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Demonstration model with intrauterine device and inserter

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1979

Intra-uterine device with inserter, plastic, supplied by May and Baker, 1960-1979

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.

Zonephone handset, 1989-1991

Telecommunications

1989-1991

Zonephone Handset, Serial No. 83229411, by Ferranti Creditphone Limited, England, 1989-1991

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

Pugh orthoptoscope, London, England, 1948-1968

Ophthalmology

1948-1968

Pugh orthoptoscope by Hamblin, London, English, 1948-1968

Mechanical hearing aid

Audiology

1935-1936

Brune-Sedeyn mechanical hearing aid, silver, by the Naturton Company, London, 1935-1936

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

IBM 5150 personal computer

Computing & Data Processing

1983

IBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K memory, single-sided double density 5 1/4 40 tpi 106K drives

Model, one of two, made by Dorothy M. Crowfoot Hodgkin

Biotechnology

1967

Model, one of two, made by Dorothy M. Crowfoot Hodgkin c.1967, to show the structure of 2 zinc pig insulin crystals at a resolution of 2.8A

External hearing aid

Audiology

1978-1980

Hearing aid, behind ear, with ear mould and battery, type BE14, c. 1980

Apple Newton eMate 300 laptop, 1997

Computing & Data Processing

1997

Apple Newton eMate 300 laptop, made by Apple Inc, 1997.

Supermarine Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595

Aeronautics

1931

Supermarine Rolls Royce Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595 (with dummy engine). Winner of the Schneider Trophy, 1931.

antenna tuner from 'Oscar One' transceiver, 19801-983

Radio Communication

1980-1983

CB antenna tuner 100TU27 from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983

Post Office Telecommunications videophone, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

"Post Office Telecommunications" teleconference unit, designed at the Post Office Research Station in Martlesham, made by DCA Design Consultants, Warwick, England, 1977. Constructed for the Post Office Silver Jubilee Exhibition in Hyde Park, London in 1977

PDP 10 operators console, 1966-1970

Computing & Data Processing

1966-1970

Operators Console from PDP 10 (system 1050) mainframe computer, made by Digital Equipment Company Limited, Massachusetts, United States, 1966-1970

Kodak Brownie Turret Movie Camera

Cinematography

1958-1959

Kodak Brownie Turret Movie Camera. Movie camera for double run 8mm film, 25' load. No 1796118. Fitted with a Cine Ekatanon lens F:13mm f/1.9. Cine Ektanon lens Telephoto F:24mm f/1.9. Cine fixed aperture at 1.2 stop intervals to f/16. Depth of field scales engraved on lens barrels. Optical frame finder, folding colour coded indicator of lens fields on front lens, sliding parallax adjustment on rear lens. Clockwork motor, approx 50 secs running per wind. Rotating footage indicator. Sprocketless claw drive. Continuous lock on exposure button. Provision for exposure guide card. Eastman Kodak Co, 1958-1959.

Picture painted by psychiatric patient, Suffolk, England, 1930-1985

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1934 -1990

Picture of St Audry's Hospital painted by patient

Intel 4004 processor

Computing & Data Processing

1971

Intel 4004 processor (open), manufactured by the Intel Corporation, United States, 1971

Model of adenovirus

Microbiology

1974-1976

Model of adenovirus, made by Mrs. C.V. Waugh, 1974-1976

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).

"Transpulmin" quinine and camphor ampoules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1970

Carton containing "Transpulmin" quinine and 12 camphor ampoules & instruction leaflet, by Camden Chemical Co. Ltd., London, 1930-1970

Child's adjustable metal lower leg iron, with shoe, England, 1940-1960

Orthopaedics

1940-1960

Child's adjustable metal lower leg iron, with shoe, from the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, 1940-1960

Templates from Crick and Watson's DNA molecular model

Biochemistry

1953

Metal plate representing the base thymine (T). Used in the original Crick and Watson DNA model.

Laboratory rat cage, London, England, 1961-1970

Laboratory Medicine

1961-1970

Rat Cage c1960 N716

Westrex teletype terminal, 1960-1980

Telecommunications

1960-1980

Westrex teletype terminal, Type ASR/KSR33, made by the Westrex Company Limited, London, England, 1960-1980.

