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Model of Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly (ZETA)

Nuclear Energy

c. 1958

Model of Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly (ZETA) made for the Atoms for Peace Exhibition in 1958. (Note: ZETA is sometimes incorrectly expanded as Zero Energy Thermal Apparatus).

"Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, Mark II,

Radio Communication

1957

"Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, Mark II, c.1957

Crystal box containing metal components associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Crystal box containing metal components associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Ferranti viscometer, 1958

Scientific Instruments & Research

1958

Ferranti viscometer, 1958

Sir Laurence Olivier and Dorothy Tutin rehearse 'The Entertainer'

Photographs

10 April 1957

Central Press Photos Ltd. photograph titled 'Olivier and Tutin in new play'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier (rt) as Archie Rice, a music-hall artist, seen with other members of his "family", Brenda de Banxie as Phoebe, his second wife, Dorothy Tutin as daughter, Jean, and Frank Pascoe as son, Frank, during rehearsals of osborne's new play, "The Entertainer", which opens tomorrow night at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square.

Bajka B-2 filmstrip projector, 1958

Photographic Technology

1958

Łódzkie Zakłady Kinotechniczne, Nowotki 41 Poland. Plastic body projector for 35mm filmstrips, 6 volt 15 watt lamp. In original box with 3 Polish filmstrips.

Vivien Leigh with daughter and Sir Laurence Olivier

Photographs

29 August 1957

Daily Herald contact sheet by R. Powell. Images show actress Vivien Leigh and her daughter Suzanne returnign to England from holiday in Italy. They are met by Leigh's husband, Sir Laurence Olivier, at Lydd Airport, Folkestone.

Plastic fangs

Cinematography

1958

Part of Hammer Collection; Fangs designed for - and worn by - Christopher Lee (born 1922) for one scene in 'Dracula' (1958), created by Phil Leakey (1908-1992) in 1958.

Femmes aux fleurs

Photographs

1958

Silver gelatin print by Édouard Boubat, titled "Femmes aux fleurs", 1958. Image shows a Portuguese woman balancing a basket of flowers on her head. This photographed has been cropped from the original version which contains two women. Photographer's stamp on verso.

405-Line Television Transmission Cabinet Drawers

Radio Communication

1957-1958

Cabinet drawers and components for 405-line television transmission equipment, used in Dover, made by Standard Telephones and Cables, 1957-58.

Dacora Dignette camera

Photographic Technology

1957

Solid body camera for 35mm film 24x36mm; Dacora Dignar lens F:45mm f/3.5; Vario shutter 1/25-1/200; coaxial flash socket; DV optical finder.

Angled bathythermograph Mk V, c 1958.

Oceanography

1958

Bathythermograph MkV by S.G. Brown Limited, Watford, England, c. 1958

Party for under-privileged children at the American Embassy, Grosvenor Square

Photographs

1957-12-20

A photograph from the Daily Herald archive showing an American serviceman holding a sleeping child in his arms, taken at the American Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London on 20 December 1957.

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

Hand and Machine Tools

3000-1900 BCE

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

Vortexion tape recorder, type WVB, No. 2859 with a

Sound Reproduction

1958

Vortexion tape recorder, type WVB, No. 2859 with accessories, c. 1958.

Devil's Disciple

Photographs

29 July 1958

Daily Herald photograph by Tanner titled 'Devil's Disciple'. Caption on back reads: The four stars were together for first time on location today in Tring Park: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Janette Scott and Sir Laurence Olivier. Fire broke out in the village especially built, taking six weeks, for the picture. Extras, technicians, etc. soon rushed and put it out.

The Periflex Gold Star 35mm camera

Photographic Technology

1958

The Periflex Gold Star 35mm camera. Periscope focusing. Fitted with a Lumax F.2 50mm f.1 lens in interchangeable mount. Focal plane shutter with speeds 1 sec 1/200sec B. & T. Metal construction with black leather cover. c.1958

Olivetti Lexikon 80E electric typewriter, c.1957

Printing & Writing

1957

Olivetti Lexikon 80E electric typewriter, serial number 1053653, c. 1957

Sample of 6-Aminopenicillanic Acid, 1958

Biotechnology

1958

500mg sample from the first large-scale production of 6-aminopenicillanic acid by enzymatic splitting (1960)

Voigtlander Vito B camera

Photographic Technology

1958

Voigtlander Vito B camera. 35mm camera 24x36mm film. Color-Skopar lens F50mm f3.5; Prontor-SVS shutter 1-1/300 sec. No 3714006. Direct vision optical finder.

Poster for the film 'Pyaasa'

Cinematography

1957

Poster for film,'Pyaasa', 1957, printed by Dnyansagar Litho Press, Bombay.

