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Maximum thermometer Mk 2C, mercury in glass, BS692

Meteorology

1989

Maximum thermometer Mk 2C, mercury in glass, BS692, Met 21101, MO 55423/89, by Zeal, 1989

Hasselblad Dixel negative transmitter, 1988-1989

Telecommunications

1988-1989

Hasselblad Dixel negative transmitter, made 1988-1989. Dimensions 5.9055 x 19.685 x 23.622 in.; 15 x 50 x 60 cm

"Predictor" home pregnancy test kit

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1984

"Predictor" home pregnancy test kit, made by Chefaro International BV, Holland, 1984

British Railways uniform jacket

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Railway uniform jacket, British Railways, Guard, c.1983.

Model of a Hawthorn Davey Safety Domestic Engine a

Motive Power

1985, replica; c. 1885, original

Model of a Hawthorn Davey Safety Domestic Engine and Boiler c1885, model made 1985.

Daisy, 11, Mexico 1991

Photographs

1991

16 x 20" colour print by Nancy Honey: 'Daisy, 11, Mexico 1991'. Portrait format.

Railway uniform jacket, British Railways female attendant

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Railway uniform jacket, British Railways, style WGN, standard pattern, 1983, Female Train Attendant, blue, plain blue plastic buttons.

Packet of combined contraceptive pills "Minovlar",

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1986

Packet of combined contraceptive pills "Minovlar", monophasic, with instruction leaflet, by Schering AG, Germany, 1986

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Microgynon 30"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1986

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Microgynon 30", monophasic, with insruction leaflet, by Schering AG, Germany, 1986

Compact fluorescent lamp, Thorm EMI 2D, 16W. Made

Lighting

1983

Compact fluorescent lamp, Thorm EMI 2D, 16W. Made in Great Britain by Thorn EMI, 1983

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations, by John L. Hudson, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, 1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations, by John L. Hudson, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, 1986-1987

Sample of "Netlon"

Plastics and Modern Materials

1985

Sample of "Netlon" extruded plastic mesh, 1985

Hoof knife

Veterinary Medicine

1985

Hoof knife, no.188, by Erik Frost, Sweden, 1985

Pack of five 1.5ml Penfill Test Medium for investi

Therapeutics

1990

Pack of five 1.5ml Penfill Test Medium for investigational use with the Novopen insulin delivery systems. Manufactured by Novo Industri A/S/ Denmark (1990).

Video game cartridge, 'Tournament Golf'

Computing & Data Processing

1989

Video game cartridge, ‘Arnold Palmer: Tournament Golf’, published for Sega Mega Drive, by Sega Corporation, 1989

Piece of barbed steel 'Sabretape'

Optics

1985

Piece of barbed steel 'Sabretape', one of four, containing fibre optic cable, used as the basic component of a perimeter fence alarm system, made by Pilkington Security Equipment ltd., Denbigh, 1985

Senior Railman blouson jacket, style VSB

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Railway uniform blouson jacket, style VSB; Standard pattern 1983; Senior Railman; navy blue, pale blue trim, zip front, 2 blue stripes on each cuff, red double arrow badge on each sleeve.

Ophthalmic lens blank in Sundance photochromic glass

Optics

1986-1987

Ophthalmic lens blank in Sundance photochromic glass, short-range grey tint, type SDX1, transmittance 55% to 10%, by Chance-Pilkington, St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, 1986-1987

ICL DRS 8800 personal computer

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Personal Computer, ICL DRS 8800, c.1987, with keyboard, Ricoh printer and ICL Monitor

Screen for Hewlett Packard Vectra 286 personal com

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1989

Screen for Hewlett Packard Vectra 286 personal computer, as used in the Biosignal Laboratory at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, England, established by Professor Hans Eysenck and Dr Paul Barrett to conduct investigations into the relationship between psychophysical and psychometric measures, 1988-1994.

'AIDS - facts you need to know' poster, London, England, 1986-1990

Public Health & Hygiene

1986-1990

Poster, black and white, 'AIDS - facts you need to know'', giving detailed information about HIV and AIDS, produced by the Health Education Authority, England, c1986-1990.

Better understanding of HIV and AIDS starts with the facts

Public Health & Hygiene

1986-1990

Poster (colour), 'Better understanding of HIV and AIDS starts with the facts' , 'Share the Facts not the fiction', awareness of safer sex, HIV and AIDS. Q & A of three questions e.g.(What's the difference between HIV & AIDS?) with answers illustrated by text and images, produced by the Health Education Authority, England, 1992, designed by A.R.T. Creative Partnership

FM21 cell for electrolysing salt solution, 1986.

