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IBM 5151-02 computer monitor, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Green screen monochrome monitor Model 5151-02, made by IBM USA, Taiwan, 1983. Serial number 5500156

Trimphone in two-tone green, 1982

Telecommunications

1982

Two-tone green Trimphone with dial (tele 8772G), also known as a Phoenixphone, from the Snowdon Collection, manufactured for British Telecom, British, 1982

Mallard MRI body scanner, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1983

Radiomedicine

1983

Mallard system Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) body scanner by M&D Technology, Aberdeen, installed at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1983 and 1994-492 used clinically until 1993. One of three commercially-produced second-generation MRI machines manufactured by this company in Britain.

Herety Touring Bicycle

Road Transport

1983

Touring bicycle made by Frank Herety, Stockport, 1983.

BBC B Micro Computer

Computing & Data Processing

c.1983

BBC B Micro computer, made by Acorn Computer Ltd, Cambridge, c.1983.

Jaipur artificial foot, India

Orthopaedics

1982

Jaipur artificial foot, for Symes amputee, made in India, 1982

Flip-phone

Telecommunications

c.1981

Flip-phone, made by Ferranti GTE Ltd, c.1981.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Nintendo Entertainment system comprising two controller pads, light gun (zapper), six game catridges (Super Mario Bros, Gauntlet 2, Popeye, The Legend of Zelda, Duck Hunt, Super Mario Bros 3), 1983.

IBM 515X-55-07714 keyboard, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

IBM model 515X-55-07714 keyboard, made by IBM, British, 1983.

Magill-type endotracheal tube

Anaesthesiology

1981

Magill endotracheal tube, cuffed, rubber, by Medishield, England, 1981

IBM 5150 personal computer

Computing & Data Processing

1983

IBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K memory, single-sided double density 5 1/4 40 tpi 106K drives

Alcatel Minitel communication terminal, France, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Alcatel Minitel communications terminal, made by Alcatel Business Systems, France, 1983. Communications terminal distributed by the French Telecom system as part of their attempt at an internet, 1983.

Trinitron colour television

Television

c. 1983

Trinitron colour television, made by Sony Corporation, Japan, c. 1983.

Apple Lisa processor unit, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Apple Lisa Processor Unit, with integral twin disk drives and monitor, Apple, Cupertino, California, 1983. Model no.A6SB100P, Memory option A6SB108, Serial no. B08B831240025, Applenet no. 00102025, Manufactured: 83124.

Thorn-Ericsson 'Astrofon' telephone, 1981

Telecommunications

1981

'Astrofon' telephone, 1981, specially finished and inscribed to mark the inauguration of British Telecommunications on 1 October 1981, made by Thorn-Ericsson, Scunthorpe, England, 1981

BT Ambassador 8100R telephone, 1981

Telecommunications

1981

BT Ambassador 8100R telephone, probably made by Pye TMC, Airdrie, Scotland, 1981

Viscount 9501R telephone, 1982-1983

Telecommunications

1982-1983

Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983

Sectioned catalyst convertor matrix for car exhaust, 1982-1983

Environmental Science & Technology

1982-1983

Ceramic catalyst convertor matrix removed from exhaust system of a (C-registered) 1982-83 Toyota Carina motor car that had travelled 50,000 miles, unsigned, 1982-1983. The matrix was removed for testing in 1986.

Replica Arkwright water frame,

Textile Industry

1983

Replica Arkwright water frame, made by Severn Lamb Ltd, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1983.

'Intelligent pig' on-line inspection vehicle

Gas Industry

1981

'Intelligent pig' on-line inspection vehicle, made by OLIC, Cramlington, 1981.

Transistorised submarine repeater, 1982

Telecommunications

1982

45 MHz transistorized submarine repeater, unknown maker, 1982

Printed circuit board for a Viscount 9501R telephone, 1982-1983

Telecommunications

1982-1983

Printed circuit board for a Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983

Intra aural hearing aid

Audiology

1981

Oticon I II V intra aural hearing aid, by Oticon, Denmark, 1981

Keypad for a Viscount 9501R telephone, 1982-1983

Telecommunications

1982-1983

Keypad for a Viscount 9501R telephone, made by Standard Telephones and Cables for the British Post Office, British, 1982-1983.

Prototype bicycle with variable stroke, cables and

Road Transport

1982

Prototype bicycle with variable stroke, cables and freewheel linear drive, 1982

Model 23B teleprinter

Telecommunications

1981

Model 23B teleprinter on console stand made by ITT Creed Ltd of Belgium in 1981.

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2050-1750 BCE

Babylonian clay liver used for divination, c.2050-1750 BC, copy, 1981

NASA Flight Simulator Chair, 1981-1995

Space Technology

1981

NASA Flight Simulator Chair, 1981-1995, NASA, Houston USA

NEC 600P push-button telephone, 1981

Telecommunications

1981

NEC 600P push-button telephone handset, two tone grey, made by the Nippon Electric Company Limited, Japan, 1981

Domino black and ivory telephone handset, 1981

Telecommunications

1981

Domino 1407760 telephone handset, black and ivory with keypad, made by Industria FACE Standard, Italy, 1981

microwave oven made by Sharp;

Domestic Appliances

1982

microwave oven made by Sharp; includes original turntable, temperature probe, instruction book, operating sheet and recipe book; 1982

Dumas cervical cap

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1981

One Dumas cervical cap, in black box, from a collection of twelve cervical caps made by Lamberts (Dalston) Ltd., Queensbridge Road, London, E8, England, 1981.

