Telecommunications
1981
'Astrofon' telephone, 1981, specially finished and inscribed to mark the inauguration of British Telecommunications on 1 October 1981, made by Thorn-Ericsson, Scunthorpe, England, 1981
Public Health & Hygiene
1980
Vial containing dried smallpox vaccine. Label reads: 'Single dose / Not to be injected, Dried Smallpox Vaccine...' Part of a packet of dried smallpox vaccine B.P. (Ovine), by Swiss Serum and Vaccine Institute for Department of Health and Social Security, (DHSS), 1980
Radiomedicine
One of five 'Jedi helmets,' silver inner helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States,1980.
1982
Two-tone green Trimphone with dial (tele 8772G), also known as a Phoenixphone, from the Snowdon Collection, manufactured for British Telecom, British, 1982
Radio Communication
1980-1983
Microphone from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
45 MHz transistorized submarine repeater, unknown maker, 1982
Computing & Data Processing
1983
IBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K memory, single-sided double density 5 1/4 40 tpi 106K drives
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
1985
Box containing "Clearblue" pregnancy test including instruction leaflet, by Unipath Ltd., Bedford, England, 1985
Gold plated BBC Micro computer with two 1-megabyte disc drives and keyboard, made by Acorn Computers Limited, Cambridge, England,1985. From 'The Micro User' competition.
System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, probably made by Plessey Company Limited, Liverpool, England, 1980.
Green screen monochrome monitor Model 5151-02, made by IBM USA, Taiwan, 1983. Serial number 5500156
'Prepurex' pregnancy test kit (multiple tests) with immunological reagents, pippettes, sampling tubes, mixing plate and instructions, by Wellcome Reagents, Beckenham, England, c.1980
1982-1983
Printed circuit board for a Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983
Instruction leaflet for dried smallpox vaccine B.P. (Ovine), single dose of Lancy-Vaxina for use with scratch technique, by Swiss Serum and Vaccine Institute for Department of Health and Social Security, (DHSS), 1980
Acoustics
1980-1981
Casio "Casiotone MT-30" electronic keyboard, musical instrument. 1980-1981
Orthopaedics
Jaipur artificial foot, for Symes amputee, made in India, 1982
Audiology
Oticon I II V intra aural hearing aid, by Oticon, Denmark, 1981
Biotechnology
1984
Laboratory notes on two sides of A4 lined paper, handwritten by Alec Jeffreys during the preparation of autoradiograph, 1989-870 Pt1.
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
1979-1981
Metal container, empty, used for Broxil oral penicillin tablets, made by Beecham Research Laboratories, Brentford, 197[-]-198[-]
Claudivs Converse, invented at the BT Test Equipment Design Centre, manufactured by Crystalate Electronics for British Telecom, Hove, England, 1985
CB antenna tuner 100TU27 from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
1979-1985
Speech memory board from System X Automatic Announcement Subsystem, developed by the Post Office, British, 1979-1985
Keypad for a Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983.
Organiser 1 electronic organiser/calculator, made by Psion, British, 1984
Large aerial for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985
CB low-pass filter 100LP30 from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
CB mini SWR bridge S3-30L from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
CB mobile antenna Oscar 11SE from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
`Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, CB27/81, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
1979
NorthStar Horizon computer, made by North Star Computers, Berkeley, California, United States, 1979.
BT Ambassador 8100R telephone, probably made by Pye TMC, Airdrie, Scotland, 1981
One of two packets of dried smallpox vaccine, each containing one ampoule of 25 doses, by the Lister Institute, Elstree, England, 1979
Anatomy & Pathology
Adenovirus model, magnified three million times, made originally for Living Body exhibition, 1985.
Trimphone with green leather cover, Tele SR 1016A S.T.C 79/1, made by Standard Telephones and Cables, British, 1979-1985
Intel 386 processor, made by the Intel Corporation, United States, 1985
Mallard system Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) body scanner by M&D Technology, Aberdeen, installed at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1983 and 1994-492 used clinically until 1993. One of three commercially-produced second-generation MRI machines manufactured by this company in Britain.
CB coax switch 150CX3W from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
Clockmakers
Electrically powered demonstration model of the Co-axial escapement by George Daniels. Isle of Man c.1985.
Ferguson television receiver, 20", black-and-white, 625-line, hybrid valve/transistor, Model 3821, manufactured 1979
Microscopes
The first Atomic Force Microscope, built by Calvin F. Quate, Gerd Binnig and Chistoph Gerber, United States, 1985.
Alcatel Minitel communications terminal, made by Alcatel Business Systems, France, 1983. Communications terminal distributed by the French Telecom system as part of their attempt at an internet, 1983.
IBM model 515X-55-07714 keyboard, made by IBM, British, 1983.
Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983
Battery for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985
Transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985
c1985
Replica of Bell's transmitter/receiver of 1875.
Road Transport
Prototype bicycle with variable stroke, cables and freewheel linear drive, 1982
MATLAB Version 1.3 Disc, made by MathWorks, United Kingdom, 1985
Aeronautics
Trailer for Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE microlight aircraft.
Breathalyser, comprising 5 sample tubes and plastic bag, in plastic casing, by Draeger Safety Ltd, Blyth, Northumberland, 1979 TEST
