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Vodafone 'Transportable' mobile telephone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

First atomic force microscope, United States, 1985

Microscopes

1985

The first Atomic Force Microscope, built by Calvin F. Quate, Gerd Binnig and Chistoph Gerber, United States, 1985.

Gold plated BBC Micro personal computer

Computing & Data Processing

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.

Intel 386 microprocessor, 1985

Computing & Data Processing

1985

Intel 386 processor, made by the Intel Corporation, United States, 1985

Model of an adenovirus magnified 3 million times

Anatomy & Pathology

1985

Adenovirus model, magnified three million times, made originally for Living Body exhibition, 1985.

Working model of the co-axial escapement built by George Daniels

Clockmakers

1985

Electrically powered demonstration model of the Co-axial escapement by George Daniels. Isle of Man c.1985.

Sinclair C5 Electric Vehicle

Road Transport

1985

Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, made by Hoover plc on behalf of Sinclair Vehicles Ltd and presented to Joe Harvey of Harvey (Manchester) Ltd, in 1985.

Aerial for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Large aerial for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

'Clearblue' pregnancy test kit

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

Box containing "Clearblue" pregnancy test including instruction leaflet, by Unipath Ltd., Bedford, England, 1985

Battery for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Battery for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

MATLAB Version 1.3 Program Disc Serial No: 13239

Computing & Data Processing

1985

MATLAB Version 1.3 Disc, made by MathWorks, United Kingdom, 1985

'Today' vaginal contraceptive sponges

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

'Today' vaginal contraceptive sponges, three in sealed box, by the V.L.I. Corporation, USA, 1985

Claudivs Converse electronic voice unit, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Claudivs Converse, invented at the BT Test Equipment Design Centre, manufactured by Crystalate Electronics for British Telecom, Hove, England, 1985

Model, Cobalt-60 source

Nuclear Physics

1985

Cobalt-60 source, cut away model, non-radioactive, by Amersham International, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, 1975-1985

Sinclair C5 Electric Vehicle

Road Transport

1985

Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, made by Sinclair Vehicles Ltd and Hoover plc, c.1985.

Replica of Bell's transmitter

Telecommunications

c1985

Replica of Bell's transmitter/receiver of 1875.

Trailer for Microlight Aircraft

Aeronautics

1985

Trailer for Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE microlight aircraft.

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

1x100 bottle of Motival tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1985

1x100 bottle of Motival tablets (nortriptyline hydrochloride), by E.R. Squibb, 1985

Packet of 10 Dr. White's looped towels

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

Packet of 10 Dr. White's looped towels, size 1, for light to medium menstruation, by Lilia White Ltd., 1985.

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Script and story outline for Coronation Street

Archive

1985

A script and a storyline for episodes in Coronation Street broadcast.

'Musigraph 100', slide rule for music theory

Mathematics

1985

Slide rule, plastic, 'Musigraph 100', for music theory, by Musigraph Company, Teaneck, New Jersey, United States of America, 1985

Stainless steel and ultra high molecular weight po

Plastics and Modern Materials

1985

Stainless steel and ultra high molecular weight polythene hip replacement, Exeter design made by Howmedica, 1985

PC microcomputer, made by IBM

Computing & Data Processing

c.1985

PC microcomputer, made by IBM United Kingdom Ltd, Greenock, c.1985.

Nuclear reactor simulation consisting of 5.25" com

Nuclear Energy

c. 1985

Nuclear reactor simulation consisting of 5.25" computer disk, instructions and documentation, in plastic case. Produced by Longmans Microsoftware, c1985.

Zenith Z 180 Laptop computer

Computing & Data Processing

c.1985

Laptop computer by Zenith, model Z 180. c.1985. (badged "British Telecommunications")

Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone

Telecommunications

1985

Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone, number 594875, including: Vodafone transceiver unit ME 50 T, Class 1/2, Serial number 01/00/00/05715 made in Finland for Racal-Vodac, Newbury Berks, Ltd.; battery pack (rechargeable), Mobira model VT 501 (UL50T); and antenna.

