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Cine Kodak Eight Model 20

Cinematography

1932

Cine Kodak Eight Model 20. Movie camera for standard 8mm film, 25 feet double run. f/3.5-16 anastigmat lens. Clockwork motor, approx. 30 seconds run. Optical frame finder, with parallax indicator in folding handle. Footage indicator sensing feed spool capacity. No. U8548. Kodak Limited. 1932.

Photograph showing a snow leopard at the London Zoo

Photographs

1931-12-03

Photograph titled 'Greeting from Snowy'. Caption on back reads: 'Snowy' sounds rather a friendly name but its owner, the snow leopard at the London Zoo is anything but friendly. The slightest gesture of friendliness is greeted with a snarl and when our photographer visited his cage 'Snowy' put on his best snarl and warned him not to come too close.

Hoather collection

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1938-07-03

Photographs, a collection of nine 6 x 9 cm cellulose nitrate film negatives, six silver gelatin photographic prints and four laser prints, 4 x 3 to 5 x 3 ins, showing London & North Eastern Railway A4 class steam locomotive No 4468 Mallard on its record breaking 125 mph run. A total of nine images. Photographer H M (Max) Hoather.

Tazio Nuvolari

Photographs

1932

A photograph of Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953) smoking a cigarette, taken by Zoltan Glass in 1932. Nuvolari sits on a covered Alfa Romeo Tipo B Monoposto car at the Nurburgring in Germany.

Melted Farnsworth Image Dissector Television Camera Tube

Television

1935-36

Image dissector tube by Philo T Farnsworth, used by Baird, rescued from the remains of the Crystal Palace in London following the fire on 30 November 1936 (melted).

Coronet Midget camera

Photographic Technology

1935

Coronet midget camera. Manufactured by Coronet Camera Company, Birmingham. Dark brown Bakelite. For 16mm rollfilm 18 x 13" pictures. Simple lens fitted with fixed focus and aperture, instantaneous shutter with accidental exposure prevention, and optical vision finder.

Original cavity magnetron, developed by John Randa

Radio Communication

1940

Original cavity magnetron, developed by John Randall and Henry Boot in 1940, with spare anode block.

Boy and girl fighting

Photographs

c. 1935

A photograph entitled 'Boy and girl fighting', taken around 1935 by Leo O'Brien for the Daily Herald.

Marconi Marine Radio Receiver

Radio Communication

1935-1940

Wooden cased marine receiver Type 730 No. 1552 by Marconi Instruments.

Cigarette box, c. 1930.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1931-1940

Rectangular cigarette box of imitiation walnut phenolic (Bakelite) and ivory phenol formaldehyde hinged lid, lid decorated with moulded horseman's spearing lion in Assyrian style, contains nineteen cigarettes, made by Birkby's Ltd., England, 1930's, under trade name "Elo Ware"

Kima model microscope and accessories by W. Watson

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1937

Kima model microscope and accessories by W. Watson and Sons Ltd., in case, serial no.63794, c.1937

Bone saw, Germany, 1931-1940

Anatomy & Pathology

1931-1940

Bone saw for cutting longitudinal sections of femurs at post mortem, German, c. 1936

Collecting aluminium pots and pans to make aeroplanes

Photographs

1940

A photograph of men working on a huge mound of aluminium pots, pans and other domestic items, given by the public in response to an appeal by the Ministry for Aircraft Production in July 1940.

Miss Phyllis Fildes dancing on the beach, Porthgwarra, Cornwall

Photographs

1933-04-08

A photograph of Miss Phyllis Fildes dancing on the beach at Porthgwarra, Cornwall, taken in 1933 by James Jarché for the Daily Herald.

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Water Transport

700 BCE; 1931

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, c.700 BC (scale 1:12), one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin, from reliefs in the Palace of Sennaelemb at Koulanjik, Iraq.

Contaflex camera

Photographic Technology

1935

Twin lens reflex camera for 35mm film 24 x 36mm. Bayonet fitting interchangeable lenses. Fitted with a Zeiss Sonnar lens F:5cm f/2-22 no.1659317. Viewing lens Zeiss Sucher Objectiv F:8cm f/2.8 no.1513535. With metal focal plane shutter 2/5/10/25/50/100/150/250/500/1000/B and delayed action. Built in exposure meter calibrated 6-21/10 DIN, 16 seconds - 1/1000sec, f/1.5-22. Ground glass reflex focussing screen - hood built in magnifier. Albada type sports finder in hood, screen with frames for 8.5cm and 13.5cm lenses. No.Y85072. Zeiss Ikon.

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.

The Sherman Fisher Palladium Girls rehearsing their Bunny Dance

Photographs

1933

A photograph showing the Sherman Fisher Palladium Girls dancers dressed for a performance, taken in 1933 by James Jarché for the Daily Herald. The women, dressed in bunny costumes, pose at the water's edge. At the time, a number of female dance troupes found success following in the footsteps of the 'Tiller Girls'.

Ensign Midget Folding Bellows Camera, Model 22, 1934

Photographic Technology

1934

Ensign Midget Folding Bellows Camera, c. 1934. Strut design. Fitted with simple fixed focus meniscus lens and shutter with 2 positions, time and instantaneous. Houghton, 1934. Patent no 271156.

H.M.V. portable gramophone, model 102, 1931.

Sound Reproduction

1931

H.M.V. portable gramophone, model 102, 1931.

locomotive nameplate - silver fox

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1935

Locomotive Nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway, "Silver Fox", ex A4 Class, No. 2512/17/60017, built December 1935, withdrawn October 1963.

Revo electric cooker

Domestic Appliances

c.1935

Revo electric cooker, made by Cable Accessories Co. Ltd, Tipton, Staffordshire, c.1935.

