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'Eye' fails to spot raiders

Photographs

06 March 1967

The Sun photograph by Chris Barham. Image shows a TV camera installed in London's diamond market, Hatton Garden. Clipping on back notes that the camera, which was only switched on at night to deter thieves, failed to capture a £50,000 daytime robbery in a jewellers shop in Cross Street. Of the jewels stolen was an award-winning showpiece brooch designed by Mr. Gerard Andreu.

Tachymeter-theodolite, "Theo 020", serial no.14655

Surveying

1970

Tachymeter-theodolite, "Theo 020", serial no.146557, by Carl Zeiss of Jena, in superb condition, c.1970

Marston Excelsior Ltd Little D

Coal Mining

c. 1960

Marston Excelsior Ltd Little Demon single shot exploder, c. 1960

Reel-to-Reel Tape Eraser

Computing & Data Processing

1960-1969

Magnetic tape eraser or 'bulk eraser'; made by Elston Electronics.

British Rail firing shovel

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1963

Fireman's shovel, British Rail, 'Bulldog', by English Tools Ltd., 1963.

Combined monophasic contraceptive pills, "Eugynon 50"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1980

Combined monophasic contraceptive pills, "Eugynon 50", 2 packets, with instruction leaflets and plastic wallets, 1970-1980

Scalamp electrostatic voltmeter, catalogue number

Electricity and Magnetism

1960-1979

Scalamp electrostatic voltmeter, catalogue number 11314, by W G Pye and Co. Ltd, 1960-79.

Radiation monitor made by Mini Instruments, Southa

Nuclear Energy

1960-1970

Radiation monitor made by Mini Instruments, Southampton Row, London. Grey case. Model X. Serial no.3613. 155mm wide x 140mm High x 110 mm deep. Date of manufacture c.1965

"Cropico" Students Wheatstone Bridge No.7267

Electricity and Magnetism

1960-1979

"Cropico" Students Wheatstone Bridge No.7267, Made in England by the Croydon Precision Instrument Co. Ltd., four-dial decade-switched type with ratio arms selected by wire leads

PEMCO model 5745 heart-lung machine

Surgery

c. 1970

PEMCO model 5745 heart-lung machine by Pemco Inc, c1970.

Ferranti Ltd model F2Q-100 electric meter

Electricity Supply

1975

Ferranti Ltd model F2Q-100 electric meter, c. 1975

Research microscope, Nikon L-Ke with interchangeab

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1971-1979

Research microscope, Nikon L-Ke with interchangeable binocular and monocular eyepiece tubes, with box, Japanese, 1971-1979

Telephone handset, beige, 'Flip-phone 960', push-b

Telecommunications

1970-1978

Telephone handset, beige, 'Flip-phone 960', push-button, jmade by General Telephone and Electronics Corporation, 1970-1978

Watson microsystem 70 - binocular microscope with

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1960-1970

Watson microsystem 70 - binocular microscope with accessories, serial no. 148459 dated circa 1965, in case

Folding telescope designed by Horace Dall

Astronomy

1960-1975

Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain reflecting telescope of folding design, aperture 6 inches, in carrying pouch

Scale model of the 'Lion' locomotive

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1966

Scale model of the 'Lion' locomotive, made by Mr J. W. Mercer, Newton-le-Willows, 1966.

Argus 300 Panoramic Slide Projector

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960

Argus "300" panoramic, blower cooled colour slide projector, with slide changer and spare lamp. Manufactured in Australia by Fotek Corporation Pty. Ltd., manufacturing unit of Hanimex Pty Ltd., Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale, N.S.W. Australia. c. 1960.

10 Hour Fever-cold Mixture

Industrial Chemistry

1970

10 Hour Fever-cold Mixture. Large card box containing labeled glass bottle with plastic lid

Avo light meter model 3, made by Avo Ltd., Dover,

Optics

1970-1979

Avo light meter model 3, made by Avo Ltd., Dover, England, patent number 640117, 0 to 500 and 0 to 2500 lux.

Mufax Courier transmitter

Photographic Technology

1975

Mufax Courier transmitter, made by Muirhead & Co. Ltd, c.1975.

'Norlestrin' oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1970

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, "Norlestrin", with instruction leaflet and plastic dispenser, 2 packets, 1960-1970

Landé Edwards disposable ‘lung’, United States, 1970

Surgery

1970

Lande Edwards disposable membrane oxygenator by Edwards Laboratories, Santa Ana, California, United States, 1970.

'Previson' oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1963-1970

Slip cover packing, 1 of 4, with glass vial, plus loose vial of 'Previson' combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, and paper 'tablet record chart', by Roussel Laboratories Ltd., London, 1963-1970

Young couple listening to music and looking at records in a living room

Photographs

1962-08-15

A photograph showing a young couple listening to music on a portable record player, taken in August 1962 by White for the Daily Herald.

Buccaneer aircraft RN Jet XT283 (809 Squadron) landing on the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal

Michael Turner

1972

Painting. Buccaneer aircraft RN Jet XT283 (809 Squadron) landing on the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal / by Michael Turner, 1972. Acrylics on canvas; 60.5x76cm in frame 75x90x3.5cm. Signed and dated, br. Commissioned by the Science Museum.

Chubb fire extinguisher, 1979.

