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Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE

Narrowband interference filter, one of five, type MD4 (peaks at the wavelengths 436, 546, 626, 672, and 766 n.m.), by Barr Barr and Stroud Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, 1973.

Narrowband interference filter, one of five, type

Optics

1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of English artist Patrick Procktor (1936-2003).

Patrick Procktor

Photographs

1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of English artist Patrick Procktor (1936-2003).

Patrick Procktor

Photographs

1973

Pentax ES II camera, black body, serial number 6620772, with takumar f1.8 55mm lens, serial number 6427294.

Pentax ES II camera

Photographic Technology

1973

Untitled black and white photograph of a man stood in a circus or fun fair. signed bottom right 'J Clarke' (?), 1973. Limited edition 10/40; inscribed on reverse in pencil '10'.

Man in a Circus

Photographs

1973

Promotional material for the film 'Baxter!', 1973, directed by Lionel Jeffries and featuring Patricia Neal and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Comprising 9 stills, one advertising pack.

Promotional material for the film Baxter!

Cinematography

1973

Promotional material for the film 'Diamonds on Wheels', 1973, directed by Jerome Courtland and featuring Patrick Allen and George Sewell.

Promotional material for the film Diamonds on Wheels

Cinematography

1973

Promotional material for the film 'Scarecrow', 1973, directed by Jerry Schatzberg and featuring Gene Hackman and Al Pacino.

Promotional material for the film Scarecrow

Cinematography

1973

Promotion material for the film 'The Paper Chase', 1973, directed by James Bridges and featuring Timothy Bottoms and Lindsay Wagner. Comprising 6 stills and 3 synopses.

Promotional material for the film The Paper Chase

Cinematography

1973

Cinema publicity poster for the film 'Le Retour d'Afrique', 1973, directed by Alain Tanner and featuring Josee Destoop and Francois Marthouret.

'Le Retour d'Afrique'

Cinematography

1973

Cinema publicity poster for the film 'Tenderness of the Wolves', 1973, directed by Ulli Lommel and featuring Kurt Raab and Jeff Roden.

Poster for the film 'Tenderness of the Wolves'

Cinematography

1973

Icosahedron, one of five regular Platonic solids made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1973.

Icosahedron, one of five regular Platonic solids m

Mathematics

1973

Octahedron, one of five regular Platonic solids made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1973.

Octahedron, one of five regular Platonic solids ma

Mathematics

1973

Heptagonal star prism a semi-regular solid, one of four prism models, made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1973.

Heptagonal star prism a semi-regular solid

Mathematics

1973

Cuboctahedron, a quasi-regular Archimedean solid, one of thirteen uniform convex polyhedron models, made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1973.

Cuboctahedron, a quasi-regular Archimedean solid,

Mathematics

1973

Truncated tetrahedron, a semi-regular Archimedean solid, one of thirteen uniform convex polyhedron models made of coloured card by Mr R. Buckley, c.1973.

Truncated tetrahedron, a semi-regular Archimedean

Mathematics

1973

Rectangular stone palette with oval depression in top, angular sides, possibly Egyptian, 2000BC-500

Palette, stone, rectangular, oval depression in top, angular sides

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Saucer-like palette with 4 rectangular lugs, stone, possibly for cosmetic or pharmaceutical use, possibly Egyptian, 2000BC-500

Palette, stone, saucer shape, 4 rectangular lugs

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Shallow saucer-like palette of slate, 4 squared lugs on rim, probably Egyptian, 2000BC-800

Palette,slate,shallow saucer shape, 4 squared lugs on rim

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-800

Roughly square mortar with triangular lugs, decorated with concentric circles, made of white alabaster, probably Egyptian, 2000BC-500

Roughly square mortar with triangular lugs

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

liquid scintillation counter by Nuclear Enterprises, 1973.

Liquid scintillation counter by Nuclear Enterpri

Experimental Chemistry

1973

Coffee percolator partly sectioned at the top to reveal the constructi on of the coffee chamber, where coffee is placed on a sieve and compre ssed by a plunger, and hot water poured over it to drip into the chamb er underneath, lightweight metal construction, Italian, 1973

Coffee percolator

Domestic Appliances

1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of a man sitting on a bench in New York City.

New York

Photographs

1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of British author Sir Angus Wilson (1913-1991).

Sir Angus Wilson

Photographs

1973

Skull, no mandible or facial skeleton, said to be young adult female, from Upper Nile region, inscription Egyptian, 2000 BC-1900

Human Skull

Anatomy & Pathology

2000-1900 BCE

HP 35 electronic calculator in case with charger, charger case and instructions made by Hewlett-Packard.

HP 35 Electronic Calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of John Lindsay, Mayor of New York City from 1966-1973.

John Lindsay

Photographs

ca. 1973

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. American football player Joe Namath, quarterback from the New York Jets (1965-1976). Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton.

Joe Namath

Photographs

ca. 1973

Model 3500 Magnetic Tape Coupler by Digi-Data Corporation, USA, c. 1973, used to provide computer input to an AM Varityper 748 Phototypesetter, complete with five reels of magnetic tape and Documentation

Model 3500 Magnetic Tape Coupler by Digi-Data Corp

Printing & Writing

1973

Pair of metal framed spectacles, child size, design name Billy, in snap lid case, made by L'Amy, France, 1973

Pair of metal framed spectacles, child size, desig

Ophthalmology

1973

Railway ticket, Japanese, Shinkansen Express ticket with reservation issued by MARS-V, from Maibara to Tokyo, 12 March 1975.

