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Model of `Nipper', plastics material, the dog from

Sound Reproduction

1925-1935

Model of `Nipper', plastics material, the dog from the HMV advertisement `His Masters Voice', 35cm high, copy of c. 1930 original

RCA Theremin, USA, 1929

Acoustics

1929

RCA Theremin, electronic musical instrument played without touch, patented by Leon Theremin, Moscow, Russia, 1928, serial number 100023, cabinet number 67, with a pitch antenna and a volume antenna, plus a separated door knob from the Theremin cabinet, made by RCA (Radio Corporation of America), USA, 1929, with sixteen valves: each in a cardboard carton

Box containing one vial of Scarlet Fever Streptococcus Toxin

Public Health & Hygiene

1934

Box containing 1 vial os 1 cc of Scarlet Fever Streptococcus Toxin for the Dick Test, manufactured by Park Davis & co, 1934.

Milne-Shaw seismograph no. 33, c. 1925

Geophysics

c. 1925

Part of Milne-Shaw seismograph no. 33, made by John Johnson Shaw, West Bromwich, UK, and owned by the Safety in Mines Research Board, c. 1925

Post Office Railway, underground train, No 809

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1930

Underground train, Post Office Railway, No 809, two electric power units and one carriage from Mount Pleasant, London.

ATCO Lawnmower of about 1925

Agricultural Engineering

1925

ATCO Lawnmower of C 1925 with rake on the drive and plate clutch; first in the Cope collection, inspiring the youngest boy to become an engineer

Glazed stoneware chemical storage jar, by Doulton.

Ceramics

1934

Glazed stoneware chemical storage jar, by Doulton. 20 gallon size c. 1934

Blood donation record book

Public Health & Hygiene

1933

Donation record book from interwar Germany relating to Hans Muller, association Blood Transfusion Services Germany, 1933. A4 sixe book which includes a photograph of Hans Muller. There is one entry which records the drawing of blood and three tests (one for Syphillis) which took place in May 1933. Blood grouping was established as AB. There is rusting on the staples of the book and thus it is rather delicate.

Rear view of a Chenard et Walcker 'Mistral'

Photographs

1933

A photograph of a Chenard et Walcker 'Mistral' car, taken by Zoltan Glass in 1933. This rear view of the car was taken at the Paris Automobile Exhibition

‘Magnet’ model electric cooker, around 1935

Domestic Appliances

c.1935

‘Magnet’ model electric cooker. Made by the General Electric Company Ltd, around 1935.

Underwood noiseless typewriter, c.1930

Printing & Writing

1930

Underwood noiseless typewriter, c.1930

East Coast Joys - No. 1, Walking Tours

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1931

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, East Coast Joys, No 1, Walking Tours, by Tom Purvis, 1931. Coloured lithograph in bold colours depicting a man and woman walking along a cliff top, with a beach below. Accompanying text reads "Travel by L.N.E.R. to the drier side of Britain". Format double royal.

Tottenham Gas Works

Herbert John Finn

1930

Drawing, Tottenham & District Gas Works at Willoughby Lane, London, by Herbert J Finn, 1930. Pencil and watercolour, 100x67.5cm on paper. Signed and dated br. View with gas holder, retort house, factory with smoking chimney, and freight rail yard

Smoke helmet for use in mines, by Siebe Gorman & C

Mining & Ore Dressing

1930

Smoke helmet for use in mines, by Siebe Gorman & Co., 1930

Ferranti Model 3 Electric Clock

Time Measurement

1932

Model 3 electric clock made by Ferranti Ltd, 1932.

'Rapid' marmalade cutter

Domestic Appliances

c. 1932

'Rapid' marmalade cutter with instruction leaflet, made by Follows & Bate Ltd, Manchester, c. 1932.

Quixsum Fractional Adding Machine

Mathematics

1924-1930

Quixsum Fractional Adding Machine, Model C-2728, patented 1924 and made by Precision Adding Machine Co. Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island and Charlotte, North Carolina).

Remington No.16 typewriter, 1932

Printing & Writing

1932

Remington No.16 typewriter, 1932

The Protector Lamp and Lightin

Coal Mining

c. 1935

The Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. Ltd type CT33A combustion tube safety lamp, c. 1935

The "Magnet" hair dryer, No. 12663, 200-225V, nick

Domestic Appliances

1933

The "Magnet" hair dryer, No. 12663, 200-225V, nickel-plated, by the General Electric Company, London., c.1933.

Interior of Battersea Power Station

Photographs

17 January 1934

Glass plate negative by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald, dated 17 January 1934. Image shows interior of Battersea Power Station, London.

Hostess trolley, made by Bertr

Food & Drink Industry

c.1930

Hostess trolley, made by Bertram Thomas, Manchester, c.1930.

Wood Newspaper Printing Press

Printing & Writing

c. 1934

Wood newspaper printing press, ex Northcliffe House, home of the Daily Mail and Evening News (1927-1987), with set of drawings.

Rhodesian Railways carriage, 1928

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1928

BCW No. 1808 coach, railway carriage, wood paneled, with bunk seats upholstered in green leather, built for use on Rhodesia Railways subsequently operated by the Zambezi Sawmills Railway (also known as the Mulobezi Railway). Length 60' 6"; width 8'; height 12'. Underframe and running gear is by Gloucester Carriage and Wagon.

veracity pocket watch

Railway Timepieces

1925

Pocket watch, Inscribed 'Veracity Watch. J.N. Masters, Rye. Made in England', silver, Roman face, scratched inside "Layton 17.6.25" (belonged to driver George Layton who drove the Flying Scotsman). Overall: 50.8 mm x 76.2 mm x 12.7 mm.

