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Television and radio networks transformed the spread of information. Discover thermionic valves, the first radio transmitter, television's digital transformation and more on display in the Information Age Gallery.

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Nelson multi A valve (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1920-1930

Electronic Components

1920-1930

Nelson Multi A type valve, B4/N base, made by the Nelson Valve Company Limited, British, 1920-1930. McVitie Weston number = RMW/B137A

Main part of Marconi 1.5KW transmitter from 2LO

Radio Communication

1922-1925

Main part of Marconi 1.5kW transmitter (minus central rack), 1922, used by the BBC London station 2LO between 1922 and 1925, as rebuilt c.1954.

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

Radio Communication

1955-1960

'Channel' Band III television converter, type C2, s/n2337, made by Channel Electronic Industries, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, England, 1955-1960

Apple TV digital media player, 2010-2013

Computing & Data Processing

2010-2013

Apple TV digital media player, made by Apple, 2010-2013

Short-wave adaptor for broadcast receivers, 1935-1936

Radio Communication

1935-1936

Short-wave adaptor for broadcast receivers, made by BTS Ltd, Brighton, England, 1935-1936.

Post Office Telecommunications videophone, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

"Post Office Telecommunications" teleconference unit, designed at the Post Office Research Station in Martlesham, made by DCA Design Consultants, Warwick, England, 1977. Constructed for the Post Office Silver Jubilee Exhibition in Hyde Park, London in 1977

Cosmos crystal receiver, 1920-1930

Radio Communication

1920-1930

Cosmos crystal receiver, made by the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company, Trafford, Manchester, England, 1920-1930

Loewe multiple valve radio receiver, 1926-1935

Radio Communication

1926-1935

Loewe multiple valve radio receiver fitted with one coil and one valve, made by Loewe and Company, Tottenham, London, England, 1926-1935

Sky+ digital satellite receiver and recorder, 2001

Computing & Data Processing

2001

BSkyB 3000 Sky+ box personal television recorder and digital satellite receiver, made by Pace PLC, 2001

moulded unprocessed Bakelite panel ready for ECME, 1936-1955

Radio Communication

1936-1955

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME (Electronic Circuit Making Equipment) machine, probably made by Sargrove Electronics Limited, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1955.

instruction booklet for Cosmos crystal receiver, 1920-1930

Radio Communication

1920-1930

Instruction booklet for Cosmos crystal receiver, made by the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company, Trafford, Manchester, England, 1920-1930

television receiver built from 'Premier Radio' kit, 1945-1955

Radio Communication

1945-1955

Television receiver built from "Premier Radio" kit, made by Premier Radio Company, Hackney, London, England, 1945-1955

home built 405-line television receiver, 1951-1953

Television

1951-1953

Home-built 405-line television receiver with 7 inch screen constructed by electrical engineer J Hueting of Peckham, London, England, about 1952. Assembled using an ad-hoc assortment of electronic parts. Similarly the cabinet is constructed from scrap wood and metal collected at the time.

DA 60 RF triode valve, 1929-1972

Electronic Components

1929-1972

DA 60 RF triode valve, made by the Marconi-Osram Valve Company, England, 1929-1972

Remote control for Sky+ digital satellite receiver and recorder

Computing & Data Processing

2001

Remote control for BSkyB 3000 Sky+ box personal television recorder and digital satellite receiver, made by Pace PLC, 2001

Radio Times volume 1 No. 1, 1923

Radio Communication

1923

Radio Times volume 1 No. 1, produced by the British Broadcasting Company and published by George Newnes Limited, England, 1923

aerial wire for use with home broadcast receivers, 1920-1940

Radio Communication

1920-1940

Special aerial wire for use with home broadcast receivers, manufactured by Aerialite Limited, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, 1920-1940

Home made 30-line televisor, 1934

Radio Communication

1934

Home made 30-line televisor, made by Robert (Bob)Albert Lampitt, Wolverhampton, England, 1934.

Home-made equipment for 30-line television reception, 1929-1935

Radio Communication

1929-1935

Home-made equipment for 30-line television reception, unknown maker, British, 1929-35. Comprises Nipkow disc, neon lamp, viewing lens, phonic-wheel unit, home recorded discs of signals, square punch for Nipkow disc).

Experimental form 1 (Licence to use Wireless Telegraph), 1905

Radio Communication

1905

Experimental form 1 (Licence to use Wireless Telegraph for Experimental purposes) dated 14 November 1905 and made out to Ernest Dundas Gledall Esq BSc, issued by the General Post Office on behalf of the Postmaster General, British, 1905

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME, 1936-1955

Radio Communication

1936-1955

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME machine after roughening in the machine, probably made by Sargrove Electronics Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1955

Wireless World Diary, 1933

Radio Communication

1933

'Wireless World' diary for 1933, published by Iliffe and Sons Limited, City of London, England, 1933

BBC printing stamp

Radio Communication

1922-1924

BBC printing stamp issued to the Willesden Wireless Company, British, 1922-1924.

