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Plastic aircraft kit and box

Domestic Appliances

1968

Plastic aircraft kit and box. Pan Am Jumbo Jet Boeing 747, unassembled, by Aurora, 1968. (Victoria & Albert Museum number Misc 584-1990).

Leather Schoular occluder for attachment to specta

Ophthalmology

1970

Leather Schoular occluder for attachment to spectacles, 1970

BBC LS3/7 Loudspeaker

Television

1973

BBC LS3/7 Outside Broadcast Loudspeaker, 1973.

TXE4 reed-relay exchange main processor program store, 1976

Telecommunications

1976

TXE4 reed-relay exchange main processor program store, 1976

'Tahiti Girl' talcum powder

Industrial Chemistry

c1970

'Tahiti Girl' talcum powder, c. 1970s.

CAV 'F100' filter agglomerator, on beech (wood) base

Road Transport

1968

CAV "F 100" filter agglomerator comprising CAV "FS" filter for use with diesel fuel or petrol, with paper filter element part number 7111/296, and CAV "Filtrap 120" sedimenter, DES No.583 (6A100), October 1968

locomotive nameplate - dauntless

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1968

Locomotive Nameplate, British Railways, "Dauntless", aluminium, ex BR Class 50, No.50048, built 1968.

Display model of Gazelle helicopter.

Farnborough

c. 1970

Display model of Gazelle helicopter, Scale 1:10. Made by apprentice toolmakers at the Royal Aircraft establishment, Farnborough.

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. Sent air mail to Mr. Terry Robinson of A1 Scooters, Doncaster on 23 March 1969 from Wilmington, Delaware.

Hands free telephone set, grey and black, model AP

Telecommunications

1968-1974

Hands free telephone set, grey and black, model APL 49954B, made by Bell Telephone MFG, Belgium

Mettler microbalance, model UM7 1968.

Experimental Chemistry

1968

Mettler microbalance, model UM7 1968.

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 Baltimore, Maryland, 24 October 1969.

Thermostat by Teddington Auto Controls Ltd., 1974

Heat

1974

Thermostat by Teddington Auto Controls Ltd., 1974

Ferranti type AA25 ammeter

Electricity Supply

c. 1974

Ferranti Ltd type AA25 ammeter, c. 1974

AWS indicator in cab no.2 of British Rail Bo-Bo Class 87 electric locomotive, No 87001, 1974

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1974

AWS indicator 'Sunflower' alarm in cab no.2 of electric locomotive, No 87001, Class 87, Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, built by British Rail Engineering Limited, Crewe, 1974.

Indicator module (a lamp driven by a transistor ci

Science Teaching

1974

Indicator module (a lamp driven by a transistor circuit) from the Electronic Kit for Nuffield A level Physics, by Unilab, Blackburn, England, type 099.881

10-Inch Surveyor [Geodat] 0958/400g Aristo slide r

Mathematics

1970-1975

10-Inch Surveyor [Geodat] 0958/400g Aristo slide rule from the 1973 catalogue with instruction leaflet.

First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 4472,

Railway Stamps & Covers

02/05/1973

First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of 4472, the Flying Scotsman locomotive, issued 2nd May 1973 and postmarked Doncaster Yorkshire

Intel 8008 processor

Computing & Data Processing

1972

Intel 8008 processor

Mitral and aortic replacement heart valves, 1960s.

Surgery

1968-1969

Starr-Edwards mitral and aortic artificial heart valves, used, possibly English, (without bottle), 1968-1969

White Soft Paraffin BP contain

Industrial Chemistry

1970

White Soft Paraffin BP contained in a clear labelled glass jar with metal lid from the 1970s.

'Attacking Martian' Toy

Space Technology

1970

'Attacking Martian' toy, made by S.H., Japan, c.1970.

EL-112

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1976

Electronic pocket calculator by Sharp model EL-112

Helix Modern maths U07 Log-Log (10-inch) slide rul

Mathematics

1970-1975

Helix Modern maths U07 Log-Log (10-inch) slide rule with plastic sleeve and instructions

Electronic Pocket Calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1974

Electronic Pocket Calculator by Santek model ST-108 (8 digit / four function )

Handbill for the film '2001'

Cinematography

1968

Handbill for a screening of the film '2001' at the Astoria, Brighton.

