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Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Steam locomotive and tender, British Railways, 9F class 2-10-0 No 92220 "Evening Star", designed by R.A.Riddles, built at Swindon in 1960, withdrawn in 1965.

Triumph Palm Beach, gent's bicycle, 23" frame, 196

Road Transport

1964

Triumph Palm Beach, gent's bicycle, 23" frame, 1964.

Kodak Brownie 8 8mm movie camera

Cinematography

1960-1962

Brownie Movie 8 camera. Brownie 8 8mm movie camera f/2.7, made by the Eastman Kodak Company in the United States, c. 1960. Serial Number 0283.

Arriflex 2C 35mm cine camera

Cinematography

1960

35mm Arriflex IIC cine camera; body number C8587, wild motor number VR661949, constant speed mains synch motor, 24fps, plus parts, number 1867, bellow matte box (400ft magazine on camera), etched ground glasses, swan neck, cables for different motors. On fixed mount, with power cable. Serial Nunber 3452. Fitted with three lenses; Taylor Hobson 50mm lens, Serial No 516420; 75mm Speed Panchro lens, f2; Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon lens 1:2/28, Serial Number 3087691.

Poster of Valentina Tereshkova, First woman cosmonaut

Art

1963

Poster, translated as the Light of (or Long live) the (World's) first woman (female) Cosmonaut; issued by the Soviet State Publishing House of Decorative/Fine Arts Moscow, 1963. Slogan title in Czech 'At Zije prvni kosmonautka sveta'; imprint in Russian. Featuring design of Vostok-6 and (photograph) HS portrait of Valentina Tereshkova in space helmet. [orbited Earth June 1963]. Lithograph, col. offset, 57 x 85 cm. In frame 67x95x2cm

replica of the satellite Telstar 1 from 1962, 1982

Space Technology

(1962); 1982

Full-scale replica of the Telstar 1 communications satellite original made by Bell Systems and launched in 1962, made by the Aeronautical and General Instruments Company, Croydon, England, 1982.

CO2 gas-powered artificial arms, Roehampton, England, 1963

Orthopaedics

1963

Early pair of CO2 gas powered prostheses for a very young child born with very short upper limbs (phocomelia) due to Thalidomide. Plastic arms and forearms with spade-like hands. Friction joints permitting abduction and rotation at the shoulders and rotation and flexion at the elbows respectively. The limbs were positioned by an Occupational Therapist and fixed by tightening the large slotted screws, with the aid of a coin. When the two elbows are set at 900 and the front valve is activated the hands come together. Likewise the hands part when the rear valve is activated. Each valve is connected, by a nylon cord, to a leather waist belt (or lower limb prostheses if worn). Forward bending of the trunk opens the rear valve and the reverse movement causes the front valve to operate. N.B. Limbs such as these, were worn for short training periods each day until the child could progress to more sophisticated prostheses. Made by Steeper 1963.

Forest of Rods model of myoglobin

Biochemistry

1960

Part of model of myoglobin ("forest of rods") constructed in 1960 during work on the structure of the molecule to a resolution of 2 Angstroms: it comprises steel rods with meccano clips in wooden base-boards with Kendrew-type skeletal models showing the peptide chain

Kodak Automatic 8 Movie Camera and carton box

Cinematography

1962

Kodak automatic 8 camera and carton packaging, 1962. For 8mm film, 25' double run; Kodak Ektanar lens F:13mm f/1.6. Auto exposure, direct setting of aperture by photocell. Clockwork drive; DV optical finder, low light signal. In original packing with instructions. Lens: 13mm Kodak 'Ektanar' Lens f/1.6, the lens is limited to a maximum aperture of f/1.9 due to the requirements of the automatic exposure control. Viewfinder: of the telescopic type, incorporating two moulded lenses housed in the top of the case. It includes a zone type low-light indicator. The front finder lens has a parallax correction mark for close-ups from 3-5ft. Finish: the general finish of the camera is a light grey case, front plate and shutter housing with dark blue/grey side panels.

Olympus 201 jet engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1960

Olympus 201 jet engine, made by Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd, c.1960.

