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mini SWR bridge from 'Oscar One' CB transceiver, 1980-1983

Radio Communication

1980-1983

CB mini SWR bridge S3-30L from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983

Cervical cap

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1950-1960

Transluscent green silicon cervical cap, 1950-1960

low-pass filter from 'Oscar One' CB transceiver, 1980-1983

Radio Communication

1980-1983

CB low-pass filter 100LP30 from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983

Magnavox Odyssey 2 games console

Computing & Data Processing

1978

Magnavox Odyssey 2 games console in original packaging, 1978. Second-generation video game console released by Magnavox (a subsidiary of Philips from 1974) using programmable ROM cartridges. Included a full alpha numeric keyboard as well as joystick console. Also known as the Philips Videopac G7000, the Odyssey 2 was a direct rival to the Atari 2600 and Mattel Intellivision in the early second generation of games consoles.

NorthStar Horizon computer, 1979

Computing & Data Processing

1979

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

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

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

Scientific publication: 'The Boundary Conditions of the Universe'

Stephen Hawking Office

1981-1982

Publication:‘The Boundary Conditions of the Universe.’ Offprint from: Astrophysical cosmology; Proceedings of the Study Week on Cosmology and Fundamental Physics, Vatican City State, September 28- October 2, 1981, pp.563-574. [Vatican City: Pontificia Academia Scientiarum, 1982]. Single-article booklet.

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.

Model of a Television Set Tammeter, 1955-1965

Time Measurement

1955-1965

Small external model of a TV set with Tammeter mounted above, made by Television Audience Management Limited, London, England, 1955-1965

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.

Deltaphone Deluxe telephone, 1979-1985

Telecommunications

1979-1985

Trimphone with green leather cover, Tele SR 1016A S.T.C 79/1, made by Standard Telephones and Cables, British, 1979-1985

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

Antiference Band I (Channel 4) television aerial, 1957-1985

Radio Communication

1955-1985

Antiference Band I (Channel 4) television aerial, "H" type, on mounting pole, manufactured by Antiference Limited, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, 1957-1985

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

Pair of climbers for climbing telegraph poles

Signalling & Telecommunications

1948

Pair climbers for climbing telegraph poles; made at Doncaster Works for J.H. Borrett from "Flying Scotsman" tyre steel in 1948; steel bar with silver steel points, leather straps and pads.

Model of plane zinc reflector used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Model (scale 1:4) of plane zinc reflector used by Heinrich Hertz, made by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1949.

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

coaxial switch from 'Oscar One' CB transceiver, 1980-1983

Radio Communication

1980-1983

CB coax switch 150CX3W from `Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983

Panel 1 unit from EDSAC1, 1946-1958

Computing & Data Processing

1946-1958

An example of the unit known as panel 1 from the electronic computer EDSAC 1, designed by Maurice Wilkes and built at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1946-1958.

coil of 7mm fibre optic cable on cable drum, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

Coil of 7 mm fibre optic cable, wound on to a cable drum, as used on the Hitchin-Stevenage fibre optic telephone link, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Harlow, Essex, England, 1977

Submarine-repeater pentode, P.O. type 6P10, 1950-1970

Electronic Components

1950-1970

Submarine-repeater pentode, P.O. type 6P10, made by the Post Office, England, 1950-1970

Submarine repeater pentode, 1950-1970

Electronic Components

1950-1970

Submarine repeater pentode, P.O. type 6P12, made by the Post Office, England, 1950-1970

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, 1954

Telecommunications

1954

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, probably designed and made at the Post Office Research Centre at Dollis Hill, London, England, 1954.

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, 1953

Telecommunications

1953

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, probably designed and made at the Post Office Research Centre at Dollis Hill, London, England, 1953.

Upper denture set, acrylic

Dentistry

1955-1965

Upper denture set, acrylic, for demonstration purposes, English, 1955-1965

Safari Condoms

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1979

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

telephone pole finial

Telecommunications

c.1960

Aluminium finial for telephone pole, made in around 1960.

Festival Pattern Group Wallpaper

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Large hand screen-printed wallpaper sample in grey, lilac and black with Insulin 8.27 pattern, crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin, designer William J. Odell, made by John Line and Sons Ltd. Design was in production in 1951 and was used in the Regatta Restaurant. From a collection of 83 samples designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain.

MATLAB Version 1.3 Program Disc Serial No: 13239

Computing & Data Processing

1985

MATLAB Version 1.3 Disc, made by MathWorks, United Kingdom, 1985

Tenon saw, 1950s.

Hand and Machine Tools

1950-1960

Tenon saw, 1950s.

"Record no.6" plane with instructions leaflet

Hand and Machine Tools

1950-1960

"Record no.6" plane with instructions leaflet

Otis King's calculator

Handling Collection

1960

Otis King's calculator (type C) with instruction leaflet, made by Carbic Ltd, 1960.

EM-72 telephone, 1955-1977

Telecommunications

1955-1977

Telephone handset model EM-72 made by UEM (Uzina Electrica), Romania, 1955-1977

One of five National Abortion Campaign badges

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1981

One of five National Abortion Campaign badges (see inscriptions for details), metal, British, 1970-1981

Penguin book, 'The Napolean of Notting Hill', by G

Domestic Appliances

1946

Penguin book, 'The Napolean of Notting Hill', by G. K. Chesterton (first published 1904). First Penguin, this edition 1946. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex. Made and printed in Great Britain for Penguin Books Limited by Wyman and Sons Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading.

Coaxial cable, twelve pairs, 1950-1969

Telecommunications

1950-1969

Cable containing twelve coaxial pairs each capable of carrying one television channel, of 960 unidirectional telephone channels (two pairs used to provide for 960 two-way conversations), sheathed with lead alloy to General Post Office specification, unknown maker, 1950-1969

Glucochek blood glucose meter

Therapeutics

1980

Glucochek blood glucose meter for use with Ames Dextrostix

Book discussing the Samaritans in the 1970s, 1973

Telecommunications

1973

Book, 'The Samaritans in the '70s,' edited with an introduction by Chad Varah, printed by Constable and Company, London, England, 1973. 260 pp.

Greenhouse thermometer by Dudley Adams of Fleet St

Heat

1978

Greenhouse thermometer by Dudley Adams of Fleet Street. Mercury in glass on wooden board, 10 deg F to 120 deg F, c. 1798

Stadiometer

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1965

Stadiometer, 1965.

Loudspeaker

Domestic Appliances

c.1972

Loudspeaker, made by Rank Wharfedale Ltd, Bradford, c.1972.

lineman's nylon safety belt

Telecommunications

c.1970

British Telecom lineman's nylon safety belt made by Aerolex Ltd, c.1970

Telescopic 'dressing sticks'

Orthopaedics

1968

Two telescopic 'dressing sticks', designed for use by completely armless (amelic) people or those with very short arms (phocomelia), with an S-shaped tip which can be located in a trouser zip, held in the mouths of amelic people, or in the hands or people with short arms, also used to pull-up trousers and tuck-in shirt tails, originally made from a telescopic car aerial and stethoscope tubing, originally designed by Dr. Ian Fletcher in 1959, modifed by Steeper c. 1968.

Head Phones for Tape Recorder

Radio Communication

1970

Head phones for tape recorder, made by Uher, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, c.1970.

wire recorder

Sound Reproduction

c.1950

Wire recorder made by Webster Chicago Corporation, Chicago, c.1950.