BBC L1 lip microphone, 1937-1960

Television

1937-1960

L1 lip microphone, manufactured by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company Limited for the BBC, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1937-1960

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1829

Steam locomotive ‘Agenoria’ 0-4-0, built by Foster Rastrick & Co, Stourbridge for the Earl of Dudley's Shutt End Colliery Railway at Kingswinford, Staffordshire in 1829; withdrawn c1864, length over buffers, 13' 3"; width 6' 1"; height 24"; weight 11 tons with tender; area 7.19m square. Driving wheel diameter 4 feet, 0 3/4 inches; weigh 11 tons with tender

Jacquard hand loom

Textile Industry

c. 1910

Jacquard hand loom, made by W. Archer, Bolton, around 1910.

Full-size replica of British Railways 'Duke of Gloucester' cab

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1954

Replica locomotive cab, British Railways, full-size cab from British Rail Class 8P Loco No.71000 'Duke of Gloucester'.

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

Textile Industry

1850-1856

Architecht's model of S & J Watts' warehouse, made around 1850.

Intra-uterine device

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1981

Intra-uterine device, spring coil, plastic, 1of 2, 1970-1981

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

Printing & Writing

1862

Martin's writing machine for use by blind people, 1862. The carriage of the machine is moved one space at a time when the printing lever is operated by the engagement of a pawl with a rack. On the carriage is mounted a circular disc with raised letters and perforated punches sliding vertically in recesses. The desired letter is moved into line with a pointer by the sense of touch, the operating lever is then raised and depresses a plunger which enters the appropriate hole at the opposite side of the disc to the selected letter. The plunger forces down the punch which makes a perforated letter in the paper. The paper is fed by rollers and a spring indent and ratchet and passes over a springy leather pad beneath the punch. It is reversed for reading, the shape of the letter being determined by touch on the rough edges of the perforations forming the letter shape.

Standard morse key, 1880-1950

Telecommunications

1880-1950

Standard Morse key 1222, made for the General Post Office, unknown maker, British, 1880-1950

SaeboFlex, a mechanical orthotic device

Orthopaedics

2017

SaeboFlex, a mechanical orthotic device for people with neurological impairments, following injury or illness, to retrain their hand's grasp function, by Saebo, 2017

'Billy' doll

Public Health & Hygiene

1998-1999

This object is a Billy Doll made around 1999. It was designed by John McKitterick and Juan Andres in the early 1990s. It was made for mass production by Totem International Inc., USA. This item is 13inches tall and has blond hair, blue eyes, and one hand in a clenched fist and the other with an open gesture. It is made of moulded plastic and is anatomically detailed, including a proportionally large, circumcised penis. The doll is dressed in a dark blazer and trousers, black shoes, and a white shirt. He is accessorized with a blue tie with white polka dots and a matching pocket square. He has been removed from his original packaging.

Dextralog selector box

Textile Industry

1975

Selector box made by Dextralog, around 1975, attached to textile looms by sensor leads.

Haemoglobin model

Biochemistry

1967

Haemoglobin model, with four movable sections, built in 1967, by Max Perutz

The Ardente Hearing aid, London, England, 1920-1930

Audiology

1920-1930

The Ardente Hearing aid, manufactured and sold by Mr.R.H. Dent's, Oxford Street, London, England, 1920-1930

Copy of the receiver and alarm call of Schilling's electric telegraph, 1870-1877

Telecommunications

1870-1877

Copy of the receiver and alarm call of Schilling's electric telegraph, made by the British Telegraph Manufactory, London, England, 1870-1877. The original was made 1825-1830 by Baron P Schilling and was exhibited in the Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus in 1876, lent by the Imperial Academy of Science St Petersburg, E.15 a to c - 1878. Vol.6 p.276, S.L.R.

Ericofon telephone

Telecommunications

c.1980

Ericofon Model 600 Type SR1007B telephone, made by Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, Sweden, c.1980.

Cooke and Wheatstone five-needle telegraph

Telecommunications

1837

Cooke and Wheatstone's earliest (five-needle) telegraph, England, 1837.

Mineral water bottle

Glass Technology

1801-1900

Egg shaped mineral water bottle, 19th century

British Railways Special Cattle Van, 1951

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1951

Cattle Van, railway wagon, No. 3733 8 ton Special Cattle Van, British Railways (Southern Region), built Lancing Works 1951. (Built to diagram number 3141, construction span 1930-1951, number built 60). Length over buffers: 29' 5"; weight: 8 tons.

No. I.T. Morse tape printer, 1925

Telecommunications

1925

No. I.T. Morse tape printer, manufactured by Creed and Company Limited, Croydon, London, England, 1925

200 series dial telephone, 1925-1935

Telecommunications

1925-1935

200 series dial telephone, black, dial marked with letters and numerals, unknown maker for the General Post Office, England, 1925-1935

Enema syringe, France, 1855-1900

Therapeutics

1855-1900

Reservoir for an Eguisier's enema, French, 1855-1900

Hitachi IEP driving cab

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Hitachi full scale mock up of the driving cab of a class 800/801 (IEP) train

Nokia 9000 Communicator mobile phone, c. 1996

Telecommunications

1996-1998

Nokia 9000 Communicator mobile phone, c. 1996. Consists of: Phone, Li-ion battery, floppy disc and manual. The floppy disc and manual are in the object's technical file.

Pye PTC 2007 radio telephone, 1955-1964

Radio Communication

1955-1964

Pye Ranger V.H.F. radio telephone set. Type PTC 2007, made by Pye Telecommunications Limited, Cambridge, England, 1955-1964

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

Mathematics

1654

Slide rule made by Robert Bissaker in 1654, Radcliffe (now Wapping), London. Signed 'Robert Bissaker 1654 For T W'. It is the earliest-known dated straight slide rule.

