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'Steeper' heavy-working arm for a right above elbow amputation

Orthopaedics

c. 1946

'Steeper' heavy-working arm for a right above elbow amputation. Leather socket fitted into a fully automatic elbow locking unit which is controlled by a leather strap, originally attached to appendages which are now missing. The elbow can be locked in six different positions or set to allow free movement. A flexion cord (also missing) should extend from the body appendages and pass through a pulley, sited at axilla level, and then through the metal eyelet on the medial side of the elbow and extended finally to any activated terminal device that has been fitted. The rotary face has three spring-loaded balls which eject the terminal device when the release catch is operated. They also allow the device to be rotated into a number of different positions. The small ball-headed lever on the wrist activates a lock to prevent such rotation. Made by Steeper, c.1946. (Weight: 2.2 lbs 1 kg)

Heavy-duty arm for a man with a left below elbow a

Orthopaedics

1946

Heavy-duty arm for a man with a left below elbow amputation. Blocked leather socket with a 'non-corset' webbing appendage with a leather front-V assembly and cordovan (leather) axillar pad. Long flat operating cord fitted with a large S-hook, attached to a lever for activating a 'push-rod' mechanism. {This operates a terminal device by means of a rod being extruded within the rotary when the lever is pulled upon}. Made by Steeper in 1946.

Surveyor's instrument spirit level

Coal Mining

C.1950

Surveyor's instrument spirit level, coal mining. C.1950 Watts optical plumbet and canvas case

Increase of Railway Charges, station sign

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1947

Notice board, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, with Notice of Increase of Railway Charges from 1st October 1947, ex Newry Bridge Street.

Signalling diagram, framed, London & North Eastern Railway

Signalling & Telecommunications

1946

Signalling diagram, framed, London & North Eastern Railway, Coxwold G.B., December 1946.

Ferodo metal adverting sign

Road Transport

c.1950

Enamelled metal sign advertising Ferodo brake testing service, featuring lion motif. c.1950.

Tension gauge

Telecommunications

c.1950

Tension gauge made by the Relay Automatic Telephone Co., c.1950

Bush Radio Model DAC90a

Radio Communication

1950

A Bush valve radio, model DAC90a.

Model of GHH Werk Sterkrade te

Coal Mining

c. 1950

Model of GHH Werk Sterkrade telescopic yielding friction prop, made by A. Schumann, c.1950.

Model of GHH Werk Sterkrade te

Coal Mining

c. 1950

Model of GHH Werk Sterkrade telescopic yielding friction prop with link bar, made by A. Schumann, c.1950.

Rotary cheese grater c1950.

Domestic Appliances

1950

Rotary cheese grater c1950.

Document carrier from the 3" p

Telecommunications

c1946

Document carrier from the 3" pneumatic communications equipment possibly used at the Manchester Evening News/Guardian building on Deansgate, c.1946

Bactil Microscope Stage Mirror

Scientific Instruments & Research

1950

Stage mirror, made by Spencer Lens Company, for Watson Bactil binocular microscope used by Dr Kathleen Drew for her research on nori seaweed.

Tape deck inscribed "Magnetape Recorders, Morecamb

Sound Reproduction

1950

Tape deck inscribed "Magnetape Recorders, Morecambe", c. 1950.

Wooden coat of arms, British Railways

Railway Heraldry

1950

Coat of arms, British Railways 1st edition, on wooden panel, dark blue background with lining, 1950s.

Magneto Safety Lamp Re-lighter

Coal Mining

1950

Magneto Safety Lamp Re-lighter. 1950. Manufacturer: The Protector Lamp & Lighting Co Ltd.

radiogram

Radio Communication

c.1950

Radiogram made by Kolster Brandes Ltd, Footscray, c.1950

British Railways horse carter's trousers

Railway Uniform & Costume

1950

Trousers, British Rail, Horse Carter c.1950.

Titanium button made by R.A.E. in an arc furnace w

Metallurgy

1948

Titanium button made by R.A.E. in an arc furnace with water cooled copper bottom, c. 1948

driver's overcoat

Railway Uniform & Costume

c. 1947

Overcoat, London & North Eastern Railway, Driver, c.1947.

Locomotive nameplate - Edward Fletcher

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1949

Locomotive nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway, "Edward Fletcher", ex Peppercorn A1 Class, No. 60142, built February 1949, named October 1950, Darlington Works No. 2061, withdrawn June 1965.

locomotive nameplate - archibald sturrock

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1949

Locomotive Nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway / British Railways, "Archibald Sturrock", ex Peppercorn A1 Class, No. 60118, built November 1949, named July 1950, Doncaster Works No. 2035, withdrawn October 1965.

Roll of Honour for gallantry medal, London & North Eastern Railway

Coins and Medals

1947

Roll of Honour, glazed, in oak frame, London & North Eastern Railway, detailing the 22 recipients of the LNER gallantry medal, 1941-1947, including two examples of the medal with ribbon.

