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Personal Computer, model Apple I

Computing & Data Processing

1976-1979

Milton Roy kidney machine

Therapeutics

1961-1971

Saba 'Jim Nature' portable television receiver

Television

1994

Murphy model A124 radio receiver, by Murphy Radio

Radio Communication

1948-1952

Radio, ex Montgomery's saloon which formed part of a train for his use pending invasion of Europe, 1944.

radio - ex montgomery saloon

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Eumig Super 610D Super 8 cine projector, modified for widescreen

Cinematography

1965-1970

Architect's model of Vauxhall Cross, sitting on formica stand on oak base, unsigned, England, c. 1988. Model constructed for Terry Farrell & Partners, British.

Architect's model of Vauxhall Cross, for Terry Farrell & Partners

Building Construction

c. 1988

100x122mm black rectangular union case. 'The Washington Monument, Richmond, VA.' by S Peck & Co. Die-engraver F. Goll. Trade paper inside. Design only on one side. Lined with dark red plush with formal motif. Plain oval gilt mat and patterned pinchbeck frame. No frame.

Rectangular Union Case 'The Washington Monument, Richmond VA', by S Peck

Photographs

c. 1858

Plaque in Arabic, associated with Unani Tibb medical practices, England, 2004-2005

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2004-2005

One lead "brick" for building screen walls round r

Nuclear Physics

1960-1965

Anthropomimetic robotic forearm and hand

Human Robotics

1997

'Mobaltron 1000’ radiotherapy machine

Radiomedicine

1960-1970

'La Multi' calculator, c 1920.

Mathematics

1918-1922

Murphy model A104 radio receiver, by Murphy Radio

Radio Communication

1944-1948

85x100mm red Morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain red plush. Rectangular gilt mat with domed top. Bound but not framed. 58x70mm daguerreotype three quarter length portrait of elderly lady seated with book. Wearing white poke bonnet. Fully tinted with gilt on book. Slight tarnishing along bottom edge.

Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by American Daguerreotype Institution

Photographs

85x100mm black Morocco leather book-type case. Front inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold leaf in bouquet of flowers design. Gold leaf in scrolls around edges. Black lacquered with gold leaf scrolls. Lined with patterned red plush and gold leaf pattern around inside edge. Pinchbeck frame. 53x65mm daguerreotype three quarter length portrait in profile of young woman seated by table. Face and hands tinted pink.

Daguerreotype In Black Lacquered Book-Type Case

Photographs

c. 1845

Radio, British Rail, GEC, curved front, ex Penistone Control Panel.

Radio, ex Penistone Control Panel - British Rail

Miscellanea & Curiosities

'Laserline' laser alignment levelling instrument

Nuclear Physics

1971

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

Meteorology

Richmond Educational Spelling Board, a teaching game

Mathematics

1940-1945

Wooden base with stands for eight Thomson atom models

Nuclear Physics

1960-1961

Owens Dust Counter, no.44, by Casella, London, in

Meteorology

1960-1969

Aitken's portable dust counter, No.116, M O 1A, in wooden case

Meteorology

Radiographic print using uranium nitrate crystals.

Nuclear Physics

1960-1970

Model of Cockcroft and Walton's laboratory in Cavendish Laboratory

Nuclear Physics

1945-1955

Quartz fibre electrometer and charging unit

Nuclear Physics

1945-1955

Balloon release mechanism - roller on handle

Meteorology

90x97mm dark brown union case by S. Peck (Trade Paper on back says 'S Peck's Patent Feb 5th 1856 - H. Halverson's patent Aug 7th 1855 - assigned to S. Peck'). Die cast by H. W. Hayden, from picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence 'The Calmady Children'. Shows two young girls close up in a field. Back is mostly plain with grape design in centre and leaf design in four corners. Lined with purple plush with formal motif. Oval gilt patterned matt. Pinchbeck frame. 60x70mm collodion positive by J. TImms, 31 High Holborn, London. Three quarter young gentleman seated almost full face. Some tinting. Nice trade card backing picture.

