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ESL (Encoded Synthetic Library) synthesiser, made by Affymax, California, USA, a subsidiary of the former Glaxo Wellcome, in 1996. This combinational chemical synthesiser is capable of making 1,296 compounds in a day. It consists of left- and right-hand combinational assemblies, central unit, refrigerator unit, power supply, computer and monitor, plastic bottles and tray.

ESL (Encoded Synthetic Library) synthesiser, made

Experimental Chemistry

1996
Cromemco System 100, Computer System.

Cromemco 100 minicomputer server

Computing & Data Processing

1987
Envelope for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN), by Don Piccard, California, USA, 1966

Envelope for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN)

Aeronautics

1966
Daisywheel printer by Qume - model sprint 5 with integral keyboard 1978

Daisywheel printer by Qume - model sprint 5 with i

Computing & Data Processing

1978
Telrad telescope finder, a naked eye sighting instrument using a magnified illuminated reticle projected onto an inclined glass plate

Telrad telescope finder, a naked eye sighting inst

Astronomy

1995
Beckman DU quartz spectrophotometer, serial number 1651, made by National Technical Laboratories, South Pasadena, California, United States, c.1940s

Beckman DU ultraviolet photoelectric spectrophotometer, 1940s.

Biochemistry

1935-1945
Plaster cast of trephinal human cranium, original probably discovered in prehistoric Californian Indian burial ground, 17th - 20th century

Plaster cast of trephinal human cranium, original

Anatomy & Pathology

1910-1930
Ampex VR12000 2" Quadruplex Broadcast videotape recorder. Manufactured by Ampex, California, USA, 1968-1969.

Ampex VR12000 2" Quadruplex Broadcast videotape recorder

Television

1968-1969
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Sunflowers. Bas-relief effect achieved by sandwiching both positive and negative together. Photographer's stamp and commentary, and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Sunflowers (bas-relief)

Photographs

mid-20th century
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Nude woman laying in the lake at Lone Pine, California. Photograph taken at sunrise. Photographer's stamp and commentary, and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Nude in the lake, Lone Pine, CA

Photographs

ca. 1950s
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Photograph of a nude woman dipping her feet into a lake (possibly the Salton Sea in California). Photographer's stamp on verso.

Nude in lake

Photographs

ca. 1950s
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Mellia Phillips. Clouds superimposed on enlargement. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Mellia Phillips

Photographs

1962
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Near Los Angeles, California", taken by Dorothea Lange in September 1939. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Near Los Angeles, California

Photographs

1939-09
Silver gelatin print by Planet News Ltd., titled "Star service", 3 June 1951. Printed caption on verso reads: "Travis Air Force Base, California" Screen actress Elizabeth Taylor - she called herself the 'most hated girl in the world' following her divorce from Conrad Hilton junior - assists United States Army Sergeant James C. Patterson with his dinner during a visit as a member of 'Operation Starlift' troupe. 'Operation Starlift' performers are flown here each weekend to entertain Korean war wounded, arriving at the base daily".

Star service

Photographs

3 June 1951
Leather straps and hooks for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN), by Don Piccard, California, USA, 1966

Leather straps and hooks for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN)

Aeronautics

1966
Mekel 300 instant analysis camera for use with Polavision 8mm film with accessorie. High-speed Super 8 cine camera. Takes Polavision phototape cassettes. Produced during 1980s.

Mekel 300 Instant Analysis Camera

Cinematography

1980s
Circular slide rule with lockable cursor arm, plastic, in envelope with instructions: " Eckel dial rule", Engineers' Model, made by Lithocalculator Company, Calfornia

Circular slide rule with lockable cursor arm, plas

Mathematics
Associated Press photograph titled 'Gable marries again'. Image shows actor Clark Gable and his 4th wife, Lady Sylvia Ashley (formerly Lady Sylvia Stanley of Alderley), outside a ranch in Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, just before their wedding.

Clark Gable marries 4th wife

Photographs

20 December 1949
Burner for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN), by Don Piccard, California, USA, 1966

Burner for the Hot Air Balloon (registration G-ATTN)

Aeronautics

1966