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Tranquillity Base, The Moon

Photographs

1969-07-21

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Tranquillity Base, The Moon', taken by NASA astronauts, 21 July 1969. 'The flag of the United States deployed on the surface of the Moon, dominates this photograph taken from inside the LM...'

Lunar Module Seperated From The Lunar Command Module

Photographs

1969-07-20

Gelatin silver print of the Lunar Module separated from the Lunar Command Module, taken by astronaut Michael Collins for NASA, 16 July 1969. Caption reads: 'Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin are inside the Lunar Module separated from the Apollo Command Module, astronaut Michael Collins took this picture through the Apollo Command Module window as the two spacecraft moved apart...'

Portrait of Tony Ray Jones

Photographs

1968

Portrait of Tony Ray Jones in New York cafe by Bill Jay. Taken in New York in 1968, silver gelatin print.

Model of a Plankton Net, 1969

Oceanography

1969

Model, scale 1:25, plankton net, National Institute of Oceanography combination net, 1969.

Instamatic 104 camera

Photographic Technology

1966-1969

Plastic body camera for 126 cartridge 28 x 28mm. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. The shutter has two speeds, slower engaged when built in flash holder has flashcube inserted. Fitted with Atlas flashcube. With battery compartment for 2 AAA batteries and a direct vision optical finder. Shutter is interlock with lever windon. Kodak Limited, 1966-1969. Bought by Thomas Nichols from a mail order catalogue in 1968 for £7/9/1d.

Presentation model of three parallel plate fission chambers

Nuclear Physics

1966

Presentation model of three parallel plate fission chambers made of aluminium, stainless steel and copper respectively. Used for research reactor experiments and manufactured by staff from 20th Century Electronics Ltd. The model was made for, and given to, Gilbert Tomes by his workforce at 20th Century Electronics (Later Centronic Ltd)

Component associated with the Ferranti Freescan map digitiser

Surveying

1969

Component associated with the Ferranti Freescan map digitiser, by Feranti Limited, British, 1969

Component associated with the Ferranti Freescan map digitiser

Surveying

1969

Component associated with the Ferranti Freescan map digitiser, by Feranti Limited, British, 1969

Coffee pot

Public Health & Hygiene

1966

Ceramic coffee pot, by Sutherland, 1966, from kitchen of volunteers' flat at the Common Cold Research Unit

Hand-pressed glass bowl

Glass Technology

1968

Red hand-pressed glass bowl, 1968

Coarse plane diffraction grating for infrared radi

Optics

1960-1969 (estimated)

Coarse plane diffraction grating for infrared radiation, 254 x 254 mm, ruled on a metal plate attached to an aluminium block, marked 'MADE BY RRE MALVERN' [Royal Radar Establishment Malvern] and '.004" PITCH 25º BLAZE ANGLE' on two edges of the block, glued into a hinged wooden case with a plastic name plate on top.

Small drinking glass, sherry glass

Glass Technology

1968

Small drinking glass, possibly sherry glass, one of seven articles made in lead crystal glass, 1968

Glass vial with stopper

Glass Technology

1968

Part of a selection of assorted glass vials: and centrifuge tubes, 1968

Empty, glass John Haig & Co whisky bottle

Glass Technology

1968

One of nine assorted glass containers. Marked "John Haig & Co Ltd Scotland" on base.

Hand-pressed glass, red

Glass Technology

1968

One of six pieces of glassware made by hand-pressing, 1968

Faceplate of C.R.T. which can be used for contact printing, 1968

Glass Technology

1968

Faceplate of C.R.T. which can be used for contact printing, 1968

One of ten assorted glass containers

Glass Technology

1968

One of ten assorted glass containers. Twin, rounded glass container capable of storing two liquids separately, with two bottle necks and two plastic caps. Marked "REGD 19" on base.

Instamatic 25

Domestic Appliances

c. 1968

Kodak Instamatic 25 126 roll film camera, c1968

Green navigation light, 1968

Glass Technology

1968

Green navigation light, 1968

Dunnet glass

Glass Technology

1968

Clear Dunnet glass, by Caithness Glass Ltd, 1968

Dunnet glass

Glass Technology

1968

Clear Dunnet glass, by Caithness Glass Ltd, 1968

Sample of decorative flat glass

Collection Unassigned

1968

Example of decorative technique of flat glass, 1968

Distribution board (head board) extension

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1966

Distribution board (head board) extension for recordings of intracranial pressure (ICP), oxygen, blood flow etc. made at the Burden Neurological Institute in 1966. This extension, on a very long cable, was attached to the main board for use in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. Purchased by grant from the Medical Research Council.

