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Small bulbous ivory(?) Kohl pot(?) with cloth bung, European(?), 1750-1900

Small bulbous ivory(?) Kohl pot(?) with cloth bung

1750-1900
Necklace, amuletic in form of bundle of fragments of wood, bone, metal, lizard skin, lizard foot, etc., Abyssinian, 1890-1930

Necklace, amuletic in form of bundle of fragments of wood

1890-1930
Helmet-type gas mask, cotton with celluloid eypiece, European, 1915

Gas mask

1915
Face mask, leather, cotton padding, celluloid eyepieces, canvas strap, European, 1915

Face mask

1915
Cloth sling, Professor Esmarch's brand, with printed illustration of various ways of applying it, German, 1873-1920

Cloth sling

1873-1920
Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Aluminium case for syringe, hypodermic needles, and tubes of hypodermic tablets. 83 mm x 48 mm x 19 mm, 44g. Parke, Davis and Co., Detroit and New York, 1885-1920.

Aluminium case for syringe set

1885-1920
Face mask, cotton and canvas, early 20th century

Face mask

1901-1930
Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Set of apothecaries' scales, steel beam and brass pans, shears and weight missing, pans die-stamped with various letters, European, 1831-1870

Set of apothecaries' scales

1831-1870
Pair of kitchen curtains, predominantly red, with abstract geometric interconnected patterns. 1950s

Pair of kitchen curtains, predominantly red, with abstract geometric interconnected patterns. 1950s

1950-1960
Pair of curtains, yellow, brown and orange cotton fabric. 1950s

Pair of curtains

1950-1960
Green, cotton covered, lead lined Radiographer's Apron

Green, cotton covered, lead lined Radiographer's Apron

Sample of polyester yarn and coloured cotton (from Shiloh Spinning Ltd).

Sample of yarn and cotton

1996-2001
Sample of cotton re-processed combed silver dyed "sulphur black" (from Shiloh Spinning Ltd).

Sample of cotton

1996-2001
Sample of black and white cotton after carding (from Shiloh Spinning Ltd).

Sample of cotton

1996-2001
Sample of black and white cotton after blending (from Shiloh Spinning Ltd).

Sample of cotton

1996-2001
Scales set in carved wooden chest, containing two balances, one set of weights and four odd weights, Persian, 19th century

Scales set in carved wooden chest

1801-1900
Scales with flat beam and rectangular fenestrated beam ends, flat arrow-like indicator, pans missing, with four English weights, European, 1701-1900

Scales with flat beam and rectangular fenestrated beam ends

1701-1900
Fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes

Fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes

1920-1970
One pair of ladies socks. Labelled sock shop ladies weekender UK 4-7, Eur 37-40. Country Slouch £ 4.99. Glaze (Almond). 5.7 Nm (5.1 Wc). 42% viscose, 41% acrylic, 17% cotton.

Pair of ladies socks

1996-2001
Wooden kachina doll in form of baby swaddled and bound to a cradle -board used to familiarise girls with kachina ceremony, Pueblo Indians, USA, 1910-1920

Wooden kachina doll

1910-1920
Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Cotton bandage, relic of R.J. Godlee

Electrode, mahogany, plated steel and cotton, with two insulated leads, late 19th century

Electrode, mahogany, plated steel and cotton

1871-1900
Vaccination shield, wire frame, cotton padding and strap, British, in cardboard box, 1881-1920

Vaccination shield with wire frame, cotton padding and strap

1881-1920
Three rolls of absorbent gauze tissue, 1920-1950

Three rolls of absorbent gauze tissue, 1920-1950

1920-1950
Small suspensory bandage in cardboard box, for surgical purposes, with monogrammed trademark BMW Dependable, British made, 1930-1960

Small suspensory bandage in cardboard box

1930-1960
First aid kit, canvas over thick cardboard, badly worn, containing a splint, bandages, dressings and 2 rectangular tins, German, 1914-1918

First aid kit

1914-1918
T-shirt, white cotton printed in black, by Fruit of the Loom, commemorating the 175th anniversary (1823-1998) of Birkbeck College University of London, with image of a mural 'Bernal Picasso' drawn by Pablo Picasso on 12 November 1950 upon the wall of John Desmond Bernal's flat above Birkbeck's Biomolecular Research Laboratory during a Peace Conference party. The mural was presented to the ICA by Bernal when the lab was demolished; it returned on loan to Birkbeck in December 1998

