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'5 Day Introductory Kit/ Total body cleanse'

Public Health & Hygiene

2003

'5 Day Introductory Kit/ Total body cleanse', detox kit by Boots the Chemist, 2003.

Quan gua lou used in Chinese medicine, United Kingdom, 2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2005

Quan gua lou (Semen et fructus trichosanthis), used in Chinese medicine, UK, 2005

Transit of Venus model by Bahram Momeny, 2004

Astronomy

2004

Model to illustrate the Transit of Venus, made for the Science Museum to celebrate the transit of 8 June 2004

Platonic solids model made from a kit, 2007

Mathematics

2007

Nested Platonic solids made by Geoffrey Child from a Zometool plastic construction kit

CRONOS/ECCE1

Human Robotics

2005

CRONOS/ECCE1, the first anthropomimetic robot, whose body structure is based on a human. Built in 2005.

Graz Brain-Computer Interface cap and electrodes,

Computing & Data Processing

2006

Graz Brain-Computer Interface cap and electrodes, used for controlling a computer by thought, 2006

HP Photosmart 735 digital came

Photographic Technology

2004

HP Photosmart 735 digital camera and carrying case made by Hewlett-Packard Co. Ltd in People's Republic of China, 2004.

Dr Stephen Hawking Simpsons World of Springfield interactive figure.

Art

2003-2005

The Simpsons World of Springfield interactive figure, Dr Stephen Hawking, c. 2003 Shows Hawking in his wheelchair, modified to include helicopter rotors and a boxing glove. The figure will talk in Hawking's voice if placed on a World of Springfield Set.

Is this your future?: 'Poo' lunch box

Dunne & Raby

2004

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A box made up of two conjoined poliwood cylinders with white sides and a red lid. The left-hand lid is labelled 'Lunch', the right-hand labelled 'Poo'. Each has a tab to lift the lid. A white strap attaches to either side of the box.

Is this your future?: 'Poo' photo

Dunne & Raby

2004

Photograph by Jason Evans from the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A large photograph on aluminium of a woman and a small girl in a white room surrounded by pale pink and silver balloons. There are pink cups and tied transparent bags on a table to the right. The girl hands a similar tied bag to the woman. Both wear pink tops, the woman wears a pink part hat.

Apple iPod mini, first generation

Computing & Data Processing

2004

Apple iPod mini, first generation 4Gb capacity portable MP3 player with clip holder, by Apple, China, 2004

Xia ku cao used in Chinese medicine, United Kingdom, 2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2005

Xia ku cao (Spica prunellae vulgaris) used in Chinese medicine, UK, 2005

'Cancer Vixen - a true story', graphic novel, United Kingdom, 2007

Therapeutics

2007

Book entitled "Cancer Vixen - a true story" by Marisa Acocella Marchetto, published by Fourth Estate, UK, 2007. Cancer Vixen is a graphic novel relating the experience of the author's eleven month eventually triumphant bout with breast cancer, from diagnosis to cure.

Green plastic vomit bowl with handle, England, 2005

Therapeutics

2005

Plastic vomit bowl with handle, graduated to 1500ml, manufactured by Warwick Sasco Ltd and marketted by Medisave UK Ltd, England, 2005.

Joshanda, herbal medicine, Pakistan, 2004-2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2004-2005

Plastic sachet containing Joshanda, a selection of dried herbs used in Unani Tibb medicine to treat flu, coughs and colds, made by Hamdard Laboratories (waqf), Pakistan, c2004-2005.

'Digit Al' Promotional Soft Toy

Television

2008

'Digit Al' soft toy, the mascot of Digital UK, an organisation set up to assist consumers during the switchover to digital TV services.

Hip replacement model

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

Perspex model showing two alternative methods of hip replacement

Leaflet, 'Antibiotics, Don't wear me out'

Public Health & Hygiene

2006

A5 leaflet entitled "Antibiotics, Don't wear me out.", issued by the Department of Health, 2006.

