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Pentax K camera (black), serial number 271814, with auto takumar f1.8 55mm lens, serial number 189202.

Pentax K camera (black)

Photographic Technology

1958

Pentax S Pentar camera in ever ready case, serial number 161555, with takumar f3.5 50mm lens, serial number 90506.

Pentax S Pentar camera in ever ready case

Photographic Technology

1958

Photograph, Great Western Railway, No. 3440, 'City of Truro' hauling Swindon-Kingswear Special at Uphill Cutting and Junction,Weston-Super-Mare, 19th May 1957, by W.N. Lockett, ex Hayward Collection, in glazed frame, 270mm x 219mm.

Great Western Railway 'City of Truro'

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1957

Silhouette, multiflash photograph of dynamite cap explosion. 0.1 m/s exposure. Taken by Harold Edgerton, 1958. Gelatin Silver print.

Silhouette photograph, dynamite cap explosion

Photographs

1958

Ilford Sporstman 35mm camera; Serial No 157285; 24x36mm; Dacora Dignar lens F:45mm f/3.5; Prontor SVS Shutter (Vario?) shutter 1/25-1/200; direct vision optical finder; accessory shoe; coaxial flash socket. Kamerwerk Reutlingen. Made in West Germany.

Ilford Sportsman camera

Photographic Technology

1957

Bowl, ceramic, white, marked on base 'BR-M', by J.E. Heath, Burslem, England, 1958.

Ceramic dish, BR M

Passenger Comforts

1958

Dessert spoon, silver plate, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC'', by Elkington, 1957.

dessert spoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1957

Soup spoon, silver plate, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC', by Elkington, 1957.

soup spoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1957

Teaspoon, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC', silver plate, Elkington, 1959

teaspoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1958

Soup spoon, silver plate, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC', by Elkington, 1957.

soup spoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1957

Dessert spoon, silver plate, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC'', by Elkington, 1957.

dessert spoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1957

Coffee spoon, silver plate, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, 'Hotels BTC', by Elkington,1958.

coffee spoon, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1958

Fish knife, British Transport Commission Hotels, flat ribbed handle with vignette, by Elkington, 1957.

fish knife, British Transport Commission - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1957

Philips EM 75 electron microscope, c.1957, used at the Manchester Medical School.

Philips EM 75 electron microsc

Scientific Instruments & Research

1957

Truvox Mark VI Tape Deck and Preamplifier, 1958

Sound Reproduction

1958

2 Ronson Mk. 4 mains dual voltage foil type electric razors, onew without case, circa, 1970.

2 Ronson Mk. 4 mains dual voltage foil type electr

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 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"

The sock and shock of conflicting emotions

Photographs

1958

Associated Press photograph showing film stars Clark Gable and Myrna Loy at a Hollywood party. Gable and Loy starred in four films together during the 1930s, including "Test Pilot" (1938) and "Wife vs Secretary" (1935).

Clark Gable and Myrna Loy at Hollywood party

Photographs

29 August 1958

A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Watching the Dead', taken by Bob Gosani in Newcastle, South Africa in May 1958. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989

Watching the Dead

Photographs

1958

Clip profile, working, end and two sides, for Nigerian Railway BS 60R flat-bottomed rail, `K' type, with notching gauge for `K', `A' and `B' type clips, Crown Agents No.F24A, with agency stamp, [by Lancashire Steel Corporation & Chas Richards, November 1948], in replacement envelope

Clip profile for Nigerian Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1958

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE

Coin, silver-nickel, two deutsche marks, bust of Max Planck on obverse, German mathematician, West Germany 1957

Coin, silver-nickel, two deutsche marks, bust of M

Wellcome Medals

1957

Bronze medal, cased, to commemorate the centenary of the hospital and medical school, Bucharest, and its founders, by C. Bonaschi, Romania, 1957

Bronze medal, cased, to commemorate the centenary

Wellcome Medals

1957

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Unidentified woman, wearing a long white dress and flower crown, standing in the desert. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Woman in the desert

Photographs

1958

Tube with original packing carton for 'Avlon' brand penicillin eye ointment B. P. by Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals) Limited, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, 1958.

Tube of 'Avalon' brand penicillin in carton

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958

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

Nude Pass Parade

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1957

Papier mache 'flong' moulded from a forme of type for a page of The Times newspaper, 31 October 1958.

Moulded 'Flong' (stereotype) of Page in Times Newspaper, 1958

Printing & Writing

1958

Book 'London' by Tony Armstrong Jones, published London by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1958.

London

Photographs

1958

Bottle containing Avlon crystalline penicillin G, made by ICI Ltd., Cheshire, 1963

"Avlon" crystalline penicillin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958

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

Toe Strummer

Photographs

1958-08

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

Prohibition

Photographs

1957-03

Plastic solid bodied camera for 828 rollfilm 28 x 40mm. Fitted with a simple lens f/8 16- apertures on rotating plate. Everset shutter 30/100/B. Flash synchronised, coaxial socket. Optical direct vision finder. Accessory shoe. No. N53314. Coronet camera Co.

