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Seeger dry-air siphon refrigerator, c. 1900.

1880-1920

Shelvador electric compression domestic refrigerator, c. 1934-1935.

1930-1940

Reason slot meter, c.1920.

1918-1922

Hand-operated mill for grinding coffee beans

1880-1900

Kettle on stand with spirit burner (supposed to have been used by Napoleon at St.Helena)

1958

"Stebull" box shaped electric hair dryer

1920-1940

Charcoal-burning portable ornamental box foot warmer

1750-1850

"Flammenwolf U" electric firelighter (German c.1935)

1935

"Airway" vacuum cleaner, c.1930

1930

Circular electric hot plate for domestic cooking

1892-1900

Sugar nippers, 19th century.

1880-1900

"Swiftsure" copper posser by the British Vacuum Wsher Co. of Islington

1921

Original vacuum cleaner, from to Royal Naval College

1905

Curved bottom polishing iron, c.1880

1880

Hoover 'Dustette' Vacuum Cleaner

1964

Cock Brand charcoal iron

1969

Lowdown Suite W.C. pedestal and tank

1882

"Uno" gas coffee roaster

1911-1930

Portable paraffin cooking stove

1930-1935

"Ogee-de-Luxe" face massager

1920

Amplion 'Dragonfly' horn loudspeaker, 1924

Kelvinator electric compression domestic refrigerator no 5534

1926

Monitor Top', electric compression domestic refrigerator, USA, 1934.

1934

Goblin 'Teasmade' model D26

1940-1950

"Electrolux" vacuum cleaner

1927

British Wolf 'Cubmaster' electric motor drill

1950

Loewe type 3NF multiple valve complete with socket and base

Loewe type 3NF multiple valve

Hand-operated raisin stoner no. 36, with integral table clamp, works b y feeding wet raisins into toothed rollers which strip the flesh off, US patent 1895, made by Enterprise Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, U. S.A., 1895-1900

Hand-operated raisin stoner no. 36

1895-1900

Dalton electric toaster, manufactured by Dalton Heating Co. Inc., Boston, Mass., USA (pre 1939)

Dalton electric toaster

Sunbeam 'Mixmaster' food mixer, by Sunbeam corporation, Chicago. c.1953.

Sunbeam 'Mixmaster' food mixer, c. 1953.

1948-1958

"Universal" electric food mixer and beater by Landers,Frary and Clark, USA, c.1934.

"Universal" electric food mixer and beater by Landers

1930-1939

Lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and card of various needles, by the Singer Manufacturing Company, United States, 1889-1899.

Singer lock stitch sewing machine in section on stand and ca

1889-1899

Micro-go-round plus clockwork pressure activated turntable for use with early microwave ovens by Nordic Ware, Mineapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1978.

Amana Radarange Touchmatic microwave oven, 1978.

1978

Pillard time lock, c.1877. Consists of main lock, glass front, key for lock and key for glass front.

Pillard time lock

1877

3-wheel keyless combination lock, model M6730 MP, by Sargent and Greenleaf, New York, U.S. A., with combination changing key, c.1949

3-wheel keyless combination lock

1949

Beolit 609 AM Exp portable radio (l.w., m.w. and 3 s.w. bands) s/n 620478, c. 1963

Beolit 609 AM Exp portable radio

1963

KB Featherlight 11 inch mains portable television set, 1964

KB Featherlight 11 inch mains portable television set

1964

Philips car radio, Type N3G82VT-00, (valve/transistor hybrid), c. 1959

Philips car radio

1959

Original gas geyser invented by B.W. Maughan in 1868

Gas Geyser

"Standard" portable electric fire with 6 wire-wound fireclay elements, 2 rotary switches and blue-enamelled cast iron surround with hinged trivet at the top to support a kettle or pan, elements patented by C. R Beslling (patent no. 19,054) in 1912, the "Standard" being the first Belling fire to go into production, by Belling and Co, Enfield, 1912-1920

Belling electric fire, 1913.

1912-1920

‘Griffith’ foot-operated vacuum cleaner (Patent No. 21,304), designed by Walter Griffith, unsigned, Europe, 1905

‘Griffith’ foot-operated vacuum cleaner

circa 1905

Canister-type vacuum cleaner with an electrically driven diaphragm pump (Type R, No. 12624), by British Vacuum Cleaner Company Limited, London, England, 1910-1914

Canister vacuum cleaner with an electrically driven diaphragm pump

1910-1914

Model, scale 1:4, (3"=1') "Simplicitas" pedestal closet. White "Queensware" with S trap and antisyphonage arm, no.847E and flushing rim

Model 'Simplicitas' pedestal closet

PIFCO Vibratory Massager (model 1556 240V, 10W), by PIFCO Appliance Division, Failsworth, Manchester, 1976

PIFCO Vibratory Massager

1976

Hoover vacuum cleaner, 1919

Hoover vacuum cleaner, 1919

1919

Ewart "Califont" multi-point instantaneous gas water heater

Ewart "Califont" water heater

Belling amber glass coal-effect electric fire, c.1930s

Belling amber glass coal-effect electric fire

1930

HMV Radiant fire, single bar with refractor and concave chromed reflector, with carrying handle and wall hanging hooks. Registered designs 825647 & 834981, manufactured by HMV, Hayes, Middx, 1938.

HMV Radiant fire

1938

Ericsson table telephone set No. 400 - for battery ringing, patented October 29th 1895

Ericsson table telephone set No. 400 - for battery ringing

1895

1938 H.M.V. television and radio receiver. Model No. 905. Serial No. 3257.

1938 H.M.V. television and radio receiver

1938