Early type HC4 Geiger-Muller tube

Nuclear Energy

1946-48

Early type HC4 Geiger-Muller tube

Cuitris electric motor no. 168128, by Muirhead and

Telecommunications

1949

Cuitris electric motor no. 168128, by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., May 1949

Universal bridge type A-154-A no. 180365, by Muirh

Telecommunications

1950

Universal bridge type A-154-A no. 180365, by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., August 1950

Time switch type D-345- no. 176118 by Muirhead an

Telecommunications

1950

Time switch type D-345- no. 176118 by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., March 1958, in original packing

Hopper wagon, London & North Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1946

Hopper Wagon, London & North Eastern Railway, 20T steel hopper coal wagon, No E270919, built by Hurst Nelson & Co. Ltd, Motherwell, 1946. [Built to diagram number 100, construction span 1936-1948, number built c. 8000+].

Behind the scenes photograph from filming of 'Edward, My Son'

Photographs

1949

Behind the scenes photograph during the filming of 'Edward, My Son' (George Cukor, 1949). Caption on back reads: 'Camera operator Skeets Kelly (back view behind camera) checks the action in a scene with Mervyn Johns, Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr, and Ia Hunter. Chris Doll (Focus) looks on; Cyril Cambridge (Chief Floor Electrician) adjusts lamp'.

Henry's Ascot Problem

Photographs

1950

Henry's Ascot Problem. Henry, the organgutan, shares the pressing problem of the day -- What shall I wear for Ascot? He's certainly putting all he knows into fixing his fetching, if somewhat battered, hat at the Bristol Zoo. But he's a hard chap to please - one discarded model is crumpled benesth his disgusted paws. Though Ascto's the highlight of the feminine year, Ann is left in the cold by her vain lord and master. PA Reuter/Daily Herald, 10 June 1950.

Great Western Railway/BR porter overcoat

Railway Uniform & Costume

1949

Railway uniform overcoat, Great Western Railway / British Railways (Western Region), Porter's overcoat, 1949.

Slave clock for telephone exchange master clock

Telecommunications

1950

Slave clock for telephone exchange master clock by the Chloride Gent Co.

Screw fastened lidded case, for Curta model II Mechanical Calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1950

Screw fastened lidded case, for mechanical calculator, by Curta - Type II, 1950, made by Contina Limited, in Mauren, Liechtenstein (not Lichtenstein)

worksplate, North British Locomotive Company - Australian Railways

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1950

Locomotive worksplate, Australian Railways, "North British Locomotive Company Ltd Glasgow 1950 No 26778", brass diamond, mounted on wood with photograph and numberplate, ex Victorian Railway 2-8-2 No 468, 5ft 3in gauge.

Component parts of a Telemetry set for a guided weapon

Farnborough

1950

Component parts of a Telemetry set for a guided weapon, probably made at Hoover Limited's Perivale works.

Torsion balance to weigh up to 100 mg made by Whit

Experimental Chemistry

c.1950

Torsion balance to weigh up to 100 mg made by White Electical Instrument Co, supplied by Baird & Tatlock, mid 20th century.

Block maker's mallet.

Hand and Machine Tools

1950

Block maker's mallet.

Bibby recorder Mark II, Met Ref No 985, MO 22/51, demonstration model, with perspex cover

Meteorology

1951

Bibby recorder Mark II, Met Ref No 985, MO 22/51, with perspex cover, date1951. Demonstration model

Sterile blood giving set

Public Health & Hygiene

post 1946.

Sterile blood giving set in metal box, association North London Blood Supply Depot, post 1946. Set sealed in cellophane. The box is well used and there is some rust under some attached sealotape.

Festival Pattern Group Lace, 1951

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Sample of machine-embroidered white cotton lace with apophyllite pattern, mounted on black card. Part of a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain, based on X-ray crystallographic pattern.

McVitie Weston valve collection, valve

Electronic Components

1949

Valve, (RMW/Y396E - McVitie Weston number), by Unknown maker, 1949.

Metal Engine Cover, from prototype Rover gas turbine motor car, JET 1

Road Transport

1948

Metal Engine Cover from 1958 80 Pt.1

Portable Soldering Iron

Telecommunications

1948

Portable miniature soldering iron furnace and iron, 1948.

General Electric Co. Ltd movin

Electricity Supply

c. 1950

General Electric Co. Ltd moving iron voltmeter in wooden casing, c. 1960

Bobbin of Solder

Telecommunications

1947

A bobbin of solder used by telephone engineers.

Caledon and Durindone Dyestuffs on Cotton, ICI, 1951

Industrial Chemistry

1951

Dye book, ‘Caledon and Durindone Dyestuffs on Cotton’, by ICI Limited, England, 1951

10lb self-indicating scale

Weighing & Measuring

c.1950

10lb self-indicating scale, made by W. and T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham, c1950.

Haemaglobin 8.26 dress fabric, Festival Pattern Group, 1951

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Sample of roller-printed viscose rayon marocain dress fabric, grey and white, Osman brand, based on Max Perutz's crystallography, haemoglobin 8.26, 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. Part of a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain, based on X-ray crystallographic pattern

Copy photograph of an atom-track showing the creation of a meson

Nuclear Physics

1947

Copy photograph (1 of 2) of an atom-track, showing the creation of a meson, supplied by University of Manchester, England, 1947

Thermionic Beam Tetrode Valve (VTB), type CV1503,

Electronic Components

1950

Thermionic Beam Tetrode Valve (VTB), type CV1503, c.1950