London Midland & Scottish Railway Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1905-1948

Photographs, a collection of approximately 3,420 silver gelatin glass negatives, 5 x 4 ins to 12 x 10 ins and approximately 225 cellulose nitrate and triacetate safety film negatives, 5 x 4 ins to 8½ x 6½ ins, featuring the operations of the London & North Western Railway and the London Midland & Scottish Railway. Covering passenger and freight services, shipping, railway staff at work, people, scenic views, c1905-1948. The work of photographers of the LNWR, LMS and British Railways (London Midland Region) based at the Publicity Department, Euston. Known as the "LMS Collections". Complete with three handwritten registers with captions to the images. Negatives are numbered from LMS 12 to 11,698, but the series is incomplete.

Ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1740

Ornamental turning 'rose-engine' lathe, unsigned, Germany, c. 1740

Copy of a 1600s wooden leper clapper, England

Public Health & Hygiene

Unknown

Wooden leper clapper, English, 17th century

Great Western Railway map

Railway Maps & Plans

1900-1948

Map of Great Western Railway system and connections.

'Dr Syntax and his wife making an experiment in pneumatics', print, London, England, 1820

William Combe

1820

Aquatint, col. 'Dr Syntax and his Wife Making an experiment in Pneumatics'. Plate [15] from 'Dr. Syntax in Paris' [W Combe, 1820]. platemark 15x23cm, image 11x19cm. Caricature, scene dancing in drawing room, Nooth? chemical apparatus on lower left. In frame 29.5x35.5x1.5cm

Ascot water heater

Domestic Appliances

1933-1949

Ascot gas water heater.

ZETA Generator Model

Nuclear Energy

c.1954

ZETA generator model, made by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, Trafford Park, c.1954.

Replica of Pascal's calculator

Mathematics

1926

Replica made by E. Rognon, Paris of Blaise Pascal's first calculating machine, held by the Conservatoire National de Art et Metiers, Paris.

Doncaster Works Collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1896-1967

Photographs, a collection of approximately 11,450 silver gelatin glass negatives, predominantly 6½ x 4¾ ins and 8½ x 6½ ins, also 12 x 10 ins to 20 x 16 ins, and approximately 1,050 cellulose nitrate and triacetate safety negatives, 35 mm to 3½ x 2½ ins. Featuring construction and repair of locomotives, carriages and wagons for the Great Northern, London & North Eastern and British Railways, together with road vehicles, munitions manufacture during First World War, people, events, c1896-1967. The work of Bagshaw & Son and official photographers based at Doncaster Works. Complete with four registers. Known as the Doncaster Works Collection.

Gillette "Mach 3" razor

Public Health & Hygiene

1999

Gillette "Mach 3" razor, with two blade cartridges and razor stand, on display card, 1999.

Packet of 20 Ginseng herbal cigarettes, tobacco fr

Smoking

1999

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

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O, magnesium ammonium phosphate

Experimental Chemistry

1930-1970

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O, magnesium ammonium phosphate. Associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's interest in stones produced with the human body e.g. kidney or gall stones. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Vodafone 'Vodac' mobile telephone, 1991-2000

Telecommunications

1991-2000

Mobile cellular telephone, 'Vodac', by Vodafone, Newbury, England, 1991-2000

Raleigh Moulton bicycle, MK 3

Road Transport

1970

Raleigh Moulton bicycle, MK 3, 1970

Gillette "Sensor Excel for women" razor, with two

Public Health & Hygiene

1999

Gillette "Sensor Excel for women" razor, with two blade cartridges and razor stand, on display card, 1999.

Multo calculating machine made by Addo, Malmo, Swe

Mathematics

1955-1965

Multo calculating machine made by Addo, Malmo, Sweden, model 113, serial no. 29212

Cloth tape measure

Hand and Machine Tools

1850-1860

One flexible, cloth tape measure on reel with measurements in feet and inches one side and links on other, enclosed in leather case, made by John Rabone, Birmingham. Sold under the trade name of 'Hockley Abbey', the tape measure comes from a shipwright's tool chest dated to the 1850s.

novelty crystal radio set, 1925-1930

Radio Communication

1925-1930

Crystal set in the form of a book, made by Kenmac Radio Limited, Hammersmith, London, England, 1925-1930

Pedoscope X-ray apparatus

Chiropody

1930-1955

Pedoscope X-ray apparatus, by the Pedoscope Co. Ltd., English, 1930-1955

Cooke and Wheatstone 5-needle telegraph, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, designed by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, England, 1837

Trimphone in two-tone green, 1982

Telecommunications

1982

Two-tone green Trimphone with dial (tele 8772G), also known as a Phoenixphone, from the Snowdon Collection, manufactured for British Telecom, British, 1982

Reis telephone transmitter, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Reis telephone transmitter, made by J W Arnold, Frankfurt, Germany, 1863

Dandy car, North British Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Dandy car, North British Railway, Port Carlisle Dandy Car (dark red horse drawn rail coach).

Rudge 'ordinary' or 'penny farthing' bicycle

Road Transport

1884

Rudge Ordinary bicycle of 1884, lightened for racing purposes

replica of the satellite Telstar 1 from 1962, 1982

Space Technology

(1962); 1982

Full-scale replica of the Telstar 1 communications satellite original made by Bell Systems and launched in 1962, made by the Aeronautical and General Instruments Company, Croydon, England, 1982.