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Railway Uniform overcoat with trim, British Railways

Railway Uniform & Costume

1987

Railway uniform overcoat, style VRB, VCB, VSB, VLB; Standard pattern 1987; Railman; double breasted, navy blue, pale blue collar trim, black double arrow buttons, red double arrow badges on each sleeve.

"Three Cross Awards" video and St John's Ambulance First Aid manual

Public Health & Hygiene

1987

"Three Cross Awards" video and St John's Ambulance First Aid manual, 4th edition, 1987

Photomultiplier tube used in OPAL at CERN, Geneva, c1990

Nuclear Physics

1987

Photomultiplier tube used in OPAL at CERN, Geneva, c1987. With end cap and leads, matte black painted metal outer case, .

Metal tube used to transport a sample of the Turin Shroud for radio carbon dating, 1988

Nuclear Physics

1988

Metal tube used to transport a sample of the Turin Shroud from Turin to Oxford to be radiocarbon dated, with accompanying seal of the Archbishop of Turin, 1988

Palette,slate,shallow saucer shape, 4 squared lugs on rim

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-800

Shallow saucer-like palette of slate, 4 squared lugs on rim, probably Egyptian, 2000BC-800

Roughly square mortar with triangular lugs

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Roughly square mortar with triangular lugs, decorated with concentric circles, made of white alabaster, probably Egyptian, 2000BC-500

Palette, stone, saucer shape, 4 rectangular lugs

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Saucer-like palette with 4 rectangular lugs, stone, possibly for cosmetic or pharmaceutical use, possibly Egyptian, 2000BC-500

Palette, stone, rectangular, oval depression in top, angular sides

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-500

Rectangular stone palette with oval depression in top, angular sides, possibly Egyptian, 2000BC-500

"Going Steady" video programme and video cards

Public Health & Hygiene

1988

"Going Steady" video programme and video cards by the Forth Valley Health Board and the Royal Scottish National Hospital, Falkirk, Scotland, 1988

"Living Together" video programme and video cards

Public Health & Hygiene

1988

"Living Together" video programme and video cards by the Forth Valley Health Board and the Royal Scottish National Hospital, Falkirk, Scotland, 1988

Video game, "California Games"

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘California Games’, published for Spectrum +3, by Epyx, United States, 1987

Video game, 'Martianoids'

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘Martianoids’, published for MSX 64K, by Ultimate Play the Game, 1987

Video game cassette, 'Voidrunner'

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘Voidrunner’, developed by Jeff Minter, England, 1985-1987, published for 64K MSX, by Mastertronic Added Dimension (M.A.D), England 1987

IBM PS/2 personal computer 8530

Computing & Data Processing

1987

IBM PS/2 Personal Computer System 8530, System box FCC ID 8530

IBM PS/2 personal computer 8530 keyboard

Computing & Data Processing

1987

S/n 55W 7105 Keyboard, part of IBM PS/2 Personal Computer System,

Packet of "Mumpsvax mumps virus vaccine

Public Health & Hygiene

1987

Pack of `Mumpsvax' mumps virus vaccine (live attenuated), 1 of 2, Jeryl Lynn Strain, each containing a one-dose vial, 0.5ml, by Thomas Morson Pharmaceuticals, Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 1987

Commemorative gavel, presented

Coal Mining

1988

Commemorative gavel, presented to National Union of Mineworkers Agecroft Colliery from National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers, with gavel, 1988, by L Clark.

Pentax EV A3 SLR camera

Photographic Technology

1987

Pentax EV A3 SLR camera for 35mm film, serial No.3002246. Fitted with lens 1990-5030/2.

Electronic scientific calculator, H.P.28C, c1987.

Computing & Data Processing

c. 1987

Electronic scientific calculator, H.P.28C, c1987.

Bronze bell

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-200

Bronze bell, clapper missing, decorated with zoomorphic figure, Egyptian, 2000BC-200.

Apple Macintosh Cables

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Power and monitor cables for Apple Macintosh Plus.

BBC 'Play School' camera script

Television

1988

Camera script for BBC 'Play School' programme dated 2 March 1988 for transmission on 11 March 1988, 10:30 - 10:50 on BBC1, on light yellow paper, fastened with split pin style paper fastener top left.

Electronic Pocket Calculator by Hewlett-Packard, m

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Electronic Pocket Calculator by Hewlett-Packard, model HP 28c

Box for Fireball XL5 Model Kit

Space Technology

1988

Box for Fireball XL5 model kit, made by Comet Miniatures.

