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Mather and Platt fire pump system sprinkler head

Pumping Machinery

c.1938

Mather and Platt fire pump system sprinkler head

Keystone 8mm camera model K-8

Cinematography

1937

Keystone 8mm camera model K-8. Cine camera for double run 8mm film. Fitted with a Wollensak cine Veliostigmat lens, iris diaphragm f/3.5-16. Screw mount 12, 16, 48 fps, clockwork motor, lock on button. Folding frame finder, direct vision optical finder. Rotary footage indicator. No.887926. Keystone.

Secraphone secure telephone handset, about 1941

Telecommunications

1940-1941

Scrambler telephone handset for privacy unit (later known as Secraphone), c.1941, first developed for government and military use as a secure telephone system and issued by the General Post Office (GPO) in the UK around 1937.

Scleral contact lens in case, Stuttgart, Germany, 1936

Ophthalmology

1936

Muller-Welt scleral contact lens in original case, made by Muller Welt, Stuttgart, Germany, 1936

Bubble Sextant MK IX

Aeronautics

1939-1941

Ministry of Defence Second World War Bubble sextant MK IX BM No. 16520/42.

Cascade generator for 1.5 million volt accelerator

Nuclear Physics

1937

Cascade generator, for 1.5 million volt accelerator, designed by and built at the Cavendish Laboratory, by Philips, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and Phillips, Holland, 1937. The 1.5 million volt accelerator was also known as voltage doubler stack.

Imperial State Crown

Photographs

1937

A Vivex colour photograph of the Imperial State Crown, taken by Dr Douglas A Spencer, in 1937. This photograph of part of the British Crown Jewels was taken at the Tower of London.

Model flash steam plant

Motive Power

1935

Model flash steam plant by Bert Martin, Southampton, Hampshire, England, 1935

The Old Bailey after bombing

Photographs

05-1941

A Dufaycolor colour transparency of the Old Bailey, London, damaged by German bombing, taken by an unknown photographer in 1941, during the second world war.

Wurlitzer Simplex multi-selector juke box model 41

Sound Reproduction

1936

Wurlitzer Simplex multi-selector juke box model 412, 1936.

Sylvester, coal mining jacking

Coal Mining

c.1940

Sylvester, coal mining jacking device, Comprises ratchet bar with handle (and attaching block), chain and hook.. C.1940

Surveying aneroid barometer, by T. Wheeler Scienti

Surveying

1940

Surveying aneroid barometer, by T. Wheeler Scientific Insts. Ltd. London, no.B674, 1940, 12cm diam, in leather case

Boots Improved Higginson's enema apparatus

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1935

Boots Improved Higginson's enema apparatus with rectal and vaginal pipes, in original tin, made by Boots, Nottingham, English, 1935

Poster, The Silver Jubilee

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1935

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, The Silver Jubilee, Britain's First Streamline Train, Newcastle and London in 4 hours, by Frank Newbould, 1935. Depicts the A4 class locomotive 'Silver Link' with the 'Silver Jubilee' train on a ground of silver, blue and red, with the timetable for services between London, Darlington and Newcastle, and the legend "Average throughout speed 67.08 m.p.h" at bottom right. Format: double royal.

Monkey Brand Soap

Public Health & Hygiene

c.1935

Two bars of Monkey Brand soap. Soap contained in red paper packaging, with a small illustration of a monkey looking in a handheld mirror.

Memento mori showing a decomposing corpse, Europe, pre 1936

Anatomy & Pathology

pre-1936

Wooden model of a stylised decomposing corpse, covered in maggots, in wooden coffin

Clitoridectomy knife, Ganza, Congo, pre-1936

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

pre-1936

Clitoridectomy knife, metal and wood, from Banda tribe, Ganza, Congo, from Vassal collection

Bestone Hammond B698 ornamental clock with three-valve radio, 1937, restored 1980

Radio Communication

1937; 1980

Restored (1980) Bestone Hammond B698 ornamental clock with three-valve radio, 1937. 3-valve Tuned-Radio-Frequency (TRF) Medium Wave (MW) domestic receiver hidden inside a working electric clock mechanism with a Hammond Synchronous movement. Bestone were a brand merchandised in England by Percy L Schoen.

A Century of Progress

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1938

Poster, London Midland & Scottish Railway, A Century of Progress, Centenary of the London & Birmingham Railway by "M", 1938. Coloured lithograph depicting a London and Birmingham Railway locomotive leaving a station with a train of passenger carriages, and a road carriage on a railway wagon. Text in red and black on a white backfground reading "A century of progress. The centenary of the London & Birmingham Railway will be celebrated at Euston from September 19th to 25th inclusive 1938. London, Midland & Scottish Railway". Text at bottom margin reads "E.R.O. 53350, Printed by in England by Beck - Inchbold - Leeds". Format double royal. In poor condition, with areas of loss and damage at the edges.

