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Monotype 0.4 inch Crank Press

Printing & Writing

1930

Monotype 0.4 inch Crank Press , flywheel-operated, Plant No.1162, made by Monotype Corporation Limited, Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1930. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Water Transport

1991-1783 BCE

Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

Japanese abacus or soroban, c.1930

Mathematics

c.1930

Japanese abacus

McVitie Weston valve collection, Cosmos valve, type SP55 RED

Electronic Components

1926

Cosmos valve, type SP55 RED, (RMW/C129 - McVitie Weston number), by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Limited, 1926.

Heterodyne wavemeter, made by Burndept Ltd, c.1923

Radio Communication

1923

Heterodyne wavemeter, made by Burndept Ltd., about 1923

"Cocarette" Folding Camera

Photographic Technology

1927

"Cocarette" camera with Derval shutter and leather carrying case, made by Zeiss Ikon.

Mostyl Crystal set Radio Receiver

Television

1923-1926

Mostyl Crystal set radio receiver, complete with BBC logo, manufactured by Gramostyles Ltd of Birmingham between 1923-1926.

Test 64', punch operator's test

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

about 1928

A 'Test 64', punch operator's test, electromechanical, 1920-1939.

Vinten Model E 35mm cine camera (Biocolour camera)

Cinematography

1923-1926

Two-colour 35mm cine camera and tripod for the Friese-Greene colour system (bicolour), Bookplate model E No. 55. Vinten London W. Lost lens. Serial No. 83963. Cooke Lens Speed Panchro Serial No. 227609.

14 display labels relating to items owned by Sir J

Surgery

1925-1930

14 display labels relating to items owned by Sir J.G.A. Critchett, printed in black on gold card, English, 1925-1930

Kelvinator' jug made of urea formaldehyde, c. 1930.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1930

Square 'Kelvinator' jug of cream urea formaldehyde, decorated with helmeted head (twice), c. 1930

Yarn Twist Testing Machine

Textile Industry

1930

Yarn twist testing machine used at Cressbrook Mill, Derbyshire.

Gurney's Water Tube Boiler, 1826

Motive Power

1923

model, scale 1:6, of Gurney's Water Tube Boiler, patented 1825, built 1826, tested 1827 by Simon Goodrich.

GEC 'Magnet' electric cooker

Domestic Appliances

1925-1930

"Magnet" electric cooker HO920, cast iron with enamelled drip tray and nickel-plated hob, with three hotplates, grill, plate warming compart ment and oven with enamelled linings and double glass door, with 2-pin socket for additional electrical appliances, by General Electric Co., English, 1925-1930

First Aid kit used on the Pan American Goodwill Flight in 1926-1927

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1926

Tabloid first aid kit, in aluminium case in canvas satchel used on U.S. Army Pan American flight, 1927, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, with list of contents

Small glass bottle, cylindrical with plastic screw

Medical Glass-ware

1930

Small glass bottle, cylindrical with plastic screw-on top, Savory and Moore, owners, made in England, 1930

Hypo For Enitone and Collodion Self Toning Papers

Photographic Technology

1924

Packet of Hypo for Enitone and Collodion Self Toning papers, in printed paper wrapper.

Brodie's fistula director, silver, by Down Bros. o

Surgery

1926

Brodie's fistula director, silver, by Down Bros. of London, 1926

"Brownie" Crystal Receiver Set No. 2, with accessories, c.1925

Radio Communication

1925-1930

"Brownie" crystal set (No.2 model) with distribution panel and two pairs of "Brown, type F" headphones.

Ensign FP Roll Film Reflex Camera (Tropical Model)

Photographic Technology

1928

Single lens reflex camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch. Teak and bronzed metal. Aldis-Butcher Anastigmat F:4.25 inches f/4.5-32 No 151366. fabric focal plane shutter 25/40/50/75/125/250/500/T. Rack and pinion focusing, infinity to 4', ground glass focusing screen with collapsing hood, mirror removed by shutter release, optical frame finder, F: 6604. Houghton-Butcher.

Group picnicking

Photographs

c. 1925

A snapshot photograph of a group of people enjoying a picnic, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1925. Two men and two women sit on a rock with a picnic laid in front of them.

The machine room

Photographs

c. 1928

A photograph of workers in the Daily Herald machine room, taken by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald newspaper in about 1928. One man oversees the machine dropping newly printed papers onto a conveyor belt, whilst the other man sits to gather the papers as they roll off the belt and bundle them up for delivery.

Electric comb, around 1925

Domestic Appliances

c.1925

Electric comb with original box and instructions. Made in 1920s by White’s Manufacturing Co.