Ash-tray, with glassware transfer label

Glass Technology

1968

some of seven assorted pieces of glassware transfer labels

Distribution board (head board)

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1966

Distribution board (head board) for recordings of intracranial pressure (ICP), oxygen, blood flow etc. made at the Burden Neurological Institute in 1966. This board was fitted to a 16 channel pen recorder for use in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. Purchased by grant from the Medical Research Council.

Mirror showing four colour silvering processes on

Glass Technology

1968

Mirror showing four colour silvering processes on glass, 1968

Empty glass bottle

Glass Technology

1968

One of nine assorted glass containers, 1968

Dish in amethyst glass,1968

Glass Technology

1968

Dish in amethyst (Se-Co) glass, c. 1968

Light bulb, or radio valve envelope

Glass Technology

1968

Part of a selection of 14 electric light and radio valve envelopes, 1968

Goblet with stipple engraving, c. 1968

Glass Technology

1968

Goblet with stipple engraving, c. 1968

Slabs of cast glass, 12" x 8" x 1", 1968

Glass Technology

1968

Slabs of cast glass, 12" x 8" x 1", 1968

British Standard sieve to "BS 410", copper frame,

Civil Engineering

1967

British Standard sieve to "BS 410", copper frame, 8 inch diameter with 152 micron (100 mesh) woven brass wire mesh (1967) by G & S (serial no.S 4855)

Five synthetic ruby laser rods

Optics

1969

Five synthetic ruby laser rods, purchased by Dr George Magyar, and used in experiments on the upper atmosphere at the European Space Research Institute, Frascati, Italy, 1969

Sandocryl B Dyestuffs, Sandoz, 1967

Industrial Chemistry

1967

Dye book, ‘Sandocryl B Dyestuffs, No. 1470/67’, by Sandoz Limited, Switzerland, 1967

Hybrid.48 Computer Reference Handbook by EAL

Acoustics

1967

Hybrid.48 Computer Reference Handbook by EAL, Electronic Associates Limited, Burgess Hill, Essex . Date of issue: Revised form November 1967.

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope

Railway Stamps & Covers

1969

Flying Scotsman USA Tour 1969 commemorative envelope. Envelope is marked "UK 4472 Flying Scotsman USA" and carries an illustration of Flying Scotsman and a list of British locomotives that had visited the USA. A stamp marked "Flying Scotsman USA Ltd." with a drawing of Flying Scotsman with a Union Jack tender has been affixed, as has a US 6 cent stamp. Postmarked "Tour Opening - Flying Scotsman at Boston.".

Locomotive nameplate - Thunderer

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1967

Locomotive Nameplate "Thunderer", aluminium, ex British Railways Class 50 no. 5008, built 1967, with associated badge plate.

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. L

Glass Technology

1968

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. Ltd., Barnsley, England, 1968

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. L

Glass Technology

1968

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. Ltd., Barnsley, England, 1968

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. L

Glass Technology

1968

Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. Ltd., Barnsley, England, 1968

Diamond knife, for Huxley pattern ultramicrotome

Microscopes

1966

Diamond knife for Huxley pattern ultramicrotome

Crookes radiometer tube by Griffin and George, Wem

Nuclear Physics

1969

Crookes radiometer tube by Griffin and George Limited, Wembley, London, England, 1969. Originally part of the Circulation Collection, a touring education exhibition, 1960s-1970s (see note)

Pointed tool, bronze, Egyptian, 2000 BC to 500 AD

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Pointed tool, bronze, Egyptian, 2000 BC to 500 AD

Carton For Ilford Sportsman 125 35mm camera

Photographic Technology

1966

Carton for Ilford Sportsman 125 35mm camera with original instruction sheet, 1966.

Component for a Ford Comuta electric car

Road Transport

1967

Component for a Ford Comuta electric car, by Square D, Swindon, United Kingdom

Glass ampoule

Glass Technology

1968

One of a collection of glass ampoules, 1968

Lucas type L695 tail lamp assembly, 1967

Road Transport

c.1967

Lucas type L695 tail lamp assembly, c. 1967, combined stop lamp, tail lamp, direction indicator lamp, reflex reflector, and reversing lamp, size 11" x 4.25", flush fitting

Lucas type L635 tail lamp assembly, 1967

Road Transport

c.1967

Lucas type L635 tail lamp assembly, c. 1967, combined stop lamp, tail lamp, direction indicator lamp, and reflex reflector, no bulbs fitted, size 15" x 5.25", flush fitting

Lucas rectangular head lamp, 1967

Road Transport

c.1967

Lucas rectangular head lamp, c. 1967, for twin filament pre-focus bulb, and side light bulb, but no bulbs fitted, size 9"x4.5" glass, flush fitting

Small bone spoon, possibly Egyptian or Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Small bone spoon, possibly Egyptian or Roman, 2000BC to 500AD