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1950-, pharmacologist; professor; director of the Royal Institution, British; English; Jewish

Greenfield, Lady Susan

1950

L'Allume - Cigarettes Automatique Ecom Citroen 6V, cigarette lighter, in cardboard box. c.1950.

L'Allume - Cigarettes Automatique Ecom Citroen 6V,

Road Transport

c.1950

Uniform cap badge, British Railways 1950 pattern lion and wheel, British Railways (North Eastern Region), male Foreman, part of The Jack Whitaker Collection of railway uniform badges.

Uniform cap badge, British Railways

Railway Uniform & Costume

1950

Uniform cap badge, British Railways 1950 pattern lion and wheel, white metal with blue/green enamel, British Railways (Southern Region), female Ticket Collector, part of The Jack Whitaker Collection of railway uniform badges. Overall: 50 mm x 42 mm x 10 mm.

British Railways (Southern Region), female 'Ticket Collector' cap badge

Railway Uniform & Costume

1950

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd PH meter, serial No. L - 265806, c. 1950

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd PH meter, serial

Experimental Chemistry

1950

Uniform button, gilt brass, Netherlands Railways, 'Nederlandsche Spoorwegen' & depiction of steam loco, back has scrolled decoration, c.1950.

Gilt brass button, Netherlands Railways

Railway Uniform & Costume

1950

Ampoules of pituitary (posterior lobe) extract, by Charles Zimmermann and Co. Ltd., English

Ampoules of pituitary (posterior lobe) extract, by

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950

`Ludgate Boiler', 12 gallon capacity Soyer type boiler, for emergency feeding purposes, by Smith and Wellstood Ltd, 1950

`Ludgate Boiler', 12 gallon capacity Soyer type bo

Nutrition & Food Technology

1950

Hoover vacuum cleaner, model 119, serial no. KG 139170, c1950.

Hoover vacuum cleaner, model 119, serial no. KG 13

Domestic Appliances

c. 1950

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Philco Model 50-T1404 10" tabletop television receiver, 1950.

Philco Model 50-T1404 10" tabletop television receiver, 1950

Television

1950

A photograph of a woman in a dressing gown running a bath, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1950. This image was used by the South Eastern Gas Board in 1955, to advertise water heaters.

Woman running a bath

Photographs

1950

Plastic body camera for 828 rollfilm 3 x 4 cm. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. Flip flop shutter. Direct vision frame finder.

Snappy camera

Photographic Technology

1950

Photograph album and loose prints, various images of Calverton Colliery taken by the Resident Engineers Department during the construction of the rail link, 1950's.

Calverton Colliery Line

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1950

A photograph of a woman standing, leaning against a wall and smoking, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman is surrounded by studio equipment, suggested a film set location.

Woman smoking on a film set

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph showing a man hammering a nail into wood, while a boy holds the wood steady, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Man and boy woodworking

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph showing a young boy and a man blowing bubbles, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The man and boy blow bubbles through clay pipes. Images of children are common in the Photographic Advertising archive. Photographs of bright, smiling boys and girls were used by advertisers to promote a wide range of products.

Boy and man blowing bubbles

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman drinking tea, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman with a cup of tea

Photographs

c. 1950

A head and shoulder portrait of a woman wearing glasses and a tartan dress, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman wearing glasses

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a concerned looking woman taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The photograph shows a woman wearing an apron, scratching her chin. Some photographs by Photographic Advertising suggest emotions, mood or character.

Concerned woman

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a nurse writing in a book, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Nurse posing with an open book

Photographs

c. 1950

Pratje under-way bottom sampler, 1950

Oceanography

1950

Claud Butler road racing bicycle, 1950. Lightweight racing bike weighing a total of 24lb. Handle bars, brake assemblies, rims and spoke flanges all use light alloys. Attachment for fitting drinks bottle to front handle bars

Claud Butler road racing bicycle, 1950

Road Transport

1950

Wire recorder, magnetic, incorporating gramophone disc player, recording from radio, microphone or disc inputs, replaying wire or discs, made by Lorenz, serial no. 751986, 'Heimstudio Koffer' (Home studio case) model, in fitted red carrying case, electrical operation, 110/127/155/220/240 Volts A.C., missing take-up spools, c. 1950, with two mains leads (2- & 3-pin continental plugs). Possibly made by Telefunken?

