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'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

2019
'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

'Santa Medicina' sculpture by Eleanor Crook

2019
Biro ballpoint pen

Biro ballpoint pen

1945-1948
Diorama showing a First World War field dressing station

Diorama showing a First World War field dressing station

1979
Barer's 3-dimensional micromanipulator

Barer's 3-dimensional micromanipulator

1960-1969
Nuclear Enterprises ratemeter

Nuclear Enterprises ratemeter

circa 1965
Patent 'Geryk' high vacuum pump

Patent 'Geryk' high vacuum pump

1901-1920
'Numbers in Colour' set, a mathematical teaching aid

'Numbers in Colour' set, a mathematical teaching aid

1964
Nuclear Enterprises gamma dosimeter

Nuclear Enterprises gamma dosimeter

1970-1980
Micromanipulator, 1950-1956

Micromanipulator, 1950-1956

1950-1959 (estimated)
Fleuss vacuum pump (two cylinders)

Fleuss vacuum pump (two cylinders)

1900-1910
Ilford Reflex Printer

Ilford Reflex Printer

1950
England via Rosslare

England via Rosslare

1919
England and Cork

England and Cork

1919
Academic hood of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Academic hood of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Academic gown of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Academic gown of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Proofing Press made by Western Manuf

Proofing Press made by Western Manuf

Personal gamma radiation dose meter

Personal gamma radiation dose meter

circa 1980
Academic cap of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Academic cap of Dr. Jamieson Boyd Hurry

Lid for mathematical teaching aid

Lid for mathematical teaching aid

1964
Obstetrical instrument set

Obstetrical instrument set

1985
hex key for tooth rasp

hex key for tooth rasp

1985
Obstetrical instrument

Obstetrical instrument

1985
Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

2019
Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

2019
Coley Avenue, Reading by Nicolaas Henneman

Coley Avenue, Reading by Nicolaas Henneman

1847
F24 Aerial camera, 1960-1970

F24 Aerial camera, 1960-1970

1939-1955
Pyrex glass infant's feeding bottle in original box

Pyrex glass infant's feeding bottle in original box

1955-1970
Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

Rosary part of 'Santa Medicina'

2019
7 pieces of gallstone, 61/2519 a & b (Box 18), U. Reading

7 pieces of gallstone

before 1986
Stylised diorama of a First World War (1914-1918) frontline dressing station, made in Reading, England, 1979.

Diorama showing a First World War field dressing station

1979
2 pieces of gallstone, 75/2665d (Box 18), U. Reading

2 pieces of gallstone

before 1986
Memorial plaque, Great Western Railway, 1903. Brass plaque for naming of Park Royal Station, by the Prince of Wales (later George V), on the occasion of his visit to the Royal Agricultural Society and the GWR Works and Sidings for the new Show Yard in May 1903, engraved at GWR Reading works. Dimensions: 457.2 mm x 762 mm.

Naming of Park Royal Station brass sign, Great Western Railway, 1903

1903
F24 Aerial Camera outfit, comprising seven parts, by Williamson Manufacturing Co. Ltd., London & Reading, England

F24 Aerial camera, 1960-1970

1939-1955
Paddington Station 'working' books produced by operations planning, Railtrack Great Western, Swindon and area production manager, Railtrack Great Western, Reading. 1995-1999. Contain general information - explanation of symbols /abbreviations, telephone numbers, platform capacities, information on ticket validity Information re departures from Paddington dates, details of cars In and out working - number of train, time, origin, time due, platform, number, destination and stock type Arrivals to Paddington -time, origin and calling points and telephone numbers.

Paddington station working books

1995-1999
Nicholson molecular models made by Labquip, Reading, 1981, with instruction leaflets

Nicholson molecular models with instruction leaflets, 1981.

