Telecommunications
1982
A General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) "Kirk" model table telephone, c.1982.
Sound Reproduction
1980
"C 90" Memorex cassette, MRx3 oxide, one of two, as available commercially, 1980.
Radiomedicine
One of five 'Jedi helmets' used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States, 1980. This one does not have an inner plastic shell.
Materials Science Gallery
late 1970's and 1980's
Black Barbie in yellow shoes,orange socks,yellow and white striped shorts,orange top
Glass Technology
"Catseye" reflex road stud pad with glass bi-convex reflectors, 1980
Ophthalmology
SL-3D slit lamp for examinination of th anterior chamber of the eye, by Topcon, Japan, 1980
Signalling & Telecommunications
1981
Signal box diagram, British Rail (Southern Region), Edenbridge Station, framed and glazed, 24th September 1981.
Therapeutics
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
Public Health & Hygiene
1979
One ampoule of liquid for mixing up 25 doses of dried smallpox vaccine before use. From one of two cartons of dried smallpox vaccine by the Lister Institute, Elstree, England, 1979. This carton also contains one aluminium strip and instruction manual (see note).
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.
Metallurgy
Aluminium fascia panel for electronics black dyed anodised finish, c. 1980
Surgery
Disposable blood oxygenator by Dideco s.p.a., Mirandola, Italy, 1980
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.
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.
Two flat cluster reflectors - red with wood screw attachments, and white with nut and bolt fitment, 1980
Box, aluminium strip and instruction manual for one of two cartons of dried smallpox vaccine by the Lister Institute, Elstree, England, 1979.
Crookes - alpha glass tinted with cerium and didymium oxides, by Chance-Pilkington, St. Asaph,Clwyd, Wales, 1980.
Perkin's hand held applanation tonometer, with accessories, in leatherette briefcase, by Clement Clarke International of London, 1980
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
Asian Medicine
One of pair of lace-up shoes for bound feet bought in Kumming, Yunnau Province, China, for 12 Yuan in 1983.
Computing & Data Processing
Video game cassette, ‘Fish + Flutterer’, published for Jupiter Ace computer, 19K, by Jupiter Cantab, England, 1983
1978-1982
Anderson Jacobsen acoustic data coupler.
Environmental Science & Technology
1982-1983
Cushion cover from cloth offcuts, Phillippines, 1982-3
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Booklet - "Change in Ante-Natal Care", by Sheila Kitzinger, 1981
Aluminium section of large diameter piston with matt anodised finish, c. 1980
Warships
Whole rigged model, scale 1:50, of the Swedish four-deck, 64-gun warship the Wasa (Vasa) built 1628, by Jack King, Science Museum Workshops, London, 1982
Railway Uniform & Costume
Railway uniform trousers, stye QB; standard pattern 1981; Fire Brigademan; navy blue.
Channel card for second generation 30-channel PCM, 1982
Two packets of combined contraceptive pills, "Gynovlar 21", monophasic, with instruction leaflets, by Schering AG, Germany, 1982
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.
