L&YR locomotive, number 1008

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1889

Steam tank locomotive, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 2-4-2T No 1008, designed by John Aspinall, built at Horwich in 1889, withdrawn in 1954. 55 tons 19 cwt: weight kg

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Telecommunications

1850

Alexander Bain's chemical telegraph, unknown maker, England, 1850. Includes key not shown on photograph.

The Ardente Hearing aid, London, England, 1920-1930

Audiology

1920-1930

The Ardente Hearing aid, manufactured and sold by Mr.R.H. Dent's, Oxford Street, London, England, 1920-1930

Transdata acoustic coupler port for telephone data link 307, 1981-1990

Telecommunications

1981-1990

Transdata acoustic coupler port for telephone data link 307, made by British Telecom, British, 1981-1990. Cream coloured with black cradles for telephone mouthpiece and earpirce, with British Telecom logo on the side.

Hughes' printing telegraph, 1860.

Telecommunications

1860

Hughes typewriting telegraph instrument, unknown maker, 1860. Invented about 1855 by David E Hughes (1829/31-1900), US patent numbers, 14,917, 1856; 22,531, 1859 and 22,770, 1859; British patent number 938, 1858.

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

Lighting

1879

Original incandescent electric carbon filament lamp, by Thomas Alva Edison, Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, with bulb made by Ludwig K. Boehm, Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, 1879

Hypodermic syringe with glass phials of drugs

Therapeutics

1885-1910

Hypodermic syringe, glass and nickel plated brass, in aluminium case with velvet purse, containing 6 glass phials of hypodermic tablets. 84 mm x 43 mm x 20 mm, .08kg. Phials: 76 mm x 5 mm diameter each. Phials of strychnine nitrate, atropine sulphate, cocaine hydrochloride, apomorphine hydrochloride, morphine and atropine sulphate and morphine sulphate hypodermic tablets. Made by Parke, Davis and Co., USA, 1885-1910, once the property of F. Treves, FRCS.

Wool jumper, knitted from 'Dolly': the first cloned cell animal

Biotechnology

1998

Jumper knitted from the first fleece of the sheep named 'Dolly' which was the first animal to be born as a result of cloning an adult cell. Design by the winner of a competition 'Do a Design for Dolly'

First atomic force microscope, United States, 1985

Microscopes

1985

The first Atomic Force Microscope, built by Calvin F. Quate, Gerd Binnig and Chistoph Gerber, United States, 1985.

Unani Remedy for Sexual Disorder, Pakistan, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

Plastic bottle of Kushta Qal'al powder in box with instructions by Hamdard Dawakhana (Waqf) Pakistan, 1970-1981

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O, magnesium ammonium phosphate

Experimental Chemistry

1930-1970

One crystal model of Mg NH4 PO4 6H2O, magnesium ammonium phosphate. Associated with Kathleen Lonsdale's interest in stones produced with the human body e.g. kidney or gall stones. From a collection relating to the X-ray crystallography research carried out by Dame Kathleen Lonsdale at University College London.

Electronic talking 'Lovable Bear'

Domestic Appliances

1999

Electronic talking 'Lovable Bear' child's toy, with speech synthesiser, in packaging, 1999

Nintendo Game Boy Pocket, model MGB-001

Computing & Data Processing

1996

Nintendo Game Boy Pocket, model MGB-001.

Sony SL-C7 Betamax video recorder

Television

c. 1980

C7 Betamax made by Sony from 1980.The Sony C7 was introduced in early 1980 and offered features that had never been seen before on home video recorders such as picture search, slow motion, and an end-of-tape alarm. Serial No. 33355578; Model No. SL-C7UB

Two boxes of ‘Distaval Forte’ thalidomide tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958-1962

2 metal containers, each containing 12x100mg of Distaval Forte tablets (thalidomide), by The Distillers Co. Ltd., 1958-1962

Bo-Bo No 1

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1902

Electric locomotive, North Eastern Railway, Bo-Bo No 1, 3rd rail and overhead pick-up, built by Brush in 1902, withdrawn in 1965.

Trevithick's model road locomotive engine

Road Transport

1796-1802

Trevithick's original model road locomotive engine, unsigned, British, 1796-1802. This model is possibly constructed by either Richard Trevithick, or Whitehead & Co., of Manchester.

