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Blood transfusion set, United States, 1933-1943

Public Health & Hygiene

1933-1943

Blood transfusion set, adapted for taking blood, by Baxter Laboratories Inc USA, circa 1938.

Southern Railway 0-6-0 Q1 class steam locomotive, No C1

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1942

Steam locomotive, No C1, Q1 Class, 0-6-0, Southern Railway, designed by O V Bulleid, built at Brighton in 1942, withdrawn in 1964. Weight: 51.25 tons; length 54 feet, 10 ½ inches; driving wheel diameter: 5 feet, 1 inch

Philips model L1G30T transistor radio, about 1960

Radio Communication

1960-1961

Philips personal transistor receiver, Model L1G30T, probably made in the Netherlands or United Kingdom, 1960-1961.

Medicated soap, England, 1935-1945

Public Health & Hygiene

1935-1945

One of four cakes of soap (A631019) by Charles Midgeley, Manchester, c. 1940

Avro Vulcan, experimental model, c 1950s.

Farnborough

c. 1953

Radar echo measurement model of the Vulcan aircraft.

Home made 30-line televisor, 1934

Radio Communication

1934

Home made 30-line televisor, made by Robert (Bob)Albert Lampitt, Wolverhampton, England, 1934.

Model of wire screen in octagonal frame used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Model (scale 1:4) of wire screen in octagonal frame used by Heinrich Hertz, made by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1949

Samples of cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1931

Bundle of strips of rolled bark, cinchona, Quinquina Route Equateur faux, prepared by F. Laurent, Paris, supplied by H. Salle, Paris, France, 1930-1931

Infant feeding bottle

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1935-1945

Glass infant's feeding bottle, Griptight miniature feeder, unsigned, England, 1935-1945

Model of Euston Arch

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1961

Model of Euston Arch, silver mounted on wood, with plaque attached "Presented to The London Midland Region by Leonard Fairclough JP 1962", commissioned from Phillips of New Bond Street by the demolition contractor.

Bottle of medicinal water from temple of Asklepios at Athens

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1930

Bottle for medicinal water, with contents, from the well at the temple of Aesculapius at the Acropolis, Athens, collected in 1930

Point-contact transistor,type GET 2 c.1953

Electronic Components

c. 1953

Point-contact transistor,type GET 2 c.1953

End plate assembly for a battery of mercury delay tubes from EDSAC 1, 1946-1958

Computing & Data Processing

1946-1948

End plate assembly for a battery of mercury delay tubes from the electronic computer EDSAC 1, designed by Maurice Wilkes and made by the Cambridge University Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, England 1946-1958

Submarine repeater valve, 1950-1960

Electronic Components

1950-1960

Long-life submarine repeater valve type 10P2, developed at Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill, London, England, 1950-1960. The glass is engraved with signatures of research team at the time. Names inscribed on the valve are: R E. Hines; H. N. Daglish; M. R. Child; J. Aucherlonie; J. H. Reynolds; C. B. Johnson; R. W. Lawson; M. W. Rogers; M. F. Holmes; E. F. Rickard; E. Woodgate; H. Batey; E. Metson; H. P. Sargent; and C. Hardman

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME, 1936-1955

Radio Communication

1936-1955

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME machine after roughening in the machine, probably made by Sargrove Electronics Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1955

Wireless World Diary, 1933

Radio Communication

1933

'Wireless World' diary for 1933, published by Iliffe and Sons Limited, City of London, England, 1933

Glass ampoules of penicillin

Therapeutics

1944

Five ampoules of early crystalline penicillin and one sample of undefined potency collected from Govt. agencies and industrial manufacturers in Britain and the USA by the Dept, of Biological Standards (DBS), National Institute for Medical Research Hampstead in 1944 in order to determine an International Standard.

Bottle for diphtheria vaccine, London, England, 1946

Public Health & Hygiene

1946

Bottle for diphtheria vaccine, with instructions (not seen), by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1946.

Passive component plate, type A3, for Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver, 1936-1948

Electronic Components

1936-1948

Passive component plate, type A3, for Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver, made by John Sargrove, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1948

Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephone, 1959

Telecommunications

1959

Replica of Bell's 'Patent-office' telephone of 1876, made by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1959

Weston Photronic Exposure Meter Model 650

Photographic Technology

1935

Weston photronic exposure meter Model 650. Photoelectric exposure meter, calibrated 0-1,000 emulsion speed numbers 17250. Rotary calculator: f1.5-32, 100 secs - 1/1200 seconds. NO 4471742. Weston Electric Instrument Co.

Main portion of short mercury delay tube from the electronic computer EDSAC, 1946-1958

Computing & Data Processing

1946-1958

Main portion of short mercury delay tube from the electronic computer EDSAC 1, made at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1946-1958.

Section of miniature hospital including entrance and staircase

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Entrance, staircase and lift tower of hospital model, part of miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1930-1932

name plate from Leo I or II computer, 1951-1960

Computing & Data Processing

1951-1960

LEO computer name plate from LEO I or II, made by J Lyons and Company Limited, England, 1951-1960

Packaging for Camera Lite camera Model B

Photographic Technology

1955

Original carton with plastic slip case and instruction leaflet 'Picture taking with 'Camera Lite''.

