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Brownie crystal receiver and pair of Lissen headphones, 1924-1927

1924-1927

Loud speaker valve type L.S.5. W/T, 1923

1923

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

2017

Audio trunk cable specimen, 1925-1935

1925-1935

Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

1921-1930

Lancet, steel, in copper sheath

1830-1930

Cast iron Columbian printing press

circa 1850

Cancer treatment calendar

2017

Xit, Folding Bellows Camera

Gas Roof Lamp

London Suburb

1940

ATM model 48308 crystal set

circa 1923
Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

1758-1760
'Moy' camera with accelerator unit, made by Ernest F Moy Limited, Camden, London, England, 1950-1970. With 35mm Wray lens, made by Wray Optical Works Limited, Bromley, London, England, 1950-1970.

Moy Camera with accelerator unit and 35mm 'Wray' lens

1950-1970
Original 8mm colour amateur film with magnetic soundtrack, made by Hilda Mary Meek and Roy Meek, wife and husband, in Belmont on Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore railway line (Greater London), in 1964-1965. The film is titled 'I Miss the Train' and features the Belmont station before and during closure in October 1964. The film includes shots taken in the station as well as shots taken on the Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore line. Some shots show electric trains, passengers giving a last homage to the station before closure and abandoned rails likely in 1965 after the effective closure of the line to Stanmore.

Original 8mm amateur film "I Miss the Train"

1964
Heyde's Aktino-photometer made by W.F. Stanley & Co. Cylindrical extinction meter. Rotating continuous wedge moves under blue-glass eyepiece. High-low filter. (See 536 - larger)

Heyde's Aktino-photometer

Smith's Map of England & Wales showing all the Railways, Roads, Rivers & Canals, 1849. Printed for C. Smith & Son, mapsellers, 172 The Strand, London. In a slipcase.

Smith's Map of England & Wales showing all the Railways

1849
Inspector's tipstaff, South Devon Railway, brass and ebony, engraved "SD Co 4" and makers "Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn, London"; 7.25 in (184.15 mm) long

Tipstaff, South Devon Railway

Booklet, paper, 'Availability Circular - Gold and Silver Passes; Leather Passes; Card Passes,' issued by British Railways, 1 July 1965. Describes the availability and design of the various passes for railway staff. Doucment no. BR 7005. 31pp.

Availability Circular - Gold and Silver Passes; Leather Passes; Card Passes

1965-07-01
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen (ASLEF) book "National Conditions of Service of Locomotivemen and Electric Trainmen," published March 1932. 253pp + index. Various manuscript notes on signals and map of SR affixed in the front.

National Conditions of Service of Locomotivemen and Electric Trainmen

1932-03
A collection of research documents compiled for Bryant and May Ltd relating to diffrent aspects of the production of matches and matchboxes

Bryant & May Research Documents

1963-1973
Collection of papers relating to radio direction finding as well as the development of echo sounding and ultrasonic anti-fouling processes by Captain H.J. Round, a pioneer in the early development of radio. Included are notes relating to his paper on RDF along with calculations relating to echo sounding and anti-fouling along with correspondence with the Marconi International Marine Communication Co, of which he was working for as a consultant engineer.

Papers of H J Round

1919-1966
Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper, contains quinine sulphate, prepared by Howards & Sons, Stratford, London, 1860-1910.

Glass Bottle Containing Quinine Sulphate, 1860-1910

1860-1910
Oral history interview with Shirley Martin, describing her experiences as a nurse, including her role as a Specialist Surgical Robotics Nurse using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. Interview conducted and recorded by Rebecca Mitchell at the Science Museum in London on 17 May 2018. Duration: 78 min. 14 sec.

Shirley Martin interviewed by Rebecca Mitchell

2018-05-17
Post Office Greetings Telegram, London SW23 to Peckham (London), [no date stamp]: ‘Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary, may you have many more’

Post Office Greetings Telegram, London SW23 to Peckham (London), [no date stamp]: ‘Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary, may you have many more’

A collection of 474 35mm colour transparencies of shop fronts taken by photographer Andrew Lawson c.1975.

Andrew Lawson Collection of 35mm Colour Transparencies

circa 1975