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Sign for keeping away evil spirits, China, 1801-1900

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Raffia hanging loop, for large wooden sign, painted with a demons face, hung outside house to keep away evil spirits, China, 1801-1900

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Anaesthesiology

1847-1848

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia, ether bottle connected by tubing to face mask, by Weiss of London, 1847-1848

Sargrove sprayed circuit radio receiver production prototype, 1936-1948

Electronic Components

1936-1948

Sargrove sprayed circuit radio receiver (production prototype), made by John Sargrove, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1948.

Portable "Spinney" transistor radio by Perdio Radi

Radio Communication

1965

Portable "Spinney" transistor radio by Perdio Radio Co., England, 1965.

Cooke and Wheatstone's four needle telegraph, 1838

Telecommunications

1838

Cooke and Wheatstone's four needle telegraph, unknown maker, England, 1838.

Unopened metal bottle of ether

Anaesthesiology

1891-1930

Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R. Squibb and Sons, New York, USA, 1891-1930

Pritchards DDT Insect Spray.

Industrial Chemistry

1970

Pritchards DDT Insect Spray. Small rectangular can with metal circular lid. Manufactured by Robert's Laboratories Ltd.

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, with carved horn stem and

Smoking

1790-1840

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, with carved horn stem and silver mounts, Bavarian, 1790-1840

Insecticide powder for delousing, United States, 1939-1945

Public Health & Hygiene

1939-1945

Tin of insecticide louse powder by Lucky Heart Laboratories Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, USA, war time issue

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Classical & Medieval Medicine

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, c.1910, original was in Royal College of Surgeons and had been in a grave at Capua, c.300BC

Female ivory anatomical figure, Europe, undated

Anatomy & Pathology

undated

Ivory anatomical figure, a pregnant female with some removable organs in elaborate wood, glass and metal box, lead seal tied around neck of figure

Great Northern Railway locomotive Stirling Single

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1870

Steam locomotive and tender, Great Northern Railway, 4-2-2 No 1, designed by Patrick Stirling, built at Doncaster in 1870, withdrawn in 1907.

Fujica Single 8 P1 camera

Cinematography

1965-1977

8mm cine camera, Fujica Single-8 P1 camera. Uses Fuji proprietary Super 8 film cassettes. Fujinon 1.8 / 11.5mm lens. Made by Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd., between 1965 and 1977. Cine camera for Single 8 film cartridges; Fujinon F:11.5mm f/1.8 lens. Direct vision optical finder with exposure indication; auto exposure electric motor drive; pistol grip. No 435857.

Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1927

Steam locomotive, No 6000, ‘King George V’, King Class, 4-6-0, Great Western Railway, designed by Charles B. Collett, built at Swindon Works in 1927, withdrawn in 1962. Length over buffers: 68' 2"; width: 8' 12"; weight: 89 tons; driving wheel diameter: 6’ 6”.

Motorola 'MicroTAC Classic' mobile telephone, 1991-2000

Telecommunications

1991-2000

Motorola 'MicroTAC Classic' mobile telephone, together with switching phone battery eliminator and second battery eith charger attached, made by Motorola, USA, 1991-2000

Toilet paper, 'Bronco' brand, London, England, 1935-1950

Public Health & Hygiene

1935-1950

Roll of "Bronco" lavatory paper, made by the British Patent Perforated Paper Company Ltd., London, E9 England, 1935-1950, 700 SHEETS/[SQUARE] BRONCO PAPER/TRADE MARK/"BRONCO"~ THE/De Luxe/TOILET PAPER/GUARANTEED 100% PURE and ASEPTIC/~MADE iN GREAT BRITAIN BY/The BRITISH PERFORATED PAPER CO. LTD. LONDON E.9./...

GXC-40 cassette recorder

Domestic Appliances

c.1972

GXC-40 stereo cassette recorder, made by Akai Electric Co. Ltd, Tokyo, c.1972.

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1829

Steam locomotive ‘Agenoria’ 0-4-0, built by Foster Rastrick & Co, Stourbridge for the Earl of Dudley's Shutt End Colliery Railway at Kingswinford, Staffordshire in 1829; withdrawn c1864, length over buffers, 13' 3"; width 6' 1"; height 24"; weight 11 tons with tender; area 7.19m square. Driving wheel diameter 4 feet, 0 3/4 inches; weigh 11 tons with tender

Lancashire Loom

Textile Industry

c. 1880

Lancashire loom, made by J. & R. Shorrock, Darwen, c.1880, and used at Pennington Mill, Leigh.

Braiding Machine

Textile Industry

c.1900

Braiding machine made around 1900, used at Croft Mill, Manchester.

System 2000 video recorder

Cinematography

c.1980

System 2000 video recorder made by Grundig, Federal Republic of Germany, c.1980

Ivory memento mori

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1900

Ivory model of a half head, half skull

Motorola StarTAC mobile phone, 1997.

Telecommunications

1997

STAR TAC mobile telephone by Motorola, Alencon Link, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1997.