Virgin Lobster 320 'clamshell' mbile phone, 2007

Telecommunications

2007

Virgin Lobster 320 mobile cellular telephone, clamshell type with a colour screen and camera, Bellwave, Korea, 2007. Together with charger, user guide, technical and purchase documentation

Motorola A1000 mobile phone

Telecommunications

2004

Motorola A1000 mobile phone, used in early trials of broadcasting video using the 3G mobile internet by BBC Bristol, c. 2004.

Flint hand tool, scraper from the Stone Age, thoug

Hand and Machine Tools

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, scraper from the Stone Age, thought to have been found in East Anglia, England, 8500-2000BC.

T100 digital mobile phone

Telecommunications

2003

T100 digital mobile phone, made by Sony Ericsson, Taiwan, 2003. Battery not found with object

Bioglass implant of the right side of jaw made by

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

Bioglass implant of the right side of jaw made by Dr. Ian Thompson, 2006.

Mobile phone Ericsson T230

Telecommunications

2004

T230 digital mobile phone, in box with charger. Made by Sony Ericsson, Malaysia, 2004.

Frank Gallagher's String Vest from Channel 4's 'Shameless'

Television

c. 2004

String vest worn by the character Frank Gallagher in the Channel 4 series 'Shameless'. Frank Gallagher was played by David Threlfall.

O2 Xda Exec PDA and mobile telephone

Telecommunications

c. 2005

O2 Xda Exec PDA and mobile cellular telephone with charger, HTC, Taiwan, c. 2005. A Windows Mobile smart phone with touch screen and QWERTY keyboard, compatible with 2.5G as well as 3G networks and offered exclusively on the O2 network

Time magazine

Time, Incorporated

2006-04-03

Time Magazine, April 3 2006. Special report on global warming. Cover story: Be worried. Be very worried.

Is this your future?: Hydrogen electrolyser

Dunne & Raby

2004

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A silver metal bottle with a logo on the front in dark blue, 'Jones Family Hydrogen' with a group of two large and two small shapes resembling skittles, people or bottles. The cap of the bottle is a white flower with a scale at centre with a black hand. A white accompanying label with 'Instructions' in blue text.

Box containing bottle of Masturin, herbal medicine, Pakistan, 2004-2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2004-2005

Carton containing bottle of Masturin, a herbal medicine used in Unani Tibb medicine, made by Hamdard Laboratories (waqf), Pakistan, c2004-2005.

Herbal medicine, Pakistan, 2004-2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2004-2005

Carton containing bottle of Safi, "the blood purifier", a herbal medicine used in Unanai Tibb medicine, made by Hamdard Laboratories, Pakistan, c2004-2005.

Bronze Age skull from Jericho, Palestine

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2200-2000 BCE

Excavated bronze age skull showing 4 healed trephinings, from Jericho, 2200-2000BC

Leaflet about the Kunde Hospital

Asian Medicine

2005

Leaflet giving general information about the Khunde Hospital, Nepal, c.2005.

Prayer flags, Nepal, 2005

Asian Medicine

2005

String of prayer flags to be attached to the roofs of buildings in order to bring good luck and good health, the type as would be used in the village of Khunde, Nepal, 2005.

'Capsulin' oral insulin pill, United Kingdom, 2007

Therapeutics

2007

Bottle containing 10 examples of oral insulin 'Capsulin' pill, made by Diabetology Limited, UK, c.2007.

Trumpet Player Partner Robot, with multiple additional parts

Human Robotics

2004-2005

Trumpet Player Partner Robot, with spare robot torso, four tubular legs to support robot display base, robot lifting frame, robot crate cover, allen / hex- key set, six hand-tools in zipped bag, by Toyota Motor Co., Japan, 2004-2005; with trumpet, trumpet travel case, trumpet instruction manual, spare trumpet, spare trumpet travel case, spare trumpet instruction manual and certificate, by Yamaha, Japan, 2004-2005

Insulin PassPort patch system, United States, 2007

Therapeutics

2007

PassPort (TM) system for the delivery of insulin through transdermal patches designed to sustain basal level of insulin, comprising of a device termed the Applicator and a box containing 7 examples of insulin skin patches, made by Altea Therapeutics, US, c.2007. The insulin skin patch system is designed to improve and sustain levels of basal insulin to lower the risk of hypoglycemia, as well as ensure greater patient compliance than injecting insulin equivalents and also has the advantage of being stored at room temperature. The Applicator and transdermal patches are non-working models of the technology and do not contain insulin.

