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'Ponderax' skin fold callipers, obesity booklet and eating guides, Harrow, England, 1967

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1967

Leaflet relating to smoking, London, England, c. 1957

Public Health & Hygiene

1956-1958

Pamphlet titled, Great Exhibition Wot is to Be

George Augustus Sala

1850

Leaflet relating to venereal disease, London, England, c. 1970-1980

Public Health & Hygiene

1970-1980

‘Common Sense Eating for rheumatism’, pamphlet, Gloucester, England, 1930-1940

Nutrition & Food Technology

1930-1940

Instruction booklet for Seyler's coal calculator

Mathematics

1934-1939

Yellow booklet (in James Morton's handwriting) 'Dyestuffs activity,' 1918-1922.

Industrial Chemistry

Pamphlet, 16 pages, ‘The Samaritans, Manchester & Salford Branch Report & Accounts 1991-1992’, 1992

The Samaritans, Manchester & Salford Branch Report & Accounts 1991-1992

Telecommunications

1992

Leaflet entitled 'Millions More Get BBC2', special eddition of BBC2 News. Four pages, illustrated. Produced by BBC Publications; printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, about 1970.

Millions More Get BBC2

Photographs

c. 1970

Inter-City 125 Review

Documents

c. 1978

4472 'Flying Scotsman' pamphlet

Documents

1974

Pamphlet containing "Ten outline lectures for study circles, with notes and bibliography for class leaders & students." Prepared for the Independent Labour Party by its Information Committee - I.L.P. Study Course No. 9.

Socialism and Railways

Documents

c. 1924

Booklet, Modernised Up Marshailling Yard at Toton (British Railways, London Midland Region), a reprint of an article from the Railway Gazette, Nov-Dec 1951

Modernised Up Marshalling Yard at Toton

Documents

1951

Quantity of promotional leaflets for child portraiture.

Packet of portrait studio leaflets

Printed Materials & Ephemera

Pamphlet for an Ilford colour filter.

Pamphlet for an Ilford colour filter

Photographic Technology

32 page pamphlet on print quality from a print quality Kodaguide.

Print quality Kodaguide pamphlet

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1942

Pamphlet, printed in Chinese, on acupuncture, 1970-1980

Acupuncture pamphlet

Asian Medicine

1970-1980

Printed pamphlet. Gelatin silver print. 'Poland's Martyrdom: The German Invasion in Photographs and Facts', 1940 by George Him (1900-1982) and Jan Lewitt (1907-1991), M I Kolin Publishers. Introduction by P J Noel-Baker MP. Daily Herald Archive.

'Poland's Martyrdom: The German Invasion in Photographs and Facts', 1940

Photographs

1940

Pamphlet, The Royal Scot - Visit of the train to the North American continent & the Century of Progress Exhibition, Chicago 1933, 4-fold pamphlet containing information on train facilities, sketch map and photos and brief notes of places of interest, cover illustration photo of inaugural ceremony.

The Royal Scot

Documents

1933

Pamphlet, The Sights of London, around the Metropolis by Great Western Railway Sight Seeing Motor Car commencing June 1st 1909.

Pamphlet, The Sights of London

Documents

1909

Clyde Coast via Craigendoran. Train & steamer services 16 Jun-13 Sept 1947, 7 page pamphlet, containing timetables and tariffs for trains and steamers along the Clyde Coast between 16 Jun-13 Sept. 1947 Produced by LNER.

Clyde Coast via Craigendoran. Train & steamer services 16 Jun-13 Sept 1947.

Documents

1947

Small printed pamphlet describing where to see the eclipse of the sun in its totality, and special LNER facilities and tickets for observers. This booklet was advertised on LNER posters and was prepared in conjunction with the British Astronomical Society.

Eclipse of the Sun

Documents

1927

Pamphlet entitled 'Darlington Locomotive Works', produced by British Railways. Contains a brief history of the locomotive works, statistics and facilities. Includes a brief description of the route taken by visits to the locomotive works with descriptions of the various departments and shops taken in during the tour. Also includes 2 maps of the works: 1 of Stooperdale Shops (boiler and paint shops) and 1 of the North Road Locomotive Works, both showing route of visit to the works. Pamphlet illustrated with photographs of the 'Erecting Shop, North Bay' (front cover) and the 'Boiler Shop, Stooperdale - Centre Bay' (inside front). 4 printed pages. Good condition.

Darlington Locomotive Works

Documents

c. 1950

Pamphlet advertising "Day Tickets to London from Chester (General), trips leaving day from 14th June 1965 until 21st May 1966. Black and white photocopied sheet.

day tickets to london from chester (general)

Documents

1965

7 page pamphlet, Clyde Coast steamer services 16 June-31 Aug 1947, containing timetables and tariffs for steamers along the Clyde Coast between 16 June-31 Aug. 1947 Produced by LMS.

Clyde Coast steamer services 16 June-31 Aug.1947

Documents

1947

Pamphlet (in the form of a photocopy) outlining the proposals of the Manchester & High Peak Railway Co. to operate rail services between Manchester and Buxton. The pamphlet also constitutes the first issue of of the Manchester & High Peak Rail Association's quarterly journal and was issued in January 1996. The scheme never progressed.

Manchester & High Peak Railway Co.

Documents

1996-01

The printed text of a talk given by Mr Harold Cooper, Great western Railway (GWR) official photographer, to the GWR (London) Lecture and Debating Society on 5th November 1908. The text was printed up into a pamphlet by the society and issued in 1909. Printers: Ben Johnson and Co, Micklegate, York.

the experiences of a railway photographer by mr harold cooper

Documents

1909

Pamphlet entitled 'Yesterday, today & tomorrow. Passenger Railways 150th Anniversary. Including Calendar of Events to Mark the Occasion', published by British Railways Board. Contains a brief history of railways in Britain, from Locomotion to the Railway Technical Centre at Derby, and looking forward to the Advanced Passenger Train (APT). Includes calendar of events throughout 1975 to mark the anniversary (including the opening of the National Railway Museum). 15 illustrated colour printed pages. Good condition.

Yesterday, today & tomorrow. Passenger Railways 150th Anniversary

Documents

1975

Pamphlet, Clyde Coast steamer services 1 Sept- 5 Oct 1947, containing timetables and tariffs for steamers along the Clyde Coast between 1 Sept-5 Oct. 1947 Produced by LMS.

Clyde Coast steamer services 1 Sept- 5 Oct 1947

Documents

1947

Booklet, Railway Engineering School, Derby published c 1980, describing the location and facilities of the school with a list of senior staff

Railway Engineering School Derby

Documents

1980

Pamphlet entitled'Integration of Freight Services by Road and Rail - a statement of policy' issued by British Transport Commission, London.

Pamphlet 'Integration of Freight Services....'

Documents

1950