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Collection illustrating the development of acetylene burners

Folder of documentary material concerning a family of microscope manufacturers

1883-1989

The P.B. Walker papers

1901-2000

Items from the Pharmaceutical collection

Collection of "Fennings" drugs and related material

Collection of Artefacts and Personal Papers belonging to Leon Becker

Items from MRC Common Cold Unit

1946-1990

A simplified system of reading for the blind, by William Moon FRGS

Graham Loan Collection.

1863

Collection of items from the Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott

1958-1960

Several hermetically sealed nickel cadmium cells

Collection of artefacts from the Asylum Museum

Small fragments from glass distillation apparatus

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

Patent Specifications and Papers relating to Patent Law Suit of 1913-1915. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Patent Specifications and Papers relating to Patent Law Suit of 1913-1915

1913-1915
Papers of Edward Raymond Turner relating to colour cinematography and agreements with Charles Urban, 1898-c 1907. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Papers of Edward Raymond Turner relating to colour cinematography and agreements with Charles Urban

1898-c 1907
Charles Urban 'Movie Chats' - precis and commentary on short films, c 1919. 2 vols. Part of Charles Urban Archive.

Charles Urban 'Movie Chats' - precis and commentary on short films

circa 1919
Collection of papers relating to Charles Urban and early motion pictures. ca.1895-1930. Comprises letters, programmes, press cuttings, advertisements, photographs, articles and promotional material. 19 archive boxes + 3 bound volumes in cases. Listing available. (SEE 2005-5002).

The Charles Urban Collection of papers, c.1895-1930, relating to early motion pictures

1895-1930
Small collection of items for photographic developing and printing.

Small collection of items for photographic developing and printing

[Papers, photographs and drawings re work of T.J. Biggs on the design of bicycles, motorcycles and motor cars, ca.1888-1954. Papers contain particulars of Biggs's work at numerous manufacturing companies (cuttings, technical drawings, patents, photographs), as well as biographical details. Larger items are shelved at MSL165. 1 box + 8 slipcases, listing available]

Papers, photographs and drawings re work of T.J. Biggs on the design of bicycles

circa 1888-1954
[Collection of Geoffrey C. Berry: a collection of manuscript and typescript notes compiled by Berry from various sources, on the history of water supply in the London area. The collection covers the history of the Metropolitan Water Board and its constituent companies including notes on the steam engines used, reservoirs, filters, pipes etc. Includes photographs. 85 vols., 19 files, 4 boxes etc.; listing available]

Collection of Geoffrey C. Berry: a collection of manuscript and typescript notes compiled by Berry

1951-1979
[Papers relating to the work and interests of Thomas Rickett. Include offprints, newspaper cuttings, advertisements, business cards and photographs (including large portrait photo of Rickett) re the work of Thomas Rickett on road steam engines (ca.1860), with additional material on phrenology (ca.1891-92). 2 boxes + 6 slipcases. Listing available. Parts 1-55 & 57 of the Rickett archive. See also inv. nos. 1986-1194, 1992-83, 1992-84. And see below]

Papers relating to the work and interests of Thomas Rickett

circa 1860-1892
[Collection (1757-1854) of Gen. Sir Frederick Stovin, of autograph letters of men of science, compiled more for samples of handwriting of eminent people than for any intellectual content. Comprises letters, notes, labels, fragments etc. See below]

Collection (1757-1854) of Gen. Sir Frederick Stovin

1757-1854
[Collection of A. Nemet, comprising brochures, leaflets, press releases, newspaper cuttings re numerous aspects of the use, production and measurement of radioactivity, collected by Dr Anthony Nemet at the United Nations International Conference on the peaceful uses of Atomic Energy in August 1955 (many companies exhibited at the simultaneous Exposition) or sent to him following the conference. Also Philips Balham Works Ltd., Radiation Laboratory Programme File (Dr Nemet was Research and Development Director of the Philips X-ray factory in Balham, 1941-57). 1 box. Listing available]

Collection of A. Nemet

1955-1957
[The Helen M. Wilson windmill collection / compiled by H.M. Wilson. A collection, 1930s-1950s, largely of photographic and postcard exterior views of windmills, mostly in Kent and Sussex, in particular of Union Mill, Cranbrook, owned and operated by the Russell family from 1832 to 1958. 1 box + 1 ring binder. Listing available]

