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Straight horn loudspeaker, 1921-1926

1921-1926

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Mr Stupid. Stay off the line and stay alive.

1977

Cone type loudspeaker made by S. G. Brown Ltd.

circa 1925

Bimetallic actinograph Mk III

1949

Master rod with two auxiliary rods, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine

1917-1925

Piston, complete with gudgeon pin and cylinder rings

1917-1925

meter

Landis & Gyr Ltd FF1 wire unbalanced load meter

Type CACI-3 Printo-Maxigraph Summator made by Landis & Gyr Ltd

Megger type earth resistance tester, 1929-1932

1929-1932

Auto Helmsman steering control unit on mahogany stand

1938-1948

Voltmeter

before 1974

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Necklace to protect from sore throats, London, England, 1914

1914

Sectioned Napier Supercharger

Model of Vickers Viscount 740 aircraft

1950-1957

Daily Herald photograph showing a rescue operation during the Blitz

1944-02-26

Daily Herald photograph showing Blitz survivors Arthur and Jimmy Baldwin

1944-02-26

Daily Herald panorama photograph showing Blitz scene in Acton, London

1944-02-26
Neon lights. Like Time Out in Europe's most exciting city? 1975. British Railways (Intercity). Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

like time out in europes most exciting city

1975
Poster. South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Crystal Palace. Largest Bank Holiday Attractions, 3 August 1914. Black text on white background with red, white and blue block in centre. Stamped: "SECR Advertising Department, Office of Superintendent of the Line, 22 July 1914". Printed by J Weiner Ltd, Acton, W. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Largest bank holiday attractions

1914
Poster, British Rail, Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail, depicting a 125, printed by Impress Acton Ltd. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail

1976
Letter Gattie, Alfred Warwick, (Acton) to Mr Harper 13/03/1919 re railway fraud; Sir George Gibb advised to ''scrap all the controversial literature'', support from the North Eastern Railway; Js Barnes is going to take the matter up. Gattie founded the New Transport Company.

Gattie, Alfred Warwick Letter

1919-03-13
Sectional model of Bosch fuel injection pump (Model PE1B) for one cylinder oil engines

Sectional model of Bosch fuel injection pump

1927-1932
Oral history interview with Antonia Senno, describing her experiences of undergoing surgery with a robotic assistive surgery unit, the 'da Vinci'. Interview conducted and recorded by Barbara Cadge at the interviewee's home in London on 18 June 2018. Duration: 16 min. 12 sec.

Antonia Senno interviewed by Barbara Cadge

2018-06-18
Vertical header, assembled, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine, by D. Napier and Son Ltd., Acton, Middlesex, England, 1917-1925

Vertical header

1917-1925
Airscrew shaft, complete with gear, for Napier ‘Lion’ aero engine, by D. Napier and Son Ltd., Acton, Middlesex, England, 1917-1925

Airscrew shaft

1917-1925