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Scotch single ended return tube marine boiler (c.

Marine Engines

1965

Scotch single ended return tube marine boiler (c. 1870). Model scale 1:12 in card by Sidney Poore, Rugby

Matrix inspection depth driver micrometre indicator

Printing & Writing

1964

Matrix inspection depth driver micrometre indicator, Plant No.3025, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1964. Used in the production of Monotype matrices to measure the depth of letter characters.

Finish Cornering Machine

Printing & Writing

1964

Finish cornering milling machine, Plant No.2895, made by The Monotype Corporation Limited, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1964. Used in the production of 0.2 x 0.2-inch Monotype matrices, for the de-burring of corners of matrices. Equipped for the automatic handling of matrices from input and output galleys. Integral with bench incorporating electrical and compressed air services and shared with machines Nos. 2294 and 2728.

Drill Sharpening Grinder

Printing & Writing

1965

Christen-Amut type drill grinding machine, Plant No.3041, made by G. Zwicky (London) Ltd., London, England & Geneva, Switzerland, 1965. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Morphy Richards electric toaster, 1962.

Domestic Appliances

1962

Morphy Richards Electric Toaster model TOS, 1962

Precision Aneroid Barometer MkI, by Mechanism Ltd,

Meteorology

1963

Precision Aneroid Barometer MkI, by Mechanism Ltd, in wooden case. Serial no.463/63. British patents 816073, 848172, Swiss patent 342011, Swedish patent 175657, and USA patent 175657 refer

Photographic contact sheet showing Jamie Petrie and baby elephant Hanibal

Photographs

1965-09-14

Photographic contact sheet titled 'Mum's out doing the shopping and just look who is doing the babysitting'. Caption on back reads: 'It's Hanibal the 10 month old Indian elephant who popped into the house at Llannerch Park Zoo, St Asaph, to look after baby Jamie while Mum's at the shops. Baby Jamie Petrie is the son of Douglas Petrie zoo director. He's six months old and loves Hanibal to look after him. Out go the toys on to the floor and Hanibal puts them back into the cot, then he tucks the sheets in with his trunk and Jamie just gurgles. "Hanibal is wonderful with Jamie," says Mum, Mrs Petrie, "he's so gentle and never husrts baby, we leave him for his afternoon room (?) which they both enjoy."'

BA type container

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1962

Container, British Railways (London Midland Region), BA Type Container (light alloy), Speedfreight, No. BA4324B, built Earlestown Works, 1962. [Built to diagram BR Wagon 75, construction span 1962, number built 40].

Letters pour in for photos of canine star

Photographs

1964

Daily Herald Archive photograph entitled 'Letters Pour in for Photos of Canine Star'. The black and white image shows Petra, the Blue Peter dog, sat at a table behind a mound of letters. A Keystone photograph dated 29 February 1964. Marked JP/766595.

Case for Kodak Retinette 1A ca

Photographic Technology

1963

Case for Kodak Retinette 1A camera

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer, 1963

Computing & Data Processing

1963

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer (prototype Atlas 2), manufactured by Ferranti Ltd. and the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1963.

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer, 1963

Computing & Data Processing

1963

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer (prototype Atlas 2), manufactured by Ferranti Ltd. and the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1963.

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer, 1963

Computing & Data Processing

1963

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer (prototype Atlas 2), manufactured by Ferranti Ltd. and the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1963.

Sperry Flight Control System

Aeronautics

1962

Flight Control System. Rate Gyro Unit Type 1, part no. 19513-0, serial no. L178C, by Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brentford, Middlesex, 1962

wind tunnel model

Aeronautics

1965

1:20 scale HS1000 supersonic transport wind tunnel model, c.1965

STC 4037A Dynamic Long Stick Microphone

Television

c.1961

STC 4037A Dynamic long stick microphone, c.1961.

Print advertisement for Kodak Instamatic camera

Photographic Technology

1961

Print advertisement for Kodak Instamatic camera with the text 'Kodak gifts say "Open me first" and save your Christmas in pictures', featuring an image of a man photographing a woman, girl and boy opening presents next to a Christmas tree on a red background, 1961.

Garage guard dog has nine puppies

Photographs

1963-05-02

A photograph entitled 'Garage guard dog has nine puppies', taken in May 1963 by A Tanner for the Daily Herald.

Woman posing on a Qualicane swinging seat

Photographs

1964-01-31

A photograph showing a woman posing on a Qualicane swinging seat, taken in January 1964 by A Tanner for the Daily Herald. The seat cost around £24 in 1964.

Jane Dale models a 'Sincerely' hat, by Madame Vernier

Photographs

1961-03-12

A photograph of a model, Jane Dale, wearing a 'Sincerely' hat by Madame Vernier, taken in March 1961 by C Barham for the Daily Herald.

Profumo Affair: Sir Keith Joseph leaves Cabinet Meeting at Admiralty House

Photographs

1963-06-13

A photograph entitled 'Profumo Affair: Sir Keith Joseph leaves Cabinet Meeting at Admiralty House', taken in June 1963 by D Eatwell for the Daily Herald.

locomotive nameplate - north star

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1962

Locomotive nameplate, North Star, British Railways, ex Class 47 diesel-electric locomotive No D1661 (later 47077), 1962.

