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'Electric Eye' camera

Photographic Technology

c.1963

'Electric Eye' camera model 850 with case and accessories made by Polaroid of Cambridge, Massachusetts in the USA in around 1963.

Prototype coin box payphone

Telecommunications

c. 1980

Prototype British Telecom coin box payphone, c.1980

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets' used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States, 1980. Identifiable by crack in plastic running between first and second (of three) holes at forehead.

Telephone 746F

Telecommunications

1980

Telephone 746F, made by Denis Ferranti Meters Ltd, 1980.

Port wine bottle, c. 1968

Glass Technology

1968

Port wine bottle, c. 1968

Calliper by Helios, used for measuring radiographs

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1970-1979

Calliper by Helios, used for measuring radiographs, 1970-1979.

8mm cine camera

Photographic Technology

1960

Zoomatic Director Series 8-mm cine camera in leather case made by Bell and Howell Co. of Chicago, USA in around 1960.

LP original soundtrack recording `Lawrence of Arab

Domestic Appliances

1963

LP original soundtrack recording `Lawrence of Arabia', music composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Colpix Records (Pye International), NPL 28023. First published 1963.

grey ATA 31/34 telephone with dial, 1965-1968

Telecommunications

1965-1968

Grey ATA 31/34 telephone handset with dial, grey, made by Iskra, Yuogslavia, 1965-1968

Tube of "Ortho-gynol" contraceptive jelly

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1975

Tube of "Ortho-gynol" contraceptive jelly, made by Ortho Pharmaceutical Ltd., English, 1975

LP `Mister Rock `N' Roll', Bill Haley and the Come

Domestic Appliances

1969

LP `Mister Rock `N' Roll', Bill Haley and the Comets. Ember Records, EMB 3041. Distributed by Pye Record (Sales) Ltd. First issue, 1969

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

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960

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

dictating machine

Sound Reproduction

c.1960

Dictating machine, made by Grundig, Federal Republic of Germany, c.1960.

Transistor radio

Radio Communication

c. 1970

Transistor radio, made by the Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd, c.1970.

bellows plate camera

Photographic Technology

1966

'Universal' Press camera with eight plates made by Dawe Instruments Ltd, London, 1966

700 Series table telephone

Telecommunications

c.1965

Typical 700 Series table telephone, made by STC Consumer Electronics, Cwmcarn, Wales, c.1965.

Upper orthodontic appliance on plates cast

Dentistry

1965

Upper orthodontic appliance on plates cast, acrylic plastic plate with stainless steel wire, dated 1965

`Melaware' plastic butter dish

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960-1970

`Melaware' plastic butter dish, grey. English c1960-1970.

'Rover' portable video camera

Cinematography

c. 1970

'Rover' portable video camera in fitted case, made by the Sony Corporation, Japan, c.1970.

Ricoh 500G 35mm camera, No

Photographic Technology

1971

Ricoh 500G 35mm camera, No. 05820670, with 40mm. f2.8 Ricoh Rikenon lens, c. 1971.

Trimphone 8722G

Telecommunications

c.1975

Trimphone 8722G, made by Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd, London, c.1975.

1500-pair exchange area cable, 1969

Telecommunications

1969

1500-pair exchange area cable, with dry paper insulation and copper conductor cable suitable for subscriber-exchange circuits, made to Western Electric Company (USA) specification, unknown maker, 1969. Sheathed with aluminium, steel and polythene, and constructed in units each of 100 pairs.

paper tray for Westrex teletype terminal, c. 1970

Telecommunications

1960-1980

Paper tray for Westrex teletype terminal, Type ASR/KSR33, made by the Westrex Company Limited, London, England, 1960-1980.

Skylark coded mask

Space Technology

c. 1976

Flight Spare coded mask for the imaging of high-energy X-rays as used on Skylark SL 1501

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.

Thermogene Medicated Rub. Card

Industrial Chemistry

1970

Thermogene Medicated Rub. Card box containing labelled brown glass jar with metal lid. Box is lined with corrugated card.

British Rail Mark II model, sectioned

Railway Models

1963

Model railway carriage section, British Rail, approx 1/12 scale, BR MK II sleeping car, probably BR apprentice built, c.1963.

RTS Omega OPS2 Photosprint Photo-Finish Camera

Photographic Technology

1965-1970

RTS Omega OPS2 Photosprint photo-finish camera, manufactured by RaceTech, Switzerland c. 1970. Serial No 001863. Handwritten label on top 'Camera No 168, large white '4' on back control panel. Fitted with 80/200 Tamron lens and leads. Related ephemera. This camera was used at Wetherby Racecourse from around 1970 until 2000.

If Marc Bolan kissed you would he feel like this?

Public Health & Hygiene

1971-1975

One of two posters with an anti-smoking message, featuring the 1970s pop star Marc Bolan grimacing and the slogan 'If Marc Bolan kissed you would he feel like this?', produced for the Health Education Council, London, England, c.1971-1975

'Mill Hill Infuser', the first portable insulin infusion pump, London, England, 1976

Therapeutics

1976

'Mill Hill Infuser', designed by Dr. John Pickup, Professor Harry Keen and Dr. John Parsons at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill and Guy's Hospital, London, England, 1976. The first portable insulin pump for treating diabetics, battery driven to supply insulin under the skin at a variety of controlled rates (see note).

