Ensign Selfix 820 carton. Barnet Ensign Limited. 1949. Camera No 1575. Carton For Ensign Selfix 820 Photographic Technology 1949
Poster, British Railways (North Eastern Region), A Map of Northumberland and Durham by Lance Cottermole, 1949. Map contains regional coats of arms and also places of interest. Format: double royal, 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 636mm. A Map of Northumberland and Durham Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 1949
Model diesel-electric locomotive, scale 1/24, Egyptian State Railways 1600hp, 1A Do A1, prototype built by Vulcan Foundry and English Electric, 1949. model epyptian state railways electric locomotive Railway Models 1949
Model railway train set, gauge `O' tinplate, clockwork, Type 501 set comprising 0-4-0T in LNER livery and 2 LNER teak 4-wheeled coaches, boxed, by Hornby, England, c 1949. Model railway clockwork train set, c 1949 Railway Models 1949
Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves Hand and Machine Tools 3000-1900 BCE
Solid body eyelevel camera for 120 rollfilm, 2 1/4x31/4 inches, or 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch plates. Envoy Wide Angle lens F:64mm f/4.5 - 22, No 381682. Rimset shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/150/B. Wire frame finder, with parallax adjustable rear sight. Coaxial flash socket, Back will accept single metal darkslides when roolfilm holder is removed. In fitted case, with 6 single metal darkslides and screw in yellow filter. Agifold camera made by Agilux. Envoy Wide Angle Camera Photographic Technology 1949
Bottle of pills, by Allen and Hanburys Ltd., London, 1949 Bottle of pills, by Allen and Hanburys Ltd., Londo Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1949
De Havilland Super Sprite engine, no. 126. The Sprite was developed by De Havilland as an assisted take off unit for the Comet 1 aeroplane. The complete engine was first fired in 1949 and flight trials began in 1951. The engine used hydrogen peroxide as fuel and is capable of producing 2,270kg of thrust. De Havilland Super Sprite rocket engine Aircraft Propulsion c. 1949
23" Raleigh Superbe sports tourist bicycle, 1949 23" Raleigh Superbe sports tourist bicycle, 1949 Road Transport 1949
Dish, ceramic, gilded edge by Royal Worcester, 1949, circular, white with blue and gold bands round rim. Stamped 2 B9 and Royal Worcester Hotel China on base. Overall: 17 mm 92 mm. Royal Worcester Hotel China dish Passenger Comforts 1949
Daily Herald photograph by F. Greaves titled 'Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier as Lord and Lady Teazle in the Old Vic Production of School for Scandal at the New Theatre when they made their first London appearance together. Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in The School for Scandal Photographs 20 January 1949
PA Reuter photograph titled 'In memory of Sheridan'. Caption on back reads: Actor Sir Laurence Olivier today (Friday) received a Danish honour when he was invested at the Danish Embassy as Knight COmpanion of the Order of Dannebrog. Sir Laurence is well-known in Denmark. In June, 1937, he and Vivien Leigh, appeared in a series of open-air performances of "Hamlet" in the courtyard of Kronborg Castle in Elsinore. Footnote: It has been announced that the British Film Academy Award for the best film made anywhere in 1948, goes to "Hamlet" in which Sir Laurence starred. Picture shows: At the presentation ceremony, Left to Right: Vivien Leigh (Lady Olivier), Prince George of Denmark, Sir Laurence Olivier (admiring the award) and Count Reventlow, the Danish Ambassador, who performed the investiture. Sir Laurence Olivier receives a Danish knighthood Photographs 25 February 1949
Electric Multiple Unit. Three Car. Class 306 overhead Unit with set number 306 017 and vehicle numbers 65217, 65417 and 65617. Built 1949. Class 306 Locomotives and Rolling Stock 1949
Ilford 'Advocate' 35mm. camera with Dallmeyer Anastigmat f4.5 lens No. 367212, with leather case, 1949. Ilford 'Advocate' 35mm Photographic Technology 1949
Fordson 7V flat-bed, 2 flat-bed, 2 ton lorry, 1949. Registration no. ONO 514 Fordson 7V flat-bed, 2 flat-bed, 2 ton lorry, 1949 Road Transport 1949
