Classical & Medieval Medicine
1991-1786 BCE
Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC
Electronic Components
1980
GEC Travelling-Wane Tube Type TWC14, c.1980
Space Technology
1978 (original)
Pioneer Venus spacecraft (launched 1978) model, scale 1:48
2000-1001 BCE
Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.
Public Health & Hygiene
1978-1980
Poster entitled 'Women beware of Man made Medicine', published by the East London Health project, design by Loraine Leeson, 1970s.
before 1978
Leprosy vaccine, made by Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories, English
Therapeutics
1981
Eleven measuring spoons (two sets plus one spare) for oral rehydration mixture used to counter dehydration caused by diarrhoea (in infants occasioned by bottle feeding) for use in Third World countries, by Teaching Aids at Low Cost, London, 1981
Leprosy vaccine in wooden block with wrapping, by Burroughs Wellcome, English.
Passenger Comforts
1982
Teacup, pale green ceramic, by Dudson Bros, Hanley, 1982, British Rail. Overall: 67 mm x 105 mm x 77 mm.
1980-1983
Cards illustrated with coloured cartoons, 8 of 35, from a series concerning various diseases and their prevention by childhood vaccination, for use in public health campaigns in Colombia, produced in Colombia in association with UNICEF, 1980-1983. This particular card shows a young boy with his eyes closed and his tongue stuck out being carried by an adult male. There are five lines of script written in black text along the bottom edge of the card.
Surgery
Disposable blood oxygenator by Dideco s.p.a., Mirandola, Italy, 1980
Telecommunications
ITT 3530 group 3 facsimile machine, c. 1982. COmplete with paper tray
Nuclear Physics
1981-1982
Packet of Technetium (tin colloid) for liver scintigraphy, 'Amerscan' agent, by Amersham International, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, 1981-1982
Cards illustrated with coloured cartoons, 3 of 35, from a series concerning various diseases and their prevention by childhood vaccination, for use in public health campaigns in Colombia, produced in Colombia in association with UNICEF, 1980-1983. This particular card displays a large letter P in red text within a yellow rectangle in the upper left corner. To the centre and right of the card are the words 'de Pertusis O Tosferina' with a cartoon image of bacteria underneath the text. The background is red and pink.
Radiomedicine
Lipiodol Ultra Fluid (1 of 4 packs 10ml and 4 packs each containing four 5ml ampoules), part of a set of two ampoules of Lipiodol, an iodine-containing x-ray contrast medium by Guerbet, 93609 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France, 1981.
Cards illustrated with coloured cartoons, 23 of 35, from a series concerning various diseases and their prevention by childhood vaccination, for use in public health campaigns in Colombia, produced in Colombia in association with UNICEF, 1980-1983. This particular card shows the head of a sick boy with red cheeks and streaming eyes beneath the words ' R de Reacciones'. There is a green background to the card.
1979
Box, aluminium strip and instruction manual for one of two cartons of dried smallpox vaccine by the Lister Institute, Elstree, England, 1979.
Lighting
1978
Two airfield lamps, both rated at 200 watt, 6.6 amp. One of the lamps is intended as a replacement for an ordinary filament lamp and has a quartz bulb inside a much larger glass bulb.
Optics
One of eight intraocular lenses with case, for lens implants after cataract surgery, by Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited, Hove, East Sussex, England, 1980-1983. Choyce Mk I type introduced, 1958.
Nuclear Energy
c. 1979
Prototype recording environmental monitor perhaps designed by Peter Roberts, Mini Instruments, 1979, IMG Thomson CEGB sponsored design
Electricity Supply
c 1980
One of a set of 144 tiles from the mimic board from Becca Hall, used as a regional UK National Grid electricity control centre until 1997. Made about 1980.
Cards illustrated with coloured cartoons, 34 of 35, from a series concerning various diseases and their prevention by childhood vaccination, for use in public health campaigns in Colombia, produced in Colombia in association with UNICEF, 1980-1983. This particular card depicts a yellow bacterium that is in the shape of the letter 'D'. The words 'D de Difteria' are written in bubble writing above the image. The background to the card is bright blue.
Liverpool & Manchester Railway
Three-handled mug commemorating the 150th anniversary of Liverpool Road Station, designed and painted by R. A. Shufflebotham, 1980.
1983
Telephone handset, grey two tone, keypad, model Pulsar, made by Industria FACE Standard, 1983
1983 (expiry date)
Small bottle (5cm height) of blood grouping sera by Blood Group Reference Laboratory Britain,1983 (expiry date). Anti B bottle. Contains small amounts of solution. Rubber bulbs on bottle appear to be in good condition.
Two linear tungsten-halogen lamps, rated at 1000 watts and 500 watts, and commonly used for floodlighting.
Telephone handset, dial in handset, pale pink, model Contempra QSQM 100AX, made by Northern Telecom, Canada, 1979
Aeronautics
c. 1978
Type FH32K altitude indicator, made by Ferranti Ltd, c. 1978.
Experimental Chemistry
Model illustrating orbitals in molecular orbital theory and crystal field theory made by Crystal Structures Ltd., 1981.
Glass Technology
Sample of "spectra float" surface modified solar control glass (bronze), 1980
Ophthalmology
Perkin's hand held applanation tonometer, with accessories, in leatherette briefcase, by Clement Clarke International of London, 1980
Computing & Data Processing
1978-1982
Anderson Jacobsen acoustic data coupler.
Environmental Science & Technology
1982-1983
Cushion cover from cloth offcuts, Phillippines, 1982-3
Railway Uniform & Costume
Railway uniform trousers, stye QB; standard pattern 1981; Fire Brigademan; navy blue.
Channel card for second generation 30-channel PCM, 1982
Sound Reproduction
Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic "Planet Rock", 1982, vinyl 12 inch single.
Cards illustrated with coloured cartoons, 10 of 35, from a series concerning various diseases and their prevention by childhood vaccination, for use in public health campaigns in Colombia, produced in Colombia in association with UNICEF, 1980-1983. This particular card shows a topless male figure with his lungs visible through his chest. He is pointing towards his chest with his left hand. There are three lines of script written in black text along the bottom edge of the card.
Photographic Technology
C.1980
Monitor for CCTV camera made by Ferranti in the late 1970s/ early 1980s.
Small glass bottle, 1 of 8 pieces, made by semi-automatic Schiller process, 1980. Slits cut with diamond impregnated wheel. Chanel perfume bottle with 'CHANEL' marked on the underside of the bottle
Industrial Metrology
c. 1981
A 0-1" digital read out micrometer made by Mituoto c 1981, reading in inches and millimetres.
Telephone handset 'Viscount STM 9601R', red, made by STC for British Telecom, 1982-1983
Orthopaedics
Well worn right below knee prosthesis, used by a 4-5 year old child from overseas. Metal shin, wooden foot and rigid ankle. Probably made by Hanger in 1978.
Video game cassette, ‘Juno First’, developed by Konami, Japan, 1980-1983, published as arcade game for Jupiter Ace home computer, by Datasoft, United States, 1983
Railway uniform jacket, British Railways, Station Manager, female, 1981, grey pin-stripe.
c. 1982
PAL modulator for Texas Instruments TI 99/4A personal computer, Texas Instruments Incorporated, United States, c. 1982
