Magnesium Plate
A magnesium printing plate, manufactured by V. Siviter Smith & Company.
Samples of metallic elements
2019
Element samples, twelve plastic bottles containing metallic elements silicon, iron, silver, magnesium, nickel, zinc, copper, tin, tantalum, indium, niobium and molybdenum and accompanying card with QR code, featuring bilingual element names in English and Chinese. Designed by Jason K. K. Chan, made by the Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, 2019
Index camera lens from Corona satellite, 1966-1972
1966-1972
Index camera lens from a Corona satellite, made by the ITEK Corporation, United States, 1966-1972
The Pistol Flashmeter
Holder for magnesium ribbon. Calibrated in inches and centimetres. Continuous feed by rotating wheel. With five reels magnesium ribbon. In original box.
Boots 'Flasher'
Boots 'Flasher'. Magnesium ribbon inside a metal tin; 'A handy flash lamp and ribbon holder'.
Magnesium ribbon burner
Reel of magnesium ribbon on 110mm diameter tinplate spool in brass case; two serrated rollers, turned by handle, drive ribbon from tube. Socket for reflector (missing).
Kodak Magnesium Ribbon Holder
1930s
Kodak magnesium ribbon holder. Triangular tinplate holder for magnesium ribbon with wooden thumb wheel.
Packet of Ensign Flash Powder
Box with sealed packet of non deliquescent flash powder. Houghtons ltd.
Kodak magnesium ribbon holder
Kodak wedge-shaped tinplate holder for magnesium ribbon, with wooden thumbwheel. In original carton, with spare magnesium ribbon roll and instructions.
Jar of Magnesium Powder
Jar of magnesium powder, supplied by Woolons, Chemists, Kensal Rise, London.
Alloy of gold and magnesium
before 1889
Alloy of gold and magnesium
Intermediate magnesium engine casing for Rolls Royce Tay engine
Intermediate magnesium engine casing for Tay engine made by Rolls Royce.
Kodak Magnesium Ribbon Holder
Kodak magnesium ribbon holder. Triangular tinplate holder for reel of magnesium ribbon. Thumb wheel to feed on ribbon. Black and yellow.
Cased Display of parts relevant to the Spark Drum Camera
1903-1904
Glazed display box containing five labelled parts relevant to the Lucien Bull spark drum camera. Components include a tuning fork, small condenser and a glass tube for holding insect specimens, the example given on the label is a blue bottle.
Pistol flashmeter
Pistol shaped tin holder for magnesium ribbon. Wooden thumb wheel for feeding ribbon from muzzle. Marker in centimetres and inches.
Kodak Amateur Flashpowder
Kodak Amateur Flashpowder. Glass tube containing magnesium flashpowder inside original cardboard packaging.
Johnsons magnesium ribbon in original packet.
Johnsons magnesium ribbon in original packet.
Kodak magnesium ribbon holder
Kodak magnesium ribbon holder. Wedge shaped tinplate holder for magnesium ribbon, with wooden thumbwheel. In original carton.
Magnesium Printing Plate from Reveille Newspaper, 1978
1978
Magnesium printing plate for centre page of Reveille publication, prepared from photo set text, 1978. Example of The Daily Mirror Group modernising their printing mehtods.