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Daily Herald Photograph: Picking potatoes

1955-10-17

Daily Herald Photograph: Picking potatoes

1955-10-17

Thiersch's skin grafting razor in box by Chas. F. Thackray Ltd.

1935-1950

Daily Herald Photograph: Picking potatoes

1955-10-17

Lightcliffe Railway Station

circa 1855

Lawrence Wilson & Sons: Bobbin Manufacturers

1859-1874

Cigarette box, c. 1930.

1931-1940

Model steam locomotive, 1/24 scale, London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 4472 "Flying Scotsman", white cardboard, made by W G Postle of Normanton (died 1956, aged 44). Overall: 935 mm x 235 mm x 151 mm.

Model of locomotive "Flying Scotsman"

Skipping rope made from recycled materials, made by Wastesaver for Oxfam, West Yorkshire, UK 1974-1979

Skipping rope made from recycled materials

1974-1979

Notebooks, photographs, Notebooks of A.J. Carroll, Dewsbury Junction & Wakefield Carriage & Wagon Depot, later Carriage & Wagon superintendent, Knottingley depot, circa 1940s to 1983. 4 manuscript notesbooks: 1. Notes on wagon types, codes, coaching stock and parts, materials etc., dates from pre-nationalisation when Mr. Carroll was at Dewsbury Junction & Wakefield Carriage & Wagon Depot; 2. Condemned Wagons, contains details and dates of condemned wagons 1974-1975; 3. pocket book containing notes on wagons, movements, repairs, accidents etc. 1981; 4. notebook containing simialr details of wagons, derailments etc. 1983. Accompanied by a set of colour snapshots of wagon derailments, some of which are identified and can be related to entries in the notebooks.

Notebooks of A.J. Carroll

circa 1940-1983

Milnes high tension battery, 120V unit, for use with wireless apparatus. Patent no.311849, manufactured by Milnes Radio Co., Victoria Works, Cottingley Bridge, Bingley, West Yorkshire, c1930-1935

High-voltage radio battery, 1930-1935

1930-1935

Mechanical massager, Dr. Macaura's blood circulator made by British Appliances Manufacturing Co, Leeds, England, 1905-1915

Dr. Macaura's mechanical massager

1905-1915

The digital Nicam 728 transmission standard talkback receiver and Nicam speech coding and data encoding module. This was developed by TV-AM plc in 1992-93 at the time they operated a studio at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (currently National Science and Media Museum) in Bradford. The system was used by several UK broadcasters.

Nicam talkback receiver and speech coding and data encoding module

1993

Fowler motor plough, two furrows, by John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd. Serial No. 5 277-288?, ca, 1917. Two-cylinder engine.

Fowler Motor Plough, by John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd

1912-1922

Photograph entitled 'Coal bursting. Inserting the burster' taken by an unknown photographer for Chas R H Pickard and Son, Leeds, September 1937. Gelatin silver print.

Coal bursting. Inserting the burster

1937-09-01

Leaflet, Metro Train West Yorkshire Rail Network, "Slaithwaite Station Opens Up a New Freedom of Travel for Everyone From Monday 13th December' with cartoon of a metro train on the cover, with prices and times, 1982.

Slaithwaite Station Opens Up a New Freedom of Travel for Everyone From Monday 13th December

1982

Clear resin model of a human skull, created by Trevor Hodgson for Yorkshire Television series 'Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World', 1980, and used later in the second series 'Arthur C Clarke's World of Strange Powers', 1985.

Clear Resin Model of a Human Skull

1980

Talkback in Nicam Speech coding and data encoding module, 1993.

Talkback in Nicam Speech coding and data encoding module

1993

The digital Nicam 728 transmission standard, which conveyed stereo to most of the UK in the 1990s, presented an alternative. The bitstream was encoded in the syncs of the baseband video signal; modulated on to a subcarrier above the video. This was developed by TV-am plc in 1992-93 at the time they operated a studio at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. The system was used by several UK broadcasters.

Talkback in Nicam talkback receiver

1993

Papers relating to Mr W Dudley and the daily workings of Eccleshill Goods Depot including communications with Leeds and Kings Cross Goods Managers Offices, audit departments, customers and workmen. 70 memoranda, notes, letters etc.

Documents relating to Mr. W. Dudley of Eccleshill Goods Depot

1889-1891

Interview with John Reddyhoff recorded on the 19 of August by Peter Willey. Duration 1hr 23 min. 38 sec. Maintenance experience at Polmadie, Cockerhill and Motherwell; maintenance of Diesel Locomotives; Maintenance of High Speed Trains (HST); Engineering Career; Experience of Industry reorganisation; Creating of Rolling Stock Leasing Companies; Sale of Rolling Stock leasing Companies; Leasing process; Valuation of Railway Rolling Stock; Commercial relationships and collaboration; Railway Industry safety improvements; Comparing British Rail and Post Privatisation industry; Personal Reflections.

John Reddyhoff intereviewed by Peter Willey

2021-08-19