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Chinese seamen play mah-jong in seamen's hostel, Liverpool

Photographs

1962-08-02

A photograph of Chinese seamen playing mahjong in a seamen's hostel in Liverpool, taken in August 1962 by Ralph for the Daily Herald.

Kenwood model A200 electric food mixer

Domestic Appliances

1948

Kenwood model A 200 electric food mixer, one of the earliest Kenwood models, streamlined casing design with four speeds, by Kenwood Manufacturing Co., Woking, 1948

C4 Rotating Mirror High Speed Camera

Nuclear Energy

1950-1959

C4 Rotating Mirror High Speed Camera bolted to rectangular wheeled steel frame - wheels missing, and detachable handle, by the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (A.W.R.E), Aldermaston, Hampshire, 1950-1959.

Facit mechanical calculator, model ESA by Atridabe

Mathematics

1951

Facit mechanical calculator, model ESA by Atridaberg-Facit, Sweden, with motor drive and instruction book, 1951.

L.G. Hawkins 'Supreme' Electric Hair Dryer

Domestic Appliances

1947-1949

L.G. Hawkins 'Supreme' Electric Hair Dryer, 550W, 220-250V (type C. LGH 95722), by L G Hawkins and Company Limited, England, 1947-1949

Decca display unit

Navigation

1958-1963

Radar display unit type 667 MT class B. (Serial no. RD.0001), displayed in side a perspex cover, by Decca Radar Ltd., England, 1958-1963

AICO Viewfinder

Photographic Technology

1950-1955

AICO viewfinder in case.

GPO 50v gas detector No 4 in l

Telecommunications

1954

GPO 50v gas detector No 4 in leather case made by the General Electric Co. Ltd, 1954

Kenwood Electric Chef' food mixer, model A700, with accessories, Woking, Surrey, 1950-1956

Domestic Appliances

1950-1956

'Kenwood Electric Chef' food mixer, model A700, plus liquidiser, juice extractor, potato peeler and bread dough mixing attachment, by Kenwood Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Woking, Surrey, 1950-1956

WAIS (Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale) test in b

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1955

WAIS (Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale) test in blue card box, comprised of a spiral bound book of Picture Arrangement tests, a spiral bound book of Picture Completion and Block Design Cards, a boxed Block Design test, 4 boxed Object Assembly tests, and card aids. Marked N.I.I.P. (National Institute for Industrial Psychology). (BPS Inv. No. 0079.)

Thorens 'Riviera' clockwork dry shaver

Hand and Machine Tools

1954-1960

Thorens 'Riviera' clockwork dry shaver (razor), registered design number 876,564

Watson Bactil binocular microscope

Scientific Instruments & Research

1950

Watson Bactil binocular microscope, c.1950, used by Dr Kathleen Drew-Baker for her research on nori seaweed.

Merrill-Palmer Scale of Mental Tests

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1948

Merrill-Palmer Scale of Mental tests for the preschool child; originally devised in 1931 and consisting of 19 subtests of intelligence;used by the Department of Psychology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool; postwar.

Automaton 'Dan Dare' pocket watch.

Time Measurement

1953

Automaton 'Dan Dare' pocket watch with pin-pallet lever escapement by Ingersoll Ltd., Great Britain, 1953. The dial shows a helmeted Dan Dare holding a ray gun, with a monster approaching. The emblem of the 'Eagle' children's comic is impressed in the back of case.

Kershaw 'Vanguard' 10x50 Prismatic binocular no 71193

Optics

1950-1959

Kershaw 'Vanguard' 10x50 Prismatic binocular no.71193, with leather strap, made in England, coated lenses, in leather case

EAI Pace TR-48 Analogue Computer c.1960

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1960

Pace TR-48 Analogue Computer, by Electronic Associates Inc (EAI), United States, 1960-1965. Designed to work on a 'desk top', this model was used by Brunel University, London, until 1989.

Thompson British Auto-Platen Printing Press, 1948

Printing & Writing

1948

Thompson British auto-platen printing press, serial number 13981, 1948

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr and husband John Loder

Photographs

1953

Photograph titled 'Altar-Bound'. Caption on back reads: 'Hedy Lamarr and John Loder as they got a marriage license in 1943. They were married when Hedy finished making 'Heavenly Body', but it turned out the marriage wasn't made in Heaven'. Used by the Daily Herald, 11 August 1953. Photographer unknown.

Tin containing yellow Basilicon Ointment

Therapeutics

c.1950s

Tin containing yellow Basilicon Ointment, c1950s.

Corker safety helmet

Road Transport

1957

Corker crash helmet. 1957. Made by J. Compton, Sons and Webb Ltd. to BS 2061/56

Eau-de-nil Champion "Venus" acrylic four-valve radio

Plastics and Modern Materials

1947

Eau-de-nil Champion "Venus" acrylic four-valve radio, in the form of a globe supported on four twisted transparent acrylic arms and square base, made by the Champion Electric Corporation Ltd, 1947.

Sterolist 3D Slide Viewer

Photographic Technology

1950-1959

A Sterolist stereoscopic 3D viewer, with slides, in a black case.

Belinda Lee

Photographs

c. 1960

A gelatin silver print photograph of English actress Belinda Lee (1935-1961), taken by Zoltan Glass, c. 1960.

Neonatal incubator, London, England, c. 1955

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1951-1960

Neonatal incubator by Oxygenaire Limited, London, England, c. 1955.

Brownie Flash B camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1959

Box camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Rotary suter /40/80/B. Flash synchronised screw and pin contacts. Exposure guide. Yellow filter and close up portrait lenses on sliding plate. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Buff leatherette and brown paint. Kodak Limited, 1958-1960.