Lancet owned by Edward Jenner

Public Health & Hygiene

1720-1800

Lancet belonging to Jenner, probably used for vaccination, by Savigny and Co., 1701-1800, English

Dandy car, North British Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Dandy car, North British Railway, Port Carlisle Dandy Car (dark red horse drawn rail coach).

The Demon Detective camera

Photographic Technology

1889

O'Reilly's Patent No 10823. Conical metal camera for 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch plates, uncemented achromatic lenses c.F:1 1/2 inch fixed aperture and focus. Flap and shutter before lens work by elastic band. The American Camera Company, c.1890.

Ilford Witness camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1959

Ilford Witness camera. 35mm camera; coated Dallmeyer Super-Six anastigmat lens, F:2"; f1.9-22 in bayonet mount, Serial No 373726. Fabric focal plane shutter - two speed rings: 1-T/2/4/8/B-25 and BT/25-1/50/100/250/500/1000. Coincident coupled rangefinder, focussing inf.-3'; movable stop flash synchronising sockets. Accessory shoe.

Ancient Greek cupping cup

Classical & Medieval Medicine

400 BCE- 100 BCE

Bronze cupping cup, Greek, excavated in Syracuse, 1926

Great Northern Railway brake van

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1887

Brake van, Great Northern Railway, 6-wheel passenger brake van, No 948 of 1887.

Caroline Herschel's telescope, 1795-1816

Astronomy

1795-1825

Newtonian reflecting telescope with 6-inch diameter speculum mirror of 7-foot focal length with black painted deal tube and altazimuth stand plus accessories

Kendrew's original model of the myoglobin molecule

Experimental Chemistry

1957

The original model of the myoglobin molecule, (the first ever to be made of protein molecule) constructed in plasticine in 1957 by Dr. J.C. (later Sir John) Kendrew; the contorted cylindrical shape, showing the track of polypeptide chain, is supported by wooden rods protruding from a pegboard base; an attached label reads "Medical Research/ Laboratory of Molecular Biology/Cambridge"; dimensions of base 18" x 1 1/2"; overall height 8 1/2"

Artificial arm, below-elbow prosthesis

Orthopaedics

1895-1904

Right below elbow prosthesis made for a lady pianist, Elizabeth Burton. Blocked leather socket connected by jointed side steels to a long leather upper arm corset with four strap and buckle fastenings. Large wing nut on inner side of elbow, to lock the joint. Shaped wooden oval wrist with detachable wooden hand. Wide spread fingers, the index, middle and ring being shorter than normal, both thumb and little finger tips are padded. This design allowed the wearer to span an octave of a piano and was made by a Mr Rowden of Abington St, Northampton, c.1903-4.

Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace', 1909-1910

Therapeutics

1909-1910

One of two boxed sets of Maxim's inhaler, Sir Hiram Maxims "Pipe of Peace", with drug prepared by John Morgan Richards and Sons Ltd., London, 1909-1910

Vodafone 'Transportable' mobile telephone, 1985

Telecommunications

1985

Transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

Standard model "Pyrene" fire extinguisher, section

Firefighting

Standard model "Pyrene" fire extinguisher, sectioned

Paillard-Bolex B8 8mm cine camera

Cinematography

1953

Paillard-Bolex B8 cinecamera. Made in Switzerland. Standard 8mm. Yvar lens F:13mm f/1.9, No. 548378, and Kinotel lens F:38mm f/1.9, No. 2094, in two lens turret. Clockwork drive 8-64 fps. Totaly closing adjustable shutter. No. 616799.

Cloth tape measure

Hand and Machine Tools

1850-1860

One flexible, cloth tape measure on reel with measurements in feet and inches one side and links on other, enclosed in leather case, made by John Rabone, Birmingham. Sold under the trade name of 'Hockley Abbey', the tape measure comes from a shipwright's tool chest dated to the 1850s.

