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Wooden figure of man practising moxibustion

1750-1800

Japanese aero-meteorograph

1941

Compound binocular microscope

1980

Portable microscope based on design by John McArthur

1950-1960

Binocular miscroscope

1980-1988

Moxibustion kit for self administration

1980-1985

Portable monocular microscope

1970-1985

Binocular biological microscope

1980-1985

Microsystem 70 compound binocular phase contrast microscope

1965-1970

Monocular microscope

1975-1985

'Kanshino' acupuncture needles

1980-1990

Box of 10 "Ichiban" medicated dressings by Nichiban of Tokyo

1980-1982

Photograph showing a fencing match at the 1964 Olympic Games.

12 October 1964

Photograph: Pipe Organ made of Bamboo

April 1966

Terrestrial globe with Japanese place names signed in cartouche by Inosuke Sukagawa

1893

KR-3200 stereo receiver

1973

Stereoscopic microscope model SM

1971-1980

Rondo Cinelec 88 Cinecamera MD8T

Camera, Aries Viscount

1959

Canon 1014E Super 8 Silent Cine Camera

1973-1978

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

1972

Monocular student microscope

1970-1985

Hewlett-Packard Universal Bridge Type 4265A Serial No.1319.100849

1960-1979

Monocular portable microscope

1970-1980

Tin of Crown Dia-G Morinaga baby formula milk powder, Japan, 1980

1980

Gastroscopic camera

1970-1985

Nikon M Camera and Case

1949

Wooden box of Kobayashi's Japanese Dentifrice

1900-1950

G-Force Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner

1985-1990

Torica transparent plastic celestial sphere

1960-1965

Microdensitometer video camera, by Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd, Japan, 1978

1978

Mamiya Super 16 Subminiature Camera

1952-1962

Professional C330 twin lens reflex camera

circa 1960

GXC-40 cassette recorder

circa 1972

PL-12D belt-drive turntable

circa 1973

Toy spacemen in Tokyo factory

25 October 1961

Mamiya-6 self-erecting folding bellows camera for rollfilm No.120 2 1/4 x 3 1/4"

1947-1949

Asahi Pentax 'Spotmatic II' Camera with Transparent Body

1973

Taron 'Marquis' 35mm Camera

1965

'Paleocal-1', dual-axis calipers, made by Paleo-Tech Instruments, Wheeling, Illinois, United States and the Mitutoyo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 1999. Used by skeletal biologists to study human remains.

Dual-Axis Calipers

1999

G-Force Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner, designed by James Dyson and Apex Inc design team and manufactured by Apex Inc., Tokyo Japan, 1985-1990

G-Force Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner

1985-1990

Photograph by Chino Otsuka from the series Imagine Finding Me: 1982 and 2006, Tokyo, Japan, chromagenic print, edition 1/5.

1982 and 2006, Tokyo, Japan

2006

Canonet camera. Canon Camera Co Inc, Tokyo, Japan. Coincidence type coupled rangefinder camera for 35mm film 24x36mm. Canon SE lens F:45mm f/1:1.9. Plastic lens cap. Copal-SV shutter 1/sec to 1/500 sec. Electric eye control of aperture. Direct vision brightline finder with rangefinder and aperture indication. Coaxial flash socket. Lever wind. 1963. Serial No 1197023. With ever ready case, carton and instructions etc.

Canonet camera in original carton with instructions

1963

Medilux binocular microscope, with mechanical stage, integral lamp, fine-objective nosepiece and phase contrast condenser system and objectives, by Kyowa, Japanese, 1980-1985

Medilux binocular microscope

1980-1985

Mitutoyo Profile Projector PJ300 including 319-101 stage, digimatic heads, 2 axis green display, 10x lens, 20x lens, wooden cabinet 999000 and small accessories.

Mitutoyo Profile Projector PJ300 including 319-101 stage

1982

Ishihara colour-blindness test, series of plates in leather bound book, 1978 edition, by Kanehar Shuppan of Tokyo, with instruction booklet

Ishihara colour-blindness test

1978

Continuous recording camera, model PC-2A, for use with oscilloscope, with data illuminator and control unit, by Nihon Kohen Corporation, Japanese, 1950-1965, used at Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuropathology, University College London.

Continuous recording camera

1950-1965

Early fibreoptic gastroscope, GIF type D, serial no.211692, forward viewing, with plastic water supply jar, and with biopsy forceps, made in Japan by Olympus and supplied by Keymed, Southend, in case, 1970-1975

Early fibreoptic gastroscope

1970-1975

Early fibreoptic gastroscope, GFB model, serial no.250066, lateral viewing, with Olympus PEN-F gastroscopy camera, camera accessories, rubber bellows, and cytology brushes, made in Japan by Olympus and supplied by Keymed, Southend, in case, 1968-1970

Early fibreoptic gastroscope

1968-1970

Portable overhead projector made by Olympus Optical Co. Ltd, which folds away into a carrying case, dating from 1966

Portable overhead projector made by Olympus Optical Co. Ltd

1966