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Radio tuning coil No. 75, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 75, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

Mazda QP.240 battery double output pentode valve (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1935

Electronic Components

1935

Mazda QP.240 battery double output pentode valve, B9 base, pinch marked K171, made by the British Thomson-Houston Company Limited, Rugby, England, 1935. McVitie Weston number = RMW/Y170

Marconi 1.5kW transmitter used by 2LO

Radio Communication

1922

Marconi 1.5kW transmitter, Marconi Company Limited, Chelmsford, 1922. Used by the BBC London station 2LO between 1922 and 1925, as rebuilt c.1954 incorporating some non-original but contemporary components

Cossor Wurncell W.1 output triode valve (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1923

Electronic Components

1923

Cossor Wuncell W.1. output triode valve, B4 base, with blue printed label, made by A C Cossor Limited, possibly Highbury, London, England, 1923. McVitie Weston number = RMW/D1A

Collection of early valves, 1915-1945

Electronic Components

1915-1945

Collection of early valves, various makers including the Marconi-Osram Valve Company, British and French, 1915-1945. Comprising 3 soft "Round" receiving Valves, c.1916; 1 V24 Valve; 1Q Valve; 1 FEI(space charge tetrode); 1 French "Bigril" tetrode; 2 French R Type; 3 British "R"; and 1 D.E.R.

Bottle for medicinal water from Jacob's Well

Medical Glass-ware

1932

Medicinal water bottle, trace content, from Jacob's Well, near Sichem, Israel, 1932

Radio valve, 1936-1939

Electronic Components

1936-1939

4316 A radio valve, made by Standard Telephones and Cable Limited, England, 1936-1939

Osram A.T.40 triode valve, 1921-1934

Electronic Components

1921-1934

Osram A.T.40, 1921 wireless transmitting triode valve (filament broken), made by the M-O Valve Company Limited, England, 1921-1934

Lower dental impression tray, with long handles, n

Dentistry

1920-1940

Lower dental impression tray, with long handles, nickel plated brass, English, 1920-1940

Bottle containing water from the Dead Sea

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1920-1930

Bottle containing water from the Dead Sea, collected by Capt. Saint, March, 1930

Thorpe 4-electrode valve (McVitie Weston valve collection) 1924

Electronic Components

1924

Thorpe 4-electrode valve, type K.4., 5-pin base, pinch moulded 2, made by Bower Electric Limited, probably British, 1924. McVitie Weston number = RMW/G15A

W2/700 Gas Aircraft Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1941

W2/700 gas turbine jet engine, made by Power Jets Ltd, c.1941.

Lipson-Beevers Strips

Scientific Instruments & Research

1934; 1934

Box of handwritten Beevers-Lipson strips, prepared by Henry Lipson and Arnold Beevers in 1934.

Wrapping Block

Textile Industry

c. 1920

Wrapping block, made by John Nesbitt, Manchester, c.1920.

Tube of bismuth salicylate tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1919

Glass tube of bismuth salicylate tablets with cork bung, by Burroughs Wellcome, English, ( in part 2)

Bottle containing sodium bicarbonate tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1937

Bottle with glass stopper, containing sodium bicarbonate tablets, 5 grains each, made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co, from 'Tabloid" medicine chest, style 260, supplied to 1938 Everest Expedition, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London 1937-1938

Document carrier

Telecommunications

c.1946

Document carrier from the 3" pneumatic communications equipment made by Lamson Engineering Co. Ltd, London, and used at the Manchester Evening News/Guardian building on Deansgate, c.1946

Document carrier

Telecommunications

c.1946

Document carrier from 3" pneumatic communications equipment made by Lamson Engineering Co. Ltd, London, and used at the Refuge Assurance building on Oxford Road, c.1946

Section of Distribution Frame

Telecommunications

1922

Section of main distribution frame used with CB10 exchange, made by Peel Conner of Salford in 1922.

Overhead line wire-tensioning clamp

Telecommunications

1939

40-lb overhead line wire-tensioning clamp by Bradbury, 1939.

radio

Radio Communication

c. 1935

Ekco AD36 valve radio receiver, made by E. K. Cole Ltd, Southend, c. 1935.

Hopper, lady's bicycle, 21 1/2" frame, 1948.

Road Transport

1948

Hopper, lady's bicycle, 21 1/2" frame, 1948.