Motorola 'MicroTAC Classic' mobile telephone, 1991-2000

Telecommunications

1991-2000

Motorola 'MicroTAC Classic' mobile telephone, together with switching phone battery eliminator, made by Motorola, USA, 1991-2000

Coin amulet to protect against smallpox

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

300-1450 CE

Very worn, saucer-shaped Byzantine coin used as an amulet against smallpox, produced in Asia Minor, 300-1450

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

Radiomedicine

1945-1965

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit, showing equipment, operators and patients, English, ca. 1955 (?).

Six bifurcated needles for smallpox vaccination

Public Health & Hygiene

1975-1978

Six bifurcated needles for smallpox vaccination, developed by Wyeth Laboratories, German(? ), 1975-1978

Kodak 'Brownie' Camera, about 1955

Domestic Appliances

1953-1958

Kodak 'Brownie' 127 roll film camera, fitted with a 'Dakon' fixed lens, by Kodak Limited, England, 1953-1958

Motorola 'International 8700' mobile telephone, 1996

Telecommunications

1996

Motorola International 8700 mobile phone, made by Motorola, 1996. Model no. SUF3839A,

1909 Roe I Triplane

Aeronautics

1952

Replica of the 1909 Roe I Triplane, made by A.V. Roe Ltd apprentices, Chadderton, c.1952.

Orbitel 901 mobile telephone, 1992

Telecommunications

1992

Orbitel 901 mobile phone, manufactured by Orbitel, probably Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, 1992.

Sony 'Trinitron' colour television, 1969-1970

Radio Communication

1969-1970

Sony 'Trinitron' colour television set, model type KV-1320UB, manufactured by Sony, Japan, 1969-1970. Serial No. 505704

Minovlar ED combined monophasic contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970

Combined monophasic contraceptive pills, "Minovlar ED", 2 wallets each with pill packet and instruction booklet, 1970

Earthenware bleeding bowl

Therapeutics

1701-1900

Earthenware bleeding bowl, glazed, graduated, English, 18th or 19th century

DLR No. 5 headphones from Wireless Set No. 38, 1939-1945

Radio Communication

1939-1945

Headphones DLR no. 5 from wireless set no. 38 Mk. II serial no. 6319, unknown maker, British, 1939-1945

Mineral water bottle

Glass Technology

1801-1900

Egg shaped mineral water bottle, 19th century

Class 08 Shunter

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1953

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways, Class 08 Shunter No 08064 (13079), built by British Railways, Darlington in 1953.

Keracolor Sphere TV set

Television

1970

Keracolor Sphere TV set, made in 1970 by Group Systems (Keracolor) Ltd, Northwich, with associated archive material.

Cotton bale breaker

Textile Industry

1911

Cotton bale breaker, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1911 and used in the Textile Technology Department at UMIST.

Trident 3B 'G-AWZP' aircraft

Aeronautics

1970-1972

Trident 3B 'G-AWZP' aircraft flight deck and nose, made by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Hatfield, c.1971.

200 series dial telephone, 1925-1935

Telecommunications

1925-1935

200 series dial telephone, black, dial marked with letters and numerals, unknown maker for the General Post Office, England, 1925-1935

Kenwood Sodastream, 1978.

Domestic Appliances

1978

Kenwood Sodastream model by Sodastream Ltd. of Peterborough with three bottles, 1978

HST power car

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1972

Diesel power car, British Railways, No 41001, prototype High Speed Train power car, built 1972.

Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, 1936-1968

Telecommunications

1936-1968

Post Office telephone kiosk No. 6, introduced in 1936, with crown motifs to top panels (the Queen's Crown of Scotland), designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott for the General Post Office, made by the Carron Company, Falkirk, Scotland, c.1971

Smiths De Luxe wristwatch worn by Sir Edmund Hillary on his ascent of Mount Everest 1953

Clockmakers

1953

Wristwatch by Smiths English Clocks Ltd. Steel waterproof case by the Dennison Watch Case Co. Silvered dial with a subsidiary seconds dial and signed ‘Smiths De Luxe'. 15 jewel lever-escapement movement. Cheltenham, England, 1953.

sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea portion of first transatlantic telegraph cable, manufactured by Glass, Elliot and Company, Greenwich, London, England, 1857-58. With outer wire armouring wound with a left-hand lay.

Sun-and-moon dial by Elias Allen

Time Measurement

1607-1653

Sun-and-moon dial made by Elias Allen between 1607 and 1653 at his workshop, near St. Clement's Church, London. Engraved "Elias Allen fecit a Moone diall". It is callibrated for use at the latitude 51 1/2.

Raytheon Model M-1601 console television receiver

Television

1950

The Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers: Raytheon Model M-1601 C-1602, 17" console television receiver, 1949. 'Washing Machine' (circular screen or 'porthole') Type Set. Very unusual looking set to Europeans used to oblong screens.

Blundell's blood transfusion apparatus, London, England,1801-1900

Therapeutics

1801-1900

Blundell (?) blood transfusion apparatus in mahogany case, by Savigny and Co., London 19th century.

Mattel Intellivision Games Console

Computing & Data Processing

1979

Mattel Intellivision games console with mains adaptor and six game cartridges (Armor Battle, Auto Racing, Golf, NASL Soccer, Sea Battle) each with instruction booklets, 1979. Console Serial No 100519.