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Behind the scenes photograph from filming of 'Blanche Fury'

1948

Academy 8 Pic Sync Type 2

Acmade Picsync Competitor Film Editor

Acmade Type 3 Pic-Sync

Dual Aid Expired Air resuscitator, Buckingham, England, 1987

1987

Acmade 35mm Footage Counter

Filming "Pygmalion"

17 March 1938

Daily Herald Contact Sheet; Mechanical Pig Feeder

1952-09-11

Pair of Film Rewind Arms

Kiil kidney dialysis apparatus, England, 1980-1982

1980-1982

Filming "Pygmalion"

17 March 1938

Daily Herald Photograph; Mechanical Pig Feeder

1952-09-11

Two ratchet wheels with indicator dials driven by electromagnets. Contact breakers in camera and gramaphone connected via 12v accumulator. Rocker on-off switch. Made by Arthur Kingston for Charles Pathe. 1908.

Pathe sound synchroniser

1908-

Simple sound head for variable density recording. Gate with attached lamphouse for neon glow lamp (present but broken). 35mm film passes in a loop through gate over a toothless roller with attached flywheel and back. Made by Arthur Kingston for Grindell-Matthews sound system.

experimental variable density sound recording device

Mechanical drive from projector, connects through slipping clutch and worm drive rotating outer disc with synchronising mark. Electromagnetically operated ratchet driven inner wheel fed with pulses from battery and contact breaker in gramophone. Outer disc carries three slip rings with contacts connected to projector motor and resistance. Constructed by Arthur Kingston for Charles Pathe. 1908

Pathe sound synchroniser

1908-

Oral history interview with Philip O'Donnell, conducted and recorded by Peter Willey at the interviewee's home in Buckinghamshire on 20 March 2018. Duration: 56 min. 26 sec. Career overview; highlights; cultural change from Civil Service to British Rail; radical vision for structure; rail privatisation compared with other privatisations; industry structure; Privatisation Unit; importance of track access rights in Department for Transport (DfT) and Treasury model; role of the Rail Regulator over charges and contracts; definition of track access rights; designing the contractual arrangements from scratch; role of DfT; industry re-organisation 1992; emergence of Railtrack management structure; flotation of Railtrack in 1996; role of the Rail Regulator; effect of cultural change on people; involvement in West Coast Mainline (WCML) upgrade; dedication of colleagues; shift from contraction to growth; reflections on privatisation

Philip O'Donnell interviewed by Peter Willey

2018-03-20

Candle filter in stand

Candle filter in stand

1900-1980

3D printed mold pair for metal part, by Voxeljet UK Ltd, Iver Heath, UK, 2013

3D printed mold pair for metal part

2013

Galvanometer movement for Kingston light projector. Mirror galvanometer movement for 1.2cm mirror on armature, tilted by attraction to electromagnet. Clamping screw. In 10.2cm diameter circular casing.

Galvanometer Movement for Kingston Light Projector

Acmiola professional film editor, c. 1935 (with later magnetic sound head).

Acmiola Professional Film Editor

circa 1935

Typewriter working aid, on wooden board, and replacement/ spare paper sheet for typewriter working aid, by The Government Code and Cypher School, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England, 1939-1945

Typewriter working aid

1939-1945

British Railways holiday guide "The Glorious Thames," 1961. Includes timetables for Salter Bros. steamers. 9.0945 x 3.9764 in.

The Glorious Thames

1961

PA Reuter photograph titled ''The robbed me of £7000' said Sir Laurence Olivier'. Caption on back reads:With this ladder in the position where it is in this picture, proppd up against the bedroom of Lady Olivier, thieves entered Notley Abbey, country home of Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier at Long Crendon, Bucks., during the night and got away with £7000. 'They took every piece of jewellery Lady Olivier owned and her furs said Sir Laurence today (Monday). This is the second Olivier loss. Their Chelsea (London) home was robbed in March.

Sir Laurence Olivier speaks with reporters at Notley Abbey

06 July 1953

PA Reuter photograph titled ''The robbed me of £7000' said Sir Laurence Olivier'. Caption on back reads: 'It is just not our year' said Sir Laurence Olivier, left, as he told reporters that ladder thieves broke into Notley Abbey, his country home at Long Crendon, Bucks., during the night and got away with £7000. 'They took every piece of jewellery Lady Olivier owned and her furs said Sir Laurence today (Monday). This is the second Olivier loss. Their Chelsea (London) home was robbed in March.

Sir Laurence Olivier speaks with reporters at Notley Abbey

06 July 1953

Stand built by Arthur Kingston for the prototype Kingston camera. 11.4 x 12.8cm metal plate with apertures 6.4 x 8cm. Three rods support plate with close up lens approx 12cm. Attaches to camera by screwing to outside of lens mount.

Close-up Stand for Kingston Camera

Oral history interview with Richard Spoors, conducted and recorded by Brian Clementson at the interviewee's home in Buckinghamshire on 10 July 2018. Duration: 1 hr. 29 min. 25 sec. Early career; Clapham accident; move into Rail Privatisation Unit at British Railways Board (BRB) Headquarters; John Palmer; creation of Railtrack; aftermath of accidents; preparation for a new safety regime; Train Protection Warning System (TWPS); Hatfield accident; tilting trains for West Coast Main Line (WCML); privatisation; reporting lines to BRB and Department for Transport/Treasury; open access; separation of track from trains; management buyouts (MBOs); Railtrack; McKinsey consultants; different views on Railtrack set up; Railtrack vesting; organisational structure; British Rail Infrastructure Services (BRIS); division of responsibilities; safety validation; personal career trajectory; Eurostar; Hatfield accident; Southall accident; move to Railtrack; culture change; track issues; professional training after privatisation; Permanent Way Institution (PWI); effects on personal life; customer focus after privatisation

Richard Spoors interviewed by Brian Clementson

2018-07-10