Absorbant cotton in cardboard box

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Absorbant cotton in cardboard box. Oblong cardboard box, labelled "tabloid' brand compressed absorbant cotton 1/2 ounce'. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Paper packet

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Rectangular brown paper packet, possibly containing a boric compress. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Cylindrical container

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Cylindrical container with detachable lid. Label reading "Tabloid' brand 'Empirin' compound' wrapped around the cylinder. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Paper package possibly containing tongue depressors

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Brown paper package, possibly containing 3 flat orange tongue depressors with rounded edges. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Tube of 'menthofax'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Orange metal tube with a round flat-top cap. Labelled "Menthofax' Analgesic and Counter Irritant' along one side, and distorted through use. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Tube of 'Borafax'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Green metal tube with a round flat-top cap. Labelled 'Borafax' along one side, and distorted through use. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Safety pins displayed on cardboard strip

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Nine safety pins, seven of which are pinned to cardboard display strip, one is loose, and another stuck to the base of the first-aid kit. Printed with words 'Triumph Safety Pins', and a border around the edge of the card. Stained and torn in several places. Two safety pins loose. Stored inside the first aid kit, used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930.

instruction booklet for Cosmos crystal receiver, 1920-1930

Radio Communication

1920-1930

Instruction booklet for Cosmos crystal receiver, made by the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company, Trafford, Manchester, England, 1920-1930

Radio tuning coil No. 100, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 100, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

Radio tuning coil No. 500, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 500, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

Radio tuning coil No. 200, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 200, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

Brass shunter's horn, London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1925-1940

Shunter's horn, London Midland & Scottish Railway, brass, 1925-1940.

Hivac XL HF triode valve (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1935

Electronic Components

1935

Hivac HF triode valve, type XL, Sm4 base, made by Hivac Limited, Ruislip, London, England, 1935. McVitie Weston number - RMW/D85

Pottery drug jar with parchment cover

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Before 1932

Pottery drug jar, bluish green, ovoid, with parchment cover, possibly Persian

Demonstration radio receiver

Radio Communication

1926

Demonstration broadcast receiver, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1926

'Radio at a glance' chart, 1925-1935

Radio Communication

1925-1935

Rotating chart, "Radio at a glance", unknown maker, British, 1925-1935

Card of authority to use portable receiver, 1922

Radio Communication

1922

Card of authority to use portable receiver, issued by the General Post Office, British, 1922. Issued on April 13 1922 to the Hon. E H Cozens-Hardy, of Letheringsett Hall, Holt, Norfolk. The card reads 'The bearer, the Hon E H Cozens-Hardy of Letheringsett Hall, Holt, Norfolk, has been authorised by the Postmaster General to conduct experiments with portable wireless receiving apparatus within a radius of ten miles of (1) Messrs Pilkington Bros Works, St Helens, (2) Letheringsett Hall, Holt, Norfolk (but not within one mile of any Government wireless station)

BBC ribbon microphone

Radio Communication

c.1945

BBC ribbon microphone, made by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com. Ltd, c.1945.

Box for transfusion needles

Therapeutics

1917-1918

Wooden box marked as 'Transfusion Needles', part of blood transfusion apparatus originally thought to be designed by Geoffrey Keynes, but believed to be designed by Oswald Hope Robertson during the 1st World War and made by the General Surgical Co. Ltd., 1917-1918

Empire Melody Maker Radio

Radio Communication

c.1930

Empire Melody Maker Mains model no. 25 four-valve radio, made by A. C. Cossor Ltd, c.1930 and sold in kit form.

Wooden case for blood transfusion apparatus

Public Health & Hygiene

1917-1918

Wooden case for blood transfusion apparatus, originally thought to have been designed by Geoffrey Keynes, but now believed to be the design of Oswald Hope Robertson during the 1st World War and made by the General Surgical Co. Ltd., 1917-1918

"Racial" brand cervical cap

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1921-1931

Rubber cervical cap, "Racial" brand, size 2, by Racial/BCM, London, England, 1921-1931. Supplied by the Mothers's Clinic.

Rexophone crystal set with two pairs of Telefunken headphones (out of three), 1923-1930

Radio Communication

1923-1930

Rexophone crystal set with, 2 of 3, pairs telefunken head-phones (see note). Rexophone crystal set manufactured by Morch Borthers Limited, London, 1923-1930. Headphones manufactuered by Telefunken, Germany, 1923-1930

Portable electrocardiograph machine, Cambridge, England, 1928

Clinical Diagnosis

1928

Portable electrocardiograph machine, with film holder case, No. C109509, by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., 1928

Model dumping wagon

Railway Models

1920-1928

Model railway wagon, either-side dumping wagon 1920-1928, scale 1:8, made by James & Fredk. Howard Ltd., Bedford.

Sectioned model steam locomotive boiler

Railway Models

c. 1920

Model steam locomotive boiler with `Belpaire' fire box and superheater, approximately 1/8 scale, sectioned, circa1920.

Rubber vault cap, London, England, 1915-1925

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1915-1925

Rubber vault cap, size 2, by Racial/BCM, London

'Vaporole' smelling salts, London, England, 1924-1940

Therapeutics

1924-1940

Tin of "Vaporole" aromatic ammonia capsules, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1924-1940