason Lt

Meteorology

1944

Open scale barograph, MO 2840, by Short & Mason Ltd, lacks drum and clock.

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Spinning thread

Photographs

1944

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton showing a young man sitting at a spinning wheel in Bengal, India.

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.

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.

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

Television

1944

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

Microbarograph by Short & Mason Ltd., London, 1944

Meteorology

1944

Microbarograph by Short & Mason Ltd., London, 1944.

Open scale barograph by Short & Mason Ltd., London

Meteorology

1944

Open scale barograph by Short & Mason Ltd., London, MO 5980/44/58, dated 1944

Portrait of a woman

Photographs

1943

A hand-coloured photographic portrait of a woman taken by an unknown photographer in 1943.

Polyethylene terephthalate filaments spool, 1943-1944

Plastics and Modern Materials

1943-1944

One of three spools of polyethylene terephthalate filaments produced at the Chemical Research Laboratory, Teddington (D.S.I.R) in 1943-44 Label reads: poly-ethylene terephthalate filamnet (A)

Street scene, Calcutta

Photographs

ca. 1944

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of a street scene in Calcutta, India.

PSU for MCR1 'Biscuit Tin' Radio

Television

1943

PSU (Power Supply Unit) for 'Biscuit Tin' radio, British Government Miniature Communications Receiver, Mark 1 (MCR1), 1943.

Admiral Sir Dudley and Lady Pound Buried at Sea

Photographs

27 October 1943

Glass plate negative by Calcraft for the Daily Herald, titled "Admiral Sir Dudley and Lady Pound Buried at Sea", 27 October 1943. Image shows wreaths floating on The Solent after the service. Mourners stand aboard the deck of the HMS Glasgow.

Early penicillin sodium salt in glass bottle, 1943.

Biotechnology

1943

Glass bottle of Penicillin sodium salt, dated 19.11.1943, British

Dipole Unit associated with the H2S Mk.IIC installation unit

Radio Communication

1943

Dipole Unit associated with H2S Mk.IIc airborne ground-scanning radar installation (c.1943), unmarked. Type 13 + DIR (Lucero)

Entertaining war orphans

Photographs

1944-12-18

A photograph of war orphans at a Punch and Judy show, taken by D H Esten for the Daily Herald newspaper on 18 December, 1944. The war orphans and children of disabled servicemen were at a Christmas party given by firemen at Burdett Road Fire Station.

Coal miners from the Bryn Valley Colliery singing Christmas carols

Photographs

1943-12-23

A photograph of miners in the Bryn Valley Colliery singing Christmas carols, taken in December 1943 by Jack Esten for the Daily Herald.

W and J George and Becker Limited

1944 - 1954

active 1944-1954, laboratory apparatus & instrument maker, London, England

London & North Eastern Railway Darlington Wagon plate, 1943

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1943

London & North Eastern Railway Darlington Wagon plate, 1943

Swan adaptor, wood, by Walters of Bath, 22/7/43, c

Electricity Supply

1943

Swan adaptor, wood, by Walters of Bath, 22/7/43, complete with pair of 6 amp, 250V, two-pin plugs

Advertisement for Kodak cameras and prints

Photographic Technology

1943

Printed advertisement for Kodak cameras and prints with the headline 'Reunion at Christmas', showing an image of a woman, child and dog in a wallet and a man in military uniform looking at the same photograph, printed in 1943.

Coal mine telephone, about 1943.

Coal Mining

c. 1943

Coal mine telephone, "Wigan" type, about 1943.