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West Japan Railways Shinkansen 'Bullet Train', 1976

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1976

Power car, Shinkansen Leading Car 22-141, 'bullet train', built by West Japan Railways, 1976, withdrawn from service in October 2000. Length 82'; width 11' 8"; height 14' 6 1/2".

Dextralog selector box

Textile Industry

1975

Selector box made by Dextralog, around 1975, attached to textile looms by sensor leads.

70-70F mass spectrometer

Scientific Instruments & Research

1974

70-70F mass spectrometer, made by VG Micromass, Winsford, 1974 and used at the University of Oxford for research into the metabolites of cannabis, with associated manuals & research papers.

'Bickerton Portable' folding bicycle, 1976

Road Transport

1976

'Bickerton Portable' folding bicycle, manufactured by Vulcan Lighting and Leisure Ltd., Birmingham, 1976.

Replica common press

Printing & Writing

1976

Replica common press made by Early Printing Presses, Birkenhead, 1976.

Model of H.M. Bark 'Endeavour', 1974

Water Transport

1974

Rigged model of H.M. Bark 'Endeavour', 1974. Originally merchant collier ‘Earl of Pembroke’, the ship was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1768, to be refitted and renamed for the voyage of Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook for his voyage to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus.

Dextralog electronic circuit board

Textile Industry

1974

Electronic circuit board from a selector box, made by Dextralog, c.1974. One of the earliest circuit boards produced by Dextralog.

Scientific Publication: 'Black Hole Explosions?'

Stephen Hawking Office

1974

Publication: ‘Black Hole Explosions?’ Offprint from: Nature, Vol. 248, No. 5443, pp.30-31, 1 March 1974. Single-article booklet.

Croma telephone with dial, 1976

Telecommunications

1976

Croma telephone handset with dial, mustard, made by Indetel, Mexico, 1976

Ericofon one-piece telephone

Telecommunications

c.1976

Ericofon Model 700 one-piece telephone with keypad, made by Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, Sweden, c.1976.

Mufax Courier transmitter

Photographic Technology

1975

Mufax Courier transmitter, made by Muirhead & Co. Ltd, c.1975.

Model of adenovirus

Microbiology

1974-1976

Model of adenovirus, made by Mrs. C.V. Waugh, 1974-1976

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Data systems unit for 70-70F m

Scientific Instruments & Research

1974

Data systems unit for 70-70F mass spectrometer, made by VG Micromass Ltd, Winsford, 1974.

Electrim Aster 72 telephone with dial, 1976

Telecommunications

1976

Electrim Aster 72 telephone handset with dial, orange, made by Radomska Wytwórnia Telekomunikacyjna, Radom, Poland, 1976

Control unit for VG Micromass

Scientific Instruments & Research

1974

Control unit for VG Micromass 70-70F mass spectrometer, 1974.

Trimphone 8722G

Telecommunications

c.1975

Trimphone 8722G, made by Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd, London, c.1975.

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

Model route indicating signal console

Railway Models

1975

Model signalling route indicator console, approximately 1:4 scale, Edge Hill box, c 1975. Overall: 450 mm x 1040 mm x 350 mm.

Dummy Magnox transport flask

Nuclear Energy

1975

Dummy Magnox transport flask made by BNFL, c. 1975.

Model of ICI Billingham 'Ammonia Four' Ammonia synthesis plant

Industrial Chemistry

1976

Model, scale 1:80, of an ammonia synthesis plant (known as Ammonia Four) at ICI Agricultural Division, Billingham works, which came on stream in January 1977, by Cleveland Process Designs, Stockton on Tees, England, 1976. The full plant including cooling tower is shown, and pipe-work with a diameter of 6 inches and above is detailed. Samples of catalysts and flow animated diagram attached.

Dunlop Denovo Mini run-flat safety tyre and wheel,

Road Transport

1974

Dunlop Denovo Mini run-flat safety tyre and wheel, c. 1974, sectioned

Replica quipu, South American, c 15th century.

Mathematics

1974

One replica Quipu

High Speed Train Power Car 43002

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1976

Diesel Electric Locomotive number 43002 High Speed Train Power Car, named "Sir Kenneth Grange", built BREL Crewe 1976. Bo-Bo wheel arrangement

Johnny Berry Touring Bicycle

Road Transport

1974

Johnny Berry racing bicycle, 1974. This is the last frame Berry made. Serial number 741913.

Amerex solid state 8-track tape player and AM/FM t

Sound Reproduction

1974

Amerex solid state 8-track tape player and AM/FM tuner with two speakers, model AC301D, 1974

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, revised (WISC-R), United Kingdom, 1974

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1974

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, revised (WISC-R); consisting of a battery of subtest items; revised British version published by NFER Publishing in 1976; used by the Department of Psychology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, c. 1976-2000.

