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Satellite television receiver. EchoStar 5500 Microprocessor integrated receiver/position.

EchoStar 5500 satellite television receiver, c1990

Television

1989-1991

Ferguson 17 inch television receiver, with 'Halolight' Model 236 TV, manufactured by Fergusson Radio Corporation, part of Thorne Electrical Industries, 1955.

Ferguson 236 17" television receiver, 1955

Radio Communication

1955

Marconiphone mirror lid television receiver model 702, c. 1938. Lid is not original.

Marconiphone model 702 mirror lid television receiver

Television

c. 1938

Scale model, (scale 1:6), of Su Sung's astronomical clock-tower water-balance escapement, originally used in 1088. Model made in 1965.

Scale model of Su Sung's Water-Balance Escapement

Time Measurement

1965

Psion Math PAK for Organiser 1 electronic organiser/calculator, made by Psion, British, 1984

Psion Math PAK, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

BT Test Equipment used in the development of the CT2 (Second Generation) Telepoint Cordless Telephone system. Two 19 inch electronics racks representing base station and handset, made by British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, Suffolk, 1989. Handset and base station, made by Ferranti Creditphone, British, 1989-1991. Handset, made by Shaye Communcations Limited, British, 1989-199. All conforming to the Common Air Interface Standard, CAI, 1988

BT Test Equipment used in the development of the CT2 (Second Generation) Telepoint Cordless Telephone system

Telecommunications

1988

A PartyStar Kodamatic Instant Camera, manufactured by Kodak in 1983. This camera for taking instant photographs and is fitted with an f12.8, 100mm fixed-focus lens and an electronic shutter - 1/15sec to 1/250sec. The camera's built-in electronic flash fires automatically on each exposure. This 'Kodak Courtesy Camera' was produced for distribution at Tupperware parties.

PartyStar Kodamatic Instant Camera

Photographic Technology

1983

Amstrad PPC640 portable computer in original case. Serial number 532-8840049. With supertwist LCD screen. Overall (closed): 235 mm x 500 mm x 110 mm; overall (deployed): 410 mm x 500 mm x 80 mm.

Amstrad PPC640 portable computer in original case

Computing & Data Processing

Marconi BD848 'Coffin' colour television camera chain, 1962-65 (1991-5005/52/1). On Vinten Gully OB (outside broadcast) pedestal (1991-5005/52/2). RCA sold Marconi the rights to make their own version of the RCA TK41 colour camera, which became the Marconi BD848. Early versions of the BD848 are known to have been in use by the BBC in the late 1950s, but this particular camera dates from the early to mid 1960s.

Marconi BD848 'Coffin' television camera

Television

1962-65

Ferguson British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) RH882 TV remote control, 1988-1990. Ferguson was one of five electronics companies chosen to manufacture BSB's satelitte receivers, along with Tatung, Salora and latter Philips and Pace.

Ferguson BSB RH882 TV remote control, c 1988

Television

1988-1990

Portable pH meter with accessories, ion selective electrode (ISE type), for fluoride measurement, by the Hach company, c. 1990. Model no.45400, serial no. 921000000784.

Portable pH Meter, 1985-1995

Experimental Chemistry

1985-1995

Toy locomotive, plastic, battery operated with wire-attached remote control, "Thomas the Tank Engine", made by the Ertl Co, Dyersville, Iowa, USA (Made in China), c1990, under license to Britt Allcroft Ltd. Serial no. 3154TA. Overall (not controller): 128 mm x 85 mm x 242 mm, 0.35kg.

Thomas-the-Tank-Engine

Toys & Games

1990

Pye 'Automatic' Model V210/A black and white television receiver, with cable remote control and rotating motor to indicate stations, 1958-1960.

Pye automatic Model V210A television receiver, c 1959

Television

1958-1960

Computer monitor for NeXT computer. Two-chanel megapixel display screen; cathode ray tube; on pivot stand. Model No N4000, Serial No AAA5006081.

