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Dentist's models of child's skull needing bone grafts

Dentistry

1954

Two models of front side of child's skull, illustrating lack of growth of anterior mandible overgrowth of maxilla, and correcting bone grafts, on stands, prepared by D. Greer-Walker, 1954

Baird Townsman television receiver

Television

c. 1949

Baird Townsman console television receiver, serial number T2925, with instruction manual, 1949

Noel Coward lights Marlene Dietrich's cigarette

Photographs

1954-06-16

A photograph of Noël Coward lighting Marlene Dietrich's cigarette.

Alba TRG097AC Combined Radiogram Television Receiver

Television

1951

Alba TRG097AC combined radiogram and television receiver, 1951.

A boy and his dog bask in sun and glory

Photographs

1955-08

A photograph entitled 'A boy and his dog bask in sun and glory', taken in August 1955 by William Jones for the Daily Herald. The photograph shows two year old John Lemon, of Sanderstead, Surrey, resting with his grandfather's bull mastiff, Roy. The boy and dog had just won first prize in a competition in Hastings.

Liverpool skyline, with the Anglican Cathedral in the distance

Photographs

1950-02-21

A photograph of the skyline of Liverpool, with the Anglican Cathedral in the distance, taken in February 1950 by F Greaves for the Daily Herald.

Invalid carriage, London, England, 1946-1955

Orthopaedics

1946-1955

Invalid carriage, electric model 44, by Carters (J. & A.) Ltd., registration number KDD 78, c. 1950, Great Portland Street, London, England

Charlotte box by Oxygenaire, London, England, 1945-1955

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1945-1955

Charlotte box by Oxygenaire c1950. The Charlotte's box, named after Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, London, was devised originally as a way of giving oxygen to sick babies. It was soon used in the new special care baby units to transform ordinary cots into simple incubators. The heating system comprised a hot water bottle and thermometer inside the perspex box.

Arab woman teaches children to read and write, Jerusalem

Photographs

1945-12-13

A photograph of an Arab woman teaching children in Jerusalem, taken in 1945 by Jack Esten for the Daily Herald. The children are being taught in an Arab women's voluntary club, the teacher insisted on having her back to the camera.

AVRO Shackleton Centre of Gravity Computer

Aeronautics

1950

AVRO Shackleton centre of gravity computer, made by AVRO, around 1950.

Avis Scott poses in front of a 3-D television camera

Photographs

1954-08-24

A photograph of actress and television announcer Avis Scott (1927-2010) in front of a 3-D camera, taken in August 1954 by F Greaves for the Daily Herald. The caption read '3D Television at Radio Show, Earls Court Today. People at the Radio Show, Earls Court watched through 3D spectacles as TV's Miss Avis Scott poses before a 3D TV camera'.

Shaw psychological test, United Kingdom, 1948

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1948

Shaw Test material, comprises: 1 hexagon block (marked "A" on one end and "LAMB" on the other), 1 cuboid block (marked "B" on one end and "RAT" on the other), 1 pentagon block (marked "C" on one end and "OX" on the other), 1 triangle block (marked "D" on one end and "WHALE" on the other), and 2 sets of instructions with envelopes, no maker marked, 1948.

Delivery table, Europe, 1945-1955

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1945-1955

Delivery table, fully adjustable with padded mattress. The main body of the bed sits on four wheels with an extendable section at the foot. This can be slid underneath when not in use.

World champion Joe Davis tries 'Apollo', his new metal snooker cue

Photographs

1954-11-18

A photograph of Joe Davis (1901-1978), snooker world champion, in London, taken in November 1954 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Rescuing the ball after Shrove Tuesday football in Alnwick

Photographs

1953-02-17

A photograph entitled 'Rescuing the ball after Shrove Tuesday football in Alnwick', taken in February 1953 by Kenneth Lauder for the Daily Herald. The photograph shows 22 year old miner John McKinley rescuing the ball from the River Aln after the football match in Alnwick, Northumberland. McKinley earned £1 and the football.

