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Microptic transit theodolite, 1954

Surveying

1950-1954

Microptic transit theodolite No 1, by Hilger & Watts Ltd, c. 1950 with box. (ex "Navigation Today" exhibition number: N.T.E. 122)

Prototype Rover gas turbine motor car, JET 1

Road Transport

1946-1950

Prototype Rover gas turbine motor car, JET 1, built by the Rover Company, Solihull, England, 1946-1950.

National Benzole tank wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1954

Tank Wagon, British Railways, National Benzole Company Limited oil tank wagon, No 2022, built by Powell Duffryn Engineering Company Limited, 1954.

Festival of Britain souvenir tin

Domestic Appliances

1951

Festival of Britain souvenir tin, 1951. Lid decorated with Festival logo. Possibly for sweets or tobacco.

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.

Part of Goldstein-Scheerer Object Sorting Test

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1945

Part of Goldstein-Scheerer Object Sorting Test for assessing impairment of integrative mental functioning, devised by Kurt Goldstein and Martin Scheerer, 1943; comprising Kohs Blocks Test, part of Colour Sorting Test, Supplementary Sheets, Check List Sheet, Supplementary Manual, Cube Test Designs and two copies of Psychological Monographs (No. 239, 1941); used by the Institute of Education at the University of Liverpool, c.1960-1990.

Rechargeable battery, 1945-1955

Electricity Supply

1945-1955

'Exide' CZG5 2 volt lead-acid accumulator in glass case, 1945-1955 (see note).

Muldivo 'Mentor' calculator model WSR, 160 c1955.

Mathematics

c. 1955

Muldivo 'Mentor' calculator model WSR, 160 c1955.

Hopper Feeder

Textile Industry

1949

Hopper feeder, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1949, and used at Bank Top Mill, Oldham.

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer, 1951

Computing & Data Processing

1951

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer with 3 transformers and 42 valves in place, manufactured by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, England, 1951.

Underwood model 1 electric typewriter, c. 1950

Printing & Writing

1950

Underwood model 1 electric typewriter, c. 1950

Éclair Cameflex CM3 35mm camera

Cinematography

1946

Cameflex 35mm cine camera No 614, with 400' magazine, six lenses and various filters in a fitted box, matt box, along with a portapower battery. Cameflex Standard (CM3) 35mm film camera, manufactured by Etablissement Eclair in 1946.

'Radio Times' volume 119 (Coronation Edition)

Northrop loom

Textile Industry

1947

Towelling loom, made by the British Northrop Loom Co. Ltd, Blackburn, 1947.

Ferranti record player

Sound Reproduction

1956

Ferranti record player, 1956.

'Szondi-Test', psychological test, Switzerland, 1947

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1947

Szondi-Test, Experimentelle triebdiagnostik, Testband. Box set containing cards with photographic portraits, includes instructions. From effects of psychiatrist Ann Dally.

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1950-1952

Cybernetic tortoise, with photo-electric cell, developed to help with studies on brain function, invented and made by William Grey Walter, at the Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol, England, 1950-1952

Marconi Mark II television camera head, 1951

Television

1951

Marconi Mark II television camera head, made by Marconi's Wireless Telegraphy Company Limited, British, 1951.

Models of two parabolic zinc reflectors used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Model (scale 1:4) of two parabolic zinc reflectors used by Heinrich Hertz, one with oscillator and the other with resonator, made by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1949

Conditioned Reflex Analogue, ‘CORA’, England, 1950-1953

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1950-1953

`CORA', Conditioned Reflex Analogue device designed by William Grey Walter and built by Bunny Warren at the Burden Neurological Institute, Bristol, c1953

Assorted paint and glue pots, 1950s.

Domestic Appliances

c. 1955

Tin of "Starline" Chinese Black Lacquer. Made in Britain by The Starline Varnish & Enamel Co. Ltd., Southend, Essex; and Westbury, Nr. Brackley, Northants. c. 1955.

two-valve radio receiver made on the ECME machine, 1947-1948

Radio Communication

1947-1948

2 - valve radio receiver made on the ECME machine, made by Sargrove Electronics Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1947-1948

Artificial kidney machine, France, 1955

Therapeutics

1955

Rotating coil artificial kidney machine, Necker Hospital model, effectively a French-manufactured Kolff-Brigham type, made by Societe Usifroid, Paris, c.1955, and used from that date at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London.

Children's Apperception Test, Australia, 1950

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1950

Children's Apperception Test; devised by Leopold Bellak in 1950 and published by the Australian Council for Educational Research; includes analysis blank, ten 8"x10" cards and manual; used at the Institute of Education, University of Liverpool, c.1960-1990.

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

Templates from Crick and Watson's DNA molecular model

Biochemistry

1953

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

Bonochord Transitron transistor hearing aid case, c.1954

Sound Reproduction

1954-1955

Bonochord transistor hearing aid case, c.1954. The Bonochord Transitron all-transistor hearing aid case was introduced in 1954 and was made by Bonochord, 48, Welbeck Street, London, W1. It was an early all-transistor hearing aid, using a transistor in place of a radio valve. The active element of the transistor was a piece of the metal germanium about 1/16 inch square and half as thick. Unlike the contemporary 3-valve hearing aid, the Transitron did not require a high-tension battery, operating using only a very small low-tension cell. The running costs of everyday use was estimated as being as little as five shillings a year. The power output was variable, according to the number of battery cells used. Total current consumption was 2mA for 1.5V and 7.6mA for 4.5V, and according to the maker's figures the maximum air-to-air gain was 70db. The instrument was advertised as having the advantage of small size and weight – the polished stainless steel case measured 3.25 x 2.25 x 0.125 inches and the weight including battery was only 4.4oz); great reliability and life; and great volume in proportion to size. Features included separate on/off and volume controls.