Computer Monitor For NeXT Computer

Computing & Data Processing

1988-1990

Messmer, Micro-Cal paper micrometer, used for precise measurments, model no. 75004, 1978

Micro-Cal Paper Micrometer, 1978

Papermaking

1978

IMAX rolling loop cine projector, manufactured by IMAX Corporation, Ontario, Canada, 1982. Incorporates unique 'rolling loop' film transport mechanism for 70mm film, at 102 metres per second. Used by the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (NMPFT) from 1983 to 1997.

IMAX rolling loop cine projector, 1982

Cinematography

1982

1" video tape recorder and manual, Ampex VR7003

Ampex VR7003 video tape recorder, c 1975

Television

1970-1980

Bush monochrome tabletop television receiver Model TV11A, table model, Serial No 56/02695, manufactured by Bush Radio Ltd, 1949. Wooden version of TV12.

Bush Television Receiver Model TV11A

Television

1949

Recordak Model 8 projector 16mm microfilm reader, manufactured by Eastman Kodak of Rochester, about 1938. Serial No 8169. Hand operated, downward projecting onto hooded screen.

Recordak Model 8 Projector, about 1938

Photographic Technology

1935-1940

Rack of IBM Blue Gene/P Supercomputer with inlet plenum and cover, installed at Daresbury Laboratory, 2007

Rack of IBM Blue Gene/P Supercomputer

Computing & Data Processing

2007

Xenotron model XVC2 videocomposer, 1984

Videocomposer Made by Xenotron Ltd, 1984

Printing & Writing

1984

Scintillation counter with two sample holders (type N664A, serial no S176) by Ekco Electronics Limited, Southend-on- Sea, Essex, England, 1955-1960

Scintillation counter

Nuclear Physics

1955-1960

TOBI (‘Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument’), designed at the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, and built at Wormley and Southampton, UK, 1986.

TOBI (Towed Ocean Bottom Instrument), 1980s

Oceanography

1986

National TV-7M television receiver, 1948-1949. Part of The Donald Fleming Collection.

National TV-7M tabletop television receiver

Television

1948-1949

CBS-Columbia RX-28 field-sequential colour television receiver prototype, 1946-48. This is the only known example of the RX-28 prototype (sadly, it is missing its outer cabinet and oil-filled screen magnifier). Very few CBS-Columbia field-sequential colour sets have survived. The set uses a 5" monochrome picture tube (not installed, but probably a DuMont type 5JP4 or RCA 5BP4). RCA bakelite knobs.

CBS-Columbia RX-28 television receiver

Television

1946-48

Hewlett-Packard 9100A desktop electronic programmable calculator, with instruction manual, magnetic program cards, program library and pad, cover and power lead, introduced 1968 HP, by Hewlett Packard Company, United States, American, 1968

Hewlett-Packard 9100A desktop electronic programmable calculator, with instruction manual, magnetic program cards, program library and pad, cover and power lead

Computing & Data Processing

1968

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals developed for experimental use by Royal Signal and Radar Establishment on the UK MoD Skynet satellite communication system, manufactured by Ferranti Limited, Poynton, Cheshire, 1980-1989

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminal, 1980-1989

Space Technology

1980-1989

Japanese language typewriter, 1985

Electronic Japanese LanguageTtypewriter, 1985.

Printing & Writing

1985

Set of 16 electrodes for APT (Applied Potential Tomography) body imaging, connected to wires terminating in two D-plugs, unsigned, English, 1987. Mounted in glass jar on artificial plastic fruit, with hypodermic syringe (needle inserted).

Set of 16 prototype electrodes for applied potential tomography (APT) body imaging, 1987.

Radiomedicine

1987

Part from Monotype composition caster (with accessories), a hot-metal typsetter, by The Monotype Corporation Limited, Redhill, Surrey, England, 1930-1940

Part from Monotype composition caster

Printing & Writing

1930-1940

Marconiphone Model 701 dual-standard (240/405 line) television receiver with built-in radio, 1936.

Marconiphone Model 701 television receiver

Television

1936

8K DATAPAK for Organiser 1 electronic organiser/calculator, made by Psion, British, 1984

8K DATAPAK, 1984

Computing & Data Processing

1984

Power supply for Spectrum ZX microcomputer, manufactured by Sinclair Research Ltd., British, 1982-1985

power supply for Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, 1982-1985

Computing & Data Processing

1982-1985

MARAC-MF Intelligent Marine Transponder, Type A5102, by Geodata Systems Ltd. and Del Norte Technology Ltd., 1986. Cut-away section of tube to show transducer workings.