The 'Home' first aid case, England, 1939-1941

Therapeutics

1939-1941

The "Home" first aid case, with contents, prepared by Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd., Nottingham, 1939-1941

Six-20 Kodak Folding Camera

Photographic Technology

1935

A Six-20 model A bellows folding camera, made by Kodak Limited, with an Epsilon shutter.

Lockheed 10A Electra, serial no 1037, 1935.

Aeronautics

1935

Lockheed 10A Electra aircraft, serial no 1037, by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Los Angeles county, California, United States, 1935

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

Joseph and Rose Kennedy and Family, London

Photographs

1938-03-16

A photograph of Joseph and Rose Kennedy and family in London, taken in 1938 by Saidman for the Daily Herald.

Chainomatic balance by Griffin and Tatlock, 250g c

Experimental Chemistry

c.1935

Chainomatic balance by Griffin and Tatlock, 250g capacity, with box of weights, poor condition, probably 1930's, no serial number. Freestanding on a Bakelite base in a glazed mahogany case, black painted beam and brass column.

Ekco TA201 television receiver

Television

1939

Ekco TA201 television receiver, 1939. 7" vision only.

Certificate presented by St John Ambulance Association, England, 1942

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1942

'Instruction' course certificate for Nellie Roche, 1942

‘Magnet’ model electric cooker, around 1935

Domestic Appliances

c.1935

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

Why Do They Call Me Sunny South Sam?

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1939

Poster, Southern Railway, "Why do they call me Sunny South Sam? Because the sun shines most on the Southern coast" by William Ramsden Brealey, 1939. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., Leeds & Dunstable. Features a smiling guard holding a green flag in one hand and waving with the other. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270 mm.

The Protector Lamp and Lightin

Coal Mining

c. 1935

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

Pablo Picasso at the Cafe de Flore

Photographs

1939

Vintage silver gelating print, by Brassaï. Pablo Picasso at the Cafe de Flore, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, 1939. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Ferranti Electric Mantel Clock

Time Measurement

1939

Ferranti Ltd. model 132 electric mantel clock.

'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'.

George Medal Awarded to G F Keen

Coins and Medals

1940

Medal, silver, with blue and red striped ribbon, The George Medal, depicting King George VI on obverse, George and the Dragon on reverse, awarded to George Frederick Keen.

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

Penicillin powder, England, 1942

Biotechnology

1942

Penicillin powder, 1942, used in early clinical trials

New Coronation Scot

Photographs

1937-05-27

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

Very early mobile radar receiver type RM1, handmade at Bawdsey in 1937 or 1938

Radio Communication

1937-1938

Very early mobile radar receiver type RM1, hand-made at Bawdsey in 1937 or 1938, probably early in 1937 around the same time as the type TF3. This mobile radar receiver is one of - if not the - earliest radar receiver in the Science Museum collections. It was described by then Science Museum curator GRM Garratt as "comparatively small but somewhat roughly made."

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.

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

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.

Coronation Scot to tour United States and visit World's Fair

Photographs

1939

A photograph entitled 'Coronation Scot to tour United States and visit World's Fair', taken in 1939 by Saidman for the Daily Herald.

Two boys fighting

Photographs

c. 1935

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

Streamlined car on display at a motor exhibition, Olympia

Photographs

1935-10-17

A photograph showing a streamlined car on display at the London Motor Show at Olympia, London, taken in October 1935 by George Malindine for the Daily Herald.

Guernsey, The Sunshine Island

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1935

Poster, Great Western Railway / Southern Railway, 'Guernsey, The Sunshine Island' by Edmond Vaughan, 1935. Coloured lithograph depicting a couple on a cliff looking down on a sandy beach and the sea below. Text below advertises GWR and Southern Railway ferry services from Weymouth and Southampton to the Channel Islands. Printed in Great Britain (No. 174). Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Bar-Lock Typewriter

Printing & Writing

c. 1939

Bar-Lock Typewriter serial no. 503838, model 20, circa 1939

7x50 binocular with internal filters model CF41 se

Optics

1940

7x50 binocular with internal filters model CF41 serial number 12648 by Barr & Stroud, Glasgow and London, also marked A(dmiralty) P(attern) 1900A, in repaired but original leather case

Differential analyser

Mathematics

1935

Half of the differential analyser, made by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, Trafford Park, in 1935, and designed and used by Douglas Hartree at the University of Manchester, with associated photographic glass negatives showing part of the analyser.

Hughes Medal of the Royal Society, London

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1939

Medal, the Hughes Medal [of the Royal Society, London], awarded to George Paget Thomson [1939]. Silver gilt; 58mm diameter, 6mm ht, in blue velvet case 10.2x10.2x2.5cm. Weight 91.70g. obverse: David Edward Hvghes b.16 May 1830 d. 19 Jan 1900; relief profile Head to R, initialled IHMF. reverse: relief eagle with ?thunderbolt; inscription in classical Greek. rim legend: Prof. George Paget Thomson, F.R.S. ; stamped GILT