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Collecting aluminium pots and pans to make aeroplanes

1940

Magnifying stereoscope, 1940

1940

'Warflat' 50-ton bogie flat wagon, 1940

1940

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Rubber vault cap

1938-1940

model scammell mechanical horse

1938

Model locomotive, Deutsche Reichbahn

1938

George Medal Awarded to G F Keen

1940

Princess Elizabeth

circa 1938

Ceramic plate depicting Ely Cathedral, London & North Eastern Railway

1938

Ceramic plate depicting Norwich Cathedral, London & North Eastern Railway

1938

Ceramic plate depicting Peterborough Cathedral, London & North Eastern Railway

1938

Ceramic plate depicting Durham Cathedral, London & North Eastern Railway

1938

Saucer, ceramic, by Alfred Meakin

1940

Radio with Bakelite case

1940

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Mullard EF9 VM RF pentode valve (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1939

1939

Amateur radio call books, 1938 and 1951

1938 and 1951

Coronation Class Livery Sample

1938

London & North Eastern Railway steam locomotive 'Mallard'

1938

Boy Scout Association Bronze Cross awarded to G F W Keen in 1940

1940

Locomotive nameplate - City of Bristol

1939

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Lincoln Cathedral plate

1938

Ceramic plate depicting York Minster, London & North Eastern Railway

1938

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Glass-stoppered bottle containing uranium

1801-1892 (prepared); 1946 (element replaced)

Left split-hook prosthesic arm attachment

circa 1940

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938

model steam locomotive 4-4-2

1938

Fire Service One Man Drill medal - G.F. Keen

1940

Baby's gasmask of khaki green rubber with metal frame

1939

Meteorological Office aneroid barometer Mark I

1940

A-52 Murphy radio receiver, 1938-1939

1938-1939

Post Office 332 telephone, 1938

1938

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

1903 (original); 1982 (model)

Model steam locomotive 'Mallard'

circa 1939

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

LMS(R) steam locomotive with tender 'Duchess of Hamilton' 4-6-2 Coronation class, No 6229, 1938

1938

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

1977; 1204-1206

Pablo Picasso at the Cafe de Flore

1939

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

2050-1750 BCE

Images showing West Indian migrants arriving at London’s Waterloo station in May 1962

1962-05

Original laboratory sample of 'M and B 693', England, 1938

1938

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

1879 (1956)

Surgical instrument set

1939

The orange market outside the city walls

1940-03