Prosthetic limbs for a child afffected by thalidomide

Orthopaedics

1963

Pair of prosthetic limbs made for a child, Tracey Baynam, aged 11 months affected by thalidomide, made by J E Hanger, United Kingdom, April 1963

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1961

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways, Co-Co. Deltic No 55002 "Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry", built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows in 1961, withdrawn 1982.

Model of the 1956 designed Bluebird CN7 racing car

Road Transport

1960

Model (Scale 1:25, approx.) of the 1956 designed Bluebird CN7 racing car, by Cherilea UK Limited, Kirkham, Lancashire, England, 1960. The actual Bluebird car was made for an attempt on the World Land Speed Record in 1960. The car was driven by Donald Campbell.

Cardiac pacemaker, London, England, 1961-1962

Therapeutics

1961-1962

Cardiac pacemaker, first implantable model, made at St. George's Hospital, prior to commercial availability, 1961-1962

Raleigh, Trent, lady's bicycle, 21" frame, 1962.

Road Transport

1962

Raleigh, Trent, lady's bicycle, 21" frame, 1962.

British Railways Presflo cement wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1961

Railway wagon, British Railways, 22T Presflo wagon, No B873368, built Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, 1961, ex Bletchley. [Built to diagram number BR Wagon 272, batch number 3361, construction span 1955-1963, number built 1820].

Bicycle made by James Harrison

Road Transport

c 1960

Bicycle made by James Harrison of Manchester, and used by local racer Joe Pendleton.

Hermes Ambassador typewriter, c. 1960

Printing & Writing

1960

Hermes Ambassador typewriter, c. 1960, made in Switzerland.

Moulton Safari M3 bicycle

Road Transport

1962

Moulton Safari M3 bicycle, 1962. Its introduction represented the first significant departure from convential bike design in over 60 years and led to a new generation of small wheeled cycles. Advantages included ease of control, low centre of gravity and improved stability.

Sony 5-303W portable television receiver in carrying case

Television

1962

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Sony 5" 5-303W portable television receiver and in carrying case, 1962 (Original text reads Sony 6" portable 'suitcase' television receiver, 1959).

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

Langton-JAP Speedway motorcycle

Road Transport

c. 1962

c.1962 Langton-JAP Speedway motorcycle ridden by Belle Vue Ace Peter Craven.

Knochenhauer spirals, 1963

Radio Communication

1963

Set of Knochenhauer spirals, replica of originals in Deutsches Museum, made by the Science Museum, South Kensington, London, England1963.

'Do It Yourself' magazine, March 1962. Printed by

Domestic Appliances

1962

'Do It Yourself' magazine, March 1962. Printed by Bournemouth Times Ltd., Branksome, Bournemouth, for the proprietors and publishers, The Bazaar, Exchange & Mart Ltd., Link House, 24 Store Street, London WC1.

Hoover 'Dustette' Vacuum Cleaner

Domestic Appliances

1964

Hoover "Dustette" vacuum cleaner, model 100, 1964

Artificial arm, Roehampton, England, 1964

Orthopaedics

1964

Pair of CO2 powered upper limb prostheses for a 12 year old boy who lost both arms, above the elbow, at 8 years of age. Leather sockets with valves mounted for stump control, to activate powered wrist rotation units. Body-powered split-hooks by means of Bowden cables, routed to outer side of each arm. Compound pulley device for elbow lock control. 31 gramme CO2 gas cylinder in leather holster, carried on trouser belt. Made by Steeper 1964.

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways Type 3 Class 37 No. 6700

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways, built English Electric Company, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Type 3, Class 37, No. 6700 (37350) of 1960.

Watson-Odelca x-ray set for mass miniature radiography, Europe, 1960-1961

Radiomedicine

1960-1961

Watson-Odelca photo-fluorographic x-ray set for mass miniature radiography (100mm images), by Watson and Sons (Electro-Medical), London, England, and N.V. Optische Industrie (De Oude Delft), specialist makers of X-ray equipment and optical technology, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands, used at Ilford Chest Clinic, London, England, where patients diagnosed with tuberculosis could be treated, 1960-1961

Specimen of lightweight transatlantic telephone cable, 1961

Telecommunications

1961

Specimen of the new lightweight transatlantic telephone cable, manufactured by Submarine Cables Limited, Greenwich, London, England, 1961.

