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Toy filmstrip viewer

1945-1950

Early monofil of viscose artificial silk

Six rolls of film

1920-1940

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

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

Manual transposition cipher 'Rasterschlüssel 44'

after 1944

One cellulose acetate

1941-1946

Specimens of viscose from cotton wool (1898)

1898

Earliest existing specimen of viscose rayon, 1898.

1898

Nineteen separate 100mm miniature x-ray films

1972

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

Four skeins of artificial silk 1908

1908

Roses and pearls on a lamp post

circa 1955

Sausages

circa 1955

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

1930-1940

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

1953-1975

Spool of white cellulose acetate yarn .

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

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939

Chest x-ray associated with the Rotalix chest radiography plant

1930-1939
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: A Class 5 and a diesel shunter after collision (3 views); 34015 Exmouth outside Shed; Mechanical lubricator being filled by Driver Peter Guy; Ivatt tank being watered in next road; Close-up of nameplate; View of Station from Beechey Road bridge; Interior of Shed looking out. Breakdown train in No. 4 Road. Boilerwasher Norman Whale boxing up engine in No. 3 Road; View from rear door of Shed; Ditto with train disappearing; Steamraiser Charlie Morris passing very clean 76007; Turner Johnnie Blackmore beckoning her on to turntable; View of 34047 Callington just cleaned; 76007 passes; Nameplate close-up; View of trains from same position but too dark to use. Reel J. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel J

1965-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: 34005 taking water; Taken from station; 34005 moving off Shed into station and back to Branksome; View across to Shed end of Coal yard, an 80000 class and Ivatt tank in view; View of whole coal yard from more acute angle than sequence above; Lot of engines in view but nothing particular happening; As above but showing Pacific on turntable. Reel G. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel G

1965-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed in 1966, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: November 1966, looking inside shed, 34047 Callington shining; Men at work with crane removing loading gauge alongside Shed; may be preparation for the major relaying of the track at Bournemouth Central the following month; Sequences taken from station platform; A shot through coaches of Drivers Peter Shave and Alec Saunders and fitters Roy Sly and Jim Dorey. Reel P. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel P

1966
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: Coaling with grab crane; Tank engine being positioned by driver; View of up station approach; 35007 Aberdeen Commonwealth climbing away from Bournemouth Central (spoilt by flashing). Reel Y. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel Y

1965-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed in 1967 in Poole, Dorset. Filmmaker's description of the content: Friday evening, 7th July 1967, 2 days before steam finished on Southern Region, Class 5 crosses Poole High Street; Gates open; Towngate Street level crossing box, Poole; Gates close; Train passes; Gates open; 34013 Okehampton enters Poole station and departs; High Street crossing box, Poole; Gates close; 35003 Royal Mail approaches and passes; 34095 Brentor crosses Poole High Street (taken from Wimpy Bar); 34004 Yeovil at Branksome; Fireman places lamp; Reverses and disappears back to Shed. Reel K. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel may have been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel K

1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: possibly Lymington branch, or the Paddle steamer Embassy either at Bournemouth or en route to Swanage. Reel V. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel V

1967-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed in 1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: possibly 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley at Bournemouth on the Sunday tour, May/June 1967; RMS Queen Mary outward bound from Southampton (seen from Cowes); Sub in the Solent. Reel U. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel U

1965-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: double-couple scene 34024/34108; boilerwashing, Norman Whale and 'Lofty' Boyland; Stanier Class 5 in Lifting road; August Bank Holiday, 1966, Near empty shed; 34108 Wincanton outside; 34056 Croydon running down from shed (head on); Turner Johnnie Blackmore; Ginger Heckford and 76011, dropping ashes, taking water; Nine Elms man pulling point over; 73020 waiting to move from turntable, then being coaled. Reel T. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel T

1965-1967
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: A Class 5 (Standard) backs off turntable on to long pit; Water is taken; Backs down towards coaling crane; Opening ash pan; Fire in pit; Rocking grate; Shovelling coal into firebox; Back to turntable, turned, moves up to Shed. Reel S. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker.

8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel S

1966
Papers of Group Captain Peter D.G.V. Whittingham relating to his work on survival medicine and the Apollo/Soyuz mission.

Papers of Peter Whittingham

1950-1977
Colour transparency of a woman with tulips by Photographic Advertising Limited, 1950s.

Woman with tulips

1950s
Colour transparency of a girl sitting on a window ledge by a vase of flowers by Photographic Advertising Limited, 1950s.