Woman and child prepare tea

Photographs

c. 1955

Colour negative of woman and child in knitwear, waken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1955. The pair stand behind a table with teacups and cake, the girl holds a toy monkey. Behind the woman a child is a dresser with herbs and spices on.

Little girl with bananas

Photographs

1945-12-30

A photograph of a little girl standing on a bollard at Avonmouth Dock holding a bunch of bananas, taken by Smith for the Daily Herald newspaper on 30 December, 1945.

First sample of 100% spun 'terylene' yarn

Plastics and Modern Materials

1949

First sample of 100% spun "Terylene" yarn, produced at the Shirley Institute, c. 1949

Katharometer, designed by W.Stuve, c. 1957

Experimental Chemistry

1957

Katharometer, designed by W.Stuve, c. 1957

Sputnik 1 satellite, 1957.

Space Technology

1957

Replica Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, 1957

St. Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay

Photographs

1949-11-03

A photograph of St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, taken in 1949.

Scene after a stampede for tickets to see Manchester United

Photographs

1950-02-03

A photograph showing the scene after a stampede for tickets to watch Manchester United, taken in February 1950 by Roland Hicklin for the Daily Herald.

Watson Model 75 Television Zoom Lens

Television

1949-52

Watson Model 75 Television Zoom Lens, No. 117, manufactured by W Watson and Sons Limited, London, 1949-52.

Two women war photographers with Graflex cameras

Photographs

1945

A photograph of two Canadian women war photographers at a medal ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, taken by Esten for the Daily Herald newspaper on 13 February, 1945. The photographers are Leading Wren Jenny Whitehead of Winnipeg and Corporal Irene Lockwood of Saskatchewan.

Haemoglobin 8.26, Festival Pattern Group brown/red fabric, 1950-1951

Experimental Chemistry

1950-1951

Sample of clothes or furnishing fabric, brown/ red colour, with nested hexagonal motif surrounded by circles, made by Barlow & Jones Ltd., Manchester, England, 1950-1951. Based on the X-ray crystallographic pattern of the haemoglobin molecule. From a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Haemoglobin 8.26, Festival Pattern Group blue fabric, 1950-1951

Experimental Chemistry

1950-1951

Sample of clothes or furnishing fabric, blue colour, with nested hexagonal motif surrounded by circles, made by Barlow & Jones Ltd., Manchester, England, 1950-1951. Based on the X-ray crystallographic pattern of the haemoglobin molecule. From a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Debrie H 35mm high speed cine camera

Cinematography

1950

Debrie High Speed Cine camera, Series H. Serial No 221 by Andre Debire, France, 1950. High speed cine camera for 35mm film in 400 foot external magazine. No lens. With double claw intermittent with double registration pin device. Single continuous sprocket. Critical focusing system on front of film. Rotary footage counter. Speed indicator, calibrated 48-240fps. Electric motor drive 1/8Hp, 24v DC, 1000 rpm 7 amps, motor fited by Arthur Kingston. On off switch and speed control (replacing original hand drive). Used by Arthur Kingston to film Grand National.

The Palm House, Kew Gardens

Photographs

c. 1945

A Dufaycolor colour transparency of The Palm House in Kew Gardens, London taken by an unknown photographer in about 1945.

Hilger and Watts Limited

1948 - 1969

active 1948-1969, optical instrument maker (spectroscopes etc.), London, England

Ceramic Ernie money box

Computing & Data Processing

1957

Ceramic Ernie money box

Sievert blow lamp, 1/2 pint, 0.33 litres paraffin

Domestic Appliances

c. 1950

Sievert blow lamp, 1/2 pint, 0.33 litres paraffin tank, type 538. Made by Max Sievert, Stockholm, Sweden. c. 1950

Circular slide rule and time zone scale, cardboard

Mathematics

1947

Circular slide rule and time zone scale, cardboard and plastic, made 1947 by Perrygraf, Illinois for National, Massachusetts

Back to the Sun at Clacton-on-Sea and Holland-on-Sea

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

Watercolour, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Eastern Region), 'Back to the Sun at Clacton-on-Sea & Holland-on-Sea' by Henry Stringer, 1955, depicts girl on beach.