Mule cops

Textile Industry

around 1960

Cops of spun cotton yarn made on a spinning mule, around 1960.

telephone pole finial

Telecommunications

c.1960

Aluminium finial for telephone pole, made in around 1960.

Belvedere Helicopter

Aeronautics

1960

Bristol Belvedere helicopter HC1 XG454 made by Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd, Bristol, c.1960

Vostok 1 capsule, 1961.

Space Technology

1961

1:6 scale model of U.S.S.R. Vostok 1 capsule

Model of Euston Arch

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1961

Model of Euston Arch, silver mounted on wood, with plaque attached "Presented to The London Midland Region by Leonard Fairclough JP 1962", commissioned from Phillips of New Bond Street by the demolition contractor.

Specimen of TAT3 cable, 1963

Telecommunications

1963

Telescoped specimen of the TAT3 armourless submarine cable, made by Standard Telephones and Cables, Southampton, England, 1963

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Class 02 0-4-0 No D2860

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive, British Railways, Class 02 0-4-0 No D2860, built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960.

Fidelity four-speed record player, c. 1960

Sound Reproduction

1960

Fidelity four-speed record player, c. 1960

Half set of gold electrodes

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1962

Half set of gold electrodes made at the Burden Neurological Institute in 1962. The electrodes were implanted in the right frontal lobe of a patient. There are two sheaves each of 4 electrodes (light gold in colour) and 4 sheaves of 3 electrodes (dark gold). Stitches anchor the bundle to the scalp. Cotton tape on the socket was tied to a stainless steel wire looped to another loop through the skull to prevented the patient pulling the wires out.

Jar of 'Brylcreem', by County Laboratories Ltd., B

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960

Jar of 'Brylcreem', by County Laboratories Ltd., Brentford, England. c. 1960.

Cumfifolda folding push chair, manufactured 1960

Road Transport

1960

Cumfifolda folding push chair, manufactured 1960

Philips model L1G30T transistor radio, about 1960

Radio Communication

1960-1961

Philips personal transistor receiver, Model L1G30T, probably made in the Netherlands or United Kingdom, 1960-1961.

Porcelain figurine of a nursing sister of the Nightingale Training School for Nurses, England, 1963

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1963

Royal Worcester Porcelain figurine of a nursing sister of the Nightingale Training School of St. Thomas's Hospital, in box with authentification of being no.500 in limited edition of 500, England, 1963

Train driver, Jack Mills, with his grandchild, Stephen

Photographs

1963-08-11

A photograph of train driver Jack Mills and his grandson Stephen, taken in August 1963 by Ronald Hicklin for the Daily Herald.

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Western Fusilier

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1963

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, British Railways, Class 52 C-C No 1023 "Western Fusilier", built at Swindon in 1963, withdrawn in 1977.

Elizabeth Taylor leaves the London Clinic

Photographs

1963-01-23

A photograph of Elizabeth Taylor (b. 1927) leaving the London Clinic, taken in January 1963 by Randle for the Daily Herald.

The Spotniks (in Paris) . Extended play EP record

Domestic Appliances

1963

The Spotniks (in Paris) . Extended play EP record. EP-7078. First published 1963 Oriole label (inc.cover sleeve)

cylindrical slide rule

Handling Collection

1960

Otis King's calculator (type C) with instruction leaflet, made by Carbic Ltd, 1960.

LP Cliff Richard and the Shadows, soundtracks from

Domestic Appliances

1962

LP Cliff Richard and the Shadows, soundtracks from Cliff's first film musical `The Young Ones'. Columbia (EMI) Records 33SX 1384. 1962

car radio

Radio Communication

c. 1960

Transistor car radio, made by Pye Ltd, Cambridge, c. 1960.

Penguin book, 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', by Muri

Domestic Appliances

1963

Penguin book, 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', by Muriel Spark (First published by Macmillan 1960). First Penguin, this edition 1963. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex. Made and printed in Great Britain by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd., Aylesbury and Slough.