Rectangular Union Case by S Peck 'The Calmady Children'

Photographs

c. 1853

Mk II radiosonde training device MO 13/48

Meteorology

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

Meteorology

100x125mm dark brown rectangular union case same as 1990-5036/UC01, UC02 and UC14. Exterior design has a central scene showing people dancing with a man playing a fiddle on the left and a decorative border of flowers, bread and corn. No picture.

Union Case 'The Country Dance' Manufactured by S. Peck and Company

Photographs

c. 1856

One handheld "mask" type stereoscopic viewer

Experimental Chemistry

1930-1970

122x100mm dark brown union case 'The Gypsy Fortune Teller' by A. P. Critchlow and Company. Trade paper inside. Design both sides. Lined with purple plush with formal design in centre. No mat or frame. No picture.

Rectangular Union Case 'The Gypsy Fortune Teller', A P Critchlow

Photographs

c. 1857

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

Meteorology

Display board, for illustrating 'Oakaloy' cemented tungsten carbide cutting tools and ‘sintered tips’, illustrating steel manufacturing processes

Hand and Machine Tools

1954

Radio, British Rail, Pye, ex Penistone Control Panel.

Radio, ex Penistone Control Panel - British Rail

Miscellanea & Curiosities

132x162mm red Morocco leather case with two latches. Lined with plain red plush. Rectangular gilt mat with domed top. Picture bound but not framed. (One latch broken). 85x115mm daguerreotype full length portrait of mother with her four daughters. One sitting on her knees, the other three standing. Fully tinted. Some tarnishing along bottom edge.

Daguerreotype In Red Morocco Case by Mayall

Photographs

For whole plate pictures; black composition; formal design on reverse. Exterior design shows a rowing boat with many men rowing and preparing to land with one man standing proudly at the helm with a flag flying behind. Possibly commemorating a discovery of land or naval battle.

Union Case With 'Washington Crossing The Delaware' Motif

Photographs

125x100mm dark brown rectangular union case by Littlefield, Parsons and Company. Centre design of case similar to 1990-5036/UC03. Interior houses a trade paper mounted within oval gilt matt frame with shield design in four corners edged with leaves and surmounted with star a Leaf design around edges. Purple plush lining with formal design. No picture. Exterior design shows an intricate scene with a man kneeling behind a low table with two noblemen standing to the right and a horse behind.

Rectangular Union Case by Littlefield, Parsons and Company

Photographs

Variable focus model eye, made by Philip Harris Lt

Science Teaching

1983

Case of Gamma-ray sterilised items

Nuclear Physics

1960-1970

Model, railway engine shed, 'O' gauge, builder unknown, c. 1980.

Model, railway engine shed, 'O' gauge, builder unknown, c. 1

Railway Models

1980

Model railway signalbox, 1:24 scale, Great Northern Railway type, "Three Counties", by Philip Veale, Sussex, 1975.

model great northern railway type signalbox

Railway Models

1975

Model, railway signalman's hut, 'O' gauge, builder unknown, c. 1980.

Model, railway signalman's hut, 'O' gauge, builder unknown,

Railway Models

1980

Model, railway unloading bay, 'O' gauge, builder unknown, c. 1980.

Model, railway unloading bay, 'O' gauge, builder unknown, c.

Railway Models

1980

Model of new Main Entrance building, National Railway Museum, scale 1:100, showing South Hall/North Hall link, designed by Robin Wade & Pat Read, Twickenham, 1990, opened 1992.

Model of new Main Entrance building, National Railway Museum

Railway Models

International Children's Day poster from Mozambique, 1975-1979

International Children's Day poster

Public Health & Hygiene

1975-1979

‘Workmate’ Model 625, combined vice and workbench, made by Black & Decker, UK, until 1979. This model replaced for the first time the aluminium die castings from earlier models with steel pressings to reduce cost.

Workmate Model 625

Hand and Machine Tools

1979

‘Workmate’ model 536, combined vice and workbench, by Black & Decker, 1980-1991. This design, otherwise known as the Mk3, was manufactured until April 1991. It was the primary design mark at the time, and was manufactured and sold internationally.

Mk3 Workmate

Hand and Machine Tools

1980-91

Control unit for Electric Actor robots, made by Bruce Lacey, British, 1962

Control Unit for Electric Actor robots

Human Robotics

1962