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Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, secondary component, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band

Meteorology

1971

Mechanical tilting bucket rain-gauge, 1890

Meteorology

1890

Sandhurst protractor, boxwood, with contour equiva

Meteorology

Aircraft temperature, humidity & pressure recorder

Meteorology

1941

Scoliometer, London, England, 1874-1902

Clinical Diagnosis

1874-1902

Part of Ground station for German radiosonde

Meteorology

Lo-cate radiosonde, Serial No. 905-8872

Meteorology

Airsonde, pat. 4, 112, 753

Meteorology

Bibby recorder Mark II, Met Ref No 985, MO 22/51, demonstration model, with perspex cover

Meteorology

1951

Mk II radiosonde training device MO 13/48, inscribed: ‘M. O. 13 / 48’

Meteorology

Aircraft temperature, humidity and pressure recorder

Meteorology

1939

Accu-Lok radiosonde. For NOAA - National Service, US Dept. of Commerce.

Meteorology

Seltzogene soda siphon

Pharmacy-ware

1860-1910

Lead 2B Berol Pencil, 1977

Printing & Writing

1977

Accu-Lok radiosonde. For NOAA - National Service, US Dept. of Commerce.

Meteorology

Chart recorder, R. Fuess, London

Meteorology

Radiosonde ('airsonde' TM) by Atmospheric Instrume

Meteorology

Part of Ground station for German radiosonde

Meteorology

Accu-Lok radiosonde. For NOAA - National Service, US Dept. of Commerce.

Meteorology

Micro-Lead Draughtsman's Mechanical Pencil, 1977

Printing & Writing

1977

Radiosonde, Serial No. 800101

Meteorology

1950-1955

Automatic solar spectroscope

Optics

1875-1885

Ozonometer no.81 by L. Golaz, 282 rue St. Jacques,

Meteorology

Mk II radiosonde training device MO 13/48

Meteorology

Vaisala RS21 radiosonde, serial no 624957-8, for 400 MH3 Meteorological frequency band

Meteorology

1971

M.O. Bibby recorder Mark II, Met Ref 985, MO 3/49,

Meteorology

Air sampling flask, glass, KO Museum UA/7

Meteorology

Magnetic compass, European, 1700-1730

Surveying

1700-1730

Electronics component section, possibly to fit inside nose cone housing section, inscribed with: ‘E. M. / 67’, from Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration

Meteorology

1962-1964

Radio transmitting set for radiosonde, serial no. 4622

Meteorology

1973

M.O. Bibby recorder Mark II, Met Ref No 985, MO 54

Meteorology

Tx Aerial for GL3 radar, Stores Ref. ZC-27585.c1940

Meteorology

1940-1960

Tellurium radioactive collector, possibly ex Kew Observatory

Meteorology

Lo-cate Microsonde, model 1524-511, serial No. 5376, including sensors

Meteorology

Ebert ion counter

Meteorology

1938

Lo-cate radiosonde, Serial No. 406-2431

Meteorology

Japanese aero-meteorograph

Meteorology

1941

Electronics component section, possibly to fit inside nose cone housing section, labelled with: ‘REWARD TURNED’, ‘METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE MET. 019’, and inscribed with: ‘HA 508 / 72’

Meteorology

1962-1964

Upper body section, inscribed with: ‘SER NO BAJ. 31 33’, from Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration

Meteorology

1962-1964

Clutch Pencil with Refill, 1977

Printing & Writing

1977

Part of Ground station for German radiosonde

Meteorology

Radio transmitting set for radiosonde, serial no. 6392

Meteorology

1974

Infra-red detector with brass housing and lead telluride, with spare detector, (initial callibrations included), British, made by Mullard, 1949-1959.

Lead Telluride Infra-Red Detector, 1949-1959

Heat

1949-1959

Abel's flash-point apparatus for petroleum, with two mercury thermometers by Baird & Tatlock Ltd., London, 1910-12, serial no. 3163.

Abel's Flash Point Apparatus, London, 1910-1912

Experimental Chemistry

1910-1912

Three lead cannisters of capsules containing iodine-131 for diagnostic purposes, by Amersham International, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, 1981. One cannister with red top contains ten capsules, one cannister with green and one cannister with yellow top both contain twenty capsules.

Three lead cannisters of capsules containing iodine-131 for diagnostic

Nuclear Physics

1981

HB lead pencil, painted red, 1977.

HB Lead Berol Pencil, 1977

Printing & Writing

1977

Copper fuel-line with four-way ‘cross-type’ threaded pipe connector, unsigned, Europe, 1970-1973. From high altitude, pressurized hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: with the overall design specification by Julian Nott, England; cabin shell structure designed by Roger Munk at Aerospace Developments, London, England, and Tony Offredi, England; and constructed by Maidboats Limited, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, 1973. On 25th February 1974, Julian Nott and Felix Pole used ‘Daffodil II’, to break the world hot-air balloon altitude record. They reached a height of 13,961 metres near Lake Bhopal, central India.

Fuel-line, from hot-air balloon ‘Daffodil II’ cabin: 1974 world altitude record holder

Aeronautics

1973

H lead pencil, painted green,1977.

Lead H Berol Pencil, 1977

Printing & Writing

1977

Tall radiosonde, improbably described as a rocket sonde (insufficiently robust)

Tall radiosonde, improbably described as a rocket

Meteorology

1959

Bibby recorder MK II, Met Ref 985, MO 41/51

Meteorology