Littman gold-plated stethoscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1982

Stethoscope: Littman, with gold plated headframe and chestpiece. (Number 129/82 in R.Wilkie's catalogue), USA, 1982

Steam locomotive entitled Iron Duke

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1981

Steam locomotive, replica, Great Western Railway, (2-2)-2-2 broad gauge locomotive "Iron Duke", and tender.

Neve DSP-1 digital sound desk

Television

1981

Neve digital sound desk, ex-BBC DSP-1, 1985, the complete system, including several racks of processing equipment

Osborne 1 Portable Computer

Computing & Data Processing

1981-1983

Osborne 1 portable computer. Produced in 1981 by the Osborne Computer Corporation, the Osborne 1 is considered by many to be the first true portable computer, CPU is a Zilog Z80 @ 4.0 MHz, 64K RAM, built-in 5" monitor with 53 X 24 text, one parallel port / IEEE-488, one modem / serial port, dual 5-1/4 inch, 91K drives, CP/M operating system. Serial number A15584. With continental 3 pin plug. Overall: 230 mm x 500 mm x 380 mm, 1200g.

'Bajaj Autoriksha' model type 24

Road Transport

1982

'Bajaj Autoriksha' model type 24, autorickshaw made by Bajaj Auto Ltd., India in 1982. Exhibited at the Science Museum as part of the Festival of India in 1982, DLR 6575. The word rickshaw originates from Japanese literally meaning ‘human-powered vehicle’ and first came to India in around 1880. They were initially used by Chinese traders to transport goods, and it wasn’t until 1914 that permission was granted to use them to transport passengers. This modern rickshaw is powered by an engine, so called an Autoriksha, and made by the Bajaj Group, one of the most successful businesses in India making automobiles, home appliances, lighting, iron and steel, insurance, travel and finance.

Packet of Excita Durex Condoms

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1981

Excita, 1 of 3, packets of Durex condoms, made by LRC Products, London, 1981

Packet of 12 Durex Nu-form condoms

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1981

Packet of 12 Durex 'Nu-form' condoms, rubber, made by LRC Products Ltd.,London, 1981

X-Wing Model Box

Space Technology

1983

Box for model X-wing spacecraft, from Star Wars.

'Ovysmen' oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1982

Carton containing three blister packs of combined contraceptive pills 'Ovysmen 0.5/35', monophasic, one of 2, with instruction leaflets, by Ortho-Cilag Pharmaceutical Limited. Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, England, 1982

British Railways standard pattern mackintosh

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Mackintosh, British Railways, standard pattern, 1983, Female Guard, black, removable quilted liner, black double arrow buttons, silver double arrow badge on each sleeve, double silver stripe on each cuff.

Apple Lisa personal computer system, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Apple Lisa Personal Computer System, made by Apple, Cupertino, California, United States, 1983

Boardgame 'Dial Away: the worldwide telephone game', 1983

Telecommunications

1983

Boardgame 'Dial Away: the worldwide telephone game' devised by Waddingtons for British Telecom International in 1983.

Compact disc player, 1983

Sound Reproduction

1983

Compact Disc Player Model CD100, by Philips, 1983

Lipiodol Ultra Fluid

Radiomedicine

1981

Lipiodol Ultra Fluid (1 of 4 packs 10ml and 4 packs each containing four 5ml ampoules), part of a set of two ampoules of Lipiodol, an iodine-containing x-ray contrast medium by Guerbet, 93609 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France, 1981.

IBM PC Model 5150 with printer

Computing & Data Processing

1983

IBM 5150 personal computer, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. Systems unit plus display unit, keyboard, printer, ten 5 1/5 disks, and four instruction manuals

Railway uniform blouse, British Railways female guard

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Railway uniform blouse, British Railways, standard pattern, 1983, Female Guard, pale blue polyester cotton, long sleeved, double arrow badge on each sleeve.

The Journey Fillers from the 125 Train Buffet

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

c. 1981

Poster, British Railways Board (Central Advertising Services), Travellers-Fare. The Journey Fillers from the 125 Train Buffet. Double royal. c.1981

1x10 ampoule pack of Syntometrine Injection (ergometrine)

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1982

White cardboard box for 1x10 ampoulesof Syntometrine Injection (ergometrine maleate) with only two remaining. 20 mm x 50 mm x 20 mm, 19g. The printed label on the outer box reads, 10 ampoules of 1 ml/ SYNTOMETRINE/ Sandoz/ Ergometrine and/ oxytocin Injection/ Sandoz Products Limited/ 98 The Centre, Feltham/ Middlesex TW 13 4EP/...'. An additional label from the Davies and Hulbert Malpas Surgery informs us that the product was out of date as of 31/7/1984. Syntometrine, a combination of oxytocin and ergometrine, is used medicinally in child-birth to stimulate the smooth muscle of the uterus and encourage the passing of the placenta. It can also be used to induce a spasm in the coronary arteries. Made by Sandoz Products Limited, Middlesex, England, 1982.