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Sea temperature bucket, Met Ref 21580, 1997.

Sea temperature bucket, Met Ref 21580, 1997.

1997
Glass bottle for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

Glass bottle for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

1998
Funnel and base for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

Funnel and base for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

1998
Desk ornament featuring Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor

Desk ornament featuring Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor

1976
Model of HMS 'Minerva'

Model of HMS 'Minerva'

1974
Tin of Celevac granules

Tin of Celevac granules

1960-1985
Standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

Standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

1998
Cybergear Gold terminal adaptor

Cybergear Gold terminal adaptor

1998
Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator Mark 2B.

Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator Mark 2B.

1954
Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator Mk 2B

Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator Mk 2B

1954
Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator

Balanced-bridge aircraft thermometer indicator

1959
Insulated pickoff fork for oscillogyro

Insulated pickoff fork for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Four leak resistors for oscillogyro

Four leak resistors for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Test mount for oscillogyro

Test mount for oscillogyro

1964-1969
motor-sub assembly for oscillogyro

motor-sub assembly for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Collecting can for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

Collecting can for standard pattern Meteorological Office rain gauge, 1998

1998
ICL System 25 minicomputer

ICL System 25 minicomputer

1981
Oscillogyro parts, experimental and prototype stages

Oscillogyro parts, experimental and prototype stages

1964-1969
Insulated pickoff fork for oscillogyro

Insulated pickoff fork for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Motor shaft for oscillogyro

Motor shaft for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Carton of 100 Tranxene 15mg capsules (clorazepate monopotassium) in blister packs. 80 mm x 150 mm x 38 mm, 54g. Made by Boehring Ingelheim, English, 1970-1985.

Carton of 100 Tranxene 15mg capsules (clorazepate monopotassium) in 10 blister packs

1970-1985
Carton for 100 Tranxene 15mg capsules (clorazepate monopotassium) in blister packs, 27 capsules remaining. 80 mm x 150 mm x 38 mm, 27g. Made by Boehring Ingelheim, English, 1970-1985.

Carton for 100 Tranxene 15mg capsules, with 4 blister packs, containing 27 capsules remaining of (clorazepate monopotassium)

1970-1985
Car bumper, cut in two, containing 30% recycled plastic, made by BMW, 1996.

Car bumper

1996
Objects relating to the development of the experimental and prototype oscillogyro, selected and made by D W Alford of the Ferranti Aircraft Equipment Department, Ferranti International plc, Bracknell, 1963-1969.

Oscillogyro parts, experimental and prototype stages

1964-1969
Car camshaft cover containing 30% recycled plastic, made by BMW, 1996.

Car camshaft cover containing 30% recycled plastic

1996
Paste made from genetically modified tomatoes, produced at the Jealott's Hill Research Station, Jealott's Hill, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK, 1995

Paste made from genetically modified tomatoes

1995
Beryllium bar or oscillobar for oscillogyro, Mark 2 (MK II). Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

beryllium bar for oscillogyro MKII

1964-1969
Oscillobar assemby for experimental prototype oscillogyro. Part of drum sub-assembly for oscillogyro. Contains beryllium oscillobar, perforated ceramic beam plates, hinge and two resistors. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Oscillobar assemby for experimental prototype oscillogyro

1964-1969
Two radial hinges, one axial hinge for oscillogyro. Made from nickel iron chromium alloy. Labelled 'RAE made in NI-SPAN-C.' Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

hinges for oscillogyro

1964-1969
One axial hinge, one radial hinge, one oscillobar, made for oscillogyro mark 2. With handwritten note 'Oscillogyro MK II No 1. Beam plus hinges. Replaced by MK 3.' Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

oscillobar for oscillogyro mark 2

1964-1969
Six complete flexures for oscillogyro. One half flexure for oscillogyro. Labelled "6-12". Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

flexure for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Oscillobar from oscillogyro. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Oscillobar from oscillogyro

1964-1969
Two radial hinges for oscillogyro. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

hinge for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Two axial hinges, one radial hinge for oscillogyro. Labelled 'ground ready for lapping'. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

hinges for oscillogyro

1964-1969
One axial hinge, one radial hinge, for oscillogyro. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

hinges for oscillogyro

1964-1969
One side of a car bumper that is cut in two, containing 30% recycled plastic, made by BMW, 1996.

One side of a car bumper that is cut in two

1996
A gelatin silver photograph of two teenagers sheltering from the rain in Bracknell, taken by Terry Fincher as part of a feature on New Towns by Joyce Chesterton for the Daily Herald, 19 October 1959. '...oinette Burtoun and Ralph Day seen sheltering ...e rain in Bracknell.'

Two Teenagers Sheltering From The Rain

1959-10-19
Two axial hinges and two radial hinges for oscillogyro. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

hinges for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Whole model, scale 1:64, of the 'Leander' class frigate the HMS 'Minerva' (1966), by Charles Emmerson, Paradigm Models Limited, Bracknell, England, 1974.

Model of HMS 'Minerva'

1974
Resolver stator and head amplfier assembly, with extruding colourful wires. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Oscillogyro resolver assembly

1964-1969
Unsealable, trial, external motor powered drum and capacity resolver. The oscillogyro in stage 5 of development. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Stage 5 oscillogyro

1964-1969
One radial hinge, one axial hinge, one beryllium oscillobar, four pink painted, perforated ceramic beam plates. Parts for oscillobar assembly, the key part of the oscillogyro. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

oscillobar for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Two axial hinges for oscillogyro, inspected in June 1967. Labelled 'contents prior to final grinding'. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

axial hinge for oscillogyro

1967
Beryllium beam or oscillobar. Labelled 'False cut at .25" rad. Item requires de-burring for hinge to seat correctly. One B-hole item requires de-burring'. Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

oscillobar for oscillogyro

1964-1969
7 flexures for oscillogyro. Labelled "10 off BMD 15 44 - 1 155.B". Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Flexure for oscillogyro

1964-1969
2 flexures or experimental hinges for oscillogyro. Labelled "NI-SPAN-C 902. Experimental hinges 003 ground only." Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

flexure or experimental hinge for oscillogyro

1964-1969
Flexure for oscillogyro. Alloy made of nickel, iron and chromium. Labelled "NI-SPAN-C 902 sample hinge for heat treatment as per drawing". Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

Flexure for oscillogyro

1964-1969
14 radial hinges for oscillogyro, mark 4, made of nickel iron chromium alloy. Inspected on 16 November 1967. Labelled 'NI-SPAN-C MK IV hinges. Two hours heat treatment.' Made by Ferranti International, Bracknell, 1964-1969.

radial hinges for oscillogyro, MK IV

1967
One side of a car bumper that is cut in two, containing 30% recycled plastic, made by BMW, 1996.

One side of a car bumper that is cut in two

1996
ICL System 25 computer, c.1981

ICL System 25 minicomputer

1981