Deccafax Viewdata terminal, 1979-1994

Telecommunications

1979-1994

Deccafax Viewdata Terminal Model VP1, Serial No 170948, manufactured by Decca Radio and Television, London, England, 1979-1994

Thomas Lewis’ electrocardiograph

Clinical Diagnosis

1930

Electrocardiograph, used by Sir Thomas Lewis at University College Hospital, London, by the Cambridge Instrument Co., Cambridge, England, 1930

NorthStar Horizon computer, 1979

Computing & Data Processing

1979

NorthStar Horizon computer, made by North Star Computers, Berkeley, California, United States, 1979.

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).

Radiation dose calculator

Radiomedicine

1955-1975

Blackwell Radiation Treatment Time Calculator for use with Theratron model B cobalt 60 radiotherapy machine, used to assess appropriate length of patient exposure to radiation during cancer therapy treatment, made by Abbot Brown, Beaminster, United Kingdom, 1955-75.

Portable "Spinney" transistor radio by Perdio Radi

Radio Communication

1965

Portable "Spinney" transistor radio by Perdio Radio Co., England, 1965.

Artificial right arm

Orthopaedics

1943

Right above elbow heavy duty prosthesis with a blocked leather socket, (not the original). Dural elbow unit with internal/external rotation mechanism and lock (by means of ball-headed pin set on outer side). Detachable metal forearm section, released by rotation of the knurled ring. Similar ring at wrist, rotating externally releases the hand or other terminal device. Rotating the ring in the opposite direction locks the devices. Webbing appendages. The leather flexion cord passes through the back of the elbow and is attached to the stem on the upper part of the forearm. Certalmid hand with index and middle fingers suitably spaced at the base to permit a pen to be held. Fully opposed thumb with a groove at the tip for this purpose. Made by Blatchford, dated 9 December 1943.

Mule cops

Textile Industry

around 1960

Cops of spun cotton yarn made on a spinning mule, around 1960.

Working model of the co-axial escapement built by George Daniels

Clockmakers

1985

Electrically powered demonstration model of the Co-axial escapement by George Daniels. Isle of Man c.1985.

Picture and waveform monitor and camera control chassis for the Marconi Mk II television camera, 1950-1955

Television

1950-1955

Picture and waveform monitor B.D. 627C, plus camera control chassis B.D. 626E for the Marconi Mk II television camera, made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1950-1955

Dextralog electronic circuit board

Textile Industry

1974

Electronic circuit board from a selector box, made by Dextralog, c.1974. One of the earliest circuit boards produced by Dextralog.

Jubilee Telephone wall mounting, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

Wall mounting for Jubilee telephone, made by the Post Office, Cwmbran, Wales, 1977

Stereotactic frame and introducer needles

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1958

Stereotactic frame and introducer needles made and used at the Burden Neurological Institute. With the patient under general anaesthetic the stainless steel frame is secured to the skull with the 4 pointed screws. The post with crocodile clip is screwed into the needle holder (on the anterior/posterior slide) and is used to support the sheaf of electrodes when the needle is being withdrawn. The two adjustable rods on the ends of the lateral slide are for positioning the frame (and head) for the X rays.

Alcatel Minitel communication terminal, France, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Alcatel Minitel communications terminal, made by Alcatel Business Systems, France, 1983. Communications terminal distributed by the French Telecom system as part of their attempt at an internet, 1983.

Safari Condoms

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1979

Carton of 6 "Safari" pre-lubricated condoms, 1970s.

Penicillin powder in bottle

Biotechnology

1942

Penicillin powder in screw top bottle with label, unsigned, Oxford, England, 1942

telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

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

throat microphone from Wireless Set No. 38, 1939-1945

Radio Communication

1939-1945

Throat microphone from wireless set no. 38 Mk. II serial no. 6319, unknown maker, British, 1939-1945

Hoover 'Dustette' Vacuum Cleaner

Domestic Appliances

1964

Hoover "Dustette" vacuum cleaner, model 100, 1964

Dux Kino Model 44 toy projector

Cinematography

c. 1957

Dux Kino projector, Model 44. Projector for 35mm film strip carrying two horizontal rows of cartoon pictures with alternate phases of motion. Projected alternately by oscillating shutter operated behind two projection lenses. Serial No 568 on base, trade mark in gold on top of projector body. With a paired condenser lens, two 3.5v bulbs powered by 4 1/2 volt battery. Clockwork drive. Dux-Fabrik Markes and Co, about 1957. With one film strip, Mickey and Pluto (1990-5036/2659/1).

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways Type 3 Class 37 No. 6700

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1960

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways, built English Electric Company, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Type 3, Class 37, No. 6700 (37350) of 1960.