These unique objects date back to the origins of radio and television broadcasting. Mainly related to the British professional television and radio industries, explore the technologies and engineering of broadcasting represented by these objects.
Television
1970-1979
BBC combined telephone and commentator's talkback box.
1945
Type H/4 Bevelling Tool, No 1.
c.1932
Original seating from the BBC Concert Hall (later Radio Theatre) at Broadcasting House.
Light wood clave (percussion instrument). Part of BBC Radiophonic Workshop collection.
Pearl RD-34 dynamic microphone. Ser. No. 39911. Cardioid pick-up pattern.
c.1930
Continuously variable 40Hz to 10 KHz in three ranges. R/C oscillator, battery or mains. 4 Valves. Missing main air-spaced variable capacitor and control knob.
A portable 15" diagonal monochrome TV set. Dual standard 405 and 625 line.
1962-1972
Taylor-Hobson Varotal XVI zoom lens, c 1967 for Philips PC 60 television camera.
c. 1967
Ferranti Model T1093 black-and-white television, made by E. K. Cole Ltd, Southend-on-Sea, c. 1967.
Set top box for BSB (squarial) satellite broadcasts.
1970-1975
Model constructed to promote Cadbury's `Smash' mashed potato as part of an advertising campaign, 1970-1974: Baby
1956-10-1
Small builder's plan no. 1/10 drawn by the Building Department of the BBC detailing the floor plan of the sixth floor of Broadcasting House at Portland Place, London as it was on 1st October 1956.
c. 2004
One pair of blue jeans worn by the character Frank Gallagher in the Channel 4 series 'Shameless'. Frank Gallagher was played by David Threlfall.
1979
Bush BC 6340B (BC6340) colour relevision receiver, 1979. All-transistor (solid state). Mullard A56-500X 56cm (22") colour picture tube. Bush T20 chassis.
2004
15" Flatscreen Television with power cable, scart lead, remote control, instructions and receipt made by Mcperson, Italy, 2004.
1969
BBC LS1/6A loudspeaker (Spendor BC1A), 1969. Programme-monitoring loudspeaker with integral M50 20 watt amplifier. A three-way powered speaker system that was designed by the BBC.
2004-2012
Circular ashtray filled with cigarettes from the set of Channel 4 series 'Shameless'.
1950-1970
Collection of historic television artefacts, 1950-1970: Marconi Mark III television camera.
Portable Radio Talkback receiver, Used by floor managers and camera operators to talkback to the gallery, mainly on OB's
LDM Sound in Sync Coder unit. Manufactured by Pye, designed by BBC.
Link 110 Television Camera part.
Desk support from sound mixing desk used in the gallery of the 'North West Tonight' studio at BBC Manchester. Made of metal and painted black.
2004-2013
A 500ml Jordan's Extra Strong Beer can, with contents, from the television programme "Shameless." A fictional beer brand created for the Channel 4 show.
c.1961
STC 4037C moving coil microphone, c.1961.
BBC Repeating Coils in mounting frame.
Five radio receivers returned from BBC regional displays.
1938
BBC OBA/8 4-channel passive mixer, 1938.
Moy geared tilt/pan used by BBC, in fitted box.
3 x Vinten Mk 3 pan-tilt heads. (BBC Number in brackets): 506-1523(28827); 390(28828); 1182(28829).
1963
Image orthicon camera head
Monochrome Vidicon Camera head. Fitted with turret lens for changing lenses to give a different angle of view, before the common use of zoom lenses.
Mains power unit for the BBC OBA/8 microphone amplifier, 1938.
1947-current
Neumann M7 microphone capsule, 1947-present.
Snell & Wilcox HD5100 HD Upconverter
1957
RCA BK-6B Moving Coil Miniature Dynamic microphone, 1957. Attached to a long brown cable.
Vitavox Type CN123 multicellular horn loudspeaker fitted with Vitavox model S2 compression driver.
c.1980
Glensound Radio 1 Desk, early 1980s.
1952
BBC OBA/9 outside broadcast microphone amplifier, 1952, used by the BBC.
1923
Marconi-Sykes Magnetophone microphone, complete with coil and spare coil, 1923. Serial No 286736. Label missing, but likely to be J2516. Very early moving coil microphone. DC energised. Uses the large flat coil as the diaphragm. Used at Savoy Hill, mounted in the 'Meat Safe' microphone stand.
c.1966
Matching pair of LS5/1 studio monitor loudspeakers with AM8/1 amplifiers, c.1966.
1950-60
Pressure Gradient Double (PGD) ribbon microphone No. 4 in fitted wooden box, 1950-60.
Russian 30mm Lead Oxide camera tube. These tubes were also known as Plumbicon but this is a trade name given by Philips.
Four wooden record racks.
STC 4033A Microphone including boom mount. Serial No. 935.
2 x STC 4106-A Dynamic short stick microphones.
c.1977
Sonifex Micro HS cart player and record unit c.1977.
Neumann KM54 Capacitor microphone, Ser No. 041. Cardioid pattern.
Sony BVM 1921 portable colour monitor and case. Portable broadcast colour monitor with Porta-brace protective case (BVM 9021).
1990
Yamaha DMC1000 digital sound mixer.
Digital tape for the Telefunken MX80 DASH recorder. The tape is a special formulation and very thin.
