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8" dial

Evershed and Vignoles 500 volt portable generator

electricity meter, Aubert clock type, 1890

Model of a Froment motor with brush gear (incomplete)

Post Office automatic telephone 232

Three-wheeled motor car

1888

Pipe and Box Locator

Crompton 6" ammeter no.71700 - c.1916, 0 - 10amps

Edison's electrolytic A-H. meter?

galvanometer no.8965 - 1897 Midget reflecting

Synchronised remote control unit for broadcast receivers

circa 1939

Synchronised remote control unit for broadcast receivers

circa 1939

Half adder from Type 555 Hollerith Electronic Calculator

1957

Anthropomimetic robotic forearm and hand

1997

Post Office desk pedestal or 'candlestick' telephone

Model apparatus for transmitting pictures by telegraph, 1881

1881
service meter comprising a mercury voltameter, the amount deposited being read in a graduated tube, by A. Wright, 1900

Service meter comprising a mercury voltameter

1900
Cine projector SUPA [Single Unit Projection Assembly) Mk. 1 and stand made by British Thomson Houston Co. Ltd., Rugby and Sound Equipment Ltd., London, fitted with Aperful Projection 4 1/2 inch, 114mm, f/1.9 Taylor-Hobson lens.

Cine Projector SUPA [Single Unit Projection Assembly) Mk 1

1950-1952
one circuit breaker, with three resistors,a backplate, and a switch. Type V, Form B, 8000 amps, 225 volts. Cat no. DL494745, no. R35330, Patent 1599-13. Manufactured by British Thomson Houston Co. Ltd, Rugby.

Circuit Breaker with Three Resistors

dynamo; machine number 524. Manufactured by W. Canning & Co. Ltd, Birmingham

Dynamo

1890 ca.
Electric motor attached to electric board. Manufactured by Fuller Westrom Electrical Manufacturing Company.

Electric Motor Attached to Electric Board

electrical motor, with exposed wiring to its side. Manufactured by S Graver & Co Ltd, London

Electrical Motor

transformer; no.2285, 2400-100 volts, 2 unit transformer. Ferranti Patent.

Two Unit Transformer

three wood and glass cupboards, containing switchboards/control panels.manufacturer unknown

three wood and glass cupboards

switch panel; with exposed wiring. manufactured by G.E.C electronics

Switch Panel by G.E.C Electronics

AC Relay; Model 2A, Class L , Size 6, Serial No: G84337. Manufactured by General Railway Signalling Company Limited, London.

AC Relay; Model 2A

larger transformer, with one coiled part on both prongs, which have a lead attached. Also have rope and textile attached to hooks at bottom of prongs. Possibly manufactured by Byng Hawkins.

Transformer

electrical meter reader with plug. serial no 1724/40. manufactured by Ferranti Ltd, Manchester

Electrical Meter Reader

electrical part; possibly dynamo part. Wood frame with copper alloy blocks and wires. manufactured by Ferranti Ltd, Manchester.

Electrical Component

part of fuse box; internal workings of wires and fuses visible. They are attached to an iron frame, which looks to have hinges on one side. Manufactured by Ferranti Ltd, Manchester.

Fuse Box Components