'Autopen', insulin injection pen, United Kingdom, 1985

Therapeutics

1985

Autopen 2 Unit Series II multidose insulin injection pen manufactured by Owen Mumford Ltd., Oxfordshire, England, 1985. Incomplete - needle missing.

Area denial mine HB876 made by

Aeronautics

c. 1985; c.1985

Area denial mine HB876 made by Ferranti Instrumentation Ltd, Moston, c.1985. Sub-munition of Hunting Percival JP233, designed to hamper repair of cratered runways.

Packet of 10 Dr. White's "Fastidia" mini pads

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

Packet of 10 Dr. White's "Fastidia" mini pads, for light menstruation or use with tampons, by Lilia White Ltd., 1985

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

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

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

Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE

Aeronautics

1985

Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE microlight aircraft made by Mainair Sports Ltd, Rochdale, Hiway Hang Gliders Ltd, Brighton, with wing made by Flexiform, Oldham, c.1985

Ice core drill used by the British Antarctic Survey, 1985

Meteorology

1985

Shallow hand drill used by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to drill for ice cores in 1985. This head was used at Dolleman Island and later on the Dyer Plateau, both on the Antarctic Peninsula, by Robert Mulvaney and BAS colleagues.

Human rabies immunoglobin vaccine and packaging

Public Health & Hygiene

1985

Glass bottle of human rabies vaccine, with syringe and instructions, preparation name " Imogam" by Institut Merieux of Lyons, France, c. 1985, supplied by Servier Laboratories U. K.

Car mount unit for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone

Telecommunications

1985

Car mount unit for transceiver, made in Finland for Racal-Vodac, type 4624720 CT53T; and car mount unit for handset, made in Finland for Racal-Vodac, type 4624772 AT53, for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone.

Small car aerial for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Small car aerial for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

Container of Aventyl 25mg capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1985

1x100 container of Aventyl 25mg capsules (nortriptyline hydrochloride), by Eli Lilly, 1985

One pair SX 41 Equipe ski boots size 320

Plastics and Modern Materials

1985

One pair SX 91 Equipe ski boots size 320, by Salomon, 1985

Cover for the ARM1 microchip

Telecommunications

1985

Cover for the ARM1 microchip, by Acorn Computers Limited, Cambridge, England, 1985

Farrier's buffer

Veterinary Medicine

1985

Farrier's buffer, steel, England, 1985

Interior, disused block, Lister's Mill, Manningham, Bradford

Photographs

1985

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Interior, disused block, Lister's Mill, Manningham, Bradford' by Ian Beesley 1985. Produced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'. 1985-1987'.

Protein sequencer, California, United States of America, 1985

Biotechnology

1985

System 890M protein sequencer, serial no.SE503 by Beckman Instruments Inc., USA, 1985

Soviet Sinclair Spectrum clone keyboard, c. 1985.

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1985

Microcomputer, Sinclair Spectrum Clone (black) Keyboard with Russian characters, Russia, c1985

Polythene, polyvinylchloride (PVC) and PET bottles, 1950-1985.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1985

Two PVC bottles, one opaque "1001 foam carpet shampoo", the other transparent for "1001 carpet and household cleaner" manufactured by Metal Box, 1985, with polythene "Jaycap" lids.

Kinsman Robot Machine with box packaging and accessories

Human Robotics

1985

Kinsman Robot Machine with box packaging and accessories, designed by Toplay (TPS Tokyo Play Things), Japan, for Dah Yang Toy Industrial Co., Hong Kong, 1985.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Sony "Trinlite" display element from "Jumbotron" l

Electronic Components

1985

Sony "Trinlite" display element from "Jumbotron" large-screen television, circa 1985

Area denial mine HB876 made by

Aeronautics

c.1985; c. 1985

Area denial mine HB876 made by Ferranti Instrumentation Ltd, Moston, c.1985.