Smoking
1999
Packet of 20 Death cigarettes, labelled: 'Manufacturer's advice: Cigarettes are addictive and debilitating. If you don't smoke, don't start. Death is a responsible way to market a legally available consumer product which kills people when used exactly as intended. Death cigarettes: For an honest smoke', made in the EC under the authority of The Enlightened Tobacco Company Plc, London, c.1999.
Packet of 20 Marlboro Lights, Filter Cigarettes, king size, in a soft packet, made for Marlboro in the EU under authority of Philip Morris Products Inc., Richmond, VA, USA, 1999.
Computing & Data Processing
1998
Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer, built by the Computer Conservation Society in 1998. The original 'Baby' was the world's first stored-program computer and ran its first program on 21 June 1948.
Packet of 'Sweet Afton' Fine Cut hand rolling tobacco, named after Robert Burns' ballad 'Afton Water', sealed inside multi-laminate pouch for freshness, made by P.J. Carroll and Co. Ltd, Ireland, c.1999.
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
THALOMID (TM) (thalidomide) in blister pack marketed for use in treating leprosy, HIV infection and some cancers under strictly controlled conditions.
Sound Reproduction
Technics SL-1210 Mk2 mode quartz synthesizer direct-drive turntable: one of two, by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan, 1999. The Technics SL-1210 Mk2 mode quartz synthesizer direct-drive turntable would normally operate as a pair: both connected to the amplifier and speakers through a cross-fader. This is to mix the outputs of two separate soundtracks, a procedure which is the foundation of 'mixing'.
Telecommunications
1998-2002
Alcatel One Touch Easy mobile phone, manufactured by Alcatel, Europe, 1998-2002
1999-2002
Motorola L7089 mobile phone, manufactured by Motorola, British, 1999-2002. The first tri-band model that could be used on GSM system in USA and Europe
Packet of 20 Capstan Navy Cut, Full Strength cigarettes, no filter, orange packet, 'made of fine Virginia tobacco', made by W.D. & H.O. Wills, c.1999.
Packet of 12? Gudang Garam 'International' kretek (clove) cigarettes, no filters, made by P.T. Gudang Garam, Indonesia, c.1999.
Biotechnology
Jumper knitted from the first fleece of the sheep named 'Dolly' which was the first animal to be born as a result of cloning an adult cell. Design by the winner of a competition 'Do a Design for Dolly'
Domestic Appliances
Electronic talking 'Lovable Bear' child's toy, with speech synthesiser, in packaging, 1999
Nintendo Game Boy Color, model number CGB-001.
Packet of 20 Silk Cut Super Low cigarettes, king size, made by Benson and Hedges, Old Bond Street, London, W1, 1999.
Television
2001
Pace model DSL4000 IPTV set-top box, with remote control, manufactured by Pace plc, British, 2001.
Nintendo Game Boy Advance, model number AGB-001.
Siemens S6 PCN P mobile phone, made by Siemens AG, Germany, 1998-2002. Serial Number: S30880-S1900-G140-1.
Carton of four Viagra (Sildenafil citrate) tablets, 50mg, with instructions, by Pfizer Limited, Sandwich, Kent, c. 1998. Anti-impotence drug which created a media storm in 1998.
Road Transport
This solar powered car, known as MAD DOG II, was built in 1998 by a joint staff-student team at the South Bank University. The team included Dr Mike Duke, Dr Andrew Shacklock and Mr Nigel Burgess from the South Bank University.
Space Technology
2000
Eurostar 3000 satellite including main satellite bus & two antennas, made by EADS Astrium Ltd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, 2000
Public Health & Hygiene
Gillette "Sensor Excel for women" razor, with two blade cartridges and razor stand, on display card, 1999.
Apple Inc. iMac G3 'Bondi Blue' personal computer, manufactured by Apple Inc., probably United States, 1998. Serial Number CK3441WBEUL.
Nokia 7110 mobile phone, manufactured by Nokia, Korea, 1999-2002
Packet of 20 Greek cigarettes, 'George Karelias and Sons; Oriental Plain Ovals', labelled: '20 luxury cigarettes', made by the Karelia Tobacco Company, Kalamata, Greece, c.1999.
Surgery
'Natural Hip', stainless steel, femur replacement component, collared stem, porous coated, by Sulzer Orthopedics Incorporated, Texas, United States, 1998. Sample component, not for implant.
'Coronation Street'- branded musical clock.
Packet of 20 Gitanes cigarettes, made in France by Seita, 1999.
Packet of 24 Rothmans Royals cigarettes, Virginia King Size Filter, made by Rothmans, Pall Mall, London, 1999.
BSkyB 3000 Sky+ box personal television recorder and digital satellite receiver, made by Pace PLC, 2001
Emergency Medicine
c.2000
Hard plastic name badge, featuring London Ambulance Service crest. Part of the uniform for the London’s Ambulance Cycle Response Unit. Owned and used by Tom Lynch.
Fluorescent stab vest, part of uniform of the London’s Ambulance Cycle Response Unit, owned by Tom Lynch, c.2000
Poschl's 'Gletscher Prise' (translates to glacier pinch) menthol snuff in blue plastic box, made by Alois Poschl Tabakfabriken, Germany, c.1999.
Ericsson A1018s mobile phone, manufactured by Ericsson, Sweden, 1998-2002
Motorola Pager One mini call pager, part of equipment supplied to members of the London’s Ambulance Cycle Response Unit, owned and used by Tom Lynch, c.2000
Packet of 20 Ginseng herbal cigarettes, tobacco free and nicotine free, in packet of Oriental design, made by Honeyrose Products Ltd, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England, 1999
Lego 'basic' bucket of bricks, number 2229, for 3- to 7-year-olds
Bush Internet Television, Model No: ITV8401, manufactured by Bush, Indonesia, 2001
Packet of 20 Davidoff Magnum Supreme Virginia cigarettes, considered one of the most luxurious and expensive cigarettes in 1999, made in Germany by Reemisma under licence of Davidoff & Cie SA, Geneva, c.1999.
Packet of 20 Benson and Hedges Special Filter cigarettes, king size, made by Benson and Hedges Ltd, Old Bond Street, London, W1, 1999.
'Coronation Street' Monopoly game, produced in 2000 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show.
Bush Internet Television, Model No: ITV8401, 2001 and Bush Internet TV Wireless Infrared Keyboard, Model No: KB200, manufactured by Bush, Indonesia, 2001
"Microban" washing up liquid containing antibacterial agent. Produced for Sainsbury's supermarkets as part of a wide range of products.
E-Z Test drug testing kit, for testing pills or capsules for the existence of ecstacy-like substances, consisting of test fluid (sulphuric acid, methanol and formaldehyde), test tube and colour chart to compare with the test, sold for £5 by mail order, in nightclubs and at music festivals.
Antony Gormley
A cast iron sculpture, 'Iron Baby', Edition AP III/III, by Antony Gormley, England, 1999 (see note).
Classical & Medieval Medicine
2050-1750 BCE
Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981
2002
Motorola V70 mobile phone, manufactured by Motorola, China, 2002. Plus original accessories including charger, headphones and user manual
Packet of 28 Pampers 'Baby-Dry' disposable nappies, for newborn babies (2-5kg), 1999.
Therapeutics
One Touch Basic (TM) Blood Glucose Meter, size J battery.
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Model of male white baby at 22 to 23 weeks development with nappy, by Freeborns, 1998.
ON Digital set top box decoder card, used with digital terrestrial television (DTT) system, manufactured by ONDigital, 1998-2002
