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Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Toy filmstrip viewer

1945-1950

Early monofil of viscose artificial silk

Six rolls of film

1920-1940

Six frames of 35mm Techniscope negative: Orange film: Logo footage. Colour wheel

circa 1965

Four full frames and one three quarter frame of black and white 35mm positive film

circa 1912

Kodak Safety Film

1927

Variable density diagonal sound

1932

One cellulose acetate

1941-1946

Specimens of viscose from cotton wool (1898)

1898

Earliest existing specimen of viscose rayon, 1898.

1898

Manual transposition cipher 'Rasterschlüssel 44'

after 1944

Technicolor; 'Bend of the River'

1952

Five full frames and one quarter frame of silent tinted 35mm positive film

circa 1912

Kodak Safety Film

1927

Variable Area Sound

Decorative Box in Celulose acetate for Lalique, French, about 1930

1930-1940

Four skeins of artificial silk 1908

1908

Nineteen separate 100mm miniature x-ray films

1972

Sausages

circa 1955

Roses and pearls on a lamp post

circa 1955

Spool of white cellulose acetate yarn .

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Miniature chest x-ray, London, England, 1953-1975

1953-1975

Spectacle frame

1973-1979

Copy negative of Blackett's 1933 photograph of a cosmic ray shower

1933-1939

Gamma-ray photographic transparency of electric drill

1955-1975

Four strips of miniature x-ray

1953-1975

Graphicel cartoon kit

circa 1970
Film made of footage filmed in 1930s and edited with title cards in 1950s. Footage of the Colorado and Southern railroad, oil fired 3 feet engine, shunting, coupling to wagons, oiling wheels, goods train departing, journey of train through Colorado landscape, snow, 2 feet gauge Bridgton and Harrison railroad, freight, shunting locomotive, passenger train, passengers boarding, manual operation of turntable, 2 feet gauge Sandy River and Rangeley lakes railroad, freight and passenger train, ball signals, motorcar (railcar), locomotive with snow plough, turntable, snow clearing, Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad narrow gauge division, goods steam train on mountain railway, locomotive No. 479, passenger carriages, passenger train, Silverton Branch Los Anima River Canyon, footage of journey filmed from top of carriages, shots of canyon, mail transport by railcar 'galloping goose' Rio Grande Southern railroad, railcar passing over viaduct, freight pulled by steamn locomotive, end shot of a street in Chicago. This is a print (copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, print (master) 'American Narrow Gauge'

1930-1960
Film made in the early 1960s, in the Republic of Mauritius. Footage of Mauritius Government Railways, a railway on Mauritius, Africa, island in the Indian Ocean. Includes close up shots of steam locomotive No. 15 (built by Sharp Stewart and Co. Limited, Atlas Works, Manchester), shunting of locomotive, passengers boarding carriages, train departing, road crossing gate operated manually, people by lineside, children running on tracks, shots of journey taken from locomotive, steam locomotive No. 73, men refilling coal tank manually, goods train passing, locomotive No. 50, goods train departing headed by locomotive No. 40, signalman with flag near tracks, men filling locomotive No. 22 with wood, locomotives No. 61, No. 62, railcar in background, manual operation of road crossing gate, locomotive No.70 pulling freight train. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Mauritius Government Railways'

1960-1965
This may be offcuts, footage made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV but not used in final edit for broadcast, filmed by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. Filmed on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. Footage of French railways CFD Reseau du Vivarais, steam locomotives pulling goods wagon, goods train passing over viaduct, trains journey filmed from lineside, goods train passing through French country landscape, railwaymen coupling wagon and locomotive, locomotive at water plant for water tank refill, railcar, locomotive No. 406, transporting wood in open wagons, steam locomotive in railway yard, freight, wood transport, steam engine shunting, shots taken from locomotive in motion, shots of steam passenger train filmed from line side, driver oiling wheels of locomotive No. 103, driver washing his hands with water running out of locomotive, CFD railcar, shots of journey filmed from locomotive front, CDF railcar, steam locomotive shunting, coupling steam locomotive to passenger carriages. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Vivarais II'

1961
Filmed in 1959 in the West Midlands, England. Footage of Birmingham New Street station, SLS Special No. 721 train led by steam locomotive No. 58283 arriving at platform, small crowd waiting, train departing. Footage of the train journey on Harborne and Halesowen branches. Footage filmed from the lineside, showing small crowds, adults and kids watching the train go by, from platform, countryside and on the tracks, passengers getting back on board after a stop on the tracks, electric train passing by signal box junction at Smethwick West, SLS special passing, Halesowen station, locomotive No. 58167 with driver and fireman chatting at station, SLS Special led by 58271 arriving at station, No. 58167 attached at back of train, locomotive detached at another station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds

16mm film, original master 'SLS Special (Harborne & Halesowen Branches)'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage locomotives No. 32 shunted through station to coal pit, fireman emptying ash box, driver oiling wheels, water tank refill at water plant, locomotive No. 21 'Sandown' coal tank refill with fireman shovelling coal manually into tank, close-up shots of locomotive No. 28 'Ashey' in steam, shunting No. 28. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Isle of Wight Engines'

