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Video game, 'Donkey Kong'

Computing & Data Processing

1981

Video game cassette, ‘Donkey Kong’, published for MSX, by Nintendo, United States, 1981

locomotive nameplate & badgeplate - stratford

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1986

Locomotive nameplate and badgeplate, cast aluminium on mahogany plywood board, ex British Railways Class 47 47007 "Stratford", named 15th November 1986.

Retro Model 8005 Candlestick Telephone

Telecommunications

1984

Retro Model 8005 candlestick telephone , made by A. P. Besson Ltd, Hove, 1984, from components supplied by the American Telecommunications Corporation.

Battery charger for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone

Telecommunications

1985

Racal-Vodac (Vodafone) Battery Charger for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone, model VT 601, for mains use.

BBC UN10/62 Telephone Divert Unit

Television

1985

BBC UN10/62 Telephone Divert Unit, 1985.

TriNovum oral contraceptive tablets

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

c. 1983

21 TriNovum oral contraceptive tablets in a triphasic cycle blister pack with wallet and 2D material explaining usage of pills. Manufactured by Janssen-Cilag, c.1983.

Packet of 10 Dr. White's looped towels

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

Packet of 10 Dr. White's looped towels, size 2, for medium to heavy menstruation, by Lilia White Ltd., 1985

Braille training computer LED visual aids, made by Sydney Smith, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Braille training computer LED visual aids, made by Sydney Smith, Manchester, 1984.

Braille training computer keyboard made by Sydney Smith, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Braille training computer keyboard made by Sydney Smith, Manchester, in 1984.

Processor Cabinet for 3SL Estriel Mainframe Computer

Computing & Data Processing

1985

Processor cabinet from 3SL Estriel mainframe computer, made by International Computers Ltd, West Gorton, Manchester, 1985.

Model to demonstrate random vibrations of atoms in a crystal, c 1981.

Experimental Chemistry

1981

Model to demonstrate random vibrations of atoms in a crystal

Casio CZ-101 Keyboard

Acoustics

1984

Casio CZ-101 Keyboard, Casio Computer Co. Ltd., Japan, 1984.

Natural pebble touchstone from Izmir, western Turkey, 1986

Metallurgy

1986

Natural pebble touchstone purchased in the bazaar in Izmir in Western Turkey in July /August 1986 by Prof Andrew Ramage. The gold streaks on the surface were applied by Dr W.A. Oddy during gold assaying tests. Previous identifier: 1986-7

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Water Transport

1991-1783 BCE

Original model of an Egyptian Boat with 11 human figures, found in a XII Dynasty Tomb at Beni Hasan (c. 2000 B.C.), mast and sails replaced later by replicas

Silicon wafer with silicon chips, 1984.

Nuclear Physics

1984

Silicon wafer, etched with multiple chips (integrated circuits), with round plastic case, American, 1984

Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1991-1786 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1991-1786 BCE

Aragonite slab with 7 holes for cosmetic ointments, each labelled in hieroglyphics, Egyptian, 1991BC-1786BC

McDonald's Diabetic Diet Card

Therapeutics

1986

McDonald's Diabetic Diet Card, 'Information for the customer with diabetes', printed in England, 1986 (see note).

Ballpoint pen advertising telephone counselling service, Bristol, England, 1984

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1984

Plastic ballpoint pen with cap in the shape of a telephone handset advertising "Dial a Shrink", J.B. Norman, Consultant Psychologists of Park St., Bristol, English, 1984.

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Battery for British Telecom "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, 1984

Telecommunications

1984

Battery for "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, British Telecom, British, 1984.

Commodore 64 microcomputer, 1982-1985

Computing & Data Processing

1982-1985

Commodore 64 microcomputer, serial number UK.B. 1721807, manufactured by Commodore Business Machines (UK) Ltd., United Kingdom, 1982-1985. With transformer, aerial connection lead, manuals and original box

software cassette for Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, 1982-1985

Computing & Data Processing

1984

'Horizon Software Starter Pack' cassette for Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, manufactured by Sinclair Research Limited, British , 1982-1985

Cigar/cigarette lighter adaptor charging cable for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone

Telecommunications

1985

Cigar/cigarette lighter adaptor charging cable, number 0352321001, for Vodafone transportable (mobile) telephone. This allows the battery pack to be charged from the car battery. The battery pack can also be charged from the car radio unit.

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC

Apple III personal computer monitor

Computing & Data Processing

1981

Apple III computer monitor, 1981.