Wire recorder, magnetic, incorporating gramophone

Sound Reproduction

1950

Artificial leg for above knee amputee, by J.E. Hanger and Co, 1950

Artificial leg for above knee amputee, by J.E. Han

Orthopaedics

1950

Speed Graphic Camera 5"x4". Kalart Synchronized Range Finder; Supermatic shutter by Eastman Kodak; Kodak Ektar lens 1:4.7, 127mm, No FT4583; flash arm attached, fitted with Phillips Photoflux Type PF48 flashbulb (1982-5028/2).

Speed Graphic Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1950

born 1950, curator and photographer, New Orleans

Freeman, Tina

1950

hair clippers, chromed steel, made by Brown's Clipper Co. (1939) Ltd., Birmingham, England. c1950

hair clippers, chromed steel, made by Brown's Clip

Domestic Appliances

c. 1950

`Velometer' electrical anemometer by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Ltd. of Trafford Park, Manchester 17. Marked type 3004, serial no.3866, dated 1950

`Velometer' electrical anemometer by Metropolitan-

Meteorology

1950

Barratt's Photo Press Ltd photograph titled 'Memorial service to Sid Fields'. Caption on back reads: The memorial service to Sid Field the comedian who died recently, was held this morning at St Martin in the Fields. Many famous stars of the stage, screen and radio attended the service. Picture shows Sir Laurence Olivier leaving after the ceremony.

Sir Laurence Olivier at Sid Field memorial service

Photographs

20 February 1950

Sheet music, The Flying Scotsman, Piano Solo by George Scott-Wood, published by Liber-Southern Ltd., 8 Debmark Street, London, WC2, price 2 shillings, 1950.

The Flying Scotsman

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1950

An advert for Kodak film, entitled 'Because photography is so natural', published in the Illustrated London News in 1950. The advert shows a photograph of actress Margaret Leighton (1922-1976) in a Molyneux dress to illustrate the detail captured by Kodak film.

Advert for Kodak Cameras entitled 'Because photography is so natural'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1950-05-06

A photograph of a woman smoking a cigarette and reading a magazine, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman with cigarette and magazine

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman using a telephone, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman looks concerned and raises an eyebrow as she listens on the telephone.

Woman using a telephone

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of an elderly man leaning through a window to show his wife a plant, taken by Photographic Advertising in about 1950.

Elderly couple talking through a window

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman varnishing a kitchen chair in the garden, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman sits on a three-legged stool, whilst varnishing the seat of a chair with 'Japlac' in pale blue.

Woman varnishing a chair

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman applying nail varnish, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman relaxes in a silk dressing gown.

Woman applying nail varnish

Photographs

c. 1950

A surreal collage photograph of a man and woman on a beach, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman pushes a wheelbarrow under palm trees made from cotton reels and ribbon. The man strides towards the camera in a suit and hat. Since it was produced, the transparency has gradually taken on a magenta cast as the dyes have deteriorated.

Man and woman on a surreal beach

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman opening a door to a man carrying flowers, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman opening a door

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a man in a bowler hat, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The man looks secretive - putting papers into his inside pocket. Photographs such as this suggested emotions, moods or human characteristics.

Man wearing a monocle and bowler hat

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of pressmen peering over a police station gate trying to photograph a suspect, arrested in relation to a murder in Arundel, taken in 1950 by A Tanner for the Daily Herald.

Arundel Murder: Pressmen trying to photograph the prisoner

Photographs

1950-09-15

55 x leadless inverted devices (LID) mounting for planar diode junction - together with enlarged model to show construction and two A-form carriers for use in construction process. c.1950

mounting

Electronic Components

c. 1950

x-band gunn oscillator with tuneable wavw guide output. c.1950

gunn oscillator

Electronic Components

c. 1950

Tweezers, steel, marked `81' Sheffield, England. c1950

Tweezers, steel, marked `81' Sheffield, England. c

Domestic Appliances

c. 1950

Bond Minicar with 122 c.c. engine, 1950

Road Transport

1950

Soundmirror tape recorder model TP 411, c.1950.

Sound Reproduction

1950

Ekman reversing bottle, by Munro, c. 1950

Ekman reversing bottle

Oceanography

1950

1950; railway employee, railway engineer, railway engineering manager, railway planning manager, railway marketing manager

Kinchin-Smith, Chris

1950

PH meter, type TF511D, made by Marconi Instruments Ltd., (serial no. 723358), battery operated, c. 1950

PH meter, type TF511D, made by Marconi Instruments

Experimental Chemistry

1950

Ilford reflex printer, manufactured by Miles Aircraft Limited, Reading, England, serial no. PP12457, registered design no. PH128-1, c. 1950. Fitted with tubular incandescent light bulbs and two pigmy light bulbs.

Ilford reflex printer

Photographic Technology

1950

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

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE