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Model of Jenning's patent water closet, England, 1895-1905

Public Health & Hygiene

1895-1905

scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

Computing & Data Processing

1871

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Telstar maser assembly with magnet, 1962-1967

Radio Communication

1962-1967

Brass amulet to protect the wearer from cholera, France, 1820-1880

Wellcome Medals

1820-1880

three-nail microphone, 1875-1880

Telecommunications

1875-1880

Silk scarf, `Festival of Britain' design, with Fes

Domestic Appliances

1951

Wooden bowl, made of mango wood in the Philippines

Domestic Appliances

1999

Phillips 9140 'remote control' boot mounted mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Telecommunications

1982-1987

'Channel' Band III television converter, type C2, 1955-1960

Radio Communication

1955-1960

Red Cross fund-raising brooch made from Zeppelin wire, 1917.

Therapeutics

1916-1917

Black Arrow R4 launch vehicle, 1971.

Space Technology

1971

'Control indicator group' unit for mobile communications, 1985-2010

Telecommunications

1985-2010

Paul F Gachet's door plate, France, 1870-1909

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1870-1909

main frame, for Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) pilot model, 1949

Computing & Data Processing

1949

Solar charger for mobile telephone, 2007-2012

Telecommunications

2007-2012

Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver experiment, 1936-1937

Electronic Components

1936-7

Plastic syringe containing liquid collagen for cosmetic/plastic surgery, Europe, 2000

Surgery

2000

Apollo 10 command module, call sign 'Charlie Brown'

Space Technology

1969

boot mounted transceiver for Phillips 9140 mobile telephone, 1982-1987

Telecommunications

1982-1987

base station for 'Rabbit' mobile telepoint telephone, 1993

Telecommunications

1993

Deltaphone Deluxe telephone, 1979-1985

Telecommunications

1979-1985

Model locomotive: Wooden; 2-2-2 locomotive No

Railway Models

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Apple Newton MessagePad, 1993

Computing & Data Processing

1993

Anova W8900 mobile telephone, 2008-2012

Telecommunications

2008-2012

Antiference Band I (Channel 4) television aerial, 1957-1985

Radio Communication

1955-1985

Transistorized audio-frequency telephone line amplifier, 1954

Telecommunications

1954

Memento mori ring remembering Augusta Bruce, Europe, 1701-1800

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Mathematics

1815

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Optics

1685-1695

Grid slide from prototype Cox selenium-cell magnifier equipment, 1919-1920

Telecommunications

1910-1920

Green plastic half frame reading spectacles, no ma

Ophthalmology

1960-1970

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

Radio Communication

1894

Filings coherer, glass tube formed into T-shape at one end and bent round into U-shape at other end with bulb, 1899

Radio Communication

1899

Creamware plate, scalloped outer edge and decorate

Medical Ceramic-ware

1771-1900

Small frying/omelette pan, titanium non-stick coat

Domestic Appliances

1999

`Melaware' plastic butter dish

Domestic Appliances

c. 1960-1970

Official UK copy of the Bonn GSM mobile phone agreement, 1987

Telecommunications

1987

Shaman's Aroma-therapy Mini Dream Pillow

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1996

CT2 wireless telephone test bed module representing base station, 1988

Telecommunications

1988

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Model of wire screen in octagonal frame used by Heinrich Hertz, 1949

Radio Communication

1949

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

Telecommunications

1878

sample of 1865 transatlantic cable (shore end), 1865

Telecommunications

1865

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

Astronomy

1738-1777

Specimen of the first transatlantic telephone cable, 1956

Telecommunications

1956

Hollerith 45 column horizontal electrical sorting machine, 1920-1930

Computing & Data Processing

1920-1930