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Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

1899-1919

Phillip's Economic Computer

1949

Technics SL-1210 Mk2 mode quartz synthesizer direct-drive turntable: one of two

1999

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

1950-1952

Piece from the London University Computing Service Atlas computer

circa 1964

System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, 1980

1980

Replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959

1959

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

1870

Lenses from the Finsen lamp

1890-1900

Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens sleeping car, 1936

1936

Patient side cart, from da Vinci® Classic surgical system

1999-2001

Surgeon console, from da Vinci® Classic surgical system

1999-2001

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

1951

Magneto-ringing Ericsson telephone, 1892-1920

1892-1920

Selector switch, 1903

1903

Section of TAT-8 transatlantic optical fibre cable, 1989

1989

Cable for aerial installation, 1930-1962

1930-1962

Double-current telegraph key, 1830-1900

1830-1900

Light-bulb, filament, carbon

About 1890

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer, 1951

1951

Two-valve short wave radio - telephonic receiver, 1927

1927

Impulse sender (dial), 1915

1915

Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.

1926

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, deep sea type, 1956

1956

Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephone, 1959

1959

Replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's 1879 'Patent Office' telephone, 1959

1959

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

1962-1967

Specimen of TAT3 cable, 1963

1963

BBC L1 lip microphone, 1937-1960

1937-1960

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals, 1980-1989

1980-1989

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Stock Exchange automatic telegraph, 1872-1880

1872-1880

Aerial inductances, 1901

1901

High frequency sliding inductance on wood base, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Experimental form of Marconi Company magnetic detector, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Receiving ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

1899

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Low frequency iron core inductance, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Stroh's type-printer for Wheatstone ABC communicator, 1870-1881

1870-1881

Copper busbars and ebonite insulators, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

1899

Rotary convertor, 1900-1950

1900-1950

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858