Headboard, British Railways - "The Cornishman"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1962

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Cornishman", brown letters on cream surmounted by a pixie on a toadstool, between Wolverhampton and Torquay/Penzance, later extended to Leeds and Bradford, 1962-1975.

Child's red typewriter

Domestic Appliances

c. 1965

Child's red typewriter, Mettoy 'Prefect', ca. 1965. (Victoria & Albert Museum number B.203-1993).

Great Rhombidodecahedron a semi-regular solid, one

Mathematics

1963-1965

Great Rhombidodecahedron a semi-regular solid, one of 43 uniform non-convex polyhedron models, made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1965.

Mortar, stone, truncated cone with flat base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Soldi stone mortar, truncated cone with flat base, conical hollow, 2 square lugs, Egyptian, 2000BC to 500

Ferrite core memory unit from an IBM 360/44 comput

Computing & Data Processing

1965

Ferrite core memory unit from an IBM 360/44 computer. (1965)

Matrix monocular optical depth testing instrument

Printing & Writing

1961

Matrix monocular optical depth testing instrument, Plant No.2383, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1961. The instrument is fitted with a ‘John Bull’ dial micrometre by British Indicators Ltd. Used in the production of Monotype matrices to measure the depth of letter characters.

Cornering Stamping and Sizing Machine

Printing & Writing

1964

Matrix corner de-burring, sizing and number stamping machine, Plant No.2888, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1964. Equipped for automatic feeding of matrix blanks from input to output galleys, part of the production system for 0.2 x 0.2-inch Monotype matrices. Mounted on bench

Burr Remover

Printing & Writing

1964

Matrix rubbing-down machine, Plant No.2958, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1964. Equipped for automatic feed of matrices from input to output galleys, part of the productions system for 0.2 x 0.2-inch Monotype matrices, for rubbing down the matrix character. Mounted on bench with machines Nos. 2084 and 1134.

Stainless steel ball point Parker pen with refill, 1963

Printing & Writing

1963

Tungsten-carbide ball point Parker pen in stainless steel housing with refill, 1963

Artificial leg, Roehampton, England, 1961

Orthopaedics

1961

Longer, non-articulated legs for a 4 year old girl who was born with bilateral above elbow stumps and absence of both lower limbs (amelia). 'Rocker' ends have been fitted. Made by Hanger in 1961.

Paper tape reader for 8 hole tapes, type no. T5-93

Computing & Data Processing

c.1965

Paper tape reader for 8 hole tapes, type no. T5-93, serial no. 844, manufactured by Elliott c. 1965

Mullard circuit blocks

Computing & Data Processing

1965

Mullard 10 pin 100 kcs circuit block 2.2N1 B8 930 01 (orange), with plastic pin cover. 1965

Photograph of baby gorilla Jojo

Photographs

1963-12-13

Photograph showing Jojo, a baby gorilla at Belle Vue, Manchester. Daily Herald photograph by Arthur Steel. The Sun/Central Press Photos Ltd.

Small bench microtome

Microbiology

1962-1963

Small bench microtome by Flatters and Garnett Ltd., 309 Oxford Road, Manchester, England, 1962-1963.

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer, 1963

Computing & Data Processing

1963

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) from the Titan Computer (prototype Atlas 2), manufactured by Ferranti Ltd. and the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, 1963.

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Water Transport

1991-1783 BCE

Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas

Promotional leaflet for 'Eyes of Hell'

Cinematography

1961

Promotional leaflet for the 1961 film 'Eyes of Hell', aimed at cinema programmers. Single sheet.

Ceramic saucer, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

c1962

Saucer, ceramic, British Transport Hotel Services, whispering grass decoration, marked underneath 'BTHS', open block logo, no maker's mark.

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

Ferranti elevation range indicator

Aeronautics

1965

Aircraft instrument from TSR2, azimuth elevation range indicator sub-assembly, made by Ferranti Ltd, 1965

Marconi BD517C microphone and general purpose amplifier module

Television

1961

Marconi BD517C Microphone Amplifier Module, valve, 1961.

W. Watson Bactil Microscope

Scientific Instruments & Research

1962

Monocular eyepiece and sub-stage mirror for W. Watson binocular compound "Bactil" microscope.

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).

CCTV in Oxford Street

Photographs

20 November 1964

Daily Herald photograph by Ron Burton titled 'Big Brother is watching you'. Image shows a man operating a CCTV cameraon the roof of a building in London's Oxford Street.

Oertling microbalance model 146 with white metal b

Experimental Chemistry

1965

Oertling microbalance model 146 with white metal beam and brass upright and cylindrical air dampers, serial no. 45437, capacity 20gms, glazed mahogany case with black glass base and a movable spirit level in the case.

STC 4037C Dynamic Short Stick Microphone

Television

c.1961

STC 4037C dynamic short stick microphone, c.1961.

Unemployment feature

Photographs

1962-11-26

A photograph taken to accompany a feature on unemployment, taken in November 1962 by Finnigan for the Daily Herald. The photograph shows a young man carrying roof tiles up a ladder on a Jarrow building site, Tyne and Wear.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC