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Samples of alpha-1-antitrypsin, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998

Biotechnology

1998

Sample of serotonin picrate, United States, 1948-1949

Biochemistry

1948-1949

Display case of specimens of cinchona calisaya bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1880

Curved sample of fabric-reinforced shape-changing polymer for use in shape-changing aircraft

Plastics and Modern Materials

2007

Sample of serotonin creatinine sulphate, United States, 1948

Biochemistry

1947-1948

Samples of cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1931

Strip of rolled cinchona bark, India, 1860-1910

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1910

Specimen jar containing a sample of Strophanthus, Mozambique, 1893

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Two pieces of cinchona bark, South America, 1601-1700

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1700

Specimen jar containing bael fruits, India, 1871-1940

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1940

Display case with samples of cinchona succiruba bark, England, 1870

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870

Sample of cinnamon bark, Sri Lanka, 1901-1940

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1940

Cinchona bark, Europe, 1601-1700

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1700

Jar of ajwain seeds from India, 1901-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

Display case of specimens of cinchona succiruba bark, England, 1839-1860

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1839-1860

Display case of specimens of cinchona micrantha bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1838-1870

Display case of specimens of cinchona calisaya bark, England, 1850-1900

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Glass jar of nux vomica seeds, Indonesia, 1870-1940

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1940

Block of raw leaf gutta-percha, 1942-1945.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1942-1945

Glass specimen jar of areca nuts from India, 1891-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Specimen jar of nigella sativa seeds from India, 1880-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Samples of cinchona bark, Quinquina Carabaya, prepared Paris, France, 1930-1931

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1931

Tanner's cassia seed pods, India, 1871-1920

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1920

First ever prepared crystal of serotonin creatinine sulphate, United States, 1948

Biochemistry

1948

Glass specimen jar of gum ghatti, India, 1830-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Specimen jar of panicled acacia pods, India, 1840-1920

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1920

Square sample of fabric-reinforced shape-memory resin for use in shape-changing aircraft

Plastics and Modern Materials

2007

Square sample of carbon-fibre reinforced shape-memory polymer for use in shape-changing aircraft

Plastics and Modern Materials

2007

Air pump for Brewer-type ozonesonde, 1963-1965

Meteorology

1963-1965

Sample of heavy water in glass stopped bottle

Nuclear Energy

1980-1982

Parkesine sample sheet, rust brown.

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862

Prepared Staples of Cotton

Textiles Machinery

1900-1914

Three samples in glass bottles of 'Biopol' raw material.

Industrial Chemistry

1989-1990

Iron-slag from the Province of Borgarfjordr, in Ic

Metallurgy

before 1889

Rusted iron from an ancient cemetery at Hallstadt,

Metallurgy

before 1889

Square sample of shape-memory resin for use in shape-changing aircraft

Plastics and Modern Materials

2007

Sample of semi-synthetic penicillin, England, 1958-1960

Biotechnology

1958

Sample of early 1950s British nylon

Plastics and Modern Materials

1950-1955

Sample glass bottle made by the Lynch 10 semi-automatic bottle-making machine

Glass Technology

Samples of 'Nike Grind' re-cycled materials.

Plastics and Modern Materials

2005

Cotton Staples

Textiles Machinery

1900-1914

Sea water sampler used on the HMS Porcupine Expedition, 1869

Oceanography

1869

sample of fabric made from polylactic acid as used

Plastics and Modern Materials

2001-2005

Artificial turf, made from re-cycled materials.

Plastics and Modern Materials

2005

Sample glass bottle made by the Lynch 10 semi-automatic bottle-making machine

Glass Technology

Sample glass bottle made by the Lynch 10 semi-automatic bottle-making machine

Glass Technology

Two coal samples, coal mining.

Coal Mining

Coal brought to England by HMS Discovery

Metallurgy

1876

Sample of shape-memory polymer foam, as researched for use in shape-changing aircraft

Plastics and Modern Materials

2007

Parkesine sample sheet, textured, Prussian blue

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1862