Polyfoto camera

Photographic Technology

1933

Polyfoto camera, made by Kodak Limited. For 48 successive exposures on 1/2" plates.The photographer turned a crank handle on the side of the camera, which moved the photographic plate and made the exposure automatically.

Puzzle in the form of a maze showing the path from 'Slumdon' to 'Good Health'

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1939

Puzzle in the form of a maze depicting illnesses between "Slumdon" and "Good Health", made by Chad Valley Co. Ltd., sold on behalf of the Infants' Hospital, Vincent Square, London, c.1930

'Tabloid' medicine chest, used for 1938 Mt. Everest expedition

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1938

Metal 'Tabloid" medicine chest with lock, style 260, supplied to 1938 Everest Expedition, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London 1937-1938

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

Telephone operator's chair, unknown maker for the General Post Office, British, 1930-1960

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

Telephone operator's chair, unknown maker for the General Post Office, British, 1930-1960

Scales used in mortuary

Surgery

1950

Mortuary crane scales by Salter, Ca.1950. Typical model of mid-1950s. It was probably acquired second hand from a maternity ward as was common practice. These models are still made today (2017).

Wartime civilian receiver A.C.mains type, 1944-1945

Radio Communication

1944-1945

Wartime civilian receiver A.C.mains type, Wartime Joint Enterprise, British, 1944-1945

Cervical cap

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1950-1960

Transluscent green silicon cervical cap, 1950-1960

'Radio Celebrities Second Series' cigarette card album, 1934-1940

Radio Communication

1934-1940

'Radio Celebrities Second Series' cigarette card album, manufactured by Imperial Tobacco and distributed under the brand name W D and H O Wills and Company, probably Bristol, England, 1934-1940

Artificial right leg, Singapore, c.1943

Orthopaedics

1942-1945

Right above knee prosthesis, constructed from crashed aircraft in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp in Singapore during World War II. It was made by Royal Engineer prisoners, under the direction of Col. Julian Taylor FRCS and a Sergeant Armourer. Made c.1943. (Weight: 7.5 lbs 3.4 kg).

Model of open oscillator with spherical radiators used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Model (scale 1:4) of open oscillator with spherical radiators used by Heinrich Hertz, Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1949

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME, 1936-1955

Radio Communication

1936-1955

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME machine metallised on both sides by zinc spraying, probably made by Sargrove Electronics Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1955

Haemoglobin 8.26, Festival Pattern Group navy blue and white fabric

Experimental Chemistry

1950-1951

Sample of roller-printed viscose rayon marocain dress fabric, navy blue and white, Osman brand, based on Max Perutz's crystallography, haemoglobin 8.26, nested hexagonal motif surrounded by circles, made by Barlow & Jones Ltd., Manchester, England, 1950-1951. Based on the X-ray crystallographic pattern of the haemoglobin molecule. From a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Intercommunicating telephone with ten selector buttons, 1950

Telecommunications

1950

One of four intercommunicating office telephones, each with ten selector buttons, manufactured by ATM, c. 1950

travel guide - on either side

Library Collections

1939; 1946

Travel Guide, London & North Eastern Railway, On Either Side, Features of interest to be seen from the train, Kings Cross to Scotland/Scotland to Kings Cross, 1939. Soft cover with illustrations of Edinburgh, York and London by Frank Newbould. Text on reverse reads "Depicting & describing features of Interest to be seen from the train between London (Kings Cross) & Edinburgh (Waverley), Fort William, Inverness and Aberdeen". Comprises a lineal map of the railway with descriptive text and photographs of features along the route. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co Ltd of York. This edition issued in about 1946 with a gummed label on the cover detailing changes to pre-Second World War services.

Box of film for Camera Lite camera Model B

Photographic Technology

1955

Box of 3 Minori Pan SS films for Suzuki Camera Lite Model b. 6x6mm 20 exposures; high speed, non-halation, fine grade, ultra. Develop before January 1957. With instruction leaflet.

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone amplifier, 1955

Telecommunications

1955

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone amplifier, probably designed and made at the Post Office Research Centre at Dollis Hill, London, England, 1955.

232 telephone, 1934-1957

Telecommunications

1934-1957

Telephone 1/232CB S55/2 in ivory, unknown maker for the General Post Office, British, 1934-1957

Malcolm Patton outside a cinema showing 'A Kind of Loving'

Photographs

1962-05-13

A photograph showing Malcolm Patton sitting outside a cinema showing 'A Kind of Loving', taken in April 1962 by Eastwood for the Daily Herald.

Cervical cap

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1950-1960

Black plastic cervical cap, 1950-1960

Galvanised bath

Nutrition & Food Technology

1945-1955

Galvanised bath, for emergency feeding purposes, 1945-1955

'Radio Celebrities' cigarette card album, 1934-1940

Radio Communication

1934-1940

"Radio Celebrities" cigarette card album, manufactured by Imperial Tobacco and distributed under the brand name W D and H O Wills and Company, probably Bristol, England, 1934-1940

Sign, "Railway Street" - ex York City

Railway Infrastructure

1930 - 1960

A City of York Council sign for 'Railway Street', removed when it was renamed 'George Hudson Street' in 1971.

Pye Band III converter, type F124, 1955-1960

Radio Communication

1955-1960

Pye Band III converter, type F124, made by Pye Limited, East Anglia, England, 1955-1960

Models of three wooden prisms used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Models (scale 1:4) of three wooden prisms used by Heinrich Hertz, made by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1949