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Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1950-1952

Cascade generator built at the Cavendish Laboratory

Nuclear Physics

1937

Dr. Mays and Dr. Prinz's Relay-operated logic machine

Computing & Data Processing

1951

Citroen type DS19 automatically guided motor car, 1960. This 1960 Citroen DS19 has been modified by the Road Research Laboratory for experiments on the automatic steering of vehicles by means of a cable buried in the road. Sensors attached to the front of the vehicle detect the magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the cable. The magnitude of the signal depends on how far the car deviates from the cable and this error signal is used to operate the car's steering to bring the car back in line with the cable. The Citroen DS19 has a high-pressure hydraulic system which is used for operating brakes, steering, gear-change and the self-levelling suspension. It was chosen for these experiments because it was one of the few cars whose power-assisted steering can be readily modified for automatic steering.

Citroen type DS19 automatically guided motor car,

Road Transport

1960

Decca scanner unit type 4680 Class X

Navigation

1960-1963

Cascade generator for 1.5 million volt accelerator

Nuclear Physics

1937

Elliott G-PAC analogue computer, with operational amplifiers

Computing & Data Processing

1957

Mobile x-ray machine for use on hospital wards, England, 1940-1955

Radiomedicine

1940-1955

Hypodermic syringe for insulin, England, 1960-1970

Therapeutics

1960-1970

Nelrod Liteflash camera

Photographic Technology

1950

Prestcold Packaway' electric refrigerator, 1959.

Domestic Appliances

1959

State Registered Nurse's shoulder flash, England, 1925-1940

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1925-1940

Cupping kit, Japan, 1981-1990

Oriental Medicine

1980-1990

Aiglon miniature camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1935

Plesch type tonoscillograph and oak wood box

Clinical Diagnosis

1931-1940

Worksplate, Kent & East Sussex Railway, "Kent and East Sussex Railway Company", brass & chrome, oval.

locomotive worksplate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Goblin "Teasmade", Model D.25B, 1966, first model made at Leatherhead Works

Goblin 'Teasmade', first model made at Leatherhead Works

Domestic Appliances

Trephine

Surgery

Electric fire with base and stem made of reddish p

Plastics and Modern Materials

1920-1940

Chart recorder, R. Fuess, London

Meteorology

FACIT electrical calculating machine model ESA-O, serial no. 357520

Mathematics

1950-1955

Magnetic drum store storage device, from Deuce computer

Computing & Data Processing

1955-1964

Decca display unit

Navigation

1958-1963

Small Electrolux ammonia absorption domestic refrigerator

Domestic Appliances

1945-1955

Honda C100 motorcycle

Road Transport

1965

Auto Helmsman steering control

Navigation

1938-1948

Locomotive Worksplate, "The Avonside Engine Co. Rebuilt by - 1906 Bristol", red, aluminium, oval.

locomotive worksplate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1906

Balloon filler, in beech wood box

Meteorology

Pair of plastic opera glass binoculars

Optics

1930-1960

Y-guide in chrome-plated monocoil

Optics

1980-1985

Mangle (wringer) attachment for 'Hotpoint' brand

Domestic Appliances

1950-1955

Aircraft radio telephony transmitter, complete with round valve and microphone

Radio Communication

1915

Telephone 700F black C56/1

Telecommunications

1950-1965

Braun foil type dual voltage electric razor

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1958

Notice, "Main Line Train Arrivals", chrome letters on black wooden board, possibly ex Waterloo Station.

Notice "Main Line Train Arrivals"

Railway Infrastructure

Whirling Psychrometer, 1950-1953

Meteorology

1950-1953

Automaton 'Dan Dare' pocket watch.

Time Measurement

1953

Regulo Thermostat (Temperature Controller), 1950-51

Heat

1950-1951

Gnome 50 HP 7 Cylinder Rotary aero engine, with metal engine to fuselage gasket, designed by Louis Seguin and Laurent Seguin, and made by Societe des Moteurs Gnome, France, 1908-1914. The engine has seven cylinders, machined out of solid nickel-chrome-steel ingots. The cylinders and crank-chamber revolve around the stationary crankshaft. The carburettor, which is stationary, is of the single-jet type and feeds the engine through the hollow crank shaft. The connecting rods all operate on a single crank pin. Henri Farman used this type of engine to win a prize for the greatest distance flown (180 km), setting a World record.

Gnome 50 HP 7 Cylinder Rotary aero engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1908-1914

Cephalortibe

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1860-1880

Leak "point one" sound pre-amplifier, 1956

Sound Reproduction

1956

Backhaus towel clip

Surgery

Decca scanner turning unit type 4681 A.H. Class X

Navigation

1960-1963

Raleigh Moulton bicycle, MK 3

Road Transport

1970

Magnetic field indicator in chrome-plated metal ca

Electricity and Magnetism

1950-1970

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Therapeutics

1953

Mk. E-1 minor gyro compass

Navigation

1945-1954

Visibility Meter, 1930-1935

Meteorology

1930-1935

Alpha scintillation counter type 1483A, catalogue

Nuclear Physics

1960-1975

Holt's urethral dilator and three cannulae

Surgery