Silicon crystal for wireless telegraphy, mounted in a locket, 1906-1916

Radio Communication

1906-1916

Silicon crystal for wireless telegraphy, mounted in a locket, unknown maker, England, 1906-1916

Crystal set with Braille dial markings, 1929-1935

Radio Communication

1929-1935

Crystal set with Braille dial marking, supplied by the British Wireless for the Blind Fund and made by Burne-Jones and Company, London, England, 1929-1935.

Fiberoptic internet cable, 2014

Computing & Data Processing

2014

72 optical fibre cable used for television transmission in the exchange, with low smoke, zero halogen materials for fire safety, manufactured by Prysmian Group, British, 2014.

Pace DSL4000 IPTV set-top box with Remote Control

Television

2001

Pace model DSL4000 IPTV set-top box, with remote control, manufactured by Pace plc, British, 2001.

YouView set top television box, 2010-2013

Computing & Data Processing

2010-2013

YouView set top box for delivery of digital television services over a broadband internet connection, made by British Telecom, unknown place, 2010-2013

Passive component plate, type A3, for Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver, 1936-1948

Electronic Components

1936-1948

Passive component plate, type A3, for Sargrove sprayed-circuit radio receiver, made by John Sargrove, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1948

Selector super portable broadcast receiver, 1925-1930

Radio Communication

1925-1930

Selector super portable broadcast receiver, made by Selectors Limited, London, England, 1925-1930

Wartime civilian receiver A.C.mains type, 1944-1945

Radio Communication

1944-1945

Wartime civilian receiver A.C.mains type, Wartime Joint Enterprise, British, 1944-1945

'Radio Celebrities Second Series' cigarette card album, 1934-1940

Radio Communication

1934-1940

'Radio Celebrities Second Series' cigarette card album, manufactured by Imperial Tobacco and distributed under the brand name W D and H O Wills and Company, probably Bristol, England, 1934-1940

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME, 1936-1955

Radio Communication

1936-1955

Moulded unprocessed bakelite panel ready for ECME machine metallised on both sides by zinc spraying, probably made by Sargrove Electronics Ltd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 1936-1955

original packaging for aerial wire, 1920-1940

Radio Communication

1920-1940

Original box for special aerial wire for use with home broadcast receivers, manufactured by Aerialite Limited, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, 1920-1940

Model of a Television Set Tammeter, 1955-1965

Time Measurement

1955-1965

Small external model of a TV set with Tammeter mounted above, made by Television Audience Management Limited, London, England, 1955-1965

'Radio Celebrities' cigarette card album, 1934-1940

Radio Communication

1934-1940

"Radio Celebrities" cigarette card album, manufactured by Imperial Tobacco and distributed under the brand name W D and H O Wills and Company, probably Bristol, England, 1934-1940

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

Radio Communication

1955-1985

Antiference Band I (Channel 4) television aerial, "H" type, on mounting pole, manufactured by Antiference Limited, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, 1957-1985

Pye Band III converter, type F124, 1955-1960

Radio Communication

1955-1960

Pye Band III converter, type F124, made by Pye Limited, East Anglia, England, 1955-1960

Specimen of television cable, 1936

Telecommunications

1936

Specimen of twin-wire balanced lead-covered television cable with conductors kinked at intervals, made by Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd, Woolwich, London, SE18, British, 1936.

'Radio at a glance' chart, 1925-1935

Radio Communication

1925-1935

Rotating chart, "Radio at a glance", unknown maker, British, 1925-1935

De Forest Audion 1906-1915

Electronic Components

1906-1915

De Forest Audion, unknown maker, 1906-1915

Demonstration radio receiver

Radio Communication

1926

Demonstration broadcast receiver, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1926

Radio tuning coil No. 300, 1922-1923

Radio Communication

1922-1923

Burndept plug-in inductance coil No. 300, made by Burndept Limited, Blackheath, London, England, 1922-1923.

L.S.2 radio valve, 1920-1938

Electronic Components

1920-1938

Radio valve L.S.2, made by the M-O Valve Company, England, 1920-1938

Mullard T.H.4 radio valve, 1936

Electronic Components

1936

Mullard T.H.4 radio valve, made by the Mullard Radio Valve Company Limited, Mitcham, London, England, 1936

Radio valve, micromesh type 7A.2, 1932-1933

Electronic Components

1932-1933

Radio valve, micromesh type 7A.2, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Foots Cray, London, England, 1932-1933

CV1092 diode, 1904-1965

Electronic Components

1904-1965

Vacuum tube type CV1092 (diode), unknown maker, 1904-1965

Mullard VP13C thermionic valve, 1934-1988

Electronic Components

1934-1988

Mullard VM RF VP13C pentode thermionic valve, manufactured by Mullard Limited, England, 1934-1988

S.215 dummy valve, 1920-1929

Electronic Components

1920-1929

S.215 dummy valve, Osram RF triode, made by the M-O Valve Company Limited, Hammersmith, London, England, 1920-1929.

E.S.75 wireless valve, 1883-1930

Electronic Components

1883-1930

Type E.S.75 wireless valve, Edison output triode, made by the Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, Ponders End, London, England, 1883-1930