Main component of Siemens ‘Elmiskop 1’ electron microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1945-1955

Main component of Siemens Elmiskop 1 electron microscope, the first electron microscope used in the Department of Human Anatomy at Oxford, c. 1950

Cooke and Wheatstone 5-needle telegraph, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Large 5-needle Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, designed by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, England, 1837

IBM 5151-02 computer monitor, 1983

Computing & Data Processing

1983

Green screen monochrome monitor Model 5151-02, made by IBM USA, Taiwan, 1983. Serial number 5500156

Stereo Realist 2.8 camera

Photographic Technology

1947-1971

David White Co., Milwaukee, Wisc. Stereocamera for 35mm film 2 x 24mm. Two White Anastigmat lenses f/2.8-22. Two blade shutters 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/200/B/T/ Couple ling base split image rangefinder; separate direct vision optical finder. Hinged lens cover; 'hot' accessory shoe. No 004304. In everready case.

London & North Western Railway 'Hardwicke'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1873

Steam locomotive and tender, London & North Western Railway, 2-4-0 No 790 "Hardwicke", designed by F.W.Webb, built at Crewe in 1873, withdrawn 1932.

Robert Hooke type microscope

Microscopes

1671-1700

Compound microscope designed by Robert Hooke, 1671-1700 and thought to have been made by Christopher Cock, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, but not signed. Part of an accessory for manipulating specimens has survived and the objective lens is a modern replacement made in 1965.

Cash register

Cash Registers

c.1910

Cash register, National model 422X, mechanical with paper receipt printer, serial no. 1520476

London Brighton & South Coast Railway locomotive Boxhill

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1880

Steam locomotive, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 0-6-0T No 82, "Boxhill", designed by William Stroudley, built at Brighton in 1880, withdrawn in 1946.

Nintendo Game Boy Color, model CGB-001

Computing & Data Processing

1998

Nintendo Game Boy Color, model number CGB-001.

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

King George III

1720

Newcomen engine model, maker unknwon, before 1753. Once belonged to Stephen Demainbray.

Pace TDS850NB HD satellite receiver for Sky+ HD, 2008

Television

2008

Pace Sky+ HD satellite receiver, manufactured for Pace plc, Europe, 2008. It includes Sky+ functionality and a built in HD video recorder.

Sony CM-H333 mobile telephone, 1991-2000

Telecommunications

1991-2000

Sony CM-H333 mobile cellular telephone, made by Sony, probably Japan, 1991-2000

A steam hammer at work

James Hall Nasmyth

1871

Painting. [A steam hammer at work] / by James Nasmyth (1808-1890), 1871. Oil on board; 40 x 50 cm, in gilt frame 52x62x6cm. Initialled and dated bl, J.N. 1871. This is an apotheosis of the artist-engineer's invention of 1839 as a triumph of civil engineering. Inside a foundry works, the large steam hammer is shaping a massive iron bar before it can be rolled onto a plate. Possibly the sketch exhibited at a Conversazione of the Institution of Civil Engineers on 1871 June 6, item 46, and painted at their request. Steel-making

Magellan 1000M GPS receiver, 1990

Navigation

1990

Magellan 1000M GPS receiver, made by Magellan Systems Corporation, California, United States, 1990

Anderson-type obstetrical forceps, United Kingdom, 1901-1930

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1901-1930

Forceps, obstetrical, Anderson, steel, nickel-plated, by Reynolds and Branson, British, early 20th century

Black Arrow R4 launch vehicle, 1971.

Space Technology

1971

Black Arrow R4 1972

Pasteur-Chamberland-type water filter

Public Health & Hygiene

1884-1900

Water filter, stoneware, Pasteur-Chamberland design, by J.G. Defries & Sons of London, c. 1900

Marine timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

Clockmakers

1770

Silver pair-cased verge escapement marine timekeeper, known as H5, by John Harrison & Son, London. White enamel dial with gold central star to adjust hands. Verge escapement with Harrison’s special diamond pallets. Steel balance and spring. Fusee. Maintaining power. 7 1/2 seconds remontoir on 4th wheel. All wheels from the 3rd, jewelled. Long bimetallic strip on adjustable frame. Original key and starting pin. Signed ‘John Harrison & Son London 1770 No. 2’. Case hallmarked for 1768 – 9 and stamped ‘HT’ (probably Henry Taylor who became a free Clockmaker in 1746). With original mahogany carrying case and three silk cushions.

Motorola tone pager, 1980-1990

Telecommunications

1980-1990

BT Tone pager Motorola 3BMXB/1, made by Motorola, 1980-1990