The Helen M. Wilson windmill collection

1930-1959
[The R.E.B. Crompton Historic Collection. Comprises papers re the life and work of Crompton in electrical engineering and road transport, and including material relating to Crompton & Co. Ltd. and Crompton Parkinson Ltd. Includes correspondence; books and offprints; product catalogues and brochures of the above companies; photographs etc. Personal material includes diaries, and numerous references to his time in the Crimea (during the war), in India (1858-60, 1890-99) and South Africa (1900). Also includes material re the 'Crompton Museum' and associated Crompton subjects. 1853-1969. 1 cupboard; listing available, which includes, at the back, indexes to the collection which were compiled prior to the collection coming to the Science Museum. Not all the items in these indexes still exist; where they are missing there is a note to this effect in the main listing]

The R.E.B. Crompton Historic Collection

circa 1853-1969
[Collection of papers (1915-1919) compiled by Sir Henry Norman, relating to his work during the first World War in the Directorate of Munitions. Norman was the liaison officer, based in Paris, between the British Ministry of Munitions and the French Ministry of Inventions. His reports were produced for the British Ministry's Munition Inventions Department. Comprises c.850 reports, (some of which are duplicates), including a number of special reports and letters. 3 boxes. Listing available]

Collection of papers (1915-1919) compiled by Sir Henry Norman

1915-1919
[Papers re the life and work of the Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons and his companies. ca.1880-1930. Includes run of personal notebooks, 1881-1919; collection of printed papers, of 64 of which Parsons was author or co-author. (9 boxes)]

Papers re the life and work of the Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

circa 1880-1930
[Collection of papers, 1891-1959, relating to the work of Dr Oswald Silberrad and the Silberrad Research Laboratories. Includes personal and financial records, correspondence, patent material, reports etc. re chemical research generally and on explosives and dyes in particular. In five sections: A- Biographical; B- Research and consultancy; C- Publications, patents & lectures; D- Financial papers; E- Correspondence. 176 boxes. Listing available (compiled by Simon Coleman & Peter Harper of the National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists, University of Bath, ref: 94/7/00)]

Collection of papers

1891-1959
[RAPRA collection of glass plate negatives illustrative of the history of rubber and rubber industries. Approximately 1000 negatives, numbered N1 to N36 and 2 to 1480 (with gaps), covering the Hancock brothers, places, objects and documents, plantations and tapping, synthetic rubber and chemical plant from the 1940s, etc. Many images have been taken from books. There is a listing of images 1 to 777 and a subject index to images 1 to 567. Many are portraits. The collection was begun by the Research Association of British Rubber and Tyre Manufacturers which changed its name in 1928 to the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturers and in 1960 to the Rubber and Plastics Research Association of Great Britain (RAPRA). 7 boxes]

RAPRA collection of glass plate negatives illustrative of the history of rubber and rubber industries

1901-2000
[The Field papers: a collection of manuscript and printed material principally relating to the work of Joshua Field as a partner in the engineering firm of Maudslay, Sons and Field. ca.1805-1865. Comprises: volumes 1 and 2 which consist of miscellaneous items bound in chronological order by subject, and volumes 3 to 13 which are single, unrelated works. Vol.1 contains material on ships, marine engines etc; vol.2 contains material on stationary engines and boilers, railways and locomotives, machine tools etc. Volume 7, diary of a tour by Field in 1821 through the manufacturing districts of the Midlands, was transcribed for the Transactions of the Newcomen Society vols. 6 & 13. 13 vols ; 46.5 x 30cm. or less. Listing available, including name and subject indexes]

The Field papers: a collection of manuscripts and printed material

circa 1805-1865
[Papers of the Bidder family, chiefly business enterprises (docks and mines) of George Parker Bidder QC, (GPBII, eldest son of GPBI) 1836-1891. Papers cover period approximately 1860-1900. One or two items re GPB I date from the 1840s-50s; numerous items re Cannock Chase Colliery date up to 1950. 23 archive boxes, 13 vols., 5 slipcases; listing available. NB: other caches of Bidder II & III material are held at Cambridge University Library. See also inv. no. 1997-844 for the papers of GPBidder I]

