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Dujardin-Salleron ebulliometer for estimating the

Experimental Chemistry

1925

Dujardin-Salleron ebulliometer for estimating the percentage of alcohol in wine, French, 1925

London Midland & Scottish Railway sleeping car

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1928

Railway carriage, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 3rd class sleeping car No 14241, built Derby, 1928.

Engine starting handle, for Fiat 8 HP Petrol-Electric Car

Road Transport

1927

Car starting handle from Petrol Electric Car, Inv.1935-502 pt.1. See TOP record for extended information about this car.

Magneto Port Type ZH6 No. 2090658, for 230 H.P. Benz Aero engine No. 33.278

Aircraft Propulsion

1926

Magneto Port Type ZH6 No. 2090658, by Bosch, Stuttgart, Germany, for 230 H.P. Benz six-cylinder water cooled aero engine No. 33.278, by Benz & Cie, Mannheim, Germany, 1916

The Protector Lamp and Lightin

Coal Mining

c. 1930

The Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. Ltd type A1 safety lamp, c. 1930

London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company Medal

Railways

1926

Bronze medal designed by the sculptor Ernest Gillick for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company, which awarded it to railway workers who kept rail services running during the General Strike of May 1926.

Quadrant Cloth Scale

Textile Industry

1923

Quadrant cloth scale, manufactured by Goodbrand & Co. Ltd.

teloc speed indicator

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1930

Teloc speed indicator and recorder No 3940 for locomotives, built by Hasler Telegraph Works, c.1930.

Hex bolt with four holes through shaft, for Beardmore Heavy Oil diesel engine, from Airship R. 101

Aircraft Propulsion

1928

Hex bolt with four holes through shaft, for Beardmore Heavy Oil engine, diesel engine, Tornado Mark III (No. 35, A.103459), by William Beardmore and Company Limited, Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1928

National Diesel Engine Model

Motive Power

1930

Sectioned working model of a single-cylinder diesel engine, made by the National Gas & Oil Engine Co. Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne, c.1930.

Electromagnetic device, Deprez signal time marker for use with kymograph

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1924

Electromagnetic device, probably Deprez signal time marker for use with kymograph (two miniature electromagnets with foil stylus) in wooden case, by Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., 1924

Tangye Hydraulic Press

Lifting & Mechanical Handling

1930

Vertical hydraulic press ex. G.E.C Works Press made by Tangye, Birmingham, c.1930.

Aluminium diaphragm for Model 555-W loudspeaker unit

Radio Communication

1926-1929

Aluminium diaphragm for Model 555-W loudspeaker unit, by Western Electric Company, United States, 1926-1929. Possibly associated with 1929-1061.

Ekco type 313 broadcast radio receiver, c. 1930

Radio Communication

c. 1930

Ekco type 313 broadcast radio receiver in rectangular bakelite case with drum tuner, c. 1930

Osram gas filled light bulb

Lighting

c. 1927

General Electric Co Ltd Osram gas filled light bulb, c. 1927

Clay figure of animal

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Unbaked clay figure of animal, one ear damaged, amuletic, unsigned, Egyptian, 2000BC-1000BC

Hydrogen electrodes with nickel electrode by Baird

Experimental Chemistry

1926

Hydrogen electrodes with nickel electrode by Baird and Tatlock, London, 1926

Tester AT5422

Telecommunications

c.1930

Tester AT5422 made by Sifam Ltd, c.1930

Puck Camera

Photographic Technology

1925-1930

Puck camera, made by Thornton Pickard.

Matthews' type oscillograph, 1928

Laboratory Medicine

1928

Matthews type Oscillograph, developed by Bryan Harold Cabot Matthews, neurophysiologist at Cambridge University, made 1928, in use until 1950s

York, Walled City of Ancient Days

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1930

Poster, London and North Eastern Railway, York, Walled City of Ancient Days, Stonegate, by Fred Taylor, 1930. Coloured lithograph depicting the medieval York street of Stonegate as it might have appeared in about 1830, with elegant pedestrians in Georgian dress. Accompanying text gives details of an illustrated guide book. Format quad royal. Printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd. Lithographers, Leeds.

Spend Your Holidays in the Lake District

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

about 1927

Poster, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Spend Your Holidays in the Lake District by Montague Birrell Black, about 1927. Coloured lithograph depicting a view of Napes Needle, a pinnacle of rock on the mountain of Great Gable in the Lake District. The figures of two climbers are visible at the top of the pinnacle , and below are lakes and mountains. Text at bottom right, with the letters "LMS" at top right. Text in bottom margin reads "LMS "The Best Way" series No.25. McCorquodale & Co. Limited". Signed by the artist at bottom right. Format double royal.

British Industries - Cotton

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1924

Poster, London Midland & Scottish Railway, British Industries - Cotton by Frederic Cayley Robinson, 1924. Workers in cotton mill. Other ids: LMS R.A. Series No. 11. Poster shows women working on machinery making cotton. Format: quad royal. One of a series of sixteen posters by members of the Royal Academy commissioned by the London, Midland & Scottish Railway in 1924.

southport

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

about 1930

Poster, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Southport by Alfred Lambart, about 1930. Coloured lithograph depicting young women in swimwear in a pavilion at Southport Sea Bathing Lake. Accompanying text reads "Cheap Fares to Southport Daily by the Liverpool Overhead Railway, 'The Most Interesting Route'"Printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., Glasgow & London. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

The Trossachs

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1926

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, The Trossachs - Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine, by Tom Purvis, 1926. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

Portrait of Albert Einstein

Art

1929

Portrait of Albert Einstein, pencil sketch, head and shoulders, signed, inscribed and dated by the artist, M.C. Rosenbauer 2 June 1929 and signed by Einstein

Electric spin dryer, 1929.