Two-wire telephone repeater, 1923-1925

Telecommunications

1923-1925

Two-wire telephone repeater, made by Standard Telephones and Cables in collaboration with Western Electric Company, British, 1923-1925

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Remington noiseless typewriter no. 6, c. 1925

Printing & Writing

1925

Remington noiseless typewriter no. 6, c. 1925

Ball pein hammer with fixed plain adaptor

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

Ball pein hammer with fixed plain adaptor for heavy working arm. Made by Mckay c.1930.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

Blake Brothers fire hydrant

Water Supply & Sanitation

1930

Fire hydrant made by Blake Brothers, Rotherham, c.1930

American left above knee prosthesis, wooden socket

Orthopaedics

c. 1930

American left above knee prosthesis, wooden socket with rigid pelvic band, metal shin, wood foot with ankle joint. Made c.1930. (Weight: 6.75 lbs 3 kg).

Crystal Radio Receiver

Radio Communication

1923-1927

Crystal radio.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Ediswan valve, type AR.06

Electronic Components

1925

Ediswan valve, type AR.06, green line adjacent to anode pin, (RMW/C83 - McVitie Weston number), by Royal Ediswan, 1925.

Pathe Kid Cine Projector Film

Cinematography

1930

Two spools of film marked "The Victory Celebration Tattoo 1953" and "Notre-Dame de Paris". Removed from the Pathe Kid 9.5mm cine projector.

An arm for a right below elbow amputation. The un

Orthopaedics

c. 1925

An arm for a right below elbow amputation. The unlined leather socket is well worn and softened with age. Fitted with an oval wrist and screw-on wooden hand. This has semi-flexed fingers and a semi-opposed thumb. There is a square box-fitting in the palm (for holding eating utensils). The prosthesis was secured to the wearer by two side suspension straps attached to an encircling strap (and buckle) sited just above the elbow. [The original straps have been replaced by the patient.] Origin unknown, made about 1925.

Steel chain, sherardized by Cowper Coles in 1929.

Metallurgy

1929

Steel chain, sherardized by Cowper Coles in 1929.

Coal sculpture by Alan Brough

Coal Mining

1926

Coal sculpture by Alan Brough entitled 'Pit Brow Lassie', 1926

Level No. II by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany, c. 1928,

Surveying

1928

Level No. II by Carl Zeiss Jena, Germany, c. 1928, no. 22050. With key and tool accessories including screw driver. Supplied by Carl Zeiss (London) Ltd.

metal fragments from the "Milly" overbridge

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1925

Metal fragments, two pieces of metal mounted on wooden board, pieces of wrought iron torn from the "Milly" overbridge near Twyford by the barrel of an anti-aircraft gun becoming elevated whilst in transit by rail from Great Western Railway Goods Depot at South Lambeth to Watchet. 24 August 1925.

Still life with flowers

Photographs

1929

A Colorsnap colour photograph of two vases of flowers, taken by an unknown photographer in 1929.

Woman in a white dress

Photographs

c. 1930

A Colorol photograph of a woman stood outdoors in a white dress, taken by an unknown photographer, c. 1930.

Low-power 'A' unit from 50KW m.f. transmitter

Radio Communication

1929

Low-power 'A' unit from 50KW m.f. transmitter, made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1929. In service at BBC Brookmans Park 1929-1979

Crossley Shelsley Motor Car

Road Transport

1929

15.7-hp six-cylinder Shelsley motor car, made by Crossley Motors Ltd, Gorton, Manchester, 1929.

The Protector Lamp & Lighting

Coal Mining

c. 1930

The Protector Lamp & Lighting Co. Ltd safety lamp, c. 1930

11vk Pilot Insulator

Electricity Supply

c.1929

One 11vk pilot insulator from a lattice tower, or pylon, near Thorne, Yorkshire. Cylindrical metal column with base fixing plate.

Matrix binocular optical depth testing instrument

Printing & Writing

1929

Matrix binocular optical depth testing instrument, Plant No.1117, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, 1929. Used in the production of Monotype matrices to measure the depth of letter characters.

Cone type loudspeaker made by S. G. Brown Ltd., c.

Radio Communication

c. 1925

Cone type loudspeaker made by S. G. Brown Ltd., c. 1925.

Pathe Rex 17.5mm Cine Camera Rex

Cinematography

1928

Pathe 17.5mm cine camera, 'Rex' motocamera. Cine camera for 17.5mm film in chargers. 30 foot load. Fitted with a Krauss Triannar lens F:2.5cm f/3-14 fixed focus, Serial No 276103. Optical frame finder. The camera has a clockwork motor of 50 seconds capacity running at a fixed speed of 16 frames/second.Exposed film indicator calibrated 0-9. Instructions inside the film chamber. Distribution No R 00436. Manufactured by Pathe, France. Card instruction leaflet inside film bay door.

Faraday Centenary medal

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1925

Faraday Centenary medal by A Rivaud, awarded to James Morton in 1925 for his work on artificial dyestuffs. Gold; 68mm diameter, 4mm thickness, in brown case 11x11x2cm. rim legend: OR. Obverse: portrait HS of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), signed blc, A Rivaud. Reverse: Faraday Benzene Centenary 1825-1925; [chemical symbols and] AIN; James Morton 1925; with schematic representation of four Benzene rings.

Two different gratings used in pioneering work on the infra-red spectrum, 1920-1940

Experimental Chemistry

c.1930

Two diffraction gratings used by Sutherland and Sheppard in infra red work