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Jude Law in 'Enemy at the Gates', 2001 by Alex Bailey.

Jude Law in 'Enemy at the Gates'

Cinematography

2001

Bruce Willis in 'Hart's War', 2002 by Murray Close.

Bruce Willis in 'Hart's War'

Cinematography

2002

HTS MRI magnet built to investigate and demonstrate the feasibility of using high temperatute superconductors for producing an imaging system.

HTS MRI magnet built to investigate and demonstrat

Electricity and Magnetism

2002

Photograph entitled 'Hermine', by Bob Carlos Clarke, 2003. Silver gelatin handprinted and toned with selenium.

Hermine

Photographs

2003

C-type colour print by Luc Delahaye: 'Kabul Road', 2001. No. 1 of a limited edition of 5.

'Kabul Road', by Luc Delahaye, 2001

Photographs

2001

Nameplate, Michael Palin, ex Class 221 Virgin Super Voyager, No. 221130, presented to the National Railway Museum by Michael Palin on behalf of Virgin Trains on 29/02/08.

Nameplate, Virgin Trains - "Michael Palin"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

2002

Uniform polyhedra card model illustrating a non convex antiprism with ratios of 8/2 . Made to order for the Science Museum by David M. R. Roberts.

Polyhedra model (card)

Mathematics

2001-2002

Uniform polyhedra card model illustrating a non convex antiprism with ratios of 8/4. Made to order for the Science Museum by David M. R. Roberts.

Polyhedra model (card)

Mathematics

2001-2002

Circular fluted porcelain dish with microcrystalline glaze. Cream, with white glaze.

Circular fluted porcelain dish with microcrystall

Ceramics

2002

Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephining and recovery from bad fracture, perhaps British, 3500-2001BC

Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephini

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

3500-2001 BCE

Possibly neolithic skull showing large trephined hole, 3500-2001BC

Possibly neolithic skull showing large trephined h

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

3500-2001 BCE

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE

C-print photograph entitled 'Security Council', by Luc Delahaye, 5 February 2003'.

Security Council, 5 February 2003

Photographs

2003-02-05

Colour print (colour gelatin photo paper, Fuji archive crystal) by John Davies of St. Pancras railway station, London, 2001.

Colour print (colour gelatin photo paper, Fuji archive cryst

Photographs

2001

Black and white photograph depicting two men by a doorway entitled 'Erik/Laurent Door' inscribed 2/5 by Laurie Long. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

Erik/Laurent Door

Photographs

2001

Black and white photograph depicting a girl's reflection in a mirror entitled 'Dirty Mirror' inscribed 2/5 by Laurie Long printed in 2001. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

Dirty Mirror

Photographs

2001

Black and white photograph depicting the a man standing next to a heater entitled 'Jason/Heater' inscribed 2/5 by Laurie Long. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

Jason/Heater

Photographs

2001

Black and white photograph depicting a grainy street scene with trees entitled 'NY trees' inscribed 1/5 by Laurie Long taken in 2000 printed in 2001. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Undercover', 9 April - 18 July 2005.

NY Trees

Photographs

2001

27 colour prints by Joel Meyerowitz constituting After September 11: Images from Ground Zero, 2001.

After September 11: Images From Ground Zero, 2001

Photographs

2001

Sony Eye Toy camera prototype, 2002.

Computing & Data Processing

2002

Nokia 6100 triband mobile cellular telephone with Orange SIM card, introduced 2002, together with earphones, charger and user guide. Incorporates the standard Nokia features including predictive text and colour screen

Nokia 6100 triband mobile cellular telephone, 2002

Telecommunications

2002

Photograph by Sarah Jones, Living Room (Curtain) (1), 2003.

Living Room (Curtain)

Photographs

2003

Julie Walters in 'Calendar Girls', 2003 by Jaap Buitendijk.

Julie Walters in 'Calendar Girls'

Cinematography

2003

Helen Mirren in 'Calendar Girls', 2003 by Jaap Buitendijk.

Helen Mirren in 'Calendar Girls'

Cinematography

2003

Gilt copy of gold urn, original, by Gillieron. E, Greek, 3000-2000 BC.

Copy of a gold urn

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-2000 BCE

Kodak EZ-200 digital camera kit in original packaging. 4mb of internal memory; shoots both VGA stills (640x480 pixels) and 5 seconds of video (no sound); optical viewer; no flash; LCD monitor screen.

Kodak EZ-200 digital camera kit in original packaging.

Photographic Technology

2001

Poster, 'Exhibitions and Public events at the Impressions Gallery' April-June 2002

Exhibitions and Public events at The Impressions Gallery

Printed Materials & Ephemera

2002

Transatlantic Wireless: 2001 Marconi Centenary £2 Coin. Illustrated card brochure containing brilliant uncirculated two pounds coin. Issued by Royal Mint, 2001. Brochure folded to 18x8x1cm. Coin inner disc cupro-nickel, outer circle nickel-brass; 28.40mm diameter, weight 12gms. Coin edge inscription: Wireless bridges the Atlantic: Marconi 2001. Reverse design by Robert Evans, features wireless waves in centre and outer border; a spark of electricity links zeros of the date and generates a radiating series of three dots indicating Morse code letter S and representing the signal successfully transmitted 1800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on 12 December 1901 from Guglielmo Marconi's station at Poldhu Cornwall to St John's Newfoundland

Transatlantic Wireless

Coins, Medals & Tokens

2001

Mirra office chair, designed and produced by Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland, Michigan, United States, 2002-2003. As well as being ergonomically designed the chair is made from a number of recycled materials and is also itself 96% recyclable.

