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Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

2017
Brownie crystal receiver and pair of Lissen headphones, 1924-1927

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

1924-1927
Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

1921-1930
Audio trunk cable specimen, 1925-1935

Audio trunk cable specimen, 1925-1935

1925-1935
Loud speaker valve type L.S.5. W/T, 1923

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

1923
Cast iron Columbian printing press

Cast iron Columbian printing press

circa 1850
Gas Roof Lamp

Gas Roof Lamp

ATM model 48308 crystal set

ATM model 48308 crystal set

circa 1923
London Suburb

London Suburb

1940
Cancer treatment calendar

Cancer treatment calendar

2017
Xit, Folding Bellows Camera

Xit, Folding Bellows Camera

Lancet, steel, in copper sheath

Lancet, steel, in copper sheath

1830-1930
A photographic print of Ayahs and Amahs listening to prayers at the Ayah's Home

A photographic print of Ayahs and Amahs listening to prayers at the Ayah's Home

1938
A photograph of Ayahs and Amahs playing Ludo at the Ayah's Home in Hackney

A photograph of Ayahs and Amahs playing Ludo at the Ayah's Home in Hackney

1938
Wray Wide-Angle Rectilinear Lens

Wray Wide-Angle Rectilinear Lens

1895-1905
Rapid Symmetrical Lens

Rapid Symmetrical Lens

1890-1900
Wray Landscape Lens

Wray Landscape Lens

1880-1900
Leatherette case for mechanical hearing aids

Leatherette case for mechanical hearing aids

1935-1936
Portrait of King George III when Prince of Wales, by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

Portrait of George III by Allan Ramsay, 1758-60

1758-1760
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
'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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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’

Electromagnetic carriage and track created by Magway, 2022

Magway Electromagnetic Carriage and Track

2022
Dallmeyer Ib R/R lens with Iris diaphragm. 4" focus aperture f.8 with lens flange.

Dallmeyer Ib R/R lens with Iris diaphragm

Magnetic array which attaches to the underside of the carriage, used in conjunction with the linear motors attached to the track to propel the carriage, made by Magway, 2022.

Magnetic Array from Magway Carriage

2022
Print of an anchor recoil escapement, one of two, by Saint Bride Foundation Printing School, 1891-1925

Print of an anchor recoil escapement

1891-1925
Ross rapid landscape lens No 2, brass mounted with rack focusing. No. 3106. 12" focus aperture f12. Typical long focus for landscape work to cover whole plate format.

Ross rapid landscape lens No 2

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper one-quarter full of 'Chlorodyne' (morphine and chloroform tincture, with cannabis in some recipes). 106 mm x 27 mm x 34 mm, 93 g. Dispensed by W.R. Baker, Sidcup, English, 1850-1880.

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

1850-1880
Magway carriage. Magway is an e-commerce and freight delivery system that aims to transport goods in pods that fit in new and existing 90 cm-diameter pipes, underground and overground, reducing road congestion and air pollution. The system uses an electromagnetic wave, generated by highly efficient linear synchronous magnetic motors (like those used in roller coasters), to drive multiple carriages capable of carrying online goods along a track. Travelling at just over 30 mph, and milliseconds apart, the carriages are propelled through a network of pipes to local consolidation centres. The gifted objects are a section of track, a carriage and a linear motor - the fundamentals of the system.

Magway Carriage

2022
Top unit, side frame of Rotary Printing Press. Used at South Lancashire Newspapers Ltd, St Helens. manufactured by R, Hoe & Company, London.

Side Frame of Rotary Printing Press

1924
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