Ferranti Electric Heater

Domestic Appliances

1930

A Ferranti model 1 electric room heater, c.1930.

Pathe Baby Cine Camera With Motor

Cinematography

1926

Pathe Baby Cine Camera With Motor. Cine camera for 9.5mm film chargers. H. Rousel Kynor lens f/3.5-14 No.55870. Attached French made clockwork motor. Single speed with meter counter. Optical frame finder. No. 035887. Continuous, Paris. Originally hand-cranked, this is fitted with a French-made Motrix single speed clockwork motor attachment. This could expose less than half the film at one winding. The camera has a folding optical frame finder and a metre counter.

Steam locomotive, number 2500

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1934

Steam locomotive, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 2-6-4T No 2500, designed by William Stanier, built at Derby in 1934, withdrawn in 1961.

Beyer-Garratt South African Railways Locomotive

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1929

Beyer-Garratt articulated steam locomotive, Class GL, made by Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester, 1929 and used by South African Railways as locomotive no. 2352.

Steam locomotive, named Sir Lamiel

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1925

Steam locomotive, Southern Railway, King Arthur class 4-6-0 No 777 "Sir Lamiel", designed by R.E.L. Maunsell, built by North British Locomotive Company in 1925, withdrawn in 1961.

Bronze medal commemorating George Stephenson

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1931

Bronze medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of George Stephenson, 1931.

No 2 Portrait Brownie camera

Photographic Technology

1928-1935

Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, sliding plate with three apertures, rotary shutter T/I, portrait lens on spring loaded lever with two brilliant reflecting finder. In blue leatherette. 1929-1935.

Short S23 'Empire' Flying Boat 'Canopus', 1936.

Aeronautics

1936

Model of Short "Empire" Flying Boat 'Canopus', scale 1:24, made by Short Brothers Ltd., Rochester, England

Schick electric razor

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1934

Schick electric razor, single head, 110 volts, c. 1934, with spare cutter

Creed No. 10 Undulator Receiver, 1925

Telecommunications

1925

No. 10 Undulator Receiver, manufactured by Creed and Company Limited, Croydon, London, England, 1925

John Logie Baird's original experimental television apparatus, 1925-1926

Radio Communication

1925-1926

Transmitting portion of original television experimental apparatus, created and used by John Logie Baird, with a dummy head of "Stookie / Stooky Bill". 1925-1926.

New Coronation Scot

Photographs

1937-05-27

A photograph of the 'Coronation Scot', taken by Bishop Marshall in May 1937 for the Daily Herald.

Vertex magneto, sectioned

Road Transport

1934

Vertex magneto, sectioned.

Robot at Selfridge's 25th birthday celebrations

Photographs

1934-03-13

A photograph of a robot exhibited as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations for Selfridges department store in London, taken by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 13 March 1934.

Horn shaped ear trumpet

Audiology

before 1935

Horn shaped ear trumpet

Kine Exakta camera

Photographic Technology

1936

Single lens reflex camera for 35mm film, 24 x 36mm. Fitted with a Zeiss Tessar lens F: 5cm f/2.8 Nr.2239513 (coated in 1956). Fabric focal plane shutter 12, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1/2/10/25/50/100/150/250/500/1000/B/T. Delayed action on all speeds below 6 secs. REflex focusing. Folding hood with magnifier and frame sports finder. Built in film knife. Original flash sockets replaced by 2 coaxial sockets (1956) for long peak bulbs and electronic flash. No.540540. Ihagee.

Artificial left leg, Roehampton, England, 1926

Orthopaedics

1926

Artificial left leg, leather and duralumin alloy, English, by Hanger, dated 1926

Professor Matthew Hay's academic cap, gown, and hood in box, Scotland, 1927

Surgery

1927

Prof. Matthew Hay's academic cap, gown, and hood in box, by R.W.Forsyth Ltd., Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1927

Leica I camera

Photographic Technology

1930

35mm camera for 24 x 36mm. No. 31840. Fitted with a Leitz Elmar lens F:50mm f/3.5-18. Lever operated helical screw focusing. Fabric focal plane 20/30/40/60/100/200/500/T cocked by wind on knob. With direct vision optical finder. With accessory shoe. E Leitz, 1930. Overall: 65 mm x 130 mm x 55 mm.

Aiglon miniature camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1935

Aiglon miniature camera. Eight pictures on unperf. 16mm roll film 12 x 14mm. Chromium plated all metal construction F:25mm f10. T/I shutter. Frame finder. With packet of two films. Price 48 Francs.

Stem pessary, Europe, 1925-1935

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1925-1935

Intra-uterine stem pessary, consisting of catgut loop and bone, a stage in the evolution of the Grafenberg Ring, 1925-1935

Cigarette Dispenser

Public Health & Hygiene

1925-1935

Wooden vending machine for dispensing cigarette packets, with twin columns for packets which are accessed via coin-operated pull-drawers, and lockable front panel, used - and probably made - in the UK, c.1930

McArthur portable microscope, with three objective

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1935-1937

McArthur portable microscope, with three objectives, iris, eyepiece, mirror and fine focus, used in malaria research in Borneo, designed by John McArthur, made by Charles Hearson, English, c.1936

Couple on motorcycle and sidecar

Photographs

c. 1933

A photograph of a couple sat on a motorcycle and sidecar reading a copy of 'Sport Illustrierte', taken by Zoltan Glass, c. 1933.

Two boys fighting

Photographs

c. 1935

A photograph entitled 'Two boys fighting', taken around 1935 by Leo O'Brien for the Daily Herald.