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Brownie crystal receiver and pair of Lissen headphones, 1924-1927

1924-1927

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

2017

Loud speaker valve type L.S.5. W/T, 1923

1923

Audio trunk cable specimen, 1925-1935

1925-1935

Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

1921-1930

Cast iron Columbian printing press

circa 1850

Lancet, steel, in copper sheath

1830-1930

Cancer treatment calendar

2017

London Suburb

1940

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

1758-1760

'Moy' camera with accelerator unit, made by Ernest F Moy Limited, Camden, London, England, 1950-1970. With 35mm Wray lens, made by Wray Optical Works Limited, Bromley, London, England, 1950-1970.

Moy Camera with accelerator unit and 35mm 'Wray' lens

1950-1970

Original 8mm colour amateur film with magnetic soundtrack, made by Hilda Mary Meek and Roy Meek, wife and husband, in Belmont on Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore railway line (Greater London), in 1964-1965. The film is titled 'I Miss the Train' and features the Belmont station before and during closure in October 1964. The film includes shots taken in the station as well as shots taken on the Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore line. Some shots show electric trains, passengers giving a last homage to the station before closure and abandoned rails likely in 1965 after the effective closure of the line to Stanmore.

Original 8mm amateur film "I Miss the Train"

1964

Heyde's Aktino-photometer made by W.F. Stanley & Co. Cylindrical extinction meter. Rotating continuous wedge moves under blue-glass eyepiece. High-low filter. (See 536 - larger)

Heyde's Aktino-photometer

Booklet, paper, 'Availability Circular - Gold and Silver Passes; Leather Passes; Card Passes,' issued by British Railways, 1 July 1965. Describes the availability and design of the various passes for railway staff. Doucment no. BR 7005. 31pp.

Availability Circular - Gold and Silver Passes; Leather Passes; Card Passes

1965-07-01

Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF) book "National Conditions of Service of Locomotivemen and Electric Trainmen," published March 1932. 253pp + index. Various manuscript notes on signals and map of SR affixed in the front.

National Conditions of Service of Locomotivemen and Electric Trainmen

1932-03

Inspector's tipstaff, South Devon Railway, brass and ebony, engraved "SD Co 4" and makers "Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn, London"; 7.25 in (184.15 mm) long

Tipstaff, South Devon Railway

Smith's Map of England & Wales showing all the Railways, Roads, Rivers & Canals, 1849. Printed for C. Smith & Son, mapsellers, 172 The Strand, London. In a slipcase.

Smith's Map of England & Wales showing all the Railways

1849

Roof lamp, gas, to part copper painted black - bodywork cast iron, underneath flange "Pope' s Patent Lighting Co London" - stamped "No7" on gas tap. Dimensions: 17"x5".

Gas Roof Lamp

The Xit Camera. Folding bellows camera by Shew; 4x3" plates; achromatic meniscus lens, F. 11 fixed aperture. Disc shutter 60,30,15.

Xit, Folding Bellows Camera

A collection of research documents compiled for Bryant and May Ltd relating to diffrent aspects of the production of matches and matchboxes

Bryant & May Research Documents

1963-1973

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper, contains quinine sulphate, prepared by Howards & Sons, Stratford, London, 1860-1910.

Glass Bottle Containing Quinine Sulphate, 1860-1910

1860-1910

Post Office Greetings Telegram, London SW23 to Peckham (London), [no date stamp]: ‘Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary, may you have many more’

Post Office Greetings Telegram, London SW23 to Peckham (London), [no date stamp]: ‘Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary, may you have many more’

Oral history interview with Shirley Martin, describing her experiences as a nurse, including her role as a Specialist Surgical Robotics Nurse using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. Interview conducted and recorded by Rebecca Mitchell at the Science Museum in London on 17 May 2018. Duration: 78 min. 14 sec.

Shirley Martin interviewed by Rebecca Mitchell

2018-05-17

Collection of papers relating to radio direction finding as well as the development of echo sounding and ultrasonic anti-fouling processes by Captain H.J. Round, a pioneer in the early development of radio. Included are notes relating to his paper on RDF along with calculations relating to echo sounding and anti-fouling along with correspondence with the Marconi International Marine Communication Co, of which he was working for as a consultant engineer.

Papers of H J Round

1919-1966

ATM (automatic telephone manufacturing company) crystal set 48308, c1923 It has the BBC logo on it. A label inside reads…Plug in No. 150 coil for Daventry. For local station insert a short circuiting plug into coil holder. One hinge is missing, the other is broken. A reason for this damage may be the short-circuiting plug installed at the rear of the set. This plug is too tall to fit in the case with the lid closed. The retaining screws are also missing from main panel, so the entire chassis can easily lift out. Terminal screws are missing from phone 2. The crystal set was a simple radio receiver which did not need any power to make it work. It only received AM, amplitude modulated, signals. The crystal, with a point contact, called a cat's whisker as that was what was sometimes used, on its surface, created a diode action rectifying the carrier wave so making it possible to hear the audio signal which was modulated onto it.

ATM model 48308 crystal set

circa 1923

A collection of 474 35mm colour transparencies of shop fronts taken by photographer Andrew Lawson c.1975.

Andrew Lawson Collection of 35mm Colour Transparencies

circa 1975