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Polaroid Land Instant 20 camera

Photographic Technology

1978

Polaroid Land Instant 20 camera. Made in UK. With neck strap. Overall: 135 mm x 150 mm x 140 mm.

Self-Changing Gears Ltd

1978

1978-1980s, transmission manufacturer, England

Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves

Hand and Machine Tools

3000-1900 BCE

Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves

Southwold Railway commemorative bottle of Rail Ale

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1979

Beer bottle, Adnams beer, label reads 'Adnams Southwood Jack brand Prize medal bottled beers Southwold Railway 1879-1929 rail ale, a strong celebration ale bottled in September 1979'. Overall: 220 mm 58 mm.

Corning Ware broil/bake tray

Glass Technology

1979

Corning Ware broil/bake tray, decorated with blue ‘Cornflower’ pattern, by Corning, United States, 1979

Workmate Model 625

Hand and Machine Tools

1979

‘Workmate’ Model 625, combined vice and workbench, made by Black & Decker, UK, until 1979. This model replaced for the first time the aluminium die castings from earlier models with steel pressings to reduce cost.

Heptonstall backlit, Yorkshire

Photographs

1978

Silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Heptonstall backlit' by Fay Godwin, 1978. Originally published in 'Remains of Elmet' (Faber & Faber, 1979), a collaboration with poet, Ted Hughes. Also published as a collectors edition in slipcase with 4 original photographs by Godwin (Rainbow Press, 1979). Republished in a revised and expanded version, 'Elmet' (Faber & Faber, 1994). Subsequently published in Land (Little, Brown & Co, 1985). This photograph is from the exhibition, Land, shown at the Serpentine Gallery, London, 1985. Fay Godwin was the 1986-1987 Bradford Fellow in Photography.

Xeniacrest Limited

1978 - 1999

1978-1999, poster printer; printer, Bournemouth

Woodcoxon Engineering (International) Limited

1979 - 2003

active 1979-2003, marine engineers, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, British

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

1979

1979-current (2010), advertising agency, London, England

Poster: 'Naked Lovers' and 'Confessions of a College Girl'

Cinematography

1978

Single poster for the films 'Naked Lovers' and 'Confessions of a College Girl', 1978. Part of collection of 29 posters mostly for X rated/exploitation films of the 1970s.

Anatomical figure of a female torso, American, 1979.

Anatomy & Pathology

1979

Perspex model of female torso showing position of foetus at full term, by Richard Rush Studio, Chicago, Illinois, American, 1979

HMS Ark Royal

1978 - 2011

1978-2011, aircraft carrier, Royal Navy, British

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

1979

1979-current (2008), materials, astronomy & physics research institution, Chilton, England

Ultra 6749 Bermuda colour television receiver

Television

1978

Colour television receiver, Ultra Model 6749 'Bermuda'.

Christopher Baker

1979

b. 1979; artist; American, USA

Kodak EK 100 instant camera

Photographic Technology

1978

For PR-10 instant print filml automatic exposure, lighten/darken control; zooming circle focusing aid in brightline finder; motor print ejection; flipflash socket. A solid-bodied camera for instant photographs, fitted with an f11, 137mm lens and an electronic shutter - 1/20sec to 1/300sec. This was the European sold version of the Kodak Colorburst 100 camera. The Kodak EK100 Instant (also known as the Kodak Colorburst 100 Instant) was introduced in February 1978 and discontinued in May 1980.

Display of Baked Beans, North Shields Supermarket

Photographs

1978

Silver gelatin print 'Display of Baked Beans, North Shields Supermarket', photographed by Chris Killip in 1978. One of a group of 105 silver prints by Chris Killip & Graham Smith comprising their exhibition. `Another Country' 1985. Prints from negatives taken 1975-1985.

Kodalux 3 electronic flash

Photographic Technology

1978

Kodalux 3 electronic flash. Forpocket cameras with flipflash socket, ready light, uses 2 AA cell batteries.

Agfamatic 901E Motor camera

Photographic Technology

1978

Agfa Ag. Pocket camera for 110 cartridge, 13x19mm. Color Apotar lens, fixed aperture. Electronic shutter, automatic exposure. Motor driven wind-on, single or sequence exposure button. Two 1.5v alkaline cells. Direct vision brightline finder. Flipflash socket, or external electronic flash unit. Manual flash distance setting. Snake chain wrist strap. From first production batch.

Tongue Tied Danny's Wedding, London

Photographs

1979

Silver gelatin print by Chris Steele-Perkins: Tongue Tied Danny's Wedding, London from the series 'The Teds'.

Electrometer by Unilab comprising D. C. amplifier

Science Teaching

1979

Electrometer by Unilab comprising D. C. amplifier (003.813) 1 m a meter (081.111) and charge range adaptor (016.817)

Liverpool & Manchester Railway commemorative medal

Coins and Medals

1979

Commemorative medal, Liverpool & Manchester Railway Anniversary 150 Years, on the obverse side the Rainhill Trials Celebration Committee depicting Rocket and Skew bridge and on the reverse side the logos for Merseyside & Greater Manchester Councils Joint Committee and British Railways, struck by Vaughtons Limited, Birmingham, 1979.

Piccadilly Circus, 1940

Photographs

1978

Photograph, black and white silver gelatin print, 'Piccadilly CIrcus, 1940' by George Rodger. From the exhibition 'George Rodger: Photographs From Life Magazine' at Impressions Gallery.

Poster for the film The Bermuda Triangle

Cinematography

1978

Promotional poster for the flim 'The Bermuda Triangle', 1978, directed by Rene Cardona Jr. and featuring John Huston. Artwork by Tom Chantrell.