Firefighting

1979

Sectioned Chubb model PSK9 fire extinguisher, 1979, 9Kg, stored pressure, powder type for all class A,B & C fires, deep-drawn 2 piece mild steel body

Pupil measuring scale, London, England, 1974

Anaesthesiology

1974

Simple device for measuring pupil size, first of its kind, designed by Dr Gilston. This one was made for the First World Congress on Intensive Care, London 1974, which Gilston initiated and organised. The First World Congress records are held now by the Intensive Care Society, Tavistock House, Tavistock Sq, WC1. For use in cardio-respiratory resuscitation and coma assessment. Made 1974.

Clacton disturbances

Photographs

1964-03-30

A photograph of a group of mods near the seafront at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex on 30 March 1964, taken by C Smith for the Daily Herald.

Two Intel 8008 microprocessor chips plus silicon wafer and two Intel 8080 microprocessor chips plus silicon wafer, 1972-1977

Computing & Data Processing

1972-1977

Two Intel 8008 microprocessor chips plus silicon wafer and two Intel 8080 microprocessor chips plus silicon wafer, Intel, United States, 1972-1977

'Yamabuki Wrinkle' condoms, Japan, 1970-1980

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1980

Winking holographic carton of "Yamabuki Wrinkle" condoms, Japanese, 1970s. Also containing two erotic holographic cards.

Tecota Mark 6 Trilene anaesthetic inhaler, England, 1970-1978

Anaesthesiology

1970-1978

Tecota Mk.6 trilene inhaler, for use in midwifery, with case, made by Cyprane Ltd., Keighley, Yorkshire, 1970-1978

Diorama illustrating childbirth in the 1860s, England, made in 1979

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1979

"Childbirth in the 1860s", diorama for Lower Wellcome Gallery, which includes administration of anaesthetic

Apollo 11 laser retro-reflector, 1969.

Space Technology

1968

Apollo 11 laser retro-reflector - full size model

Cray- 1A supercomputer S/n 11

Computing & Data Processing

1976-1978

Cray-1A Supercomputer, serial number 11, manufactured by Cray Research Inc., Chippewa Falls, Chippewa county, Wisconsin, United States, 1976-1978

Model 3831 cardiac pacemaker, England, 1970-1976

Therapeutics

1970-1976

Model 3831 cardiac pacemaker, by Devices Ltd, England, 1970-1976

Wright Peak Flow meter, England, 1980

Public Health & Hygiene

1980

Standard model Wright peak flow meter, one of two, for measuring lung function by Clement Clarke International Ltd. England, 1980

Fans at a Birmingham City v Aston Villa football match

Photographs

1962-03-16

A photograph of young fans watching Birmingham City v Aston Villa, taken in March 1962 by Terry Fincher for the Daily Herald.

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.

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

Agricultural Engineering

1979-80

Flymo Super Professional 47 rotary air cushion mower

'Mobaltron 1000’ radiotherapy machine

Radiomedicine

1960-1970

'Mobaltron 10000' cobalt teletherapy machine for radiotherapy, unsigned, England, United Kingdom, 1960-1970

Stylophone electronic organ

Acoustics

1968

Stylophone; a 6 1/2" x 3 3/4" electronic "mini organ".

Oramics Machine

Acoustics

1966

'The Oramics Machine', an electro-mechanical and opto-electronic musical interface conceived, co-designed and commissioned by Daphne Oram between 1962 and 1969, built by John Oram (mechanics) and Fred Wood and Graham Wrench (electronics).

NBTS blood type cards

Public Health & Hygiene

1960

Set of eight unused NBTS 101 (rev. 1960) cards, 1960. Cards are colour coded for each blood group and there is one each for positive and negative blood types. A-yellow, O-blue, B-pink, AB-cream.

The first moving pavement in a shopping centre, Leeds

Photographs

1964-03-24

A photograph of Joy Marshall (d. 1968), an American jazz singer, on the first moving pavement in a shopping centre, Leeds, taken in March 1964 by Roy Spencer for the Daily Herald.

Polaroid "Swinger II" camera, with carrying case

Photographic Technology

1972

Polaroid "Swinger II" camera, with carrying case, c.1972.

Single-pass Babcock and Wilcox water-tube marine boiler, oil fired, (c. 1960)

Marine Engines

1965

Single-pass Babcock and Wilcox water-tube marine boiler, oil fired, (c. 1960). Model scale 1:12 in card by Sidney Poore, Rugby

Nicnon TF.S binocular camera outfit

Photographic Technology

1969-1979

Nicnon TF.S binocular camera outfit, 7 x 50 prismatic binoculars, variable interocular separation, centre wheel focusing, calibrated in feet, =2, -4 dioptre adjustment on each eyepiece. Field 300 ft at 1000 yds. Nicnon lenses F/3.5, F: 165mm coated. Righthand lens Serial No103548 sliding lens hood. Halframe 35mm camera fitted to side of righthand lens, motorwind, shutter speeds 1/60, 1/125/ 1/250. Corss graticule in righthand section. Accessory show, tripod bush. With leather neckstrap. Serial No.703609. Nichiryo international corp ltd. c.1974.

Forosyn – Dyestuffs for Polyester/Wool, Sandoz, 1967

Industrial Chemistry

1967

Dye book, ‘Forosyn – Dyestuffs for Polyester/Wool, No. 1488/67’, by Sandoz Limited, Switzerland, 1967

Saturn V

Space Technology

1969

Box for Apollo Saturn V rocket model, Airfix 1 : 144 scale kit - Series 9; pattern number SK911 (First moon landing 21st July 1969), 1969.

James Bond spy watch, 1967

Domestic Appliances

1967

Toy James Bond spy watch, by Gilbert, USA. In original packaging, 1967.