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scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

Model of Jenning's patent water closet, England, 1895-1905

Public Health & Hygiene

1895-1905

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

Radio Communication

1962-1967

Brass amulet to protect the wearer from cholera, France, 1820-1880

Wellcome Medals

1820-1880

three-nail microphone, 1875-1880

Telecommunications

1875-1880

Silk scarf, `Festival of Britain' design, with Fes

Domestic Appliances

1951

Wooden bowl, made of mango wood in the Philippines

Domestic Appliances

1999

'Channel' Band III television converter, type C2, 1955-1960

Radio Communication

1955-1960

Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Telecommunications

1982-1987

Red Cross fund-raising brooch made from Zeppelin wire, 1917.

Therapeutics

1916-1917

'Control indicator group' unit for mobile communications, 1985-2010

Telecommunications

1985-2010

Paul F Gachet's door plate, France, 1870-1909

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1870-1909

Handley Page HP115 wind tunnel model

Farnborough

about 1960

Plastic syringe containing liquid collagen for cosmetic/plastic surgery, Europe, 2000

Surgery

2000

boot mounted transceiver for Phillips 9140 mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Telecommunications

1982-1987

base station for 'Rabbit' mobile telepoint telephone, 1993

Telecommunications

1993

Solar charger for mobile telephone, 2007-2012

Telecommunications

2007-2012

Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver experiment, 1936-1937

Electronic Components

1936-7

Deltaphone Deluxe telephone, 1979-1985

Telecommunications

1979-1985

Model locomotive: Wooden; 2-2-2 locomotive No

Railway Models

Antiference Band I (Channel 4) television aerial, 1957-1985

Radio Communication

1955-1985

Apple Newton MessagePad, 1993

Computing & Data Processing

1993

Anova W8900 mobile telephone, 2008-2012

Telecommunications

2008-2012

Grid slide from prototype Cox selenium-cell magnifier equipment, 1919-1920

Telecommunications

1910-1920

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Mathematics

1815

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Optics

1685-1695

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, 1954

Telecommunications

1954

Memento mori ring remembering Augusta Bruce, Europe, 1701-1800

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Green plastic half frame reading spectacles, no ma

Ophthalmology

1960-1970

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

Radio Communication

1894

Filings coherer, glass tube formed into T-shape at one end and bent round into U-shape at other end with bulb, 1899

Radio Communication

1899

Creamware plate, scalloped outer edge and decorate

Medical Ceramic-ware

1771-1900

Small frying/omelette pan, titanium non-stick coat

Domestic Appliances

1999

`Melaware' plastic butter dish

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960-1970

Shaman's Aroma-therapy Mini Dream Pillow

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1996

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

Astronomy

1738-1777

Pedometer by Spencer & Perkins

Surveying

1775-1794

Cloth tape measure

Hand and Machine Tools

1850-1860

Alexander Performance Scale Test kit, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1946-1950

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1946-1950

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Navigation

1650-1665

Ford model T Tourer car, Reg. No. PP7963, Engine No. 1,122,607

Road Transport

1916

Terrestrial globe by John Senex

Astronomy

1738

Felt and Tarrant Comptometer, 1887.

Mathematics

c. 1900

Scale drawing of Nottingham Water Works Engine House, England, 1851-1860

Archive

1850-1859

Carton of four Viagra (Sildenafil citrate) tablets, Sandwich, England, 1996-1998

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1998

BBC L1 lip microphone, 1937-1960

Television

1937-1960

Apple 'Hypercard' software, 1987

Computing & Data Processing

1987