Coronet Viscount camera

Photographic Technology

1958

Bronze medal, with case, commemorating William Harvey and Harvey Tercentenary Congress, English, 1957

Bronze medal, with case, commemorating William Har

Wellcome Medals

1957

Elliott G-PAC analogue computer, with operational amplifiers, two racks of control panels on castors, by Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd., London, England, and amplifiers by Amp Incorporated, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 1957

Elliott G-PAC analogue computer, with operational amplifiers

Computing & Data Processing

1957

David Brown '2D' agricultural tractor on pneumatic tyres, by David Brown Industries Ltd., Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Serial No. VAD 12 11133, 1958. Engine: Serial No. ADZ/12/1417, 14 hp 2-cylinder diesel. Fitted with air-operated implement lift, the tubular frame of the tractor acting as an air tank. Designed for market garden work.

David Brown '2D' agricultural tractor on pneumatic

Agricultural Engineering

1958

Poster for the film 'Paying Guest', 1957, directed by Subodh Mukherji and starring Dev Anand and Nutan. Printed by Oriental Offset & Litho Works, Bombay.

Poster for the film 'Paying Guest'

Cinematography

1957

Locomotive Nameplate, British Railways, "Sir Brian Robertson", ex Warship Class, No. D800, delivery date July 1958, (Sir Brian Robertson - Chairman of the British Transport Commission from 1953-1961).

locomotive nameplate - sir brian robertson

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1958

Photograph by John Chillingworth entitled 'George Melly sings', 1958.

George Melly sings

Photographs

1958

Photograph by John Chillingworth entitled 'Elizabeth, The Queen Mother', 1957.

Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Photographs

1957

Box containing ten 10cc (5g) vials of Strepolin '50' (streptomycin sulphate; 1g streptomycin base in 2cc), for intramuscular injection, with a leaflet, made by Glaxo Laboratories Ltd., Greenford, Middlesex, in 1958.

Box containing ten 10cc (5g) vials of Strepolin '5

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958

Smoke detecting cabinet, with accessories, by Walter Kidde Company Limited, Northolt, Ealing, London, England, 1958 (see note)

Smoke detecting cabinet

Navigation

1958

Tube from a Resomax deep x-ray therapy unit, manufactured by Associated Electrical Industries, England, 1958

Tube from a Resomax deep x-ray therapy unit, manuf

Radiomedicine

1958

A gelatin silver photograph of some girls screaming as stars arrive for the Royal Film Performance, The Daily Herald, 4th November 1957.

Stars Arrive For The Royal Film Performance at the Odeon

Photographs

1957-11-04

Keystone Press Agency photograph titled Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier in "Titus Andronicus" in Paris'. Caption on back reads: Shir Laurence Olivier and his wife Vivien Leigh -- seen in their parts -- when they performed Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" -- at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre in Paris. They are in the French capital for a short season.

Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Titus Andronicus

Photographs

15 May 1957

Daily Herald contact strip by Tanner showing Sir Laurence Olivier during rehearsals for the film 'The Devil's Disciple'

Film rehearsals The Devil's Disciple

Photographs

24 July 1958

Associated Press photograph titled 'Sir Laurence at opening of New York theatre'. Caption on back reads: British star and screen actor Sir Laurence Olivier abd Mrs. Robert Sherwood (left) have their tickets checked by Lois Kester as they arrive for the opening of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (formerly The Globe) in New York, May 5. A new play, "The Visit", starring Alfred Lunt and his wife, Lynn Fontanne, rang up the curtain. The performance was followed by a ball in aid of the Mary McArthur Memorial Fund, at the Astor Hotel.

Sir Laurence Olivier at opening of Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Photographs

08 May 1958

PA Reuter photograph. Caption on back reads: The man who owns the St James's Theatre, Mr. Felx Fenston, seen with actress Vivien Leigh, as they left a flat in Cadogan Place, London, this afternoon after discussing concerning the theatre's future. In background is sculptress Fiore de Henriques, who has played the part of mediator and who invited the two to meet in the studio at her flat. Mr. Fenston, of Mayflower II project fame, had planned to build a block of offices on the theatre site.

Vivien Leigh meets Felix Fenston

Photographs

18 July 1957

Photograph entitled 'Wig wonder: Ernest Borgnine' from Planet News Ltd, 4 June 1957. Gelatin silver print.

Wig wonder: Ernest Borgnine

Photographs

1957-06-04

PA Reuter photograph titled 'Equity deputation meets Minister on doomed theatre'. Caption on back reads: Actress Vivien Leigh, who wears an eye patch because of an insect bite, leaves with her husband, Sir Laurence Olivier, and other members of the Equity deputation which today (Wednesday) met Housing Minister Mr. Henry Brooke at the Ministry in Whitehall, London, in another move to save the St. James' Theatre, threatened with demolition. Left to right -- Mr. Sanderson 9Equity's General Secretary); Andre Morell; Vivien Leigh; Sir Laurence Olivier and Felix Aylmer.

Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and Equity deuptation meet with Housing Minister

Photographs

31 July 1957

Gelatin silver print entitled 'America's Biggest Bang', taken by an unknown photographer for Radiophoto via Associated Press, from the Daily Herald archive, 5 July 1957. 'These four pictures illustrate less than half-a-minute's growth in the huge nuclear explosion at the Atomic Proving Grounds in the Nevada Desert near Las Vegas, United States, July 5th. At top left is the fireball one tenth of a second after detonation. It forms two horns (top right) and swells into the characteristic mushroom shape (lower left). At the lower right the fireball zooms skywards with an extra rim of fire around the top, 25 seconds after detonation.'

America's Biggest Bang: a nuclear explosion, Nevada

Photographs

1957-07-05