‘Fragrance of the Cape’ aromatherapy dough, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004-2005

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2004-2005

Plastic pot with lid, of ‘Fragrance of the Cape’ aromatherapy dough, containing a blend of fynbos essential oils from plants used in African medicine for their healing properties, made in Cape Town, South Africa, 2004-2005

Satellite radio broadcast receiver

Radio Communication

2003-2007

WorldSpace WSSR-11 Satellite radio broadcast receiver, by WorldSpace Inc, Maryland, United States, 2003-2007

Container of Ma'jun herbal medicine, England, 2004-2005

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2004-2005

Container of Ma'jun, a herbal medicine used by practitioners of Unani Tibb, from the Mohsin Institute, Leicester, England, c2004-2005.

Container of Ashva-gandha tablets (Ashwagandha, Wi

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2005

Container of Ashva-gandha tablets (Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera), a herbal medicine used by practitioners of Ayurveda, manufactured by The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India and distributed by Vedic Medical Hall Ltd, London, 2005.

Flint hand tool, scraper from the Stone Age, thoug

Hand and Machine Tools

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, scraper from the Stone Age, thought to have been found in East Anglia, England, 8500-2000BC.

Aluminium printing plate

Printing & Writing

5/5/2005

Aluminium newspaper printing plate

Vitra Miniatures collection model of the Eames 'DSW' chair

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 2007

Charles and Ray Eames 'DSW' chair, 1950; Polypropylene miniature chair produced by the Vitra Design Museum, Vitra Ltd. The chair is a perfect miniature replica of the original full-sized chair, bar the replacement of GRP with polypropylene.

Container of Gokshura tablets (Small Caltrops), a

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

2004

Container of Gokshura tablets (Small Caltrops), a herbal medicine used by practitioners of Ayurveda, manufactured by The Himalaya Drug Company, Bangalore, India and distributed by Vedic Medical Hall Ltd, London, 2004.

Frank Gallagher's jeans from Channel 4's 'Shameless'

Television

c. 2004

One pair of blue jeans worn by the character Frank Gallagher in the Channel 4 series 'Shameless'. Frank Gallagher was played by David Threlfall.

15" Flatscreen Television with accessories

Television

2004

15" Flatscreen Television with power cable, scart lead, remote control, instructions and receipt made by Mcperson, Italy, 2004.

Cellphone Detector Plus 610a

Telecommunications

2005

Cellphone Detector Plus 610a mobile phone detector, commissioned and retailed by Starport International Ltd, Manchester, 2005; object comes with a power adapter.

Self-Pitching Carbon Fibre Cyclic Pitch Propeller, prototype, with wooden transport box and steel transport box trolley

Marine Engines

2005-2006; 2014

Self-pitching three blade carbon fibre cyclic pitch propeller, prototype, and wooden transport box designed and made by John Coxon, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, 2005-2006, and steel transport box trolley, designed and made by John Coxon, Pulborough, West Sussex, England, 2014. This propeller was designed to be fitted to small motor vessel Volvo-Penta stern drive units. Originally, this propeller was designed for aircraft.

Flint hand tool, core-type, Stone Age.

Hand and Machine Tools

8500-2000 BCE

Stone Age hand tool, core-type, thought to have been found in East Anglia, England, 8500-2000BC.

Is this your future?: 'Poo' gift bag

Dunne & Raby

2004

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A transparent plastic bag, tied with a red ribbon and filled with an artificial swirl of poo.