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Miniature chest x-ray, London, England, 1953-1975

1953-1975

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Six frames of 35mm Techniscope negative: Orange film: Logo footage. Colour wheel

circa 1965

Four full frames and one three quarter frame of black and white 35mm positive film

circa 1912

Kodak Safety Film

1927

Variable density diagonal sound

1932

One cellulose acetate

1941-1946

Toy filmstrip viewer

1945-1950

Early monofil of viscose artificial silk

Specimens of viscose from cotton wool (1898)

1898

Six rolls of film

1920-1940

Earliest existing specimen of viscose rayon, 1898.

1898

Strip of film in plastic case

circa 1960s

Manual transposition cipher 'Rasterschlüssel 44'

after 1944

Coronation Scot

1938

Nineteen separate 100mm miniature x-ray films

1972

Spool of white cellulose acetate yarn .

Decorative Box in Celulose acetate for Lalique, French, about 1930

1930-1940

Four skeins of artificial silk 1908

1908

Animation cel and background from 'Animal Farm'

circa 1954

Technicolor; 'Bend of the River'

1952

Five full frames and one quarter frame of silent tinted 35mm positive film

circa 1912

Kodak Safety Film

1927

Variable Area Sound

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Spectacle frame

1973-1979

Copy negative of Blackett's 1933 photograph of a cosmic ray shower

1933-1939

Gamma-ray photographic transparency of electric drill

1955-1975

Four strips of miniature x-ray

1953-1975

Graphicel cartoon kit

circa 1970

Reel of 9.5mm Duplex-Monoplex film by Pathescope

1956

Roses and pearls on a lamp post

circa 1955

Sausages

circa 1955
Spare reel of tape associated with the Elliott 405 computer, unmarked. In plastic container

Spare reel of tape associated with the Elliott 405 computer

1956
Filmed in 1958, footage of a Spotters Special steam train journey to Swindon. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Spotters Special to Swindon'

1958
Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Full title: 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway, The World's Oldest Narrow Gauge Railway, 1863-1963'. Film celebrating the centenary of the Festiniog railway, Welsh narrow-gauge railway, using archive content (filmed still images, photographs and footage) and contemporary footage. The film includes shots of historical reenactments, crowd of passengers in historical costumes, Portmadoc station, Prince steam locomotive, Minffordd station, footage of journey with passengers in hsitorical costumes, Tan-y-Bwlch station. The film also includes contemporary scenes, with 1963 traffic and passengers at Portmadoc station (Porthmadog). This is the original master film reel, black and white and colour, silent. Duration: 11 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway'

1963
This can either correspond to two films or combine both films: 'A Century of Steam: Festiniog Railway' made by Patrick Whitehouse in 1965-1966 and/or 'Festiniog Summer' made by Alan J. Wilmott in 1966-1967. This is the master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967
Filmed in 1962, on PO-Correze, a former French narrow gauge (metre-gauge) railways in Central France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'French Narrow Gauge (PO Correze)'

1962
Filmed in 1961 on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Reseau du Vivarais (France)'

1961
Filmed in 1961 at Swindon railway works. Footage of several Great Western Railway steam locomotives, close-up shots of locomotive parts and shunting operations, including, No. 3440 'City of Truro', driver and fireman, oiling engine, No. 2516, No. 4003 'Lode Star', manual operation of the turntable by two or one staff, cleaning and polishing locomotive. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Swindon Engines'

1961
Specimen of viscose in sealed tube, 1903

Specimen of viscose in sealed tube, 1903

1903
Four full frames and one quarter frame of silent 16mm Dufaycolor positive film showing the caption: 'Photographed on Dufaycolor Sub-Standard film'. Additive colour process.

Four full frames and one quarter frame of silent 16mm Dufaycolor positive film

circa 1934
Thirteen full frames, one half frame and one three-quarter frame of silent 16mm Dufaycolor positive film showing a medium long shot of a group of flamingos standing in a lake. Additive colour process.

Thirteen full frames

circa 1934
Ten full frames, one half frame and one three-quarter frame of silent 16mm Dufaycolor positive film showing the caption: 'Photographed on Dufaycolor Sub-Standard film'. Additive colour process.

Ten full frames

circa 1934
Strip of 16mm Dufacycolor film with 'Dufay colour S.O. 86/127-B. 7/8/34. 8 10' written on it in pen.

Strip of 16mm Dufaycolor film

circa 1934
Strip of 16mm Dufaycolour film with 'Dufay colour 80 114/88 82 7/8/34 and filter screen' written on it in pen.

Strip of 16mm Dufaycolour film

circa 1934
Six frames of silent 35mm positive Eastman Color film showing a medium long shot of a woman lying on a bed reading a book/magazine, posters of Britain, France and Greece on wall behind her.

Eastman Color

circa 1960s
eleven frames of black and white 9.5mm positive film with a variable area soundtrack showing a medium close up of two women looking at each other in conversation, one woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a dress, the other with light hair wearing a dress and cloak with hood.

Variable area sound

Eleven full frames and one half frame of black and white 9.5mm positive film with a variable area soundtrack showing a medium close up of two men looking at each other in conversation, one in stripy pyjamas in bed, the other in a suit and tie sat next to the bed.

Variable area sound