Steam locomotive, named Cheltenham

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1934

Steam locomotive, Southern Railway, Schools class 4-4-0 No 925 "Cheltenham", designed by R.E.L. Maunsell, built at Eastleigh in 1934, withdrawn in 1962.

The Jackson Girls

Photographs

1933

A photograph of members of the Jackson Girls dance troupe, taken in 1933 by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald. The photograph shows the girls being surprised by a man in a diving suit.

Bragg-Paul Pulsator, model II, Europe, 1938-1939

Therapeutics

1938-1939

"Bragg-Paul Pulsator", model II, designed by Robert W. Paul after the invention of Sir William Bragg, parts by various makers, London 1938-'9. This example deposited at the Royal Institution in 1940 "for the guidance of future production".

Gillette safety razor

Hand and Machine Tools

1931-1939

Gillette safety razor, patented Dec. 31, 1931

British Colour Council Dictionary of Colour Standa

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1934

British Colour Council Dictionary of Colour Standards, British Standards Institution Schedule 543, by the British Colour Council, London, 1934

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.

Mather and Platt fire pump system sprinkler head

Pumping Machinery

c.1938

Mather and Platt fire pump system sprinkler head

Gate valve from Mather and Platt sprinkler system

Pumping Machinery

c.1938

Gate valve from Mather and Platt sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.

School children being evacuated from London

Photographs

1938-09-28

A photograph of children being evacuated from London, taken by George Roper for the Daily Herald newspaper on September 28, 1938.

A Nazi salute at a German motor race,

Photographs

1934

A photograph of a group of people performing a Nazi salute, taken by Zoltan Glass in 1934. The photograph is taken during a race at the Nürburgring, Germany.

Teasmade automatic tea-making machine

Domestic Appliances

1932

The original "Teasmade" automatic tea-making machine, comprising cream-painted wooden base and electric clock with lamp socket, chrome-plated cubic electric kettle with patented element no.388911, and earthenware teapot with brown mottled glaze.

Tennis racket, " The Blue Eagle", by F. H. Ayres.

Domestic Appliances

c. 1935

Tennis racket, " The Blue Eagle", by F. H. Ayres. Size 13, (some string damage), in Dunlop press. c. 1935.

Mill Tool Milling Machine

Printing & Writing

1937

Mill tool milling machine, Plant No.279, made by The Monotype Corporation Ltd., Salford, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1937. Part of the equipment used in the production system for Monotype matrices.

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Bakelite coffin, England, 1938

Plastics and Modern Materials

1938

Coffin without lid, made from woodflour filled phenol formaldehyde resin, designed by James Doleman and made by the Ultralite Casket Co Ltd, Stalybridge, England in 1938. Believed to be largest phenolic moulding, made in UK.

Toddler with a dog

Photographs

1933-06-07

A photograph of a toddler with a dog on a lead, taken in June 1933 by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald. The photograph is taken in Hyde Park Lido, London.

Type L1 lip microphone

Television

1937

Lip microphone Type L1, specially designed by the BBC and manufactured by Marconi, 1937. In box with equaliser.

Farm worker George White drinks cider on his lunch break

Photographs

1937-08-04

A photograph of farm worker George White drinking cider, taken in August 1937 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald. The caption reads 'George White enjoying his cider during lunch break on the slopes of Askerswell, Dorset'

Group of dancers at Margaret Morris Dance School

Photographs

1936-03-26

A photograph entitled 'Group of dancers leaping whilst at Margaret Morris Dance School', taken in March 1936 by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald.

Women eating giant ice cream cones

Photographs

1936-01-29

A photograph of four women in milkmaid costumes pretending to eat giant ice cream cones, taken in January 1936 by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald. The women were taking part in the Dairy and Ice Cream Exhibition, London.

Behind the scenes photograph from filming of 'A Matter of Life and Death'

Photographs

1934-03-13

Behind the scenes photograph from 'A Matter of Life and Death' (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1946). Image shows the construction of the escalator (named Ethel) used in the famous scene where David Niven's character is called up to Heaven but fights to stay on Earth. Caption on back reads: 'Ethel from beneath - it took over eight days to erect her on a studio floor under-pinned to support her eighty-five tons'.

Typograph machine, c. 1931, with moulds and four m

Printing & Writing

1931

Typograph machine, c. 1931, with moulds and four matrix racks (with matrices) for printing slugs of type

A stonemason working on a detail of the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool

Photographs

1934

A photograph of a stonemason working on a detail of the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, taken in January 1934 by White for the Daily Herald.

'Warflat' 50-ton bogie flat wagon, 1940

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1940

Railway wagon, No 161042, 50-ton bogie flat wagon, Warflat WC, used by the War Department and British Railways built by Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage & Wagon Company Limited, 1940. Built to diagram number BR Wagon 73, number built 60. Length over buffers: 43' 10 1/2"; width 7' 10"; height 5'.

Model of Sir Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' racing car.

Road Transport

1931-1933

Model of Sir Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' racing car, by E. J. Hamel, Saint Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1931-1933. The model uses standard Meccano parts - driven with Meccano No.1 clockwork motor.

Apparatus used to discover polyethylene, 1933.

Industrial Chemistry

1933

Assembly of equipment, partly original representing laboratory set-up with which polyethylene (polythene) was discovered, comprising 1 original pressure balance hand pump pressure vessel ii supplementary : thermostat (see part records)

Len Harvey

Photographs

1938-12-01

A photograph of boxer Len Harvey after winning the British light heavyweight title, taken by Edward G Malindine for the Daily Herald newspaper on 1 December, 1938.

'Bel' cream maker, Empire Jubilee Model. Patent No

Domestic Appliances

c. 1940

'Bel' cream maker, Empire Jubilee Model. Patent No. 448775. Made in England, c. 1940.