Murphy 14-inch Band I/Band III television receiver, 1954

Radio Communication

1954

Murphy 14-inch Band I/Band III television receiver, Model V240, made by Murphy Radio Limited, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, 1954

Prototype Rover gas turbine motor car, JET 1

Road Transport

1946-1950

Rover gas turbine motor car, Jet 1, built by the Rover Company, Solihull, England, 1946-1950.

Cambridge portable potentiometer, workshop pattern

Electricity and Magnetism

1957

Cambridge portable potentiometer, workshop pattern, type 44226 serial no.L336165, made by the Cambridge Instrument Co Ltd in 1957

immersion suit blouse

Textile Industry

c.1945

Blouse from an immersion suit, made by P. Frankenstein and Sons Ltd, around 1945.

Dr. Mays and Dr. Prinz's Relay-operated logic machine

Computing & Data Processing

1951

Relay-operated logic machine designed by Dr. Wolfe Mays and Dr. Dietrich Prinz at the University of Manchester and made by Ferranti Limited, British, 1951

Ampoule of penicillin

Therapeutics

1945

Ampoule of the First International Standard (1945) of penicillin

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep sea type, 1956

Telecommunications

1956

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep-sea type, made by Submarine Cables Limited, Erith, London, England, 1956.

EM2/1 electron microscope, mad

Scientific Instruments & Research

c.1947

EM2/1 electron microscope, made by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, Trafford Park, c.1947.

Dynamotor ringing generator

Telecommunications

1950

Dynamotor ringing generator, made by Walter Jones (Engineers) Ltd, Sydenham, c.1950.

Bild Lilli doll. Made of all-rigid plastic with jo

Domestic Appliances

1955

Bild Lilli doll. Made of all-rigid plastic with jointd limbs, blond hair in ponytail with front curl, painted black earrings and heels, wearing a blue and white polka dot dress. 1955.

Britannia model locomotive cab

Railway Models

1946-1956

Model steam locomotive cab, approx. 1/8 scale, BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 No.70000 `Britannia', cut away to show anotated controls, probably built by BR apprentices, circa 1951. Overall: 375 mm x 335 mm x 330 mm.

EMI midget tape recorder, c.1950

Radio Communication

1950

EMI midget tape recorder, c. 1950. Serial no. 1253.

Conway camera, synchronised model

Photographic Technology

c. 1950

Box camera for 120 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a simple lens of fixed aperture. B/I rotary shutter. Close-up lens on lever. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Flash synchronised with two pin contact.

'Rodine' rat poison, Scotland, 1948-1950

Public Health & Hygiene

1948-1950

Boxed tin of "Rodine" rat poison, by Thomas Harley Ltd., Perth, Scotland, 1948-1950

Murphy model A124 radio receiver, by Murphy Radio

Radio Communication

1948-1952

Murphy model A124 radio receiver, by Murphy Radio Limited, Murphy Radio Limited, 1944-1948. Restored 1979. 4-valve domestic receiver of flat baffle design anticipating "Festival of Britain" style of 1951

Pye 'Black Box' record player, introduced 1954.

Sound Reproduction

1954

Pye "Black Box" record player, introduced 1954.

Keystone Model A-12 Cine Camera

Cinematography

1949

Keystone Model A12 16mm cine camera. Clockwork-driven with running speeds of 10 (low), 16 (normal), 24 (sound) and 64 frames/second (slow motion), together with three 'intermediate' speeds. It can also take single frames. The button can be locked into its 'on' position. The camera takes 100 foot daylight-loading spools of 16mm film and has a double sprocket drive. The twin-lens turret has a f/2.5 Keystone Wollensak 1 inch Cine Raptar lens and a Dallmeyer 3 inch f/3.5 telephoto lens, in interchangeable C mounts. Each has an optical sight for the direct vision optical viewfinder that is brought into place as the turret is turned. On the side is an exposre calculator. Serial No J-3430. Keystone, Boston, Mass. With leather camera case and instruction manual dated June 1949, 44pp.

first sealed-off travelling wave tube, 1945-1946

Electronic Components

1945-1946

First sealed-off travelling wave tube, made by Rudolf Kompfner, England, 1945-1946

Hospital bed cycle

Therapeutics

1946

Stoke Mandeville bed cycle designed by Dr Ludwig Guttmann while working at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital and used at The Chaseley Trust for Disabled Ex-Servicemen, Eastbourne, Sussex in 1946 until 1994 by people with spinal cord injuries for both independent and assisted exercise

television receiver built from 'Premier Radio' kit, 1945-1955

Radio Communication

1945-1955

Television receiver built from "Premier Radio" kit, made by Premier Radio Company, Hackney, London, England, 1945-1955

home built 405-line television receiver, 1951-1953

Television

1951-1953

Home-built 405-line television receiver with 7 inch screen constructed by electrical engineer J Hueting of Peckham, London, England, about 1952. Assembled using an ad-hoc assortment of electronic parts. Similarly the cabinet is constructed from scrap wood and metal collected at the time.

Diesel locomotive, number No. 03090

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1957

Diesel-mechanical locomotive, British Railways, Class 03 shunting locomotive No 03090, built in 1957, Gardner 8L3 2046hp engine.

Miniature Bild Lilli doll (unclothed), made of all

Domestic Appliances

1955

Miniature Bild Lilli doll (unclothed), made of all-rigid plastic and jointed limbs. 1955.