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'Szondi-Test', psychological test, Switzerland, 1947

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1947

EM2/1 electron microscope, mad

Scientific Instruments & Research

c.1947

Northrop loom

Textile Industry

1947

Laboratory coat worn by Geoff Tootill

Computing & Data Processing

1947

Emor globe radio, 1947.

Domestic Appliances

1947

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Lockheed 749 Constellation Airliner

Aeronautics

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ex London & North Eastern Railway "B1" class 4-6-0 No 1193, subsequently British Railways No 61193, built May 1947, withdrawn September 1962.

worksplate, North British Locomotive Company

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1947

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Giants Refreshed - 'Pacifics' in the LNER locomotive works, Doncaster

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947

Olivetti standard manual typewriter, model M40/3,

Printing & Writing

1947

Meccano differential analyser, 1947

Mathematics

1947

Original Vickers Marine Gas Turbine

Marine Engines

1947

Homesun 100 ultra violet sun lamp

Domestic Appliances

1947

Badge for a State Certified Midwife, Birmingham, England, 1947

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1947

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Sir William A. Stanier FRS" from the right side of Class 8P 'Princess Coronation' class 4-6-2, LMS No 6256.

Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway - "Sir William A Stanier FRS"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1947

The Devon Belle

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1947

film relating to blood donation/transfusion

Public Health & Hygiene

1947

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

The Daily Herald news room

Photographs

1947-09-24

Shrovetide football in Ashbourne

Photographs

1947-02-18

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

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Ashbourne Shrovetide Football

Photographs

1947-02-18

Microbalance no.68097 by Sartorius Werke, made c19

Experimental Chemistry

c. 1947

Photograph, ex Southern Railway Works, Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class locomotive No. 21C3 "Royal Mail", in contemporary glazed chrome-plated frame, c.1947

Photograph, ex Southern Railway Works, Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class locomotive No. 21C3 "Royal Mail"

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1947

Swash-plate axial aero engine, designed by John Wooler and made by the Wooler Motor Cycle Company (1919) Limited, Middlesex, England, 1947

Swash-plate axial aero engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1947

Ferranti electric wall clock

Time Measurement

1947

Locomotive Nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway, "A.H. Peppercorn", ex Peppercorn A2 Class, No. 525/60525, built December 1947, Doncaster Works No. 2016, withdrawn March 1963.

Locomotive nameplate - A.H. Peppercorn

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1947

Plumber's tool bag, with contents, formerly the property of Eric Udall, railway plumber 1947-1982, based at British Railways Lancaster Depot.

Plumber's tool bag, with contents - British Railways Lancaster Depot

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1947

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

Nuclear Physics

1947

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

driver's overcoat

Railway Uniform & Costume

c. 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.

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

Coins and Medals

1947

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

Increase of Railway Charges, station sign

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1947

Circular slide rule and time zone scale, cardboard

Mathematics

1947

Diagram of two X-ray powder photographs (diffraction & spectra of Alumina, on card mount (passe-partout framing without glass) with label

Nuclear Physics

1947

Four Photographs of American Atomic Bomb Test

Nuclear Physics

1947; (1946-07-24)

Unknown components - inside cardboard box - for the Swash-plate axial aero engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1947

Clothing Coupon Book 1947-48. E L Eagle. Book No. AB 958650, containing some magenta, olive and crimson tokens.

Clothing Coupon Book 1947-48. E L Eagle. Book No.

Domestic Appliances

1947

Diagram showing the position of the new trans-uran

Nuclear Physics

1947

NBTS donation record card

Public Health & Hygiene

1947

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

Nuclear Physics

1947

Clarke and Horsley stereotactic apparatus (cat bra

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1947

Photograph of Philharmonia Orchestra of London recording the score for Olivier's 'Hamlet'

Photographs

1947

Four Photographs of American Atomic Bomb Test

Nuclear Physics

1947; (1946-07-24)

Back wound betatron magnet by British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd., 1947

Nuclear Physics

1947

Proof of the pudding

Photographs

1947

Vase, ceramic, Delft style, white with blue designs of flowers, barges and windmill scenes, by Debo, Friesland, Holland, presented to Railway Clerks' Association (RCA) by Dutch Railwaymen's Union on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the RCA, and presented to the NRM by the Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) in 1978. Overall: 410 mm x 180 mm.

Railway Clerks Association delft vase

Passenger Comforts

1947

incandescent electric lamp with tungsten filament

Lighting

c. 1947