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Category
Collection
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Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Date

Phillip's Economic Computer

1949

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

1950-1952

Replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959

1959

Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens sleeping car, 1936

1936

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

1870

Hollerith 45 column horizontal electrical sorting machine, 1920-1930

1920-1930

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

1967

Standard Morse key, 1880-1950

1880-1950

Wolferton station master hand lamp

1870-1880

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Hooke's compound microscope, copy, 1665-1675.

1665-1675

Light-bulb, filament, carbon

About 1890

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Experimental carbon pencil microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer, 1951

1951

Two-valve short wave radio - telephonic receiver, 1927

1927

Powdered graphite microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.

1926

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep sea type, 1956

1956

System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, 1980

1980

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

1962-1967

Specimen of TAT3 cable, 1963

1963

BBC L1 lip microphone, 1937-1960

1937-1960

Crossley table telephone, 1879

1879

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals, 1980-1989

1980-1989

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Experimental microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Pentex production unit: B switch, 1965-1971

1965-1971

Experimental carbon block microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental microphones with carbon pencils and cups, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Aerial inductances, 1901

1901

High frequency sliding inductance on wood base, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Henley's magneto electric double needle telegraph, 1848-1852

1848-1852

Experimental form of Marconi Company magnetic detector, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Receiving ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

1899

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Low frequency iron core inductance, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Copper busbars and ebonite insulators, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

1899

Spiral spring coherer, 1890-1894

1890-1894

Rotary convertor, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Filings coherer, glass tube with side-pocket attached to mounting bracket, 1894-1904

1894-1904

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Billi condenser used for aerial tuning in Newfoundland, 1901

1901

Stud field regulator, 1900-1950

1900-1950