Bernal Picasso

1998
Cot mattress, cotton flock with blue and white pattern cover, rectangular with one rounded end, English, 1900-1920

Cot mattress

1900-1920
White cotton pillow cover for cot pillow, English, 1915-1925

White cotton cover for cot pillow

1915-1925
Whole model, scale 1:48, of the armed shallow-draft steam-wheel paddle vessel 'Maud' (1897) with wood awning and rolled canvas covers, by an unknown maker, United Kingdom, 1897-1935

Model of the stern-wheel steamer 'Maud'

1897-1935
Canvas straight jacket used at Farnborough Hospital, mid 20th century

Canvas straight jacket used at Farnborough Hospital

1940-1960
Bedsheet decorated with handprints, a rainbow and a grass land scene with the word "Littlegarth School says Thank You", made by pupils attending Littlegarth School, Colchester, Essex and displayed in the Clinical Hub room at NHS Nightingale Hospital, London, to inspire staff, give them hope and comfort, made in April 2020, sheet originally made by Jonelle, 100% cotton, made in Great Britain

"Littlegarth School says Thank You" to people working at NHS Nightingale Hospital London

2020
Electrical vibrator, aluminium base with controls, 2 rollers, 2 ebonite handles, made by The Rejuvenos Company, 35 Panton Street, Haymarket, London, England, 1920-1930.

Electrical vibrator

1920-1930
Portable Gaiffe-type induction coil in mahogany box with mercury-sulphate battery and selection of electrodes, made by Negretti and Zambra, London, English, 1880-1890

Portable Gaiffe-type induction coil in mahogany box with mercury-sulphate battery and selection of electrodes

1880-1890
Vernoid triangular bandage by V. and Co. Ltd., approved by Sir James Cantlie, printed with diagrams illustrating use, English, 1908-1930

Vernoid triangular bandage by V. and Co. Ltd.

1908-1930
Black souvenir t-shirt from First Dance, two pilot club nights held on 30th April and 1st May 2021 at Circus nightclub, Liverpool, as part of the Events Research Programme (ERP), which examined the risk of COVID-19 transmission at large events and explored ways for people to attend events safely as lockdown eased

Souvenir t-shirt from First Dance pilot club night

2021
Two straight navy blue cotton collars with pointed collar tips, English, 1956

Two straight navy blue cotton collars with pointed collar tips

1956
Two white cotton collars with pointed collar tips, English, 1960

Two white cotton collars with pointed collar tips

1960
Four sets of white cotton sleeve band cuffs for the Queens Institute of District Nursing uniform, by Coramex, English, 1960

Four sets of white cotton sleeve band cuffs for the Queens Institute of District Nursing uniform

1960
Tunic from General Gorgas' Medical Officer's uniform, white cotton, probably made in the United States, 1880-1918.

Tunic from General Gorgas' Medical Officer's uniform

1880-1918
Blue blouse, part of British Red Cross uniform, about 1914

Blue blouse

1914-1918
Long cotton lace-trimmed drawers, boy's, with crowned monogram, part of Chalmers collection, English, 1845-1855.

Long Cotton Lace-Trimmed Drawers

1845-1855
Engraved pocket syringe kit inside cotton draw-string pouch, containing a syringe and 7 glass phials of hypodermic tablets (morphine and atropine, morphine sulphate, atropine, cocaine, strychnine). Parke Davis & Co., English, c. 1930.

Engraved pocket syringe kit inside cotton draw-string pouch

1930
Metal tin of 50 'Barbasprin' tablets (allobarbitone and aspirin), complete. 16 mm x 82 mm x 57 mm. Made by Medo-Chemicals Ltd., London, N1, England, mid-twentieth century.

Tin of Barbasprin tablets

1930-1970
Glass bottle with tin lid of 1/4 gr. Soluble Phenobarbitone Tablets. 80 mm x 40 mm x 20 mm, 60 g. By Savory and Moore, London, 1930-1950.

Glass bottle of Soluble Phenobarbitone tablers

1930-1950
"White coat" cotton clinic overall with buttons down front, loops for belt, by Garroulds Hospital Contractors, 1944

"White Coat" Cotton Clinic Overall with Button Holes Down Front

1944
Collapsible stretcher with hinged back rest, frame of wood and iron, canvas lashed to frame with rope, presumably used by German Army during First World War, unsigned, probably made in Great Britain, 1901-1918.

Collapsible stretcher with hinged back rest

1901-1918
Gas mask, March respirator, cotton and gauze, with safety pad in paper covering, by E.E.M. of London, 1915

Gas mask

1915