Photograph album containing 34 photographs and 4 diagrams of gas turbine locomotive no. 18000. The locomotive was made by Brown Boveri of Baden, Switzerland, and tested by British Brown Boveri and British Railways (Western Region) as part of BR's exploration of gas turbine locomotives. The bogies and frame were made by the Swiss Locomotive Works (SLM) of Winterthur. The photographs were all take in Switzerland and show the locomotive at Basle station and at Brown Boveri's works at Baden. There are photographs of the internal machinery, bogies, frames, controls etc. The first photograph shows the locomotive at Basle with Brown Boveri's smaller gas turbine prototype locomotive no. 1101, which remained in Switzerland. The album was assembled as a presentation album to accompany the handover of the locomotive, and according to the donor only two albums were made. The album is accompanied by negatives of four of the pictures, and a print of a painting of the locomotive that was presented at the hand-over. Brown Boveri Gas Turbine Locomotive No. 18000 Photographic Collections (Railway) c. 1949
Nikon M 35mm single lens reflex camera. Coupled rangefinder camera for 35mm film 24x36mm - number M6092559. Nikor-S C lens, F:5cm f/1.4-16, Serial No 50051096; fabric focal plane shutter, horizontal travel, 1/2/4/8/20/30/40/60/100/200/500/B/T. Coupled coincidence type rangefinder combined with direct vision viewfinder. Lenses interchangeable, three point bayonet fitting. Exposure counter in wind knob; accessory shoe. Two pin sockets for flash - F and S settings. Nikon M Camera Photographic Technology 1949
Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, for emergency feeding purposes, by Desco, England, 1949 Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, Nutrition & Food Technology 1949
Recording disc for "Recordon" magnetic disc recorder by Thermionic Products, London, c. 1949 Recording disc for "Recordon" magnetic disc recorder by Thermionic Products, c. 1949 Sound Reproduction 1949
Vintage gelatin silver print by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Rushing for gold distribution, Shanghai. John Hilleson Agency stamp, Cartier-Bresson Magnum Photos copyright stamp, and Focal Press editorial markup on verso. Rushing for gold distribution, Shanghai Photographs December 1948-January 1949
Unicam ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer, model SP 500, c. 1949 Unicam SP 500 spectrophometer, c 1949. Experimental Chemistry 1949
Stella projection television receiver, type ST1481 (rebadged Philips TV set). Serial number M1004. Patent guaranteed 002.44, in 2-door cabinet. c1955 Stella projection television receiver, type ST1481 Television 1950-159
Photographic replica plane diffraction grating, area 27 x 27 mm, on glass plate, wrapped in a piece of paper marked in manuscript 'Photograph copy of / Spectrum Grating / 6000 lines per inch / Dr. . . . 's / Keep dry & do not rub / the film side'. [The three letters of the name are indecipherable.] Photographic replica plane diffraction grating, ar Optics 1900-1949 (estimated)
Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, for emergency feeding purposes, by Desco, England, 1949 Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, Nutrition & Food Technology 1949
A photograph of two couple having tea and cake in a living room, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1949. Two couples having tea and cake Photographs 1949
A photograph of a man applying shaving cream in front of a mirror, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1949. Man applying shaving cream by a mirror Photographs 1949
Lighthouse lamp, 5000 watt, with Stanocil diffusing cylinder Electric lighthouse lamps, 1949. Lighting 1949
Contact sheet by Bert Hardy, printed in 1985. Image taken for the "Is There a British Colour Bar?" Picture Post, July 2, 1949. Photographer's stamp on verso. Is There a British Colour Bar - Contact sheet Photographs 1949
Vintage silver gelatin print by Bert Hardy, titled "Liverpool's coloured quarter". Image shows black British residents of Liverpool. Taken for a 1949 Picture Post story titled "Is there a British colour bar?" Photographer's stamp on verso Liverpool's coloured quarter Photographs 1949
Pye monochrome television receiver, table model, LV30, 1949. Very similar to the B18T and D18T receivers. Pye LV30 table top television receiver Television 1949
Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, for emergency feeding purposes, by Desco, England, 1949 Harvest kettle (for water), three gallon capacity, Nutrition & Food Technology 1949