Circular metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Circular metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Metal cog associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Metal cog associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Elizabeth Taylor dining at the Dorchester

Photographs

16 January 1958

Silver gelatin print by Terry Fincher for the Daily Herald, 16 January 1958. Image shows actress Elizabeth Taylor dining with her third husband, Mike Todd, at London's Dorchester Hotel.

Vivien Leigh and John Mills as clowns for charity show

Photographs

22 July 1958

Daily Herald contact sheet by Chris Barham titled 'Rehearsals for "Night of a Thousand Stars"'. Images show Vivien Leigh and John Mills dressed as clowns, rehearsing for the annual charity variety sow at the London Palladium. Noel Coward can be seen in two of the images chatting with the actors.

Arvin 'Fernbrook'

Domestic Appliances

c.1958

Arvin 'Fernbrook' electric dry shaver, 12W, A.C. only, 50-60HZ, in boxed case. Manufactured by Arvin Electric Ltd., Southend-on-Sea, England. c.1958.

Laurence Olivier and George Relph in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman

Photographs

19 November 1958

Daily Herald photograph showing Sir Laurence Olivier and George Relph in a scene from the ITV Play of the Week, Henrik Ibsen's 'John Gabriel Borkman'.

Power Pak 49cc motor engine, c. 1957

Road Transport

1957

Power Pak 49cc motor engine, c. 1957

Muranow district of Warsaw, Poland, 1958

Photographs

1958

Silver gelatin print. Muranow district of Warsaw, Poland, 1958 by Camera Press Ltd. Daily Herald Archive.

Hagelin Cryptos Cipher Machine 'CD57'

Mathematics

1957

Cipher machine, CD57, No 66457, made by Hagelin Cryptos, Zug, Switzerland, after 1957

pH meter, in mahogany case BY Doran Instrument Co.

Laboratory Medicine

1957

pH meter, in mahogany case BY Doran Instrument Co. Ltd., Stroud, Glos., England, 1957. British patent no.593920

'Autoset' Surveying Level, 1957

Surveying

1957

Autoset surveying level, prototype, with case by Hilger & Watts Ltd, Debden, Essex, England,1957

Petie Vanity Camera

Photographic Technology

1958

Petie Vanity camera outfit manufactured by W Kusik, Frankfurt, 1958. With two rolls of Tuxi 16mm film.

Fujica 35 Automagic camera

Photographic Technology

1958

35mm camera for 24x36mm; Fujinar-K lens F3.8cm f/3.4; photocell controlled automatic shutter; hi-lo warning in finder; direct vision optical finder; accessory shoe; coaxial flash socket; ERC; no. 406136.

Beauty Super II camera

Photographic Technology

1958

Beauty Super II camera. No. K12237. Copal-SV shutter. F-C Canter lens 1:2.8 f=45mm. Overall: 85 mm x 128 mm x 70 mm.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Eight valves associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Eight valves associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957. In crystal box

Crystal box containing components associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Crystal box containing; circuit board, metal screws, shrinkage scale, tape, all associared with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Metal cog associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Metal cog associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, c.1957

Radio Communication

1957

Metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Circular metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine

Radio Communication

1957

Circular metal component associated with the "Cintel" twin-lens flying-spot telecine, unsigned [very probably Cintel], c.1957

Maria Callas

Photographs

1957

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of opera singer Maria Callas (1923-1977).

Vivien Leigh with Claire Bloom

Photographs

03 March 1958

Daily Herald contact strip by Tanner showing actresses Vivien Leigh and Claire Bloom outside the Apollo Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London, where they were rehearsing the play 'Duel of Angels'.

Speke Hall, Near Liverpool

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

BR Carriage Print: Speke Hall, Near Liverpool, A National Trust property by Ronald Lampitt, framed. Dimensions 272mmx650mm

gorleston poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Eastern Region), Gorleston by Paul B Mann, 1957

The sock and shock of conflicting emotions

Photographs

1958

Silver gelatin print by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, titled "The sock and shock of conflicting emotions". Scene still showing Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in the 1958 film, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Nude Pass Parade

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1957

Black & White silver gelatin print of pages from Drum , December 1957 , headlined 'Nude Pass Parade'. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989

Toe Strummer

Photographs

1958-08

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Toe Strummer', taken by Jurgen Schadeberg in Johannesburg in August 1958. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989

Prohibition

Photographs

1957-03

A black and white silver gelatine photograph entitled 'Prohibition' taken by Victor Xashimba in March 1957. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989

Marchal 410 * 2T flasher unit, 1957.

Road Transport

1957

Marchal 410 * 2T flasher unit, 1957.