1960
Filmed in 1961 at Shrewsbury station. Footage of Shrewsbury station signs, platform, steam passenger train arriving, steam locomotive No. 7025 'Sudeley Castle' shunting, coupled to train, fitted with 'Cambrian Coast Express' nameplate, train departing station, arrivals and departures of steam trains, electric multiple unit (EMU), shunting, including shots of steam locomotives No. 42389, No. 1017 'County of Hereford', No. 9657, No. 7815, No. 6018, young trainspotters on platform watching trains passing, some shots featuring Shrewsbury’s Severn Bridge Junction signal box in the background. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'A Day at Shrewsbury Station'

1961
Filmed in 1959 in Soviet Union, USSR. Footage taken at Moscow Riga railway station (Rizhsky), possibly a Soviet station staff in white jacket uniform and other passengers waiting on platform, steam passenger train arriving at station with steam locomotive class Su 2-6-2 No. 254-10, electric multiple unit (EMU) on opposite tracks, overhead electric lines, railway worker cleaning locomotive, steam locomotive Joseph Stalin class IS 2-8-4 No. 607 pulling Moscow-Odessa passenger train, likely at Moscow Kiev station (Kiyevsky), electric train VL-23 No. 103 (3000V DC) likely in one of Moscow terminus (possibly Leningradsky railway terminal or Yaroslavsky railway terminal), diesel twin class TE7 No. 007, pulling Moscow-Leningrad express, possibly arriving at Moskovsky railway station in then Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), in the same location, shunting of two large P36 4-8-4 steam locomotives coupled together. The end of the reel is made of footage taken at Malaya October railway (Malaya Oktyabrskaya or Malaia Oktiabr'skaia railway) a children’s railway, where children learn about the different railway jobs, shots showing children in railway uniform, observing locomotive, doing signalling operations from the tracks and on board, with steam locomotive class PT 0-8-0 departing station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Russian Trains'

1960
Filmed in 1961 at Newton Heath motive power depot in Manchester. Footage of steam locomotives at the depot, shots of British Railways signs 'Newton Heath Motive Power Depot', 'Engine spotters are not allowed in this depot without a permit', include shots of railway staff, turntable in operation, railwaymen emptying ash pit, locomotives featured at depot include No. 45653, 50850, 52230, 45308, 90408, 90123, 51371, 42492, 49508, 52271 and some freight wagons. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Newton Heath Shed'

1961
Filmed in 1960 in Newcastle, England. Footage of diesel and steam locomotives, passenger and freight traffic at Newcastle station. Shots of steam locomotive No. 68723 pushing freight, shunting of diesel electric locomotive D264, D264 pulling passenger train departing from station, various steam locomotives shunting and pulling goods and passenger trains departing or arriving at station, including No. 60127, No. 65033, No. 60521, No. 68728, No. 68680 pushing Royal Mail carriage, No. 64923, No 60036 pulling 'The Queen of Scots' train, No. 65838, No. 68723. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Trains at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne'

1960
Filmed in 1959 in York. Footage shows York station, York control room, details shots of the equipment in the electrical control room and operations, footage demonstrating impacts of control commands on tracks and signals they operates. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'York Signal Box'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Highland Railway. Footage of steam locomotive No. 54486 on turntable at Perth shed, locomotives 54486 and 54885 at coal plant and water plant, railwaymen cleaning both locomotives now coupled together, oiling engines and parts, locomotives shunted and coupled to passenger train at station, double headed train departing station, passing Blair Athol station, water tank refill, train passing through Highland landscape, shots from lineside and from locomotive, arrival at Aviemore station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Two Caley Bogies from Perth to Aviemore'

1960
Filmed in 1960 on Stapleford Miniature Railway at Stapleford Estate in Leicestershire. Footage of passengers (children and adults) getting onboard the miniature train at station, train led by SMR locomotive No. 750 'Blanche of Lancaster' departing, stop at Stable Hill with passengers waiting on platform, train reversing, Central station, passengers looking at locomotive from platform, sign for 'The Lakeside Express', children and adult passengers boarding, driver oiling the miniature locomotive No. 751 'John of Gaunt', driver chatting with children, close-up shot of semaphore signals, train departing, passing level crossing, train journey filmed from lineside, arrival at Lakeside, close up of locomotive, passengers boarding, train departing, return journey filmed from lineside, stop at station, change of driver, train departing. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Stapleford Miniature Railway'

1960
Filmed in 1959 on the French Railways (SNCF), in France and Switzerland. Footage of SNCF electric and steam trains at Lille Poste 1 station, parcels and mail loaded onto carriages, shunting electric power car, passenger boarding second class carriage, electric multiple unit (EMU), steam locomotive pulling train, departing station, electric locomotive BB-13034, shots from carriage’s window at tail of train, departing station, train at Strasbourg station, electric locomotive BB-16002 coupled to carriages, footage of journey taken from driver's cab, shots of driver inside driver's cab, stops at different stations, freight, goods trains passing on parallel tracks, shots of electric overhead lines and tracks filmed from driver's cab, shots of electrical signalling equipment, arrival at Basel station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 10 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Lille to Basle'