Sid Field greeting Danny Kaye

Photographs

1949-05-31

A photograph of entertainer Sid Field (1904-1950) greeting the American actor and comedian Danny Kaye (1913-1987), taken in May 1949 by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald. The photograph was taken at a 'Picturegoer' magazine luncheon in honour of Kaye at the Savoy Hotel in London.

Kolster Brandes Royal Star television receiver

Television

1958

KB PVP20 'Royal Star' 17" monochrome television receiver.

East Radcliffe anaesthetic machine, Oxford, England, 1953-1963

Anaesthesiology

1953-1963

East Radcliffe anaesthetic machine, circa 1958

Kodak Retinette IIA Camera, Type 036

Photographic Technology

c.1960

Solid body for 35mm camera 24 x 36mm.Fitted with a Reomar lens F:45mm, f/2.8-22. With a prontormat shutter - no exposure times marked - symbols for daylight and flash, B setting. Aperture and shutter coupled, set by aligning pointer of built in photoelectric meter in brightline viewfinder. Incident light cover for photocell. Front cell focusing, automatic depth of field indicators. Accessory shoe, film type dial. Plastic windon lever is placed below the body. No. 52237. Kodak AG 1959-1960.

Arriflex llB 35mm Cine Camera with 200' Magazine

Cinematography

1950

35mm Arriflex IIB cine camera body, Serial Number 3452, with synch-pulse adapter, camera motor, 28mm Schneider lens (Serial Number 3087691), 50mm Cooke lens (Serial Number 518420), 75mm Taylor-Hobson lens, (Serial number 500107), one 200' magazine on camera, one 400' magazine, swan neck, camera leads.

Baby Calculator', c.1960.

Mathematics

c.1960

`Baby Calculator' stylus adding device by Glenview, Illinois, USA, c. 1960. With suede pouch and steel selector

Man and woman with curtains

Photographs

c. 1955

Colour negative of a man and woman looking at a pair of curtains, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1955. The curtains are props hung in a studio, resulting in a simple image that could be easily manipulated by advertisers.

Fans at a Birmingham City v Aston Villa football match

Photographs

1962-03-16

A photograph of young fans watching Birmingham City v Aston Villa, taken in March 1962 by Terry Fincher for the Daily Herald.

Phage typing machine, London, England, 1959

Public Health & Hygiene

1959

Phage typing machine used to determine bacteria strains present in multiple samples inoculated onto petri dishes, developed at the Public Health Laboratory Service, used particularly to identify strains of salmonella, 1959.

Handley Page HP115 wind tunnel model

Farnborough

about 1960

Handley Page HP115 wind tunnel model made of wood and resin with moveable control surfaces. The model was used at RAE Farnborough in the 1960s.

Molecular model of the structure of vitamin B12, 1957-1959.

Experimental Chemistry

1957-1959

Model showing the structure of vitamin B12

Barbara Hepworth's Surgery Sketchbook

Collection Unassigned

1948

Sketchbook, depicting stages of an operation inscribed on the title page with: “fenestration of the ear by Surgeon Garnett Passe at the London Clinic, 1948”, by Barbara Hepworth, London, England, 1948. Comprises 31 pages of drawings in pencil, some in ink. Signed and dated by the artist on the title page. Some pages have been removed.

Con Edison's 'Plan Your Kitchen Kit', c 1958.

Domestic Appliances

c. 1958

Con Edison's Plan Your Kitchen Kit, a kitchen planning aid supplied free to customers by the Consolidated Edison Company, New York, ca. 1958.

Mensinga diaphragm, London, England, 1950-1954

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1950-1954

Rubber diaphragm, size 99 1/2, by Lambutt, Dalston, London, E8, England, 1950-1954.

Kodak Brownie Flash camera

Photographic Technology

1951-1961

Kodak Brownie Flash camera. Made in France. Plastic box camera for 620 roll film 2 ¼ x 2 ¼". Simple lens, B/I shutter, reflecting finder, pin-and-screw flash contacts, c 1956. Overall: 120 mm x 95 mm x 115 mm.

Four of the seven coal miners rescued from Hickleton Main Colliery, Doncaster

Photographs

1960-10-12

A photograph of four miners rescued from Hickleton Main Colliery, Doncaster, taken in October 1960 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Spray bottle of compound flavazole and penicillin

Dentistry

1948-1952

Empty bottle with spray attachment, of compound flavazole and penicillin powder, by Boots Pure Drug Co., England, 1948-1952

Woman with homemade craft gifts

Photographs

c. 1955

Colour transparency of a woman in a knitted jumper, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1955. The woman is surrounded by homemade gifts including knitted teddy bears.

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC

Haemoglobin 8.26, Festival Pattern Group blue fabric, 1950-1951

Experimental Chemistry

1950-1951

Sample of clothes or furnishing fabric, blue colour, with 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.

NBTS blood type cards

Public Health & Hygiene

1960

Set of eight unused NBTS 101 (rev. 1960) cards, 1960. Cards are colour coded for each blood group and there is one each for positive and negative blood types. A-yellow, O-blue, B-pink, AB-cream.

Electric dishwasher

Domestic Appliances

1952

'Dishmaster' brand, top loading electric dishwasher, first designed in Wellington, New Zealand, manufactured by Kenwood Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Woking, Surrey, England, 1952.

Raymax 150 x-ray tube. (No. 162), Newton-Victor, 1

X-rays

1949-1962

Raymax 150 x-ray tube. (No. 162), Newton-Victor, 1949-1962.

Mercedes Addelectra accounting machine, 1948, seri

Mathematics

1948

Mercedes Addelectra accounting machine, 1948, serial no. 22912, with thirteen detachable totaliser boxes

Sectioned Example of a 'Ball Pentel' pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen

Printing & Writing

1962

one sectioned example of a "Ball Pentel" pen, combination fibre and ball tip pen, 1972