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Straight horn loudspeaker, 1921-1926

1921-1926

Bimetallic actinograph Mk III

1949

Cone type loudspeaker made by S. G. Brown Ltd.

circa 1925

Master rod with two auxiliary rods, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine

1917-1925

Piston, complete with gudgeon pin and cylinder rings

1917-1925

Megger type earth resistance tester, 1929-1932

1929-1932

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Mr Stupid. Stay off the line and stay alive.

1977

Type CACI-3 Printo-Maxigraph Summator made by Landis & Gyr Ltd

Auto Helmsman steering control unit on mahogany stand

1938-1948

meter

Landis & Gyr Ltd FF1 wire unbalanced load meter

Voltmeter

before 1974

Daily Herald photograph showing a rescue operation during the Blitz

1944-02-26

Daily Herald photograph showing Blitz survivors Arthur and Jimmy Baldwin

1944-02-26

Daily Herald panorama photograph showing Blitz scene in Acton, London

1944-02-26

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Sectioned Napier Supercharger

Necklace to protect from sore throats, London, England, 1914

1914

Model of Vickers Viscount 740 aircraft

1950-1957
Poster. South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Crystal Palace. Largest Bank Holiday Attractions, 3 August 1914. Black text on white background with red, white and blue block in centre. Stamped: "SECR Advertising Department, Office of Superintendent of the Line, 22 July 1914". Printed by J Weiner Ltd, Acton, W. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Largest bank holiday attractions

1914
Neon lights. Like Time Out in Europe's most exciting city? 1975. British Railways (Intercity). Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

like time out in europes most exciting city

1975
Letter Gattie, Alfred Warwick, (Acton) to Mr Harper 13/03/1919 re railway fraud; Sir George Gibb advised to ''scrap all the controversial literature'', support from the North Eastern Railway; Js Barnes is going to take the matter up. Gattie founded the New Transport Company.

Gattie, Alfred Warwick Letter

1919-03-13
Sectional model of Bosch fuel injection pump (Model PE1B) for one cylinder oil engines

Sectional model of Bosch fuel injection pump

1927-1932
Oral history interview with Antonia Senno, describing her experiences of undergoing surgery with a robotic assistive surgery unit, the 'da Vinci'. Interview conducted and recorded by Barbara Cadge at the interviewee's home in London on 18 June 2018. Duration: 16 min. 12 sec.

Antonia Senno interviewed by Barbara Cadge

2018-06-18
Poster, British Rail, Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail, depicting a 125, printed by Impress Acton Ltd. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail

1976
Vertical header, assembled, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine, by D. Napier and Son Ltd., Acton, Middlesex, England, 1917-1925

Vertical header

1917-1925
Airscrew shaft, complete with gear, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine, by D. Napier and Son Ltd., Acton, Middlesex, England, 1917-1925

Airscrew shaft

1917-1925