Mirra office chair

Environmental Science & Technology

2002-2003

Poster, British Broadcasting Corporation, for the television programme York's Oriental Express, 2001. Depicts a photograph of the front of a Japanese series 1 'Shinkansen' bullet train on the red disc of the Japanese flag. The text is on black ground at the top and bottom of the poster and reads "York's Oriental Express, 12 July 7.30 pm, BBC Two, Yorkshire & North East". The poster advertised a programme documenting the arrival of the bullet train at the National Railway Museum and its journey from Japan.

York's Oriental Express

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2001

Virgin Trains "Windowgazer Guide VT2 Aberdeen/Edinburgh/Glasgow/Newcastle-Bournemouth" - booklet sold on Virgin Trains describing lineside sites, landmarks etc. 52pp.

Windowgazer Guide VT2 Aberdeen/Edinburgh/Glasgow/Newcastle-Bournemouth

Documents

2003

Artwork for 'Yorkatt' Cartoon, 'Awesome!' featuring Shinkansen, by Wolf (York Evening press cartoonist Richard Stansfield)

Artwork for cartoon - Bullet train shows Yorkcats infront of Bullet train

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

2003

Anglia Railways booklet and timetable "Your Guide to Anglia Railways 18 May to 27 September 2003 Summer Guide" describing Anglia Railways' services, tickets, route, timetables of principal services etc. 8.2283 x 3.4646 in.

Your Guide to Anglia Railways 18 May to 27 September 2003 Summer Guide

Documents

2003

Intricate wooden model of a four-storey, double-fronted house on moulded legs, known as the 'Phantom Museum' built by animators the Brothers Quay, for their film 'The Phantom Museum: Random Forays into Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection', made in London, 2002

Model of The Phantom Museum

Brothers Quay

2002

Artwork forCartoon, unnamed by York Evening press cartoonist Richard Stansfield

Artwork for cartoon - unnamed. Shows Yorkcats in drivers uniform

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

2003

Painting, watercolour and pencil, Bath Station - Cancelled, irate passengers berating guard on Bath Station by Peter Barnfield, 2001.

Bath Station - Cancelled

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

2001

Stamps: Buses. Classic British Double-Deckers. Comprising 1 strip set of 5 first class stamps in Presentation Pack No. 323, issued by Royal Mail [Consignia] on 15 May 2001. 11.5x21.5cm. Artist-designer Michael English. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the earliest double-decker bus. The double-decker was originally introduced to ease the congestion created by visitors to the Great Exhibition of 1851. Stamps feature 16 buses in historical order 1908-1999; pack inside cover illustrated with historical bus tickets; 4pp technical specifications and descriptions. With minisheet 10.5x12cm, set of 6 postcards 10.5x15cm, First Day Cover franked 15 May 2001.

"classic british double-deckers"

Art

2001

Booklet issued on the presentation of Certificates of Commendation arising from the Ladbroke Grove Train Crash on 5 October 1999, at the British Transport Police Commendation Ceremony, 7 February 2001. Includes details of the actions of the recipients of commendations.

British Transport Police Commendation Ceremony

Documents

2001

Timetable poster, double royal, 'Train Times', Transport Executive, Route SY1, Hull - Sheffield, 30 March 2003 - 17 May 2003 (2 copies).

Train Times

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2003

Poster, National Rail, Senior Railcard, You'll need a railcard to save 1/3 on fares.

Senior Railcard

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2001

Poster, Arriva Trains Special Notice, Threatened RMT strike. 24 and 25 January, 2002, Arriva Trains apologise for the inconvenience to our customers.

Threatened RMT strike

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2002

Revised timetable produced due to RMT strikes on 3 and 4 May 2002.

Revised Strike Timetables - North East Edition

Documents

2002

Timetable poster, double royal, 'Train Times', Transport Executive, Route SY1, Hull - Sheffield, 18 May 2003 - 27 September 2003 (2 copies).

Train Times

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2003

Virgin Trains A4 poster "Mobile Shop Virgin West Coast - Visit the award-winning onboard shop on all our new Pendolino trains." Features a photograph of a Pendolino, at speed, blurred, in countryside. c2003.

Mobile Shop

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

c2003

Order of service, Potters Bar Service of Commemoration, Mount Grace School, Saturday 10 May 2003.

Potters Bar Service of Commemoration

Documents

2003

Order of service, Potters Bar Service of Commemoration, Mount Grace School, Saturday 10 May 2003.

Potters Bar Service of Commemoration

Documents

2003

Anglia Railways booklet and timetable "Your Guide to Anglia Railways 28 September to 22 May 2004 Winter Guide" describing Anglia Railways' services, tickets, route, timetables of principal services etc. 8.2283 x 3.4646 in.

Your Guide to Anglia Railways 28 September 2003 to May 2004 Winter Guide

Documents

2003

Leaflet, paper, "The Great Central Railway War Memorial", published by the Great Central Railway Society to commemorate the re-dedication of the memorial, 11 November 2003.

The Great Central Railway War Memorial

Documents

c2003

Items relating to the Great Heck Memorial Service held at Selby Abbey, Thursday 28 February 2002. Order of Service, a leaflet entitled 'With all our love ... a personal tribute' to those who died, and an invitation to the memorial service. (3 items)

Items relating to the Great Heck Memorial Service held at Se

Documents

2002

Timetable poster, double royal, 'Train Times', Transport Executive, Route SY1, Sheffield - Hull, 29 October 2001 - 11 November 2001 (2 copies).

Train Times

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

2001