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Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Sellers size 1 1/2" self -aligning swivel bearing.

Kinematics

c. 1883

Morton Collection: First bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927-30

Morton Collection: Fifth bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927 - 1930

Ammonium Chloride B.P.

Veterinary Medicine

Besyet concentrated food colour: Blue

Veterinary Medicine

Bottle of Bismuth Carbonate B.P.C.

Veterinary Medicine

Photographic negative, part of halftone construction,1970-1977

Printing & Writing

1970-1977

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987
Empty brown glass bottle for Halibut Liver oil capsules, containing vitamins A and D, by Boots, Nottingham, 1950-1970

Halibut liver oil capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1970

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Morton Collection: Second bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927-30

Morton Collection: Seventh bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927-30

Chest piece from binaural stethoscope

Clinical Diagnosis

1851-1904

Festival Pattern Group Lace, 1951

Experimental Chemistry

1951

Solution lead subacetate strong B.P.

Veterinary Medicine

Bottle of oil tar rectified

Veterinary Medicine

Bottle of oil tar rectified

Veterinary Medicine

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Polyhedron model showing the icosahedron and one of its 58 stellations

Mathematics

1986-1987

Morton Collection: Third bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927 - February 1934

Pair of straight cut involute bevel gears in mesh.

Kinematics

c. 1883

Morton Collection: Fourth bundle of eight carpet samples of wool

Industrial Chemistry

1927 - 1930

One pair of screw wheels in gear or sometimes cal

Kinematics

c. 1883

Jewellery made from polythene bags, England, 2004-2006

Environmental Science & Technology

2004-2006

Packaging for Boots eye dropper

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1960
Boots Improved Higginson's enema apparatus with rectal and vaginal pipes, in original tin, made by Boots, Nottingham, English, 1935

Boots Improved Higginson's enema apparatus

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1935
Packet of 10 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Virgina Tobacco, by John Player and Sons, Castle Tobacco Factory, Nottingham, England, 1920-1950

Packet of 10 'Small Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes

Smoking

1920-1950
Bottle of "Dijex", by Boots, English

Bottle of "Dijex", by Boots, English

Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes manufactured from Navy Cut Tobacco, by John Player and Sons, Castle Tobacco Factory, Nottingham, England, 1920-1950

Packet of 20 'Player's Navy Cut' cigarettes

Smoking

1920-1950
Raleigh 'Wisp' moped, 1967. Mopeds and scooters were a cultural phenomenon in 1960s Britain. At their peak in 1964, imports stood at 100,000 a year and UK production at 36,000, yet by 1966 imports had sunk to 15,000 a year and UK production also continued to decline. However the aspects of modern life which initially caused the scooter's popularity, urban congestion, parking restrictions and costs, continued to rise. This led manufacturers like Raleigh to believe there was still a market. With the Wisp, Raleigh attempted to go back to the motorized bicycle, trying to appeal to a market that asked for ‘a design gayer, more cosmopolitan and less utilitarian appeal’.

Raleigh 'Wisp' Moped

Road Transport

1967
Raleigh moped bicycle, 1959. Raleigh Industries Ltd started making motorized bicycles in 1901, but production stopped in 1933. The Raleigh moped bicycle came into production in 1958 and was designed to provide personal motor transport at low cost. The design championed economy, ease of handling, maintenance, parking and safety as its key features. During the late 1950s there was a growing demand in Britain for independent transport, people were travelling further to get to work and parking was getting more difficult in towns. Mopeds were ideal as they were smaller than scooters and motorcycles and easier to drive. In 1960 Raleigh’s own moped was replaced by one built under licence from Motobécane and a copy of the French Mobylette.

Raleigh Moped Bicycle, 1959

Road Transport

1959
Portable combined vaginal douche and enema apparatus, made by Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd., Nottingham, 1925-1950

Portable combined vaginal douche and enema apparatus

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1925-1950
Sealed bottle of sulphathiazole powder, by Boots Pure Drug Co., England, 1955-1968

Sealed bottle of sulphathiazole powder, by Boots P

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1955-1968
Hand fed platen printing machine (H.S. Cropper & Co.)

Hand fed platen printing machine (H.S. Cropper & C

Hand and Machine Tools

after 1867
A gelatin silver contact sheet showing three photographs of a Nottingham cinema entrance in the evening for 'Saturday Night Sunday Morning Feature' for the Daily Herald, 11th February 1961.

Saturday Night Sunday Morning

Photographs

1961-02-11
Sealed bottle of Sal Volatile, aromatic spirit of ammonia B.P., (dilute ammonia solution), by Boots, 1940-1970

Sealed bottle of Sal Volatile

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1970
Jar of Anti-Gas Ointment No.2, London & North Eastern Railway issue, c1939. Full. Made by Boots Pure Drug Company Limited, Nottingham. Overall: 52 mm x 42 mm.

Anti-Gas Ointment No.2

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1934-1944
Oral history interview with Brian Maddison, conducted and recorded by Richard Spoors at the interviewee's home in Nottingham on 16 May 2018. Duration: 1 hr. 2 min. 37 sec. Peterborough District Civil Engineer’s office; King's Cross 1965; bridge reconstruction; Leicester Area Civil Engineer’s office 1968; Nottingham Division Buildings Section 1971; diving training 1968; Works Production Assistant; railway diving; bridge scour; Glanrhyd accident 1987; river bed measurement; InterCity Area Civil Engineer’s office Peterborough; Network SouthEast; New Barnet station vandalism; sectorisation changes; Renewals Assistant (Permanent Way); Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE); Assistant Area Civil Engineer Works 1993; part of British Rail Infrastructure Services (BRIS); setting up own company; no future for British Rail (BR) Works function; Bridgeway set up 1995; working with Railtrack; expertise reassembled

Brian Maddison interviewed by Richard Spoors

Oral Histories

2018-05-16
Brough Superior 11-50 motorcycle with sidecar, 1935

Brough Superior 11-50 Motorcycle with Sidecar

Road Transport

1935