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Apollo 11 Lunar Lander kit (21-7-69). First moon l

Space Technology

1969

Packet of combined contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1970

Cast of Chinese lady's deformed foot with legging and embroidered shoe

Oriental Medicine

1870-1910

Pair of soled pattens

Asian Medicine

1870-1910
Model constructed to promote Cadbury's `Smash' mashed potato as part of an advertsing campaign, 1970-1974: Cat.

'Smash Martian' model cat

Television

1970-1975

Pair of child's embroidered shoes

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, monophasic "Ovulen 50"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1986

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Ovran 30"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1983

Pair of shoes with wedge-like heels, worn by Chinese lady with bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Two packets of combined contraceptive pills, "Gynovlar 21"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1982

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Ovran"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1983

Pair of wooden soled shoes, silk covered with silk

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Packet of combined contraceptive pills, "Norlestrin"

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1986
Packet of 10 Triludan (terfenadine 60mg) antihistamine tablets, made by Marion Merrell Ltd., UK, in 1999. This drug was withdrawn from sale in 1997 due to evidence that combining it with grapefruit juice could lead to cardiac arrhythmia. Production was subsequently discontinued.

Packet of 10 Triludan (terfenadine 60mg) antihista

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1999
Beer bottle, 'Cheltenham Flyer Ale' made by Whitbread & Co PLC, Gloucester. Best before 10/1985. Bottle full of liquid. Made for Great Western Railway 150 year anniversary. Overall: 237 mm x 56 mm.

Commemorative bottle of Cheltenham Flyer Ale - GWR 150 Years

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1985
Nine foil filled flash bulbs with a bayonet ap. Marked A.M. 5C/542. In wartime pack. General Electric Company, England, c.1940.

Sashalite photoflash bulb

Photographic Technology

1935-1945
Box number 6, containing; Norman 200B Battery pack with leather shoulder/waist strap; Norman Charger; Norman LH2 200 watt Lamphead (holds bulb and reflectors) with adapter and transparent, domed slave sync; 4 Norman flashbulbs; plastic bag containing 2 Norman flash connectors and 1 very long flash sync lead; Norman silver 9" reflector (2H); Norman white 6" reflector with diffuser attached (2D RP); Norman silver 6" hammered reflector (2D); Norman Light Modifier (CF5 - black plastic with yellow bands); Norman heavy duty hinged bracket; Norman jointed lamp holder, tripod or lightstand mount (R4108); 15cm lead; double cable enabling use of 2 lampheads. Part of Shirley Beljon "Time Capsule" collection.

Norman 200B Portvale Flash Equipment

Photographic Technology

1978-1987
Beer bottle, 1/2 pint, with contents, brown glass, McEwans Centenary Ale, British Rail Travellers Fare 1979, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Restaurant Car Service, Leeds to London (Kings Cross), 1879. Bottle: 200 mm 56 mm.

McEwan's Centenary Ale

Passenger Comforts

1979
Pair of plaster cast feet and lower legs, legs bound with silk, wearing embroidered silk shoes, Chinese, 1870-1910

Pair of cast feet and lower bound legs wearing shoes

Asian Medicine

1870-1910
Amulet resembling twisted horn, coated with wax in imitation of coral, to ward off Evil Eye, from Naples, Italian, 1860-1910

Amulet resembling twisted horn

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1860-1910
Cardboard container, red covering, hinged lid, contains four annealing slides, four pieces of bone and two teeth, box by Roberts and Co., personal relic of Mr Claud Woakes (1870-1930), senior Aural Surgeon, London Throat Hospital, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (London).

Cardboard container, red covering, hinged lid, con

Anatomy & Pathology

1870-1930
Two packets of eight Persona test sticks, a natural family planning method, made by Unipath Ltd, in 2000. Used with a hand-held monitor to identify the fertile period of the cycle from measurements of urinary oestrone 3-glucaronide and luteinising hormone.

Persona test sticks for family planning and contraception

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

2000
Plaster casts of pair of deformed feet, mounted on card, both have legs bound with cloth, shoe on one foot, other shoe mounted separately on card, Chinese, 1801-1850

Casts of pair of deformed feet with shoes

Asian Medicine

1801-1850
Beer bottle, Cameron's George Stephenson Special 1825 - 1975, label illustrated with a depiction of 'Rocket' in red ink; bottle empty but cap and foil replaced.

Commemorative bottle of Cameron's George Stephenson Special

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1975
Two packets of combined contraceptive pills, "Ovran 30", monophasic, with instruction leaflets, by Wyeth Laboratories, English, 1983

Ovran-30 contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1983
Two packets of combined contraceptive pills "Ovysmen 0.5/35", monophasic, with instruction leaflets, by Ortho-Cliag Pharmaceutical Ltd., England, 1982

Ovysmen contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1982
Bottle of beer, British Rail InterCity, Celebration Ale, No 081 of limited edition of 500, brewed by Adnams of Southwold in celebration of 21 Years of InterCity catering, c1985. Overall: 205 mm x 58 mm.

Intercity Celebration ale

Passenger Comforts

c. 1985
Beer bottle,empty, Camerons beer, good condition, label reads 'Camerons George Stephenson Special 1825 - 1975' with a depiction of 'Rocket' in red ink

Commemorative bottle of Cameron's George Stephenson Special

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1975