Video game compilation, 'Arcade Force Four'

Computing & Data Processing

1988

Video game cassette, ‘Arcade Force Four’, featuring four games, ‘Road Runner’, ‘Gauntlet and the Deeper Dungeons’, ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ and ‘Metrocross’, published for ZX Spectrum, by U.S. Gold, England, 1988

Video game cassette, 'Judo Uchimata'

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘Judo Uthimata’, published for MSX, by Martech Games Ltd., England, 1987

Video game cassette, 'Fire Hawk'

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘Fire Hawk’, published for MSX, by Interceptor Micros’ Players Software label, England, 1987

Video game cassette, 'The Magnificent 7'

Computing & Data Processing

1987

Video game cassette, ‘The Magnificent 7’, games compilation featuring seven video games, published for Spectrum 48K/128K, by Ocean Software Ltd., England, 1987

APTIS ticket issuing machine

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1987

Ticket issuing machine, 'APTIS', model 2800, No W2310, by Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd, 1987.

Explore the Blackwater Valley

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1987

Poster, Network South East poster, The Poster has been jointly Sponsored by British Rail and the Blackwater Valley Authorities: Explore the Blackwater Valley, map and photographs, John Green & Son, Wakefield. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

model docklands light railway electric locomotive

Railway Models

1988

Model electric locomotive, scale 1/24, Docklands Light Railway articulated LRV, prototype built by GEC Traction Ltd., model built by Retriv, England, c.1988.

intercity savers poster

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1987

Poster, Intercity, Intercity Savers from London. Illustration of intercity train, lake, swans etc. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

model 5 plank wagon

Railway Models

1987

Model railway wagon, 33mm gauge, East & West Yorkshire Union Railway, 5-plank [10 ton] open no 126, built by J P Richards, 1987.

royal tournament earls court poster

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1987

Poster, Network South East, The 1987 Royal Tournament Earls Court July 15 -- August 1, Ask at this station for details of capital card tickets. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Visit the City of Drake in Armada Year

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1988

Poster, Inter City poster, (Visit the City of Drake in Armada Year), Image of Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada, Plymouth Armada 400, 400th Anniversary of the Spanish Armada, Plymouth Devon England, 1-28 July 1988.

Time magazine

Time, Incorporated

1987-10-19

Time Magazine, October 19 1987. Cover story: The Heat is On. How the Earth's Climate is Changing. Why the Ozone Hole is Growing.

Sony High Definition HDC-100 HD camera head, 1988

Television

1988

HDC-100 HD camera head, manufactured by Sony, 1988. High Definition Video System, Serial no 10703. Number '2' painted on front of camera body above lens turret. Fitted with Nikon R& lens (1997-5291/5). Part of Sony High Definition camera chain, 1988.

Burling and Mending, Drummonds Mill, Bradford

Photographs

1987

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Burling and Mending, Drummonds Mill, Bradford' by Ian Beesley. Produced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'.1985-1987'.

One set of wings from The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Deadalus and Icarus

Cinematography

c. 1987

One set of wings from 'The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Deadalus and Icarus'.

13 deformed toe nail clippings, origins unknown

Chiropody

before 1988

13 deformed toe nail clippings, origins unknown

Ceramic milk jug, British Rail - sleeping coaches

Passenger Comforts

1988

Milk jug, brown ceramic, British Rail, as used in MK III, sleeping coaches. Made by Dudson Bros, Hanley, 1988. Overall: 70 mm x 100 mm 66 mm, 0.2kg.

Heysham-II/Torness Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR), 1988.

Nuclear Energy

1988

Heysham-II/Torness AGR (Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor) model with with quarter section cutaway, scale 1:100?

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

Audio cassette, The InterCity 21st Anniversary Album

Sound Recordings

1987-04

Audio cassette titled 'The InterCity 21st Anniversary Album', issued by British Rail InterCity in April-May 1987, narrated by Sir Michael Hordern. Issued to mark the 21st anniversary of BR InterCity services and distributed on all InterCity trains.

Poster for the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Cinematography

1988

Poster for the film 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak', 1988.

Replica Anniversary No 1 Kodak camera

Photographic Technology

1988 (replica)

Replica Anniversary No 1 Kodak camera. Bound with red string and seal (intact). With card printed exposure guide. Number 2523.

Kodak Fling 200 Disposable Cameras

Photographic Technology

1987

Kodak Fling 200 combined camera and film manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, Taiwan, 1987. Printed USA, assembled in USA. Cat No 801 1785. 24 exposures 13x17" ISO200, develop before August 1989. In original packaging.

Body Language, Rawson Market

Photographs

1987

Colour photograph, entitled 'Body Language, Rawson Market', 1987, by Fay Godwin from an exhibition 'Bradford in Colour'. Produced during her tenure as the Bradford Fellow in Photography.

book 'In Flagrante', by Chris Killip, 1988

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1988

Book: Chris Killip, 'In Flagrante', essay by John Berger & Sylvia Grant, Secker & Warburg, London, 1988. ISBN 0436233584.

Prince Phillip

Art

1988

One framed photograph col. cibachrome, of Prince Philip. Signed on mount in formal celebration of New East Hall opening, 22 June 1988.