1981
Oral history interview with David Dodd, conducted and recorded by Dick Fearn at the interviewee's home in Reading on 31 August 2018. Duration: 50 min. 17 sec. Overview of career; British Rail (BR) International marketing role in Paris; sectorisation; Organising for Quality (OfQ); franchising process; reaction to the split of Network SouthEast (NSE) Thames and Chiltern Division; decision not to join management buyout (MBO); joining Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF); role of OPRAF; background of OPRAF colleagues; contract preparation; first franchise sales processes; first bidders; role in process; formation of Strategic Rail Authority (SRA); differences between OPRAF and SRA; conclusions on benefits of privatisation; passenger growth

David Dodd interviewed by Anthony Richard Fearn

2018-08-31
Book of prints published in 1847 by Nicolaas Henneman.

Talbotypes or sun pictures taken from the actual objects which they represent

1847
Type F52 airborne camera as used in the Canberra aircraft. Follow on from F24.

Type F52 airborne camera as used in Canberra aicraft

Gun camera, type G45.

Gun camera, type G45.

"Geryk" hand-operated vacuum pump ref. no. 15282 by the Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ltd., London and Reading

"Geryk" hand-operated vacuum pump ref. no. 15282 by the Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ltd.

1900-1939
Oral history interview with Michael Siebert, conducted and recorded by David Maidment at the interviewee's home in Reading on 9 June 2021. Duration: 1 hr. 49 min. 16 sec. Education, early career; 1974 Health & Safety Act; fire and explosion expert for Health and Safety Executive (HSE); joined British Rail (BR) as Head of Safety Audit 1990; health and safety development in railways; railway safety regulations; train accident investigation; Career as chemist in private industry and Health & Safety Executive, safety audit with fire & explosion specialism, joined BR to develop safety audit post Clapham accident. Implemented Safety Audit and Safety Validation process on BR pre privatisation and used these systems within Railtrack Safety Case to validate and audit privatised railway companies. Part of massive change of safety culture between 1990 and 1995 pre privatisation.

Michael Siebert interviewed by David Maidment

2021-06-09
Glass infant's feeding bottle, Pyrex brand, in original box, supplied by Maw, Son and Sons Ltd., England, 1955-1970

Glass infant's feeding bottle

1955-1970
Glass infant's feeding bottle, Pyrex brand, in original box, supplied by S. Maw, Son and Sons, 1955-1970

Pyrex infant's feeding bottle

1955-1970
Great Western Railway Provident Society Rules, 1950. 36pp.

Great Western Railway Provident Society Rules

1950
Royal Train journey instructions and timings from the Passenger Train Office, 1st Floor, Western Tower, Reading. Royal rail journeys between 1959 and 1964 mostly starting or ending at London Paddington station to or from BR Western Region destinations. Includes instructions, specifications and timings, reasons for visits and the member of the royal family travelling. The briefing documents have been stuck into a credit account book with other documents such as staff notices of Royal Trains.

Royal Railway Journey Instructions and Timings

1959-1964
Diorama depicting smallpox eradication in Ethiopia in 1970s, in Lower Wellcome Gallery, 1979, England

Diorama depicting smallpox eradication in Ethiopia in 1970s

1979
Signal lever frame, 15 lever, Great Western Railway radial stud locking with London Transport horizontal tappet locking, ex Ladbroke Grove Box, 1897.

Signal lever frame

1897
Interview with Robert Thornton conducted by Richard Malins in Reading on the 12th July 2021. Duration 1hr. 16 min. 59 sec. Career introduction; pre nationalisation structure; move to business structure; creation of architecture and design group; Management Buy out; current role; Development of Modular Concepts; key design issues; signage; British rail corporate identity; use of alphabets and fonts; awareness of Railway heritage; building architecture; Kings Cross St Pancras; Liverpool Street-last British rail in house architectural project; Tiverton parkway Station project; Architecture and Design group role changing; Experience of working with listed buildings; writing his book; changing budget for stations; Station Regeneration Programme; building maintenance and condition of railway station estate is an important benefit of privatisation.

Robert Thornton interviewed by Richard Malins

2021-07-12
Letter G made by Jim Frost from sealed glass tubing, 1997

Letter G made by Jim Frost from sealed glass tubing

1997