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Single pan analytical balance by L. Oertling Ltd., 1964

Experimental Chemistry

1964

Single pan substitution analytical balance, Oertling type R.20, serial no. 11332, made 1964, capacity 200 gms. Features pre-weighing facility, glazed, bronze coloured, metal and plastic case.

Ffooks symbol cube for testing visual acuity in ch

Ophthalmology

1970

Ffooks symbol cube for testing visual acuity in children, by Clement Clarke Ltd., English, 1970

Premier acetylene cap lamp

Coal Mining

12/10/1970

Acetylene cap lamp, coal mining use. Premier 'acetylene' cap lamp.

Geigy Weed Tables

Documents

1975

"Geigy Weed Tables" - linen-covered box containing printed tables and illustrations of European weeds, produced by the Agrochemicals Division of Ciba-Geigy Ltd. of Lucerne, Switzerland. The tables were used for weed identifcation on British Rail's weed-killing trains.

Ferrograph tape recorder, c 1960.

Sound Reproduction

1960

Ferrograph tape recorder model 4A/N, c. 1960.

Bacti-Cinerator II by Sherwood Medical Industries,

Laboratory Medicine

1960-1975

Bacti-Cinerator II by Sherwood Medical Industries, American, 1960-1975

Model 4400 Report Stereo IC Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder

Sound Reproduction

1965-1975

Model 4400 Report Stereo IC Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder, serial no. 1944 17050 by UHER, W. Germany, c .1970

BBC VERA (Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus) video tape

Television

1958

Original reel of magnetic tape from the BBC’s VERA (Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus) video recording system.

D.I.P. radiant heater model Premiere 675/4E for bo

Domestic Appliances

1975

D.I.P. radiant heater model Premiere 675/4E for bottled liquid butane gas, serial number 179355. Cabinet made by Domestic Industrial Pressings, Ilkeston, c1975; with empty gas bottle and regulator.

Gestetner Electronic Stencil Cutter, 1978

Printing & Writing

1978

Gestetner's two-speed electronic stencil cutter, model 444S, 1978

Decca scanner unit type 4680 Class X

Navigation

1960-1963

Decca scanner unit type 4680 Class X, serial no.P.0120, by Decca Radar Limited, English, 1960-1963

Audrey Hepburn

Photographs

1971

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Decade oscillator, Muirhead-Wigan type D-650-B, no

Telecommunications

1958

Decade oscillator, Muirhead-Wigan type D-650-B, no. 308528, by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., June 1958

Bottles, 2, of aureomycin capsules, (peniciliin an

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1966-1970

Bottles, 2, of aureomycin capsules, (peniciliin antibiotic), in original cartons, with instructions, by Lederle Laboratories Division, English, 1966-1970; aureomycin was introduced in 1947

HEA coal hopper wagon 361000

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1977

Hopper wagon made for domestic coal traffic; HEA coal hopper wagon 361000, built Shildon works 1977 and withdrawn from service c.2010

Empty Windolene glass container

Glass Technology

1968

One of ten assorted glass containers. Marked "Windolene: wipe it on wipe it off" on front of container, "small" on back of container.

Concorde In-flight Entertainment Brochure

Aeronautics

1977-1978

Brochure, 'For your entertainment in flight : Supersonic Stereo : Five stereo programmes specially produced for Concorde'. Part of collection of in-flight material gathered by Alastair Greenlees who flew on Concorde in January 1978 and with BOAC from Manchester Airport.

Decca decometer

Navigation

1959-1969

Decca decometer, Mark 12, Ser. no.8444, by the Decca Navigator Company Limited, London, England,1959-69. Used with Decca receiver (1969-141).

Two-Stage Rocket Launching Pad Toy

Space Technology

1960-1969

Toy two-stage rocket launching pad, made by Nomura.

Head box for electroencephalogram (EEG) pen recorder

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1958

Head box for Type T Dynograph portable 8 channel EEG pen recorder, manufactured by Offner in 1958 and used at the Burden Neurological Institute. This connected the machine to the electrodes on the patient; the very long cord meant the control unit and printer could be located in an adjacent room.

Box of cellulose acetate dental matrix strips by A

Dentistry

1970-1978

Box of cellulose acetate dental matrix strips by Associated Dental Products Ltd., England, 1970-1978

Cutaway working demonstration model diesel engine.

Heat Engines (non steam)

1965

Cutaway working demonstration model diesel engine.

Medal awarded to workers on the Verrayano-Narrows Bridge

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1964

Medal awarded to workers on the Verrayano-Narrows Bridge, New York, by the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, 1964. Metal alloy; 50mm diameter. In box imprinted Medallic Art Co. New York. With structural suspension ring. obverse: representation of bridge, plaque TBTA. reverse legend: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority 1964; exergue legend Worker _ Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

FM/AM 2 band solid state clock radio model RM5020

Time Measurement

1976

FM/AM 2 band solid state clock radio model RM5020 No.9023855 made in Singapore by the Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., with electro-mechanical flip-over digital time display, alarm which switches on the radio, and sleep timer, for operation on 240 volt mains supply

photgoraph of Yul Brynner

Photographs

1961

A photograph taken from the Daily Herald Archive, publicising the film The Magnificent Seven, showing two images of actor Yul Brynner, one as his character in The Magnificent Seven and one as his character in The King and I, 1961.

