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Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

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

1936

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

1967

Siemens and Halske's ABC Telegraph used in Russia

1850-1897

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

1999

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

1899-1919

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

1950-1952

'Electric tonic' amusement machine, Europe, 1915-1925

1915-1925

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Piece from the London University Computing Service Atlas computer

circa 1964

Wall telephone with battery box, 1880-1940

1880-1940

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

1870-1881

Double-current telegraph key, 1830-1900

1830-1900

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

1500-pair exchange area cable, 1969

1969

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland

1904

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

1951

Light-bulb, filament, carbon

About 1890

Magneto-ringing Ericsson telephone, 1892-1920

1892-1920

Selector switch, 1903

1903

Two-valve short wave radio - telephonic receiver, 1927

1927

Logic door from a Ferranti Mark I computer, 1951

1951

Impulse sender (dial), 1915

1915

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

System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, 1980

1980

Britannia telephone wire joint specimen, 1900-1980

1900-1980

Mechanical telephone, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Specimen of lightweight transatlantic telephone cable, 1961

1961

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

1962-1967

'You may telephone from here' sign, 1910-1936

1910-1936

Section of TAT-8 transatlantic optical fibre cable, 1989

1989

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

Wall telephone, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Pentex production unit: B switch, 1965-1971

1965-1971

Specimen of television cable, 1936

1936

Replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959

1959

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Stock Exchange automatic telegraph, 1872-1880

1872-1880

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Marconi coherer and Admiralty pattern decoherer, 1900-1910

1900-1910

High frequency sliding inductance on wood base, 1900-1950

1900-1950

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

1848-1852