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Maker
Date

Working exhibit illustrating bandwidth limitation

Exhibit illustrating the stages in making a stained glass window

1968

Exhibit showing the development of the Kerr Cell

One exhibit showing the automatic opening of a door, controlled by a photoelectric cell.

One exhibit showing the automatic opening of a door

1931-1933

Exhibit to illustrate the thermo-electric effect, comprising a copper-eureka thermocouple, variable resistance, and a Tinsley galvanometer No. 73994

Exhibit to illustrate the thermo-electric effect

1900-1982

Working exhibit showing bending armour plate glass, c. 1968

Working exhibit showing bending armour plate glass

1968

Exhibit showing construction of small universal and squirrel-cage induction motors

Exhibit showing construction of induction motors

Interactive Television exhibit for use in the Information Superhighway Exhibition and for touring

Interactive Television exhibit for use in the Information Superhighway Exhibition and for touring

Additive colour mixing exhibit.

Additive colour mixing

Exhibit showing computer-designed stereo patterns, by Julesz.

Exhibit showing computer-designed stereo patterns

Working exhibit illustrating the effect of noise on the intelligibility of received speech

Exhibit illustrating the effect of noise on received speech

Exhibit demonstrating the properties of centimetric radio waves, consisting of transmitter, receiver amplifier and grating

Exhibit demonstrating the properties of centimetric radio waves

One exhibit showing an artificial rainbow. Label reads 'Newton & Co Scientific Instrument Makers to H.M. The King 72 Wigmore St London W'.

exhibit showing an artificial rainbow.

One exhibit illustrating the reflection of light. Consisting of darkened case containing a number of mirrors, lenses, and one prism, showing the tracks of beams of light on reflection.

One exhibit illustrating the reflection of light

One panel exhibit: Illuminated diagram of the manufacture of coal gas and its by-products.

One panel exhibit: Illuminated diagram of the manufacture of coal gas and its by-products

Display exhibit illustrating construction and operation of the 'RCA Colour Kinescope' cathode ray tube for colour television reception.

Display exhibit for 'RCA Colour Kinescope'

"Titanium" - one composite exhibit on the extraction and properties of Titanium

Composite exhibit on the extraction of titanium

Exhibit showing construction of alkaline batteries

Exhibit showing construction of alkaline batteries

"Experiments in a Vacuum" exhibit, with pump. (Pump purchased for #146.3.6 from the firm)

"Experiments in a Vacuum" exhibit

One exhibit illustrating the refraction of light. Consisting of darkened case containing a series of optical components through which the tracks of beams of light can be seen.

One exhibit illustrating the reflection of light.

One exhibit showing the stages in the manufacture of seamless stockings.

One exhibit showing the stages in the manufacture of seamless stockings

One exhibit showing the stages in the manufacture of fully-fashioned stockings.

One exhibit showing the stages in the manufacture of fully-fashioned stockings

One full size Horizontal Retort exhibit.

full size Horizontal Retort exhibit

Bicycle hub-gear conversion exhibit

Bicycle hub-gear conversion exhibit

1963

Pressure sensitive liquid crystals exhibit.

Pressure sensitive liquid crystals exhibit

Working exhibit to show correction of distortion of signal on telegraph lines

Working exhibit to show correction of distortion of signal on telegraph lines

Keyphone demonstration exhibit, featuring both multifrequency and Strowger - pulse signalling, 1976

Keyphone demonstration exhibit, featuring both multifrequency and Strowger - pulse signalling, 1976

1976

Exhibit to illustrate persistence of vision as applied to television reproduction

Exhibit to illustrate persistence of vision

Exhibit showing the manufacture of incandescent mantles.

Exhibit showing manufacture of incandescent mantles

Exhibit showing the use of a photoelectric cell for a burgler alarm.

Exhibit showing the use of a photoelectric cell

Exhibit to demonstrate total internal reflection of light

Exhibit to demonstrate total internal reflection of light

Exhibit illustrating Hero's method of cutting male and female screws.

Exhibit illustrating Hero's method of cutting screws

Exhibit illustrating the history, manufacture and applications of man-made fibres

Exhibit illustrating the history of man-made fibres

Working exhibit illustrating audio-frequency signal analysis

Working exhibit illustrating audio-frequency signal analysis

Silvered vessel for determining the stability of Cordite (ex Chemical Society Centenary Exhibition of 1947)

Silvered vessel for determining the stability of Cordite

Comprehensive exhibit covering the history, chemistry, manufacture, shaping, properties and uses of plastics

An exhibit about plastics

"Britain tells time to the World" exhibit. (Globe showing Time Zones only)

"Britain tells time to the World" exhibit

Exhibit to illustrate a typical experiment (on solar spectography) for which a 'Skylark' rocket vehicle is employed

Exhibit to illustrate a typical experiment using a 'Skylark' rocket