1959
Filmed in 1961 at Bewdley, in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England. Footage of Bewdley South Box, pantograph, signalman exchanging token with driver, diesel multiple unit (DMU) at Bewdley station, passengers coming out on platform, passenger flow, GWR diesel railcar in BR green, passenger boarding, steam locomotive No. 9657 pulling passenger train arriving at station, token exchange with driver, train departing, other steam train arriving, passengers getting off, steam locomotive No. 44966 shunted and coupled to tail of train, departing, train pulled by steam locomotive No. 6553 passing through station, passengers walking away from stations, shots showing people in Bewdley, couples, families, groups, sitting by the river, fishing, walking, playing, bank holiday activities, steam train departing Bewdley station, token exchange between signalman and driver, steam locomotive 7308, passengers waiting on platform bench, diesel railcar, camera following a family going to platform, trains departing, signalman in signal box. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Bank Holiday at Bewdley'

1961
Filmed in 1961 on Bala and Festiniog Railway (standard gauge), Snowdonia, Wales. Footage of British Transport Commission British Railways public notice board, notice of closure of Frongoch, Arenig and Blaeneau Ffestiog (Central) stations on 28 January 1961, shot of a map of North Wales, footage of Bala station, passengers waiting on platform, arrival of SLS special double headed train pulled by locomotives No.4645 and No. 8791, locomotives water refill at water tank, various shots of the train journey filmed from the lineside and further, train passing through Welsh landscape, Arenig signal box, semaphore signal, train arriving at station, water tank refill, continuing journey with shots taken from the top of the locomotive, view over tracks and landscape, photographers and observers occasionally seen on the lineside, passing over Cwm Prysor viaduct, Trawsfynydd station, arrival at Bala station, crowds watching the train, taking pictures, close-up shots of the locomotive, waving goodbye at the two locomotives leaving station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Last Train From Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog'

1961
Filmed in 1958, footage shot on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway in West Wales, include Cardigan station and Crymmych Arms. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 3 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Cardigan Branch'

1958
Filmed in 1960 on French railways (SNCF) in Paris, France. Footage of various electric trains departing and arriving at station, close-up shots of pantographs, electric locomotive BB-9263, electric locomotive Le Mistral CC-7124 for Lyon, Marseille and Nice, Le Mistral train departing station, view from a bridge over the multiple tracks in and out the station with steam, diesel and electric locomotives, various shots of steam trains and electric trains departing station (various Parisian stations), filmed from platforms, electric locomotive moved on traverser, locomotive 232.S.004 on traverser and into shed, locomotive coming out of shed, 231E27 fitted with front train nameplate 'Fleche d'or', railwayman oiling and cleaning locomotive, shot of kitchen staff breaking ice on platform to load in dining car. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 10 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Paris Termini'

1960
Filmed in 1960 of the Semmering railway in Austria. Footage of freight, steam goods train passing over viaduct, filmed from the lineside, in Austrian landscape, electric passenger train, steam train on viaduct, workers on scaffolding on sides of viaduct, permanent way workers laying track manually, electrification construction work, electric train filmed from lineside, shots of journey from on board train, train passing through tunnel, driver in electric power car cab, Semmering sign, overhead electric lines, Murzzuschlag station, BB 1010.19 electric power car shunting at station, steam locomotive No. 78.612 coupled to passenger train replacing electric engine. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the master film reel, black and white, sound and silent. Film made of original footage shot by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and footage reused from a pre-existing Austrian film. Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Semmering Line'

1960
Filmed in 1962 at Sheffield Park station on the Bluebell railway in Sussex, England. Footage of Bluebell locomotive No.323 pulling passenger train, Sheffield Park station, locomotive Stepney No. 55 water tank refill, people observing locomotive No. 488 at station, crowd of passengers boarding carriages, train departing, tobacco stall at station, woman and child looking at postcards at station, shunting, passengers queuing for tea at station, pedestrian crossing over tracks, signalman operating levers and collecting token from driver of train passing through station, open signal box on platform, train departing, Horsted Keynes station, photographers and observers at end of platform and on lineside observing train approaching, steam locomotive No. 488 with 'The Blue Belle' headboard arriving at station, GNR locomotive No. 1247 at tail of train, electric train passing, token exchange. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 8 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Bluebell Line'

1962
Filmed in 1958 or 1962, footage of Tallylyn railway, narrow gauge steam train, passengers waiting train arriving, passengers on board, open and closed carriages, full train departing, till passengers waiting on platform, train arriving at Dolgoch station, passengers getting off open carriages, shunting locomotive, locomotive coupled to luggage van, journey filmed from open carriage with passengers, train stopping at station, journey continues filmed form lineside, permanent way work, men and children, fixing tracks, possibly building a small railway shed, steam train with headboard 'Second Innings First trip', train departing, shots of journey, driver and fireman oiling locomotive 'Talyllyn' and shunting away. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Earl of Northesk and Talyllyn Railway'

1958-1962