Avo Digiminor 2000 digital multimeter, serial no.5

Electricity and Magnetism

1983

Avo Digiminor 2000 digital multimeter, serial no.51495, made by Thorn EMI Instruments Ltd. 9 (formerly Avo Ltd.) in 1983

British Rail permanent way warning lamp

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1985

Permanent Way warning lamp, double red Bardic in portable yellow plastic case, British Rail, c. 1985.

Packet of Technetium (tin colloid) for liver scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981-1982

Packet of Technetium (tin colloid) for liver scintigraphy, 'Amerscan' agent, by Amersham International, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, 1981-1982

Radioactive source jig, 1982.

Nuclear Energy

1982

one of three BNL (Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories) radioactive source jigs. Red plastic box with sliding lid to hold a radioactive source with a known emission, used in conjunction with a radiation monitor to check that it is working correctly.

Keyboard for Perkin-Elmer 3600 Data Station

Biochemistry

1982

Keyboard for Perkin-Elmer 3600 Data Station. Biochemistry Oxford number 8293. Used by Glycobiology Unit, Oxford University as original data acquisition system.

Telephone handset, push button, cream, model NEC 1

Telecommunications

1981

Telephone handset, push button, cream, model NEC 10-P, made by the Nippon Electric Co. Ltd, Japan, 1981

DVW "Husky" ruggedised portable computer

Computing & Data Processing

1981

Ruggedised Portable Computer by Husky model "Husky"

Railway uniform skirt, British Railways female staff

Railway Uniform & Costume

1983

Railway uniform skirt, British Railways, standard pattern, 1983, female staff, mid-blue.

Ferranti HB876 Mine Fragments

Aeronautics

1983-1985

Three fragments of a Ferranti HB876 area denial mine, made in Moston c1985. This is a Hunting Percival JP233 sub-munition used to hamprer the repair of bomb craters on runways.

Steeper right cosmetic foam hand - (non functional

Orthopaedics

1983

Steeper right cosmetic foam hand - (non functional). Made by Steeper 1983.

British Railways, Station Master jacket

Railway Uniform & Costume

1981

Railway uniform jacket, British Railways, Station Manager, female, 1981, grey pin-stripe.

Electronic calculator with case, by Casio, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Casio FX 750P with case, 1984

Telephone handset 'Statesman 9001' brown, made by

Telecommunications

1982

Telephone handset 'Statesman 9001' brown, made by British Telecom, 1982

Influenza virus A and B test kit, Slough, England, 1986

Biochemistry

1986

IMAGEN influenza virus A and B immunofluorescence test kit, manufactured by Boots-Celltech Diagnostics Limited, 204 Bath Road, Slough, England, 1986

Telephone handset, grey two tone, keypad, model Pu

Telecommunications

1983

Telephone handset, grey two tone, keypad, model Pulsar, made by Industria FACE Standard, 1983

Compaq portable personal computer, 1982-1984

Computing & Data Processing

1982-1984

Compaq Portable Personal Computer, s/n 1428020066, Compaq Computer Corporation, United States, 1982-1984

Kodak Disc 3600 Camera

Photographic Technology

1986

Kodak disc 3600 camera by Eastman Kodak Co.

KEF KM1 active loudspeaker

Television

1982

KEF KM1 amplified loudspeaker, 1982. Very high power, multi-amp, multi driver loudspeaker. Possibly used for Radio 1 Roadshow.

Model of a Hathorn Davey Safety Domestic Engine a

Motive Power

1985, replica; c. 1885, original

Model of a Hathorn Davey Safety Domestic Engine and Boiler c1885, model made 1985.

Packet of 10 Dr. White's "Fastidia" mini pads

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1985

Packet of 10 Dr. White's "Fastidia" mini pads, for light menstruation or use with tampons, by Lilia White Ltd., 1985

Packet of combined contraceptive pills "Minovlar",

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1986

Packet of combined contraceptive pills "Minovlar", monophasic, with instruction leaflet, by Schering AG, Germany, 1986

Model of Apollo lunar module

Space Technology

1984

1:48 scale model of Apollo lunar module, made by Revell, U.S.A., 1984

Braille training computer light display unit, made by Sydney Smith, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Braille training computer light display unit, made by Sydney Smith, Manchester, in 1984.

Hard Disk Unit from 3SL Estrie Mainframe Computer

Computing & Data Processing

1985

Hard disk unit from 3SL Estriel mainframe computer, made by International Computers Ltd, West Gorton, Manchester, 1985.

Video game, 'Thunderball'

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Video game cassette, ‘Thunderball’, published for the 32K BBC Micro B computer, by Mastertronic, England, 1984