Handbill for a screening of 'Patton'

Cinematography

1970

Handbill for a screening of the flim 'Patton' at the Odeon Ringway, Birmingham.

Trousers, British Railways Guard

Railway Uniform & Costume

1972

Railway uniform trousers, British Railways, Guard, 1972.

Catalogue of Centronic Geiger counter tubes

Nuclear Energy

1970

Catalogue of Centronic Geiger counter tubes, by Twentieth Century Electronics Limited, Croydon, London, England, 1970

"Volstat" constant voltage transformer

Electricity and Magnetism

1970

"Volstat" constant voltage transformer type CV15F no.926, input 190-260 volt output 12 volt 15 watt, by Advance Electronics Ltd., Hainault, Essex

Waltham quartz crystal digital watch with liquid crystal display

Time Measurement

1972

Waltham quartz crystal watch with LCD movement by SGT (Societe des Gardes Temps), Switzerland, 1972

Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, secondary component, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band

Meteorology

1971

Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, secondary component, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band, by Vaisala Oy, Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland, 1971

chevron axlebox spring

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1975

Spring, chevron axlebox spring, "Metalastik" rubber-bonded metal-to-metal spring gear by Dunlop, 1975.

Carton for Amoxil syrup (amoxicillin), England, 1976

Biotechnology

1976

Box for 250mg Amoxil ® syrup (100mg amoxycillin), c. 1976

Matrix Measuring Glass for Times Bold (typeface series number: 334) and Antique No. 2 (typeface series number: 354)

Printing & Writing

1976-10-25

Matrix Measuring Glass for Times Bold (typeface series number: 334) and Antique No. 2 (typeface series number: 354), used with epidiascope for final inspection of matrices. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation.

CAV type 'FS' filter for diesel or petrol, sectioned

Road Transport

1968

CAV type 'FS' filter for use with diesel fuel or petrol, sectioned. October 1968. DES No.583 6130 with paper filter element part number 7111/296

Rack from Empress telephone exchange, 1968

Telecommunications

1968

Rack from Empress PCM Tandem Exchange, made by the Post Office Research Centre, Dollis Hill, London, England, 1968

Hercules close shackle padlock, AVA lock with one

Locks & Fastenings

1971

Hercules close shackle padlock, AVA lock with one of three keys, by Chubb 1971

Pair of ice skates, c. 1976, Rink Master "Fagan Pa

Road Transport

c.1976

Pair of ice skates, c. 1976, Rink Master "Fagan Pathfinder" No.29 (Sheffield steel skate) size 9 1/2 boots

One of two replica Roman hand abaci.

Mathematics

1974

One of two replica Roman hand abaci.

Nash Contra logoscope in case, Nottingham, England, 1974-1975

Clinical Diagnosis

1974-1975

Nash Contra logoscope in case, an aid to differential diagnosis in 'slide-rule' form, developed by Dr Firmin Nash, manufactured by Medical Data Systems, Nottingham, England, 1974-1975

Artificial/prosthetic leg, made for a 14 year old boy

Orthopaedics

1976

Articulated artificial/prosthetic leg, made for a 14 year old boy living with thalidomide impairments, by Blatchfords for the NHS and fitted at the Medway Clinic in Kent, 1976

Employee attendance record for RAE Farnborough

Farnborough

1976

Employee attendance record, for clocking-in time recorder, by Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, 1976

Envelope containing tubal sterilisation clip

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1975

Envelope containing tubal sterilisation clip, Gerhard HUG, Freiburg, Germany, 1975. Part of a set of instruments used by Patrick Steptoe (1913-1988) at the Centre for Human Reproduction, Oldham.

Blender

Domestic Appliances

1969

Blender/liquidiser for Hoover Automix food processor, 1 litre capacity.

BBC AM6/7 Limiting Amplifier

Television

1968

BBC Limiting Amplifier AM6/7, 1968. A transistor limiting amplifier for transmitters and unattended studios and as a compressor for "pop" music. Includes a noise gate, V/O input and high frequency tilt for use at FM Transmission site.