Instapac Pocket 220 Camera

Photographic Technology

1978

Made in Japan. Pocket camera for 110 cartridge film. Magicube socket.

A450 autospreader, by Denley Instruments, Daux Roa

Microbiology

1978

A450 autospreader, by Denley Instruments, Daux Road, Billingshurst, Sussex, 1978, serial No.130

1x150ml bottle of Congreve's Balsamic Elixir, by F

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1978

1x150ml bottle of Congreve's Balsamic Elixir, by Fennings Pharmaceuticals, 1978

Kodak EK1 instant camera

Photographic Technology

1978

Kodak EK1 instant camera. Overall: 140 mm x 180 mm x 135 mm.

100 years of refreshment travellers fare gold star menu

Documents

1979

Menu card, Gold Star Menu, 100 Years of Refreshment Travellers-Fare, dated March 1979. Fold-out wallet with inserts for the breakfast and dinner menus. Menu card decorated with the text forming border which reads, '100 years of Refreshment (in gold), Travellers Fare (in red). Information card illustrated with a steak meal and wines.

Jakub Dvorsky

1978

b 1978, computer game designer, Czech Republic

Poster for the film 'Don'

Cinematography

1978

Poster for the film, 'Don', 1978, printed by Dnyansagar Litho Press, Bombay.

Collection of 'Kodak Girl' advertising material

Photographic Technology

c.1978

Point of sale board. Girl holding Kodak Ektra Instamatic camera. c.1978

Sharp PC1500 personal computer and calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1978

Electronic Calculator/Computer by Sharp, model PC1500, with PVC case and power adaptor

Poster for the film 'Quadrophenia'

Cinematography

1979

Poster for the film 'Quadrophenia', 1979.

'Outlaw' for the Atari 2600, Game Packaging

Computing & Data Processing

1978

Packaging for the game 'Outlaw' for the Atari 2600, made by Atari in the United States, 1978. 'Outlaw' was originally released as an arcade game in 1976, later being adapted for the Atari 2600. Two players could take part in a shoot-out, moving their characters up and down the screen, often trying to shoot around an obstacle such as a horse or wagon.

'Asteroids' for the Atari 2600, Game Packaging

Computing & Data Processing

1979

Packaging for the game 'Asteroids' for the Atari 2600, made by Atari in the United States, 1982.

AV Armorpli Limited

1978

1978-?, manufacturer of sporting protective padding, Melbourne, Royston, England

Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital

1978

1978-current (2011), teaching hospital, English; British

Sacred Source

1978

1978-current (2009), distributor of Indian deity images, American

TGR Srl

1978

1978-(current 2010), manufacturer of mobility aids and wheelchairs, Italy

Elswick Gent's Safety Bicycle

Road Transport

1979

Elswick, Safety, gent's bicycle, 23" frame, 1979.

Ogle Design Limited

1978

active 1978-current, manufacturer of models and prototypes, Letchworth, England

Tin of 'Coast' powdered milk, Netherlands, 1979

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1979

Tin of 'Coast' instant full cream milk powder, by Holland Canned Milk, Veghel, Dutch, 1979

Sowerby Bridge Mouse Show

Photographs

1978; (2013)

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Sowerby Bridge Mouse Show' by Martin Parr, taken in 1978. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Skyhook Safari Powered Hang Glider

Aeronautics

1979

Skyhook Safari powered hang glider built by Len Gabriels and used by him for a 1979 attempt to fly from London to Paris, sponsored by Blue Bird Toffees. This is a Skyhook Safari powered hang glider. It was designed by len Gabriel and used by him in an attempt to fly from London to Paris. Len Gabriel was born in 1926 and became interested in hang gliding in 1972 after reading an article in the children's magazine 'Look and Learn' about the sport in America. At the time he was engineering director of Frastans, a company that produced machines for making wallpaper, and so had the skills and finance to investigate designing and building his own hang gliders when his request for a set of plans for an established design was met with a refusal . He set up Skyhook, and soon began to look at developing of powered hang gliders. In 1979 Gabriel was asked by Brian Milton to develop a power hang glider for a proposed flight from London to Paris. The flight was to be sponsored by Bluebird toffees. Gabriel built a Skyhook Safari single surface wing powered by a 123cc McCullough 101 engine. This gave a cruising speed of about 25 mph, with fuel for about 2 hours and 15 minutes flying. Milton suffered a broken arm in a crash following a test flight in Wiltshire, and Bluebird toffees asked Gabriel to make the flight instead, on 27 August, 1979. The flight across the Channel was uneventful, but there were problems with the French authorities who had not granted permission for the flight beforehand. Gabriel continued as far as Abbeville at which point it seemed that the French Gendarmes were determined to delay his progress indefinitely. News reached Gabriel of the assassination of Earl Mountbatten. This confirmed that there would be no media coverage even if he did manage to resume his flight on to Paris, so the flight was aborted.

Philips 26 inch colour television receiver model 6

Radio Communication

1978

Philips 26 inch colour television receiver model 670 (G11 series), 1978.

Echocardiograph, Cambridge, England, 1978

Clinical Diagnosis

1978

Echocardiograph, by Cambridge Medical Instruments Ltd., England, 1979. The transducer on the patient's chest generates a high-frequency sound wave. The echoes produced by reflection from the heart produce a characteristic trace on the screen. A permanent trace is also produced. Other cardia events such as the electrocardiogram can be recorded simultaneously.

Philips P300 minicomputer

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1979

Philips P300 bookkeeping machine with integral listing printer and cassette drive. Serial no. 2538467. Made by Philips c.1979

Camera from Kodak New for Old collection

Photographic Technology

1978

Keystone Everflash 20 camera in original box