Glass Technology
1968
One of ten assorted glass containers.
Locks & Fastenings
1972
Zip fasterner, with plastic teeth, on yellow material, by Opti-Lon Ltd., Sevenoaks, 1972
Radio Communication
1970
Twelve inch, 33 1/3 rpm BBC Engineering Society disc recording of the lecture "40 Years of BBC Engineering" by Sir Harold Bishop CBE on 1st December 1970. (Disc BBCES 2, two sides.)
Sintered gas-washing trap, 1968
Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
1967
Padlock security device, for use on British Rail goods wagons, developed by C. Maskery at BR(London Midland Region) Engineering Research Dept., Derby, c.1967.
Optics
One pair of bifocal spectacles, National Health Service issue, with lens cloth and optician's advice note, in brown case, Beer & Wigmore, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, 1972
Computing & Data Processing
1974
Unicom 202/SR Electronic Pocket Calculator, s/n 120058, c.1974
One of nine assorted glass containers, cuboid-shaped, small neck. Marked "X834 C UGB I" on base.
Wang C52 scientific calculator, electronic desktop, with instruction manual, dated 1972.
Road Transport
c.1968
Wilmot Breeden petrol tank locking cap type SG for use with Ford Anglia 105 E or Vauxhall Viva HA van. Introduced in 1968
Experimental Chemistry
Buchi melting point apparatus, Swiss, 1970
1969
CAV long stem fuel injector type BKBL 97S5153 DES No. 5254102, July 1969, sectioned
Sound Reproduction
1970-1971
Amplifier made by Trio, 1971
1972-1974
Hewlett-Packard HP 80 hand held electronic business calculator c1972, with rechargable battery pack, charging case, AC power supply, battery charger unit, two battery pack frames, quick reference guide, and operators handbook.
c. 1970
Electronic Pocket Calculator - Mini Executive Model
Mathematics
Progression of four solid bodies (in clay) of Genus 2, showing stages in the deformation of a solid cylinder with two holes, to a teapot shape
Nuclear Physics
Sealed carbon dioxide TEA laser, 1 MW peak power output, by Services Electronics Research Laboratories, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, 1974
Orthopaedics
1973
Pair of CO2 powered upper limbs for a 10 year old boy born with absence of the left arm and a rudimentary right above elbow stump. Plastic sockets with a leather inner socket on the right side. Full shoulder cap on the left side. Standard (Dorrance) right split-hook, [body powered by means of a Bowden cable, routed to the outer side of the arm]. CO2 gas powered left split-hook operated by the shoulder (acromion process) activating the valve set on the shoulder cap. Powered right wrist rotation unit, operated by valve sited on the outer side of the socket and activated by stump pressure. Left split-hook operated by Bowden cable with perlon cord. Fully-automatic elbow mechanisms with locking/unlocking control from perlon cables sited across the chest. Made by Steeper 23 November 1973.
Electricity Supply
Wattmeter, 1970
Domestic Appliances
'Lady Penelope's Fab 1' die-cast metal car from Thunderbirds, by Dinky Toys. No. 100. Weaponry wanting. Made by Meccano, 1973.
Pair of safety glass goggles, one side normal, one side cracked, 1968
Passenger Comforts
Milk jug, silver plate, British Rail, 3oz, marked with BR double arrow logo on one side, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, W90201, 1969.
Glass container, 1 of 18, supplied by Wood Bros. Ltd., Barnsley, England, 1968
Laboratory eye-wash safety kit, made by Fissons, c. 1970
Aeronautics
Ferranti Ltd directional gyro unit, type FDS1A, 1968?
Ferranti Ltd model MIQF46 electric meter, possibly made in 1973
1970-1972
Plastic carrier bag, produced for the BBC to promote Radio Manchester.
Coal Mining
1971
The Wolf Safety Lamp Co. (Wm Maurice) Ltd type FS miner's safety lamp, with magnetic lock, 1971
A leather keyring produced to promote Radio Manchester. Includes the slogan 'Your Smile on the Dial'.
Photographic Technology
1968-1971
Exaktra RTL 1000 35mm single lens reflex camera with microscope attachments by Ihagee.
Ball-point pen produced to promote BBC Radio Manchester.
c. 1971
Kettle, tin with orange enamel finish, and home-made stand. Purchased in Eastern Europe, possibly Czechoslavakia. c. 1971.
Model 370 programmable calculator by Wang Labs Inc.
Nuclear Energy
Dummy Bradwell fuel rod made by BNFL, Springfields, 1970
Plastic box used to store components associated with the Thorens high-fidelity sound system, by Solar-Quartz. Front of box is inscribed; ‘parts of the QUAD record player’
Engraved glass tumbler, one of seven articles made in lead crystal glass, 1968
Toast rack, silver plated, British Rail, centre handle, 6-piece, BR double arrow logo, by Mappin & Webb, E19357, 1969.
CAV 'Filtrap 120' sedimenter, sectioned. DES No.583 6A120, c. 1968
Box of filter paper made by W.&R. Balston Limited, labelled as 'hardened, purified, "ashless",paper, 7cm diameter, grade NO.544.
Ruby laser transmitter ser. no.D130 to Drg. no. FV739530, year of manufacture, 1973
c.1969
Perkin-Elmer 165 Chart Recorder, c. 1969, with instruction manual
Teapot, ceramic, British Transport Catering Services, 2 pint sage green, unmarked, by Dudson, Hanley England, vitrified stoneware, 12-67, from Hudson House, York.
Industrial Chemistry
Dye book, ‘Sandocryl B Dyestuffs, No. 1470/67’, by Sandoz Limited, Switzerland, 1967
Dinner plate, ceramic, by Dudson Bros, British Rail, pale green stoneware. Overall: 20 mm x 233 mm.
Science Teaching
Power supply module, 5 volt d.c. and 2 volt and 10 millivolt a.c., from the Electronics Kit for Nuffield A level Physics, by Unilab, Blackburn, England, type 022.621
Classical & Medieval Medicine
2000-500
Unguent bottle, probably bronze, four legged, discovered near Basra, possibly Babylonian, 2000BC to 500BC
Kodak "Instamatic 333", 126 cartridge camera; with Atlas flash cube, 1972.
Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Gas Turbine Engine, British Rail, Leyland 350 - sectioned, from APT-E, painted grey.
1970-1973
Circular graded spectrum interference filter (140mm dia), type CGS1 by Barr and Stroud Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, 1970-1973., sandwiched between two glass discs.