Homer De Luxe transistor intercom system for office or domestic use

Telecommunications

1960-1970

Homer De Luxe transistor intercom system for office or domestic use, comprising one three-channel master unit and one sub unit KE-357, together with connecting wire, Made by Homer, units marked 'Japan', no other details known, c.1960 -1970

Blake's universal gingivectomy knife

Dentistry

1965-1975

Blake's universal gingivectomy knife, with balanced grip handle, in original packet, chrome plated steel, by Ash, England, 1965-1975

Garrard transcription arm, model TPA 12, 1959.

Sound Reproduction

1959

Garrard transcription arm, model TPA 12, 1959.

Julian, Jane, and Victoria Ormsby-Gore

Photographs

1960s

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of Julian, Jane, and Victoria Ormsby-Gore, children of David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech.

Stimulator, model 8048, by C.F. Palmer Ltd., Londo

Laboratory Medicine

1968-1974

Stimulator, model 8048, by C.F. Palmer Ltd., London, 1968-1974. Unused surplus apparatus donated by the manufacturer when it shut down.

Hawkins hostess trolley, model 1050, c 1966

Domestic Appliances

c. 1966

Hawkins hostess trolley model 1050, 250V ac, 460W, (UK pat. no. 61740 639384; reg. des. no. 848727/848890). Made in England by Ekco-Hawkins Ltd., Hastings, Sussex. c.1966. This was a popular model for home entertaining in the 1960s.

Shatter pattern of toughened glass

Glass Technology

1968

Shatter pattern of toughened glass, 1968

High Wheel Gear Robot

Human Robotics

1964

High Wheel Gear Robot, manufactured by Yoshiya, Japan, 1964

More money. More fun. If you don't smoke

Public Health & Hygiene

1966

Poster with an anti-smoking message, featuring an image of a young woman surrounded by a range of consumer goods and the message 'More money. More fun. If you don't smoke', prepared for the Ministry of Health by the Central Office of Information, London, England, 1966

AviatJet 647 Aristo Air Navigation Computer.

Mathematics

1970-1975

AviatJet 647 Aristo Air Navigation Computer.

Magnox fuel cans from Sizewell-A Nuclear Power Station, 1968

Nuclear Energy

1963-1973

Two magnox uranium fuel rod cans

X3 satellite 'Prospero', with associated handling equipment

Space Technology

1971

X3 'Prospero' satellite, flight spare, with associated handling equipment, designed and made by British Aircraft Corporation, Bristol, England, 1971

Imperial "Pavey" musigraph music typewriter

Printing & Writing

1963-1970

Imperial "Pavey" musigraph music typewriter

HST power car

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1972

Diesel power unit from British Railways, No 41001, prototype High Speed Train power car, built 1972. Paxman Valenta diesel engine power unit, sectioned for display

Culture plate of penicillium mould, London, England, 1963

Biotechnology

1963

One of two imitation culture plates of penicillium mould, c. 1963

Alarm clock

Time Measurement

1970-1975

Alarm clock with mechanical movement, blue dial and metallic casing. Made by the Shanghai Stopwatch Factory under the Diamond (Zuanshi) brand, Shanghai, China, 1970-1975.

Nova 3/12 minicomputer

Textile Industry

1973

Nova 3/12 minicomputer, made by Data General Corporation, c.1973, used in a North West textile mill to monitor production using software made by Dextralog.

Open University McArthur microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1972

Open University McArthur microscope, serial No.01893, with moulded plastic stand, packed with inspection certificate, instructions leaflet and Open University leaflet

Kodak World's Fair Flash camera

Photographic Technology

1964-1965

Kodak World's Fair flash camera, 1964-1965. 127 rollfilm camera, fixed lens with Single Speed Rotary shutter. Similar to the Hawkeye Flashfun. Sold only at the New York World's Fair.

Hamilton Electric Wrist- Watch, 1957

Time Measurement

1957

Complete Hamilton electric watch movement, also watch-case, strap and one spare battery, designed by Richard Arbib, made by the Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, 1957.

Hawker P 1127 VSTOL Experimental Aircraft

Aeronautics

1960

Hawker P.1127 VSTOL Experimental Aircraft, serial number XP831 (the first prototype), by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company Limited, British, 1960

EMI TR-90 Audio Tape Recorder

Television

1957-1962

EMI TR-90 Audio Tape Recorder (transportable), 1957-1962. Mono, valve machine.

Dall-Kirkham reflecting telescope, 1960-1975

Astronomy

1960-1975

Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain reflecting telescope of folding design, aperture 3.25 inches, its mirror is chipped, plus spare mirror (also chipped), in carrying pouch

Bottle of ‘Stresscaps’ multi-vitamin capsules, England, 1960-1975

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1960-1975

Bottle of "Stresscaps" multi-vitamin capsules, in original carton, by Lederle Laboratories Division, English, 1960-1975

Gas Chromatograph made by James Lovelock

Experimental Chemistry

1971

Gas chromatograph, made by James Lovelock and used by him to analyse air samples during a voyage of the research ship RRS Shackleton to Antarctica, 1971. There is an electron capture detector held in the clamp to enable him to detect the presence of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).