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Speech memory board from System X Automatic Announcement Subsystem, 1979-1985

1979-1985

Anatomical model of the spine

1901

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Artificial right hand, Europe

1915-1925

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

1841

'Electric tonic' amusement machine, Europe, 1915-1925

1915-1925

Cryptograph (coding and decoding machine) by Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1843-1875

1843-1875

Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

1921-1930

Enema syringe

1701-1800

Penicillium Mould presented by Alexander Fleming

1935

Embossed hip-flask

1801-1900

Pill coating machine, France, 1915-1925

1915-1925

Wooden-cased mill, Europe, 1701-1830

1701-1830

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

1967

Prototype of the Brougham carriage

1838

Edison cut-out and bolt switch

White porcelain ceiling rose with integral fuse

1896

Reyrolle metal-clad 5A plug to BS 196

1955

Turnswitch with fuse (wire), c.1886 [lacks cover]

1886

Fused wall-fitting switch

Walker photographic recorder

Polythene brooch

1938

Unipivot galvanometer

potentiometer no.114 - 1890

Original Evershed meter

electricity meter, Aubert clock type, 1890

Portable moving coil voltmeter

1902

Aron watt hour, clock type meter

Electrodynamometer wattmeter no.217

Hot-wire voltmeter

1893

Crompton potentiometer

Crompton 6" voltmeter no.179- c.1882, 0 - 300v.

circa 1882

moving iron ammeter

1890-1900

kilowatt-hour meter (intermittent integrating type) by Holden

Evershed's portable ohmmeter no.20818

Lord Kelvin's paralleling voltmeter

Chamberlain and Hookham DC ampere-hour meter

Brush-Geipel automatic regulator

Siemens and Halske direct current indicating and integrating watt-hour meter

Aeolipile, French 18th century

1700-1799

recording moving iron ammeter

Model of a Froment motor with brush gear (incomplete)

potential Inductor stick made by Neo Electrical Industries Ltd.

1962

Dissecting microscope, c. 1750

1745-1755

Cuff type (scroll foot) microscope by James Mann, c. 1755

1750-1760

Electricity supply meter, ampere/hour and prepayment

1906

Siemens electrodynamometer wattmeter (open instrument)

electrodynamometer voltmeter

Archibald V Hill’s thermopile used to measure heat production, England, 1950-1960

1950-1960

mercury motor type electricity supply meter by Ferranti

1884