O-VEE Spring Thread Gauges, 5 7/8" Whit., 5 t.p.i.

Industrial Metrology

1946 or later.

O-VEE Spring Thread Gauges, 5 7/8" Whit., 5 t.p.i. .

Coronet 3D camera

Photographic Technology

1953

Plastic body box camera for stereo, 127 rollfilm 2 x 2 x 1 5/8 inches. Fitted with two meniscus lenses of fixed aperture. Lever cocked instantaneous double shutter. Covering blade on No 1 lens permits single exposures. 'binocular Viewfinder', double binocular direct vision optical finders. Double socket flash contact. Instructions on back plate. Serial No D87476.

"Eddystone" 680/2A communications receiver; Stratt

Radio Communication

1955

"Eddystone" 680/2A communications receiver; Stratton and Co, Birmingham 1955

Electric dishwasher

Domestic Appliances

1952

'Dishmaster' brand, top loading electric dishwasher, first designed in Wellington, New Zealand, manufactured by Kenwood Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Woking, Surrey, England, 1952.

Festival Pattern Group Fabric, 1951

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Sample of Jacquard-woven blue linen furnishing fabric with Hydrargillite 8.33 pattern, crystallographer Helen Megaw, made by Old Bleach Furnishing Fabrics, Randalstown, Northern Ireland. Part of a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain, based on X-ray crystallographic pattern

Oldham Type C electric hand la

Coal Mining

c. 1950

Oldham Type C electric hand lamp

Gutta-percha bottle, with stopper

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1950

Gutta-percha bottle, with stopper, used for containing hydrofluoric acid, 267mm height, used by the V&A conservation department

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier at Roehampton

Photographs

31 May 1949

Daily Herald contact sheet print by Jones titled 'Theatrical Garden Party at Roehampton', dated 31 May 1949. Image shows Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier at the Theatrical Garden Party in aid of The Actors' Orphanage.

Refrigerator made by Prestcold

Domestic Appliances

1951

Refrigerator made by Prestcold, Cowley, 1951, with four associated brochures.

J H Naylor Ltd. McLuckie Metha

Coal Mining

c. 1950

J H Naylor Ltd. McLuckie Methanometer, c. 1950

Fairey Rotodyne compound helicopter (Print)

Art

1950-1955

Fairey Rotodyne compound helicopter, brochure 1950-55

worksplate, North British Locomotive Company

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1947

Locomotive worksplate, "North British Locomotive Company Ltd 1947 No 26094 Glasgow", ex London & North Eastern Railway "B1" class 4-6-0 No 1193, subsequently British Railways No 61193, built May 1947, withdrawn September 1962.

Festival of Britain ashtray

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Glass ashtray based on the crystal structure of pentaerythritol. Designed by E. Sykes and made by the Wood Brothers Glass Co for the Festival Pattern Group, marked with Festival of Britain logo, 1951. Associated with Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Gramophone record turntable transcription unit, 1956

Sound Reproduction

1956

Model 4T200 gramophone record turntable transcription unit, by Collaro Limited, England, 1956. Used for Hi Fi apparatus.

radiogram

Radio Communication

1950

His Master's Voice radiogram model no. 1628, made by the Gramophone Co. Ltd, London, c.1950.

Trico time switch for controlling flashing light t

Road Transport

c.1950

Trico time switch for controlling flashing light traffic indicators for commercial vehicles.

Smith's 75 mph edge-lit car speedometer with remot

Road Transport

c.1952

Smith's 75 mph edge-lit car speedometer with remote trip reset, code X.76392/26 made by Smiths Motor Accessories Ltd, c. 1952. Sectioned