Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Phillip's Economic Computer

1949

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

1950-1952

Replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959

1959

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

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

1936

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

1870

Standard Morse key, 1880-1950

1880-1950

Hollerith 45 column horizontal electrical sorting machine, 1920-1930

1920-1930

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

1967

Wolferton station master hand lamp

1870-1880

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

1999

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Patient side cart, from da Vinci® Classic surgical system

1999-2001

Surgeon console, from da Vinci® Classic surgical system

1999-2001

Hooke's compound microscope, copy, 1665-1675.

1665-1675

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

1825

Light-bulb, filament, carbon

About 1890

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Experimental carbon pencil microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer, 1951

1951

Two-valve short wave radio - telephonic receiver, 1927

1927

Powdered graphite microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.

1926

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

1956

System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, 1980

1980

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

1962-1967

Specimen of TAT3 cable, 1963

1963

BBC L1 lip microphone, 1937-1960

1937-1960

Crossley table telephone, 1879

1879

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals, 1980-1989

1980-1989

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Experimental microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Pentex production unit: B switch, 1965-1971

1965-1971

Experimental carbon block microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental microphones with carbon pencils and cups, 1878-1890

1878-1890

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

Henley's magneto electric double needle telegraph, 1848-1852

1848-1852

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

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

Spiral spring coherer, 1890-1894

1890-1894

Rotary convertor, 1900-1950

1900-1950