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Thermionic valve - multiple electrical valve 4 volt

Steam copper oven

circa 1900

A cross section of an electricity or telephony cable

Sectional Arrangement of No.1 Boiler Drawing

Washers and Plumbobs

Machine Components

Ceramic Crucible

Four Fragments of Timber

Black metal motor fan with brass blades made by Revo

Black oval-shaped case with hinged lid and leatherette interior

The Historical Pastime board game published by J. Harris and J. Wallis of London

Ballast 240 Volts - 50 Hz battery for 1 x 6 ft 85 watt tube

Long horizontal metallic lamp

Surgical knife

Cleft palate knife

Vaginal fistula knife

Cleft palate knife

Fistula knife

Set of 2 large iron frames,the use of the object and what type of machine they come from are unknown. The frame on top has a crack on the round part.

Two Iron Frames

Wooden object

Wooden object

2 A3 sheets of 2D printed material titled "Making the most of two colours" and "Proof corrections". Both printed by Battley Brothers Printers.

documents

top of cast iron column which supported a wooden beam. Column was hollow and the top had a large flat platform to form a big bearing surface for the wood. manufacturer unknown

column top

Unidentified metal instrument

Metal instrument

String of misc pieces (Spriggs).

String of misc pieces

Point-a-Lite, made by Ediswan, about 6" x 6" x 9", in its box. Used as an optical light source, has two stage switch and resistance, hinged cover to enable bulb to be removed, but no lenses, has primary heating elements on first position of switch and full illumination on second.

Point-a-Lite, made by Ediswan

Telephone switchboard, made by Standard Telephones & Cables, Manchester: comprises wood cased automatic switchboard with ten telephones and dial system. Size 18" x 18" x 7".

Telephone switchboard

Brunts variable speed electric motor, A.C. 5 H.P., motor No. A/0035, R.P.M. 50-6000, 3 phase volts 380-440.

Brunts Variable Speed Electric Motor

Six microphotographs by J.B. Dancer and Ward in small wooden box, 2" x 1 1/2" x 1", 1855-1870: 1. Balmoral Castle No. 114 2. Osborne No. 253 3. Melrose Abbey No. 261 4. "The Old Man's Best Argument" No. 35 5. Arctic Council No. 15 6. Front Page, Manchester City News

6 Microphotographs in wooden box

1855-1870

A Harrison flat bed knitting machine, thought to have been made c. 1952, mounted on table with yarn stand and guides, two rows of needles inclined towards each other with central gap for finished knitting to fall through and slider passing over top. Size, including yarn creel and guides, 4 ft long x 2 ft front-back x 6 ft high.

Harrison Flat Bed Knitting Machine

circa 1952

Induction coil, mounted on wooden base, 18" x 11", 10" high, coil mounted horizontally on top with switch gear and interrupter gear at one end, elec. no. 808.

Induction coil

Plastic wrapped electrical module.

electrical module

Portable beige and synthetic crocodile skin decorated portable television with a black tarnished cover. Produced by Phillips.

television

2D material titled "First type of "Indestructable" Stencil"

document

Square piece of card titled "watermark specimens"

document

William Caxton 500th Anniversary of Printing Poster.

poster

Poster with illustrations of English flora and decriptions.

poster

Two sets of pan scales and weights in mahogany cases.

Two sets of pan scales and weights in mahogany cases

Metal-rimmed spectacles with glass lenses, broken into 2 parts.

Metal-rimmed spectacles with glass lenses

Pince nez spectacles, silver coloured metal and glass lenses, in 2 parts.

Pince nez spectacles

Xerox Photocopier from Blackpool Corp. Includes a box of accessories and 4 cardboard envelopes of slides.

Xerox Photocopier with accessories

Components for a Phillips T-VETTE portable television. Possibly related to TEMP1071673.

component

Incomplete wooden repro camera.

camera

Clear glass specimen bottle, small with cork stopper, containing 2 seeds. Handwritten label inside bottle reads: 'Calystachis Avata Australia'.

Clear glass specimen bottle

Magneto from Curtis "Seagull" hydroplane "Eleanor III".

Magneto from Curtis "Seagull" hydroplane "Eleanor III".

Magneto from Curtis "Seagull" hydroplane "Eleanor III".

Magneto from Curtis "Seagull" hydroplane "Eleanor III".

Epidioscope with wooden storage box.

epidioscope

BBC Equipment Basket.

basket

WD valve carrying case.

WD valve carrying case

Physiology grading wheel

Physiology grading wheel

Cable and phase identifying tags

Cable and phase identifying tags