Pair of artificial/prosthetic legs for a teenage boy living with thalidomide impairments

Orthopaedics

1975

Pair of non-jointed artificial/prosthetic legs for a teenage boy living with thalidomide impairments. Made by Hanger in 1975.

Set of Haff drawing instruments, in metal case, 19

Mathematics

1975

Set of Haff drawing instruments, in metal case, 1975

'Mill Hill Infuser', the first portable insulin infusion pump, London, England, 1976

Therapeutics

1976

'Mill Hill Infuser', designed by Dr. John Pickup, Professor Harry Keen and Dr. John Parsons at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill and Guy's Hospital, London, England, 1976. The first portable insulin pump for treating diabetics, battery driven to supply insulin under the skin at a variety of controlled rates (see note).

Ferranti Ltd model F2Q-100 electric meter

Electricity Supply

1975

Ferranti Ltd model F2Q-100 electric meter, c. 1975

Geigy Weed Tables

Documents

1975

"Geigy Weed Tables" - linen-covered box containing printed tables and illustrations of European weeds, produced by the Agrochemicals Division of Ciba-Geigy Ltd. of Lucerne, Switzerland. The tables were used for weed identifcation on British Rail's weed-killing trains.

D.I.P. radiant heater model Premiere 675/4E for bo

Domestic Appliances

1975

D.I.P. radiant heater model Premiere 675/4E for bottled liquid butane gas, serial number 179355. Cabinet made by Domestic Industrial Pressings, Ilkeston, c1975; with empty gas bottle and regulator.

FM/AM 2 band solid state clock radio model RM5020

Time Measurement

1976

FM/AM 2 band solid state clock radio model RM5020 No.9023855 made in Singapore by the Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., with electro-mechanical flip-over digital time display, alarm which switches on the radio, and sleep timer, for operation on 240 volt mains supply

Prinz 110 colorman camera

Photographic Technology

1976

Prinz 110 colorman camera for 110 cartridge film, c. 1976; with flash extender, all in original manufacturers carton.

Sinclair 'Black Watch' with LED display

Time Measurement

1976

Quartz watch with LED display, Sinclair 'Black Watch, with attached control unit, step-down transformer and display stand, and watch kit by Sinclair Radionics Limited, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England, 1975-1976. Plastic case and batteries missing.

Monroe 360/65 bond trader

Computing & Data Processing

1976

Electronic Mini Desk Financial Calculator by Monroe model 360/65

Sinclair Cambridge Memory electronic calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1974

Sinclair Cambridge Memory Electronic Calculator 1974

Elka 101, electronic pocket calculator, 1976.

Computing & Data Processing

c.1976

Electronic Pocket Calculator by Isot, model Elka 101, c1976.

Mobius Strip Linear Motor

Electricity Supply

1974

Mobius strip model with racing car powered by a linear motor, by Eric Laithwaite, Imperial College, London, 1974.

Keracolor B722 television receiver

Television

c. 1976

Keracolor B722 television receiver, c. 1976. Keracolor colour television receiver based on Decca's `Bradford Chassis' design, 1969-1971. This example has a remote control feature. Designed by Arthur Bracegirdle.

PIFCO Vibratory Massager

Domestic Appliances

1976

PIFCO Vibratory Massager (model 1556 240V, 10W), by PIFCO Appliance Division, Failsworth, Manchester, 1976

Expendable Bathythermograph Marine Temperature Recorder, 1976

Oceanography

1976

Expendable bathythermograph probe temperature recorder, by The Sippican Corporation, Massachusetts, USA, 1976

Asahi Pentax KM camera

Photographic Technology

1976

SLR camera for 35mm film (24x36mm), SMC Pentax-M lens F50mm f1.7, Serial No 2507766, FP shutter, TL metering, Serial No 8444511.

Hedge L260 Snuff Ltd snuff tin

Coal Mining

c. 1975

Hedge L260 Snuff Ltd snuff tin, empty

Early development of a Transversely Excited Atmospheric (T.E.A.) Laser

Nuclear Physics

1975

Early development of a Transversely Excited Atmospheric (T.E.A.) Laser by Marconi Avionics Limited, Boreham Wood, England, 1975.

Electric circuit board associated with a Singer Futura sewing machine

Textiles Machinery

1976

Electric circuit board associated with a Singer Futura sewing machine, by Singer Manufacturing Company, Germany, 1976

Telefunken M15A Audio Tape Recorder

Television

c.1975

Telefunken M15A open reel audio tape recorder. Ser No. 4067, c.1975.

Pupil measuring scale, London, England, 1974

Anaesthesiology

1974

Simple device for measuring pupil size, first of its kind, designed by Dr Gilston. This one was made for the First World Congress on Intensive Care, London 1974, which Gilston initiated and organised. The First World Congress records are held now by the Intensive Care Society, Tavistock House, Tavistock Sq, WC1. For use in cardio-respiratory resuscitation and coma assessment. Made 1974.

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.