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Thermionic Pentode Valve Raytheon CK507AX, (VTB), c. 1950

Thermionic Pentode Valve Raytheon CK507AX, (VTB),

Electronic Components

1950

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Philco Model 50-T1404 10" tabletop television receiver, 1950.

Philco Model 50-T1404 10" tabletop television receiver, 1950

Television

1950

Keystone Press Agency photograph titled 'Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh are the latest additions at Madame Tussauds'. Caption on back reads: Miss Bland, the hairdresser at Madame Tussauds, combs the hair of the wax model of Sir Laurence Olivier on show there for the first time this morning [31 January 1950].

Sir Laurence Olivier wax figure at Madame Tussauds

Photographs

31 January 1950

A photograph of a woman in a dressing gown running a bath, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1950. This image was used by the South Eastern Gas Board in 1955, to advertise water heaters.

Woman running a bath

Photographs

1950

A photograph of a woman standing, leaning against a wall and smoking, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman is surrounded by studio equipment, suggested a film set location.

Woman smoking on a film set

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph showing a man hammering a nail into wood, while a boy holds the wood steady, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Man and boy woodworking

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph showing a young boy and a man blowing bubbles, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The man and boy blow bubbles through clay pipes. Images of children are common in the Photographic Advertising archive. Photographs of bright, smiling boys and girls were used by advertisers to promote a wide range of products.

Boy and man blowing bubbles

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman drinking tea, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman with a cup of tea

Photographs

c. 1950

A head and shoulder portrait of a woman wearing glasses and a tartan dress, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman wearing glasses

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a concerned looking woman taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The photograph shows a woman wearing an apron, scratching her chin. Some photographs by Photographic Advertising suggest emotions, mood or character.

Concerned woman

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a nurse writing in a book, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Nurse posing with an open book

Photographs

c. 1950

Pratje under-way bottom sampler, 1950

Oceanography

1950

H.M.V. radiogram (model 1612) 1950

Radio Communication

1950

Wire recorder, magnetic, incorporating gramophone disc player, recording from radio, microphone or disc inputs, replaying wire or discs, made by Lorenz, serial no. 751986, 'Heimstudio Koffer' (Home studio case) model, in fitted red carrying case, electrical operation, 110/127/155/220/240 Volts A.C., missing take-up spools, c. 1950, with two mains leads (2- & 3-pin continental plugs). Possibly made by Telefunken?

Wire recorder, magnetic, incorporating gramophone

Sound Reproduction

1950

Preslite Automatic Electric cigarette lighter, 1950.

Preslite Automatic Electric cigarette lighter, 195

Road Transport

c.1950

Claud Butler road racing bicycle, 1950. Lightweight racing bike weighing a total of 24lb. Handle bars, brake assemblies, rims and spoke flanges all use light alloys. Attachment for fitting drinks bottle to front handle bars

Claud Butler road racing bicycle, 1950

Road Transport

1950

Speed Graphic Camera 5"x4". Kalart Synchronized Range Finder; Supermatic shutter by Eastman Kodak; Kodak Ektar lens 1:4.7, 127mm, No FT4583; flash arm attached, fitted with Phillips Photoflux Type PF48 flashbulb (1982-5028/2).

Speed Graphic Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1950

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Philco Model 50-T1443 Consolette 12" console television receiver, 1950.

Philco Model 50-T1443 Consolette 12" console television receiver, 1950

Television

1950

Barratt's Photo Press Ltd photograph titled 'Memorial service to Sid Fields'. Caption on back reads: The memorial service to Sid Field the comedian who died recently, was held this morning at St Martin in the Fields. Many famous stars of the stage, screen and radio attended the service. Picture shows Sir Laurence Olivier leaving after the ceremony.

Sir Laurence Olivier at Sid Field memorial service

Photographs

20 February 1950

An advert for Kodak film, entitled 'Because photography is so natural', published in the Illustrated London News in 1950. The advert shows a photograph of actress Margaret Leighton (1922-1976) in a Molyneux dress to illustrate the detail captured by Kodak film.

Advert for Kodak Cameras entitled 'Because photography is so natural'

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1950-05-06

A photograph of a woman smoking a cigarette and reading a magazine, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman with cigarette and magazine

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman using a telephone, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman looks concerned and raises an eyebrow as she listens on the telephone.

Woman using a telephone

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of an elderly man leaning through a window to show his wife a plant, taken by Photographic Advertising in about 1950.

Elderly couple talking through a window

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman varnishing a kitchen chair in the garden, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman sits on a three-legged stool, whilst varnishing the seat of a chair with 'Japlac' in pale blue.

Woman varnishing a chair

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman applying nail varnish, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman relaxes in a silk dressing gown.

Woman applying nail varnish

Photographs

c. 1950

A surreal collage photograph of a man and woman on a beach, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The woman pushes a wheelbarrow under palm trees made from cotton reels and ribbon. The man strides towards the camera in a suit and hat. Since it was produced, the transparency has gradually taken on a magenta cast as the dyes have deteriorated.

