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Manual paper tape editing equipment for programming the Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1* computers

Manual paper tape editing equipment for programming the Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1* computers

1953
South London spiv type youth

South London spiv type youth

1953-09
Manual paper tape editing equipment for programming the Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1* computers

Manual paper tape editing equipment for programming the Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1* computers

1953
Advert for Braham Company of Whitechapel, Stencil Makers, 1850-1913

Advert for Braham Company of Whitechapel, Stencil Makers, 1850-1913

1850-1913
Beyer Peacock Printing Block

Beyer Peacock Printing Block

Sketching case and board, British, 1982-1986

Sketching case and board, British, 1982-1986

1982-1986
Boys ask vicar for forgiveness

Boys ask vicar for forgiveness

1960-10-08
Skylark coded mask

Skylark coded mask

circa 1976
Teenage fashion in Chelsea

Teenage fashion in Chelsea

1960-04-01
Beyer Peacock Printing Block

Beyer Peacock Printing Block

Printing Block

Printing Block

Section of Blue Acrylic Not Attached to Landmass, from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

Section of Blue Acrylic Not Attached to Landmass, from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

1964-1966
Part of Tellurometer, 1957-1962

Part of Tellurometer, 1957-1962

1957-1962
Section of Blue Acrylic not attached to Landmass with Model Vessels, from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

Section of Blue Acrylic not attached to Landmass with Model Vessels, from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

1964-1966
Section of White Acrylic from beneath Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

Section of White Acrylic from beneath Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from the Blue Acrylic Layer (See Diagram), from Model Showing the 5 Dock Systems of the Port of London

1964-1966
Wax head and shoulders of a man with a cauliflower ear, in wooden box, probably Italian, 1701-1800

Wax head and shoulders of a man with a cauliflower ear

1701-1800
A black photograph album made from black A4 card, bound with two metal ring clips. A white label has been adhered to the bottom left corner of the front cover and bears the handwritten reference “Misc/015” in black ink. The inside of the front cover bears an NRM library sticker affixed to the top-left corner, which highlights that the album was donated to the National Railway Museum in April 1988 by Mr Leslie Billingham of British Railways. The album contains small monochrome prints documenting the fire at the LMS Birmingham Lawley Street Depot in May 1937. The photographs record various stages of the incident, including the blaze itself, firefighters tackling the fire, the destruction it caused, and the people present, notably firefighters, railway workers, and spectators. The sequence also documents the aftermath, showing the site at different points following the fire, the extent of the damage, and the progress of the clearance operation. Each photograph is accompanied by a handwritten annotation in white ink identifying its subject and, where applicable, the time at which it was taken. The album also contains several loose prints, housed together in a small Melinex sleeve, which further document the fire at Birmingham Lawley Street Depot. In addition, there is a loose white business card inscribed: "British Railways. London Midland Region. L. Billingham. Goods Agent, Lawley Street Station, Birmingham."

Fire at Birmingham Lawley Street Depot, May 1937

May 1937
Passepartout glass slide containing five specimens of polarizing material with a wooden specimen slide and a broken detatched polarizing plate, all from a polarizing kaleidoscope by John Huggins, Norwich, 1987-1868

Specimen slides for Polarizing Kaleidoscope, 1867-1868.

1867-1868
Accessories for MRA 1 tellurometer sets (master and remote), c. 1960.

Part of Tellurometer, 1957-1962

1957-1962
Pieces of 5-hole punched paper tape, tape supplied by Creed & Co, used on the Pegasus Computer, 1955-1965.

Pieces of 5-hole punched paper tape

1955-1969
Box, one of two, for MRA 1 tellurometer set, c. 1960. Box used to contain tellurometer set master (at part 5).

Part of Tellurometer, 1957-1962

1957-1962
Travelling-case, bespoke, in varnished plywood, for Model, 1:4 scale, of Miranda X4 satellite, on stand, by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company Limited, England, 1973-1974. The actual Miranda X4 satellite was originally designed to be launched from the Black Arrow rocket. However, the Black Arrow rocket programme was cancelled. Thus, in 1974, the Miranda X4 satellite was launched by a US Scout rocket instead. The British X Series satellites were technology demonstrators, used to investigate the outer space viability of materials and systems.

Travelling-case, for Model, 1:4 scale, of Miranda X4 satellite, on stand

1974
Large grey photograph album with a white label adhered to the front cover, which has the words “Miners Demonstration, Blackpool, Saturday, June 21st, 1919. Advertisement Department, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Co.” printed in black ink. The spine bears the handwritten reference “Misc/011” in black ink. A British Transport Commission sticker is adhered to the top right corner of the front cover and reads: “IMPORTANT: This object has been registered by the Curator of Historical Relics, to whom reference should be made in the event of any change in its location. BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION. Historical Relics Section, Euston Station, London, NW1”. The sticker also bears a printed stamp reading “British Transport Commission Historical Relics, Railway Museum York”, together with the identification number 1870/59. The album contains monochrome photographic prints documenting the Miners’ Demonstration held in Blackpool on 21 June 1919. The photographs capture a range of scenes from the event, including large crowds, public meetings, the demonstration at Central Pier, Stephen Walsh (MP) addressing miners at the football ground, Blackpool Tower, the North Shore, the excursion concourse, and Mr. Hodges, General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, speaking to assembled crowds. The album also includes views of the special chartered trains that transported demonstrators, stationary locomotives, Blackpool Central Station, Talbot Road Station and other railway infrastructure. Each photograph is accompanied by a handwritten annotation in black ink identifying its subject, together with additional contextual information such as the location and, in some cases, the time at which the photograph was taken.

Miners Demonstration Blackpool, 1919

1919