Industrial Chemistry

1986

FM21 cell for electrolysing salt solution. Manufactured by Press Tools plc for ICI Mond Division, 1986

Video game selection, "The Superior Collection Volume 2"

Computing & Data Processing

1983-1987

Selection of video games, ‘The Superior Collection Volume 2, cassette comprising KIX, Repton 2, Deathstar, Space Pilot, Missile Strike, Battle Tank, Crazy Painter, and Overdrive, published for BBC Micro and Master Series computers, by Superior Software Limited, England, 1983-1987

Spare part for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Spare part for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

Video game cassette, 'Bug Bomb'

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Video game cassette, ‘Bug Bomb’, published for BBC B computer, by Virgin Games, England 1983

Kodak Disc 3600 Camera

Photographic Technology

1986

Kodak disc 3600 camera by Eastman Kodak Co.

Badge worn by BBC television crew

Television

1986

Badge worn by BBC television crew for the 1986 World Cup Snooker tournament.

Wooden hairpin, with finial carved in form of BES

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-100

Wooden hairpin, with finial carved in form of BES, point chipped, Egyptian, 2000BC to 100AD

Gas detector

Gas Industry

c.1985

Gas detector, made by J. & S. Sieger Ltd, Poole, c.1985.

Autoclix Lancet for home blood glucose testing. Ma

Therapeutics

1992

Autoclix Lancet for home blood glucose testing. Manufactured by Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Germany, c.1992

Hitachi HL 320 mod 021 laptop computer

Computing & Data Processing

1988

Personal Laptop computer HL 320 by Hitachi, model 021. c1988.

Casio PB80 personal computer / calculator, c 1987

Computing & Data Processing

1985-1990

Electronic Calculator/Personal Computer by Casio, model PB80

Pointed tool, bronze, Egyptian, 2000 BC to 500 AD

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Pointed tool, bronze, Egyptian, 2000 BC to 500 AD

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Ovran"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1983

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Ovran", monophasic, with instruction leaflet, by Wyeth Laboratories, England, 1983

Wedgewood commemorative plate

Electricity Supply

1987

Commemorative plate bearing design showing Sebastian de Ferranti as a 'new Colossus' astride the Thames in orginal box, made by Wedgwood to mark the centenary of the London Electricity Board in 1987.

TRS-80 model 100

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Portable computer by Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100

BAE Systems Phoenix Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Aeronautics

1986

BAE Systems Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle with optics pod (dummy telescope fitted) and handling trolley, as used by Royal Artillery troops in the Gulf War, 2003 and in the Kosovo conflict, 1999.

Electronic Pocket Calculator with integral semi-rigid PVC wallet, by Casio, c 1988

Computing & Data Processing

1986-1992

Electronic Pocket Calculator by Casio, model FX451M, with integral semi-rigid PVC wallet

Bottle made from BIOPOL (PHB/V) biodegradable plas

Plastics and Modern Materials

1990

Bottle made from BIOPOL (PHB/V) biodegradable plastic by ICI Biological Products, 1990

Scale model (1:6) of the Hipparcos (High Precision Parallax Collecting Satellite) astrometry spacecraft

Space Technology

1984-1985 (model); 1989 (original launched)

Model of Hipparcos astronomy satellite spacecraft, scale 1:6, made by ESA (European Space Agency), 1984-1985.

Ames Glucometer GX Check paddle for use with the A

Therapeutics

1989

Ames Glucometer GX Check paddle for use with the Ames Glucometer GX Blood Glucose Meter. Manufactured in 1989 by Miles Inc (Diagnostics Division), Elkhart, USA

Model of Vostok rocket

Space Technology

1990

1:72 scale model of Vostok rocket made by Glavkosmos, USSR, 1990.

Sinclair Q.L. microcomputer

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Q.L. microcomputer with six blank microdrive cassettes and four additional cassettes containing "Quill", "Abacus", "Archive" and "Easel" programs, serial number D09-026396, manufactured by Sinclair Research Ltd., circa 1984

A Solidstate Speaking Advertisement by Texas Instr

Sound Reproduction

1989

A Solidstate Speaking Advertisement by Texas Instruments, USA, as issued in "Business Week" magazine in October 1989

Radio Shack / Tandy Tandy 102 laptop computer

Computing & Data Processing

1985

Portable LapTop Computer. Tandy 102 / Radio Shack

Amertec II Technetium-99m generator with transpare

Nuclear Physics

c. 1990

Amertec II Technetium-99m generator with transparent casing to show internal arrangement, (dummy). [used in conjunction with Ceretec imaging agent as a diagnostic tool]

Braille training computer dumm

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Braille training computer dummy keyboard, made by Sydney Smith, Manchester, in 1984.

Electronic scientific calculator, H.P.28C, c1987.

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1987

Electronic scientific calculator, H.P.28C, c1987.