Girl sitting on a window ledge by a vase of flowers

1950s
Colour transparency of a woman smoking by Photographic Advertising Limited, 1950s.

Woman smoking

1950s
Colour transparency of a girl reading a book amongst the flowers by Photographic Advertising Limited, 1950s.

Girl reading a book amongst the flowers

1950s
Colour transparency of a girl holding a ball next to a boy wearing a cowboy outfit, c. 1950, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited.

Girl holding a ball next to a boy wearing a cowboy outfit, c. 1950

1950s
Colour transparency of a woman leaning against a tree, c. 1950, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited.

Woman leaning against a tree, c. 1950

1950s
Filmed in 1959 in Glasgow, during the Scottish Industries Exhibition at Kelvin Hall. The exhibition ran between 3 and 19 September 1959. Footage shows steam locomotives running on tracks, including double headed passenger train led by Caledonian Railway locomotive No. 123 and Great North of Scotland Railway locomotive, North British Railway locomotive No. 256 'Glen Douglas', No. 3440 'City of Truro' in engine yard, locomotive on turntable, Great North British Railway No. 49 Gordon Highlander, Caledonian Railway locomotive No. 123 at water plant, Highland Railway locomotive No. 103 backed to water plant. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is an 8mm print (show copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

8mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'Scottish Historical Locomotives'

1959
8mm 400 feet film reel, edited film titled ' Bournemouth shed No. 2' made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge. The filmmaker filmed most of the footage when he worked at Bournemouth Motive Power Depot, between December 1965 and July 1967. Colour and silent footage. This is part 2 of 2 of the 'Bournemouth shed' film. Film shows- Trolleybus; Christchurch Road; Engine cleaning; Coal train being shunted; 34005; shovelling ashes; 80000 class; 4498 at bottom of climb from Christchurch to Bournemouth; Fitter working on 34047’s injectors; 35007; 34040 draws belle stock out of station; Fitter removing injector cones; 34047 and 34018 outside shed; Signalman leaving box for token; Brockenhurst; Lamport and Holt; 35026; New Forest, Woodfindley Curve; washout sequence; 76 Class; Coal wagons; Fitter in pit; sumulating engine passing over; engine crew being issued with new electric age uniforms; Embassy-last summer for operation 1966; clearing out smokebox; 35012 come on shed after bringin down the Belle and is being given a quick turnaround before taking Belle up again; Lord Dowding; footplate views on 34102 Lapford.

8mm amateur film 'Bournemouth shed No. 2' by David Hodge

1965-1967
Original 8mm colour silent film, footage shot by Ralph Maxwell Rhodes between 1960-1970. 400 feet reel. Content includes: view of Edinburgh Inc station from Castle, shots of castle family holiday film, North York Moors Farndale fields of daffocils, Rievaulx Abbey, Flying Scostman and diesels

8mm amateur footage of Flying Scotsman lcoomotive, Edinburgh station and family holiday filmed by Ralph Maxwell Rhodes

1960-1970
Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Full title: 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway, The World's Oldest Narrow Gauge Railway, 1863-1963'. Film celebrating the centenary of the Festiniog railway, Welsh narrow-gauge railway, using archive content (filmed still images, photographs and footage) and contemporary footage. The film includes shots of historical reenactments, crowd of passengers in historical costumes, Portmadoc station, Prince steam locomotive, Minffordd station, footage of journey with passengers in hsitorical costumes, Tan-y-Bwlch station. The film also includes contemporary scenes, with 1963 traffic and passengers at Portmadoc station (Porthmadog). This is the original master film reel, black and white and colour, silent. Duration: 11 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway'

1963
Filmed in 1960 on Brienz Rothorn Railway, a heritage rack railway and tourist attraction in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland. Footage of Lake Brienz, passenger disembarking boat on lake, walking to Brienz railway station, passenger queuing besides of tracks, shots of red carriage pushed by rack steam locomotive, shots of the journey taken on board, views over tracks and Swiss Alps landscape, lineside shots of train passing, train climbing incline, several stops to refill locomotive water tank, passengers getting off, trains up and down the inclines, going through tunnel in the mountain, approaching summit, arrival at Kulm (Rothorn Kulm), close-up shots of steam locomotive, trains descending back to Brienz. 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 'The Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn'

1960
This can either correspond to two films or combine both films: 'A Century of Steam: Festiniog Railway' made by Patrick Whitehouse in 1965-1966 and/or 'Festiniog Summer' made by Alan J. Wilmott in 1966-1967. This is the master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967