Man and woman on a surreal beach

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman opening a door to a man carrying flowers, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Woman opening a door

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a man in a bowler hat, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The man looks secretive - putting papers into his inside pocket. Photographs such as this suggested emotions, moods or human characteristics.

Man wearing a monocle and bowler hat

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of pressmen peering over a police station gate trying to photograph a suspect, arrested in relation to a murder in Arundel, taken in 1950 by A Tanner for the Daily Herald.

Arundel Murder: Pressmen trying to photograph the prisoner

Photographs

1950-09-15

55 x leadless inverted devices (LID) mounting for planar diode junction - together with enlarged model to show construction and two A-form carriers for use in construction process. c.1950

mounting

Electronic Components

c. 1950

x-band gunn oscillator with tuneable wavw guide output. c.1950

gunn oscillator

Electronic Components

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman having a bubble bath, holding a sponge, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1950. This image was used, not surprisingly, to advertise bath foam.

Woman having a bubble bath

Photographs

1950

A photograph of two boys wearing school uniform, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. Two boys walk along a corridor, one carrying a cricket bat and the other, books. Photographs of bright, smiling boys and girls were used by advertisers to promote a wide range of products - this one is more specific in showing school life.

Two boys in school uniform

Photographs

c. 1950

Tweezers, steel, marked `81' Sheffield, England. c1950

Tweezers, steel, marked `81' Sheffield, England. c

Domestic Appliances

c. 1950

Enlargement print of high speed photograph entitled 'Atomic Bomb explosion', by Harold Edgerton. Photographed at the Nevada Proving Grounds by Edgerton and his colleagues at EG&G for the Atomic Energy Commission. Shows the first microseconds of an atomic explosion, the fireball was documented in a 1/100,000,000-of-a-second exposure, taken from seven miles away with a lens ten feet long. The intense heat vaporized the steel tower and turned the desert sand to glass. Taken before 1952 (from http://edgerton-digital-collections.org)

Atomic bomb explosion

Photographs

c. 1950

S-Band tunable cavity Klystron, CV 3815, No.56, c 1950, maker unknown

S-Band tunable cavity Klystron valve

Radar & Radio Location

c. 1950

Scale model of self-propelled reciprocating knife motor scythe, c. 1950, made by John Allen and Sons Ltd.

Scale model of self-propelled reciprocating knife

Agricultural Engineering

1950

Baby Pixie box camera for rollfilm No.120, 16 exposures, 1 5/8 x 2 1/4. Fitted with a fixed-focus meniscus lens and shutter for instantaneous and bulb. With metal frame finder. All metal box camera with black crackle finish. c.1950

Baby Pixie box camera

Photographic Technology

1950

PH meter, type TF511D, made by Marconi Instruments Ltd., (serial no. 723358), battery operated, c. 1950

PH meter, type TF511D, made by Marconi Instruments

Experimental Chemistry

1950

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Stromberg-Carlson 19" console television receiver, 1950.

Stromberg-Carlson 19" console television receiver, 1950

Television

1950

DeVry 35mm cine camera, black crackle finish, hand crank-operated or spring-driven, with Velostigmar F/3.5 50mm and TelephotoWollensak F/4.5 6" lenses lens blanking plate and shoulder strap, all in carrying case.

DeVry 35mm cine camera

Cinematography

c. 1950

Bernal's model of the structure of liquids

Bernal's model of the structure of a monatomic fluid, c 1950.

Experimental Chemistry

1950

A photograph of a man and a woman having a picnic from their car boot, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in about 1950. This 1938 Bentley was regularly used by Photographic Advertising for images requiring a car.

Couple having a picnic

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a young girl knelt by her bed and praying, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950.

Young girl praying

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a woman driving a car, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. This atmospheric - yet staged - photograph was produced by combining two separate negatives, one of the car and the other of the woman.

Woman driving a car in the rain

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph showing a woman standing on stairs looking at a seated man holding flowers, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The man looks disgruntled, as if he has been waiting for the woman for a long time.

Woman standing on stairs looking at seated man

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of a couple carrying suitcases from the boot of a car into a country cottage, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in 1950. The car is a 1938 4.25 litre Bentley with an aluminium body by Freestone and Webb. The couple's luggage is covered with stickers from previous journeys.

Couple carrying luggage from a car

Photographs

1950

A photograph of a man pouring a drink, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in about 1950. Most photographs of men in the Photographic Advertising archive show them as professional people or engaged in some sort of activity.

Man pouring a drink

Photographs

c. 1950

A photograph of two boys at a sink, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited, c. 1950. The sink is one of the many props used by Photographic Advertising in their studio sets. Images of children are common in the Photographic Advertising archive. Photographs of bright, smiling boys and girls were used by advertisers to promote a wide range of products.

Two boys washing at a sink

Photographs

c. 1950

Deer-antler pick, used in flint mining from Grimes Graves

Hand and Machine Tools

3000-1900 BCE