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'Clearblue' pregnancy test kit

'Clearblue' pregnancy test kit

1985
Petrol locomotive

Petrol locomotive

1925
Model dumping wagon

Model dumping wagon

1920-1928
Pregnancy test kit, England, 1988

Pregnancy test kit, England, 1988

1988
Simplex War Department armoured petrol locomotive No 1377, c 1915

Simplex War Department armoured petrol locomotive No 1377, c 1915

1914-1919
Boy's surface, glass, 1998

Boy's surface, glass, 1998

1998
Vertical Steam Engine

Vertical Steam Engine

Clearblue pregnancy test kit using monoclonal antibodies made by Unipath Limited

Clearblue pregnancy test kit using monoclonal antibodies made by Unipath Limited

Water lubricated lignum vitae bearing

Water lubricated lignum vitae bearing

1937
Ovulation test system, England, 1988

Ovulation test system, England, 1988

1988
Music Hall poster for Animated Pictures at The Picturedrome, Bedford

Music Hall poster for Animated Pictures at The Picturedrome, Bedford

circa 1911
Clearplan ovulation test kit using monoclonal antibodies made by Unipath Limited

Clearplan ovulation test kit using monoclonal antibodies made by Unipath Limited

Photograph of two women shopping for chickens

Photograph of two women shopping for chickens

9 April 1960
Miniature Boy's surface with six loops, glass, 1998

Miniature Boy's surface with six loops, glass, 1998

1998
Boy's surface with only two loops, glass, 1998

Boy's surface with only two loops, glass, 1998

1998
Single surface Boy's surface, glass, 1998

Single surface Boy's surface, glass, 1998

1998
Taper shank Morse Twist Drill

Taper shank Morse Twist Drill

Miniature Boy's surface, glass, 1998

Miniature Boy's surface, glass, 1998

1998
'Keep MCR safe' banner

'Keep MCR safe' banner

August 2021
'Look after each other' banner

'Look after each other' banner

August 2021
Cross cap, glass, 1998

Cross cap, glass, 1998

1998
Model of eight furrow auto-balance steam plough

Model of eight furrow auto-balance steam plough

Steiner's Roman surface, glass, 1998

Steiner's Roman surface, glass, 1998

1999
Caravan with Public Address Equipment

Caravan with Public Address Equipment

1929-1935
fire smothering litter bin by Derek Hodgson Associates

fire smothering litter bin by Derek Hodgson Associates

1988
Ring lubricated journal bearing for 1 1/4" shaft

Ring lubricated journal bearing for 1 1/4" shaft

Portable resuscitation unit, the Pulsar 4 Lown cardiovascular comprising defibrillator, removeable scope, ECG and charger, with paddles, by American Optical (Medical Division), Crosby Drive, Bedford

Portable resuscitation unit with defibrillator

1975-1981
Locomotive shed plate, cast iron, Midland Railway, No 14 (Bedford).

Shed plate, Midland Railway

Model petrol locomotive, scale 1:4, 1925, J&F Harwood Ltd, Patent Nos. 252847 to 253297, Bedford.

Model petrol locomotive, scale 1:4, J&F Howard Ltd

1925
Caravan, c. 1935, fitted with public address equipment by Cecil Clarabut, c. 1938,

Caravan with public address equipment

1929-1935
Three "COSMIC TIMBER CROYON"s ( 2 x white, 1 yellow) made by the Cosmic Crayon Co. Ltd., Bedford, England. The two white crayons are complete and have little wear whilst the yellow crayon has been broken. These crayons were used to mark sleepers and wooden planks on wagons that need replacing due to wear or rot.

"COSMIC" TIMBER CRAYON

Large Orrery with 8-day clock, 1733.

Large orrery with eight-day clock, 1733.