JW Sniffer (R) Model G, combustible gas indicator

Gas Industry

1965-1975

JW Sniffer (R) Model G, combustible gas indicator in green and grey plastic bodied case. Single linear meter with arbitary unit 2-10, dangerous and 10-12, explosive. Instructions on the side of the instrument body. Serial no.660993. Made by Johnson-Williams Inc. Mountain View, California, USA. US patent no. 2786350. Date 1965-1975.

Alpina mechanical calculator, German, 1961.

Mathematics

1961

Alpina calculating machine, made in West Germany, in original box with instructions, plus separate stand

Primovlar tablets, India, 1979

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1979

Primovlar 50 ED tablets by Schering/German Remedies Ltd., one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

'Jason' nuclear reactor control panel, from Royal Naval College

Nuclear Energy

1961-1962

Control panel for the Jason nuclear reactor installed in Royal Naval College, Greenwich, made by Elliott-Automation Limited, Borehamwood, England, 1961-1962. The control panel was used to train nuclear submarine officers. Jason was an Argonaut type reactor of 10kW maximum power enriched-uranium fuel, water moderated and cooled, graphite reflected system and was second hand when installed at RNC in 1962. The control desk was last used in July 1995 when the reactor was shut down for the last time. It was powered by 3-Phase at 415 volts.

The first orangutan to be born at London Zoo

Photographs

1961

The first orangutan to be born at London Zoo. Original caption reads: No orangutan has ever been successfully reared in the British Isles, so London Zoo are taking very special care of the new female baby born to 'Toli' and 'Charlie' last Sunday afternoon. The section in which they live in the Money House is cordoned off to give them seclusion for the first week or two and 'Toli' has taken the question of 'no visitors' into her own hands by disappearing under the cover of her straw bedding. Seven-and-a-half years old 'Toli' came to the Zoo when she was a year old and 'Charlie' arrived when he was three. He was brought back by David Attenborough after a 'Zoo Quest' expedition to Indonesia in 1956. Photo shows: 'Toli' the orangutan at the London Zoo with her day-old baby - the first orangutan to be born at the London Zoo. Photograph by The Zoological Society of London, 15 March 1961.

Kodak Instamatic 314 camera

Photographic Technology

1964-1974

Kodak Instamatic 314 camera, c 1969. For 126 cartridge film; Kodar lens, automatic wxposure, brightline finder, flashcube socket. Two-position focusing. Overall: 67 mm x 115 mm x 60 mm.

Vostok 1 capsule, 1961.

Space Technology

1961

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

Six packets of bidis cigarettes, India, 1975-1980

Smoking

1975-1980

Collection of 6 packets of bidis cigarettes, one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

Heaf test gun, Oxford, England, 1978

Public Health & Hygiene

1978

East Mark 6 tuberculin test gun, aluminium, by East, Oxford, 1978

‘Infuza’, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, India, 1975-1980

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1975-1980

Infuza, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

Olivetti BCS2030 visible record computer

Computing & Data Processing

1970-1974

Olivetti BCS2030 Visible Record Computer, c.1970 with integral keyboard and printer, identification no. 49-YY-29462, together with manuals, documentation and unused commercial printed forms for printer

Micro 2000 electronic digital metric micrometer by Moore and Wright

Industrial Metrology

c. 1980

Micro 2000 electronic digital metric micrometer by Moore and Wright range 0 to 25mm.; a model developed in 1973.

EAI Pace TR-48 Analogue Computer c.1960

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1960

Pace TR-48 Analogue Computer, by Electronic Associates Inc (EAI), United States, 1960-1965. Designed to work on a 'desk top', this model was used by Brunel University, London, until 1989.

Commodore PET 2001-8-BS personal computer, 1977.

Computing & Data Processing

1977

Personal computer by Commodore model 2001-8-BS, made in 1977.

British Railways Banana Van, 1960

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Railway wagon, banana van, No B882593, British Railways, 1960. Length 20' 10"; width 7' 10"; height 12" 10'.

Normal people don't need drugs

Public Health & Hygiene

1965-1969

Poster, with drugs awareness message, with illustration of four young people and the words 'Normal people don't need drugs', produced by the Central Council for Health Education, London, England, c1965-1969

Kodak instamatic M2 Cine Camera

Cinematography

1965-1970

Kodak instamatic M2 camera. Manufactured by Eastman Kodak, assembled by Kodak Limited. For Super 8 film in cartridges; Kodak Ektanar lens f/2.2; manual exposure setting, manual exposure guide. DV optical finder; electric motor drive. Serial No D21675. In original packing.

Eumig C5 Zoom Reflex 8mm cine camera

Cinematography

c. 1961

Eumig C5 Zoom Reflex 8mm cine camera,c.1961.

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

Seguin Form Board, a non-verbal intelligence test;

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1960-1980

Seguin Form Board, a non-verbal intelligence test; as used by the Department of Psychology at the University of Liverpool, c.1960-2000.