Bidder family papers

circa 1860-1900
[Collection of miscellaneous historical material re W.F. Stanley & Co. Ltd. ca. 1879-1987. Comprises financial records; ms. instrument number books (for theodolites, levels, planimeters, sextants etc.); papers re operations in India, etc. Some legal documents go back to 1796. 9 boxes + 2 lever-arch files + 6 folders. Listing available]

Collection of miscellaneous historical material re W.F. Stanley & Co. Ltd. ca. 1879-1987

circa 1879-1987
[Central Office of Information collection of photos, prints, transparencies and slides of technical and scientific subjects. Selected from former C.O.I. photograph library. Chiefly 1970s? Some of the images are historical, although the prints (i.e. engravings) are mostly from printed books and encyclopaedias. Subjects include portraits. The C.O.I. photo library hired out stock for reference purposes until its closure in 1988. 484 files in 50 boxes, listing available]

Central Office of Information collection of photos

1970-1979
Archive of the Royal Society of Arts Environmental Award Scheme from 1983-1992 [c.20 boxes]

Royal Society of Arts Environmental Award Scheme

1983-1992
Collection of chemicals and minerals associated with Sir William Crookes (27 items)

Collection of chemicals and minerals associated with Sir William Crookes (27 items)

Collection of 19 modern ethical pharmaceuticals, 1920-1986, Acthar

Collection of 19 modern ethical pharmaceuticals

1920-1986
Collection of controlled drugs by Burroughs Wellcome, 1880-1950

Collection of controlled drugs by Burroughs Wellcome

1880-1950
[Collection of H.W.Dickinson consisting of printed articles, research notes and biographical details for historical persons and topics of significance in science and technology. 13 boxes, listing available]

Collection of H.W.Dickinson consisting of printed articles, research notes and biographical details

circa 1920-1950
Remainder of items on 1991-5005 (First stroke & part numbers created to record radioactive items. Remainder of collection to be catalogued by curators at NMPFTV).

Remainder of items

Collection of personal items belonging to Paul Schuetzenberger (1829-1897)

Collection of personal items belonging to Paul Schuetzenberger

1840-1860
Collection illustrating the manufacture of small size Columbia record.

Collection illustrating manufacture of record

1929
Collection of 11 (eleven) objects illustrating the production of two designs of spearheads by the Cire Perdue method. Manufactured by Leon Underwood, c. 1957

11 objects illustrating the production of two designs of spearheads

1957
A collection of shapes comprising Surfaces , Bodies , and fittings, related to wind tunnel testing of early Guided Weapons in the small wind tunnels in the High Altitude Test Plant ( H.A.T.P. ).

A collection of shapes comprising Surfaces

1948-1960
50mg bottle of Apresoline.

Collection of about 800 drugs

Collection of complimentary customer-care items from British Transport Hotels, c.1982. Collection includes: four shoe-shine cloths; a 'Do Not Disturb' notice; a cardboard complimentary welcome pack; a sugar sachet; two stain removing wipes; two sachets of foam bath; a bar of soap; one box of matches; seven matchbooks and two sewing kits.

Collection of complimentary customer-care items from British Transport Hotels

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive, comprising prints, negatives, maquettes, ephemera and business documentation.

The Jean Straker Photographic Archive

Collection of patterns, used in type casting process as a guide when cutting punches on a pantograph machine. Copper plate, backed with lead. Manufactured by Monotype Corporation. In original wooden trays.

Collection of patterns

1900-1995
Collection of Veterinary Equipment and Ephemera, primarily objects retained by the Research and Development section of `Coopers' at various stages of the company's history ( Cooper McDougall & Robertson Ltd 1843-1959, part of Wellcome Foundation Ltd 1959-1983 and Cooper Animal Health Ltd (Wellcome/ICI) 1984-), as well as objects from it's subsidiaries and manufacturers, 1940-1990

Collection of Veterinary Equipment and Ephemera

1843-1990
6 items relating to chiropody; 1 photograph dated June 22 1950, London, 1 dinner card - Society of Chiropodists, Annual Dinner, Friday 23 June 1950, 4 booklets - 50th anniversary issue of British Journal of Chiropody, July 1983; The Chiropodist, London, 1914; Chiropody Practioner Vol. VI, No.1. February 1939; Reprint from British Journal of Chiropody - 'The Footman Chiropodial Museum of Foot Care and Footwear by Colin Dagnall, Vol.50. no.12, December 1985.

6 items relating to chiropody; 1 photograph, 1 dinner card,