Railway ticket, Japanese, Shinkansen Express ticket with res

Tickets, Passes & Labels

1973

Teacup, ceramic (stoneware), by Dudson Bros, British Rail, pale green design. marked on base with BR double arrow logo, maker's mark and date '11-73'. Overall: 70 mm x 102 mm x 75 mm.

Ceramic tea cup, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1973

Resolution extender (type KO4-5995A), Hewlett Packard Co, United States, 1973

Resolution extender (type KO4-5995A)

Industrial Metrology

1973

A black and white silver gelatin print entitled "Ken Robinson Beside his Cabin", by Ian MacDonald, 1973. From the exhibition 'Houseboats at Greatham Creek' at Impressions Gallery, March 1976

Ken Robinson Beside his Cabin

Photographs

1973

Poster entiled "At 18 you can buy your first pint. - And give one too.". Printed for use by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, c.1973. (Crown Copyright?)

Poster "At 18 you can buy your first pint. - And give one too"

Public Health & Hygiene

1973

Copper fuel-line with ‘elbow bend’ and pipe connector at each end, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Copper fuel-line with ‘elbow bend’, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

Exhibition board from the V&A exhibition on the 3 generations – a textile firm. 1973. The board includes photographs, drawings and samples, but mainly information dealing with mechanical inventions.

Exhibition board from the V&A exhibition on the 3 generations – a textile firm

Industrial Chemistry

1973

RB211-22B jet engine made by Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby, 1973 (on transport stand)

RB211-22B Jet Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1973

Minimum thermometer, spirit-in-glass, sheathed, centigrade, by Zeal, England. Marked Min 2/C, MET 21201, MO 63988/73. Dated 1973. Scale -35 to 40

Minimum thermometer, spirit-in-glass, sheathed, ce

Meteorology

1973

Paper place mat, white with navy Silver Jubilee logo in centre and rectangular border. Two 'Kwikstick' adhesive pads on reverse. Unknown maker. Overall: 197 mm x 320 mm.

Paper place mat, British Rail - Silver Jubilee

Passenger Comforts

1973

Paper place mat, white with navy Silver Jubilee logo in centre and rectangular border. Two 'Kwikstick' adhesive pads on reverse. Unknown maker. Overall: 197 mm x 320 mm.

Paper place mat, British Rail - Silver Jubilee

Passenger Comforts

1973

Padded foam base for the high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon cabin. Overall specification designed by Julian Nott, England, with the cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England, and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. Julian Nott and Felix Pole used the high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon cabin to break the altitude record for a hot-air balloon in Daffodil II, 1974, when the balloon reached a height of 45,836 feet near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Padded Base for Hot-Air Balloon ‘Daffodil II’ Cabin

Aeronautics

1973

Cabin shell woven-roving carbon fibre and fibre-glass sheet sample; a taped-on label reads: “Sample piece of cabin shell made before construction of cabin”, designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon cabin: ‘Daffodil II’, with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Cabin shell sample, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

BR safety poster, aimed at children. Play Safe - Don't Play on the Railway, shows 10 illustrated scenes of 10 boys playing on the railway, one killed in each scene, until last child decides to stay off the line. 1973. Printed by Collier Searle, published by British Railways Board.BR safety poster. Play Safe - Don't Play on the Railway, 1973

'Play Safe - Don't Play on the Railway'

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1973

Poster chart. History of Steam Locomotives. Printed by Tull Graphic Ltd., London. With images of different locomotives of various ages and five black and white portraits of the inventors. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

history of steam locomotives

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1973

BR safety poster, aimed at children. 'Play Safe - Don't Play on the Railway', shows 10 illustrated scenes of '10 little boys', one being killed in each scene by playing on the railway, until last child decides to stay off the line. Printed by collier Searle, published by British Railways Board. 1973

'Play safe - don't play on the railway'

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1973

Poster, British Railways (Southern Region), "Go Awayday on a Pleasure Seeker Special Train", advertising rail to Bristol and road tour of Wells - Cheddar returning from Bath, Sunday 28 October, illustrated with cartoon style drawing of road jammed by cars and train on bridge going past.

Go Awayday on a Pleasure Seeker Special Train

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1973

Colour print, The Weston Collection Part One; No 5, Patrick Stirling & The Great Northern Railway, on yellow background, illustration of 7 foot single of 1869 at station platform, "Portrait of Patrick Stirling hanging on a wall, railway track & illustration of Stirling's beautiful 8 foot single, 1973, original artwork held by Wm. McAlpine.

The Weston Collection Part One; No 5, Patrick Stirling & The Great Northern Railway

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1973

Poster, British Rail (North Western Region) poster, (Awayday Combined Tickets (Rail, Underground and Admission)), Magenta background white printing, Large blank white panel, Small white panel - magenta printing - By any train - except thjose arriving in London before 10.00am, Mondays to Fridays. Return Same day by any train. Reduced fares for children 3- under 14. Blank space for "Adult Combined Fare"., 1973, (Other IDs AD5792/B8/101073****).

Awayday Combined Tickets (Rail, Underground and Admission)

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1973