1733
"Bifocal" sequential demand implantable cardiac pacemaker, lithium powered, model 8175A, by American Pacemaker Corporation, USA, 1975-1980

"Bifocal" sequential demand implantable cardiac pacemaker

1975-1980
Barnes Wallis Swallow Aircraft. 70 degree arrowhead, uncambered, research model used to investigate supersonic bomber possibilities, 1960-1964

Barnes Wallis Swallow Aircraft. 70 degree arrowhead

1960-1964
[Albums (12) of b & w photographs re construction, servicing etc. of N.A.E. Bedford. 1948-1959. The albums, containing several thousand photos, bear NAE on front boards. The NAE actually soon became the Royal Aircraft Establishment, a huge out-station of RAE Farnborough. Listing of contents available]

Albums (12) of black and white photographs re construction

1948-1959
Theatre poster for New Picturedrome, Bedford, for performances w/c 23 May 1910, advertising animated pictures of the Funeral Procession of King Edward VII.

Theatre poster for New Picturedrome, Bedford

1910
Radar model aircraft used on the radar range at Weston-Super-Mare to examine ways of reducing its signature. 1977-1979

Radar model aircraft

1979
Pre-concorde slender wing research model aircraft. 1960-1962

Pre-Concorde Slender Wing Research Model Aircraft

1960-1962
Two off 2-tine claw ground anchors plus shackles on each, together with two pulleys, each mounted on a bearing block which attaches to the ground anchors. One spare pulley. Pulleys by J & F Howard, Bedford. For use with Fowler 'roundabout' cable ploughing tackle comprising 1985-1952,1953, 1954.

Two off 2-tine claw ground anchors plus shackles on each

1880
"Predicta" implantable demand cardiac pacemaker model 281113, by American Optical Corporation, USA, 1970-1975

"Predicta" implantable demand cardiac pacemaker model 281113

1970-1975
60 degree swept wing high aspect ratio research model aircraft. Designed for pressure measurements along the port wing surface. (similar to the Lock-Bagley wing) 1960-1962

Model aircraft

1960-1962
Synchronised DC defibrillator into two paddles, model 2015, by American Optical (Medical Division), Bedford, Massachusetts, 1975-1981

Synchronised DC defibrillator into two paddles

1975-1981
Poster, British Railways (Southern) poster, (Bargain Fares, Spring Bank Holiday 26 May 1969), Day tickets to Folkestone, Dover, Deal, Ramsgate at 15/- (15 Shillings) second class, Return same day by any train, April 1969, (Other IDs AD2739/90/24469).

Bargain Fares, Spring Bank Holiday 26 May 1969

1969
Concorde Development Aircraft Model in 'Near-Final' shape, scale 1:30, made by DRA Bedford, England, 1964-1966

Concorde Development Aircraft Model in 'Near-Final' shape

1964-1966
Sectional model, scale 1:16, of the air supply arrangement system patented by RW Allen in 1912-1917, as fitted to a 'Ceres' class light cruiser, in glazed oak case on table stand (see note), by WH Allen Son and Co. Ltd., Bedford, 1918-1933

Model showing improvements in the system of air supply of boiler rooms of cruisers

1918-1933
Model of motor driven rolling mill, for cold rolling strip metal, scale 1:4

Model of motor driven rolling mill

1907-1931
Supersonic Aircraft Canard Research Model, fitted with motorised canards. 1960-1969

Supersonic Aircraft Canard Research Model

1960-1969
Set of two banners made by Manchester City Council in August 2021 as part of their 'Welcome back' campaign following COVID19 lockdowns and vaccination campaigns. Made of 750 gsm PVC in August 2021. Designed by M-Four, Manchester City Council and printed by Ink Print Solutions. Each banner is 2.2 mt high.

COVID19 Manchester City Council Welcome Back banners

August 2021
Door key for Caravan with public address equipment, c. 1935, fitted with public address equipment by Cecil Clarabut, c. 1938.

Door key for Caravan with public address equipment

1929-1935
Base/Strut to a large orrery with 8-day clock, possibly metal/brass, that rotates planets and zodiac figures around a clock.

Metal strut/base for large orrery with eight-day clock, 1733

1733