Domestic Appliances

1929

Spin dryer, electric, by Krauss of Leipzig, 1929

"Mikiphone" pocket phonograph, 1923.

Sound Reproduction

1923

"Mikiphone" pocket phonograph, 1923.

Marconi-Sykes Magnetophone

Television

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.

locomotive nameplate - the royal air force

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1930

Locomotive Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "The Royal Air Force", ex Royal Scot Class, No. 6159/46159, built 1930, rebuilt October 1945, scrapped November 1962.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Ediswan valve, type NR4C

Electronic Components

1925

Ediswan valve, type NR4C, (RMW/B45 - McVitie Weston number), by Royal Ediswan, 1925.

Sherardized nail and Super-Sheradized nail exposed

Metallurgy

1927

Sherardized nail and Super-Sheradized nail exposed to spray (5% solution of common salt) together for 7 days by Cowper Coles in 1927.

Lawaczeck Turbine Runner, 1925

Motive Power

1925

Lawaczeck propeller type water turbine runner in gunmetal, 1925.

One frame of 56mm positive black and white Paramount Magnafilm from 'You're in the Army Now'

Cinematography

1929

One frame of 56mm positive black and white Paramount Magnafilm from 'You're in the Army Now' showing a long shot of a group of army men, some sat at a table, others standing around it, singing together as one man plays the piano. Library sign in the background.

Hot water bottle made from Wickham's heavily smoke

Plastics and Modern Materials

1924

Hot water bottle made from Wickham's heavily smoked hard-cure Para rubber. Produced from rubber made on Sir Henry Wickham's machine, 1924.

Pair of glass Sikes' hydrometers (one not original

Experimental Chemistry

1930

Pair of glass Sikes' hydrometers (one not original) in case with thermometer, by Peter Stevenson Limited, Edinburgh, c. 1930.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Osram valve, type P625

Electronic Components

1928

Osram valve, type P625, (RMW/C54B - McVitie Weston number), by Osram, 1928.

Ferranti AF3 audio frequency transformer

Electricity Supply

c. 1925

Ferranti AF3 audio frequency transformer with a set of three coil formers, c. 1925.

South African arm for short right below elbow stum

Orthopaedics

c. 1929

South African arm for short right below elbow stump with limited elbow flexion. Leather socket and upper-arm 'corset' fastened with two straps and buckles. A 'step-up' joint has been incorporated to increase the effective amount of elbow flexion. The hand is wooden and has a semi-opposed, wide opening thumb. Made c.1929.

Hoffman medium type thrust bearing for 1 1/2" sha

Mechanical Power Transmission

1925

Hoffman medium type thrust bearing for 1 1/2" shaft.

Certalmid hand with a moveable thumb

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

Certalmid hand with a moveable two-way (sliding) thumb which is tipped with leather. All the fingers are rigid in a moderately flexed position. Made by Blatchford c. 1930.

One Penny piece, Irish, 1928.

Metallurgy

1928

One Penny piece, Irish, 1928.

london & north eastern railway doncaster worksplate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1925

Locomotive Worksplate, LNER, "London & North Eastern Railway, No 1621, Doncaster, 1925, Railway Co", brass, oval, ex 0-6-0T Class J72, LNER No. 8745, BR No. 68745, withdrawn September 1961.

Crompton Parkinson A C test meter set no.1181546 -

Electricity Supply

1926

Crompton Parkinson A C test meter set no.1181546 - 1926. with extra resistance unit mounted on the back

Frame aerial with "short/long" switch, c. 1927

Radio Communication

c.1927

Frame aerial with "short/long" switch, c. 1927

0.4" Stamping Machine

Printing & Writing

1930

Bliss type matrix OB punch and stamp press, Plant No.1168, made by the Lanston Monotype Corporation, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1930. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Pendulum Countersink Machine

Printing & Writing

1924

Electrically-driven pendulum countersink spindle, Plant No.958, made by Lanston Monotype Corporation, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1924. Used in the production system for Monotype matrices, for de-burring of retaining rod holes in matrices, with 0.2 x 0.4-inch and 0.4 x 0.4-inch matrix galleys and the galley anvil. Mounted on bench with machine Nos.503, 289, 290 and 355.

Rock salt prism used in pioneering work on the infra-red spectrum, 1920-1940

Experimental Chemistry

c.1930

Rock salt prism used by Sutherland and Sheppard in infra-red research

Surveyor's level, German, 1926-1929

Surveying

1926-1929

Surveying Level Model No. IV, Serial No.No. 17328, by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany (supplied by Carl Zeiss (London) Ltd.), 1926-1929.

Flowers

Photographs

c. 1930

A Colorol photograph of flowers in a pot, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1930.