MARAC-MF Intelligent Marine Transponder, 1986

Oceanography

1986

Panasonic editing controller AG-A770 system keyboard and controls, serial number G2A1390KB. 'Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television' sticker on side.

Panasonic Editing Controller AG-A770 Keyboard

Television

c. 1985

Kodak DC3200 digital camera. 2mb internal memory (can be extended with CompactFlash card. Fixed 39mm (35mm equivalent) F:3.6 lens. Internal flash. Shutter 1/4 - 1/500 seconds. Optical viewfinder. 1.6 inch rear TFT rear LCD monitor. Takes four AA batteries.

Kodak DC3200 Digital Camera

Photographic Technology

2001-2002

Ambassador TV4 monochrome console television receiver with original paperwork including purchase receipt and insurance, 1951. Triangular unit designed to fit into the corner of a room. Pink 12 " screen.

Ambassador TV4 monochrome television receiver, 1951

Television

1951

Roadstar LCD 2580B 2.5" TFT LCD colour television receiver, made by Roadstar, 2006.

Roadstar colour television receiver

Television

2006

Kyocera Finecam S3 zoom digital camera, 2001. 3.3 megapixels, 2.0 x optical zoom. Kyocera zoom lens f=7.8-15.6mm.

Kyocera Finecam S3 Zoom Digital Camera

Photographic Technology

2001

Bauer 16mm double headed cine projector, previously used in the projection rooms at the National Media Museum. Manufactured by Robert Bosch Photokino Gmbh, 1980s. Serial No 859885504442823. Base unit marked 'Klangfilm'. Plaque on side reads 'DANGER - ZENON LAMP EXPLOSION'.

Bauer 16mm Double Headed Cine Projector

Cinematography

1980s

Copal, battery electric, digital alarm clock, tuning fork movement with magnetic escapement by Copal Co. Ltd., Japan, 1975-1979. Packaged in cardboard box, with battery, instruction manual and guarantee documentation.

Copal, battery electric, digital alarm clock

Time Measurement

1975-1979

Astro Wars Grandstand electronic game, manufactured by Epoch Company Limited, 1981. Overall: 160 mm x 150 mm x 210 mm.

Astro Wars Grandstand Electronic Game

Computing & Data Processing

1981

Mobile phone, model name N701iECO, manufactured by NEC for NTT DoCoMo in Japan in 2006 in reinforced bioplastic

Mobile phone made of reinforced bioplastic.

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

A Bush 30-line Mirror Drum Television Receiver, from 1933, made in London, standard pattern.

Bush Radio television receiver

Radio Communication

1933

Two battery chargers, one base station and heaphones for Motorola V560 mobile telephone handset, made by Motorola, China, 2006

chargers and headphones for Motorola V560 mobile telephone handset, 2006

Telecommunications

2006

Mini Digital Video Camcorder, NV-DS 11, with 400x digital zoom and 20x optical zoom, made by Panasonic, c 1990; formerly used by Education Department at National Media Museum, Bradford.

Panasonic Mini DV Camcorder, c1990

Television

1985-1995

Acoustic transducer elements from (b) short range ride scan sonar array also known as GLORIA (Geological Longrange Inclined Asdic) apparatus developed by Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, England, 1945-1980.

Acoustic transducer elements from short range ride scan sonar (GLORIA)

Acoustics

1945-1980

Moy 'Kemp-Duddington' telerecording camera, Ernest F Moy Limited, 1951.

Moy telerecording camera

Television

1951

Battery for "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, British Telecom, British, 1984.

Battery for British Telecom "Cheetah" 87C/32K Telex Machine, 1984

Telecommunications

1984

Connector, 12 point, for connecting Wireless Set No. 19 to Control Unit, unknown maker, British, 1942-1946

Connector for radio equipment, 1942-1946

Radio Communication

1942-1946