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crystal set	BT-H Radiola	British Thomas-Houston Radiola "Bijou" crystal receiver 303-495m Type C form B Type R GPO Reg 861 housed in wooden box with flip up lid. Some turns removed from coils crystal missing.		UK 1923
crystal sets	home made	four crystal sets in various states of repair some coils and crystals missing.		UK 1930
loudspeaker	Ex Admiralty	5 inch moving coil permanent magnet housed in 71/2inch square varnished plywood case, originally painted grey		UK 1944
loudspeaker	Ormond	Moving iron 15 inch cone in CAMCO plywood case with fret front 21" x 22" coil resistance 1800 ohms		UK 1927
loudspeaker	WER Stentorian	Whiteley Electrical Radio Company "Stentorian Baby" cabinet loudspeaker. 6 inch moving coil permanent magnet with tapped transformer and volume control in 10 inch square brown painted case		Mansfield, Notts. UK
loudspeaker	Richard Allan	Richard Allan "Bafflette" 2-4 ohm loudspeaker housed in veneered case with cardboard back.		UK
loudspeaker	Marconi 14 s/n 845370	8 inch Marconiphone permanent magnet moving coil speaker with tapped transformer in 13 inch square veneered wood case (with later brass handles and potentiometer)		UK 1934
loudspeakers	Akai	Akai speakers Housed in red and black plastic boxes each with individual battery powered amplifier.
Morse keys		Air ministry morse key as used in aircraft during WW2 often referred to as a bathtub key and simple amateur morse key.		UK
Studio Microphone	STC Type 4021C s/n 13162.	The perforated metal shroud and black cloth covering are missing.		UK
Valve Radio	Bush DAC90A s/n 73/82888	Cream Bakelite case. Original cost £15 5s including purchase tax UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave		UK 1950
Valve Radio	G E Radio	American mains / battery radio is in need of further attention, It has been modified in the past and its ability to work off batteries is not possible.		USA 1946?
Valve Radio	Murphy U144	AC/DC table top bakelite radio long and medium wave		UK 1951
Valve Radio	Double Decca	Mains/battery set Medium and Long wave. Valves X14, Z14, HD14, N15, Met Rect		UK 1946
Valve Radio	Defiant	Mains radio Medium and Long wave.		UK
Valve Radio	Beltona	Ebonite front panel and oak case Det and 2LF transformer coupled stages Battery operated. Mullard PM2A and 2x Mazda P220A		UK 1929?
Valve Radio	Bush DAC90A s/n 73/231358	Mottled brown Bakelite case. Original cost £15 5s including purchase tax UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave		UK 1950
Valve Radio	Barclay 51819	Black curved rectangular wooden case light brown plastic speaker fret cream knobs and pushbutton waveband selector, magic eye tuning indicator EM80 ECH81 ECH81 EL84 EZ80 Long, medium and short wave		Yugslavia 1966
Valve Radio	Burndept 252	AC/DC TRF veneered wood case (original valves VP1321,SP13C,PEN36C,1D5) valves fitted EF39 ,SP13 ,CL33, 1D5 Long /medium /2 short		Austria 1935
Valve Radio	Pye T19D	veneered wood case with sloping front £22.1s.2d plus purchase tax ECH35 EF39 EBC33 EL33 AZ31 Long, medium and 5 short waves		UK 1950
Valve Radio	Ex German Army 'Koln' E52b-1 Ln21000-s s/n 462647	Dark grey steel and aluminium case, black knobs all valves and adjustments accessible from outside by lifting covers. Crystal controlled communications receiver with side contact valves. used for radio direction finding 10x RV12P 2000 2xRG12D60 1xMSTV140/60Z MZ6001 (vibrator) 1.5 to 25 MHz in 5 wavebands		Telefunken Germany 1942
Valve Radio	Ekco A23	Dark brown Bakelite rectangular case with 5 preset station selector pushbuttons (3medium 2 long) ECCH35 EF39 EBC33 EL33 AZ31 Long/medium/short wavebands		UK 1945
Valve Radio	Ferguson 356A s/n 6841	veneered wood case with sloping front ECH81 EBF80 EL41 EZ80 Long/medium/short		UK 1954
Valve Radio	Philips B3G63A s/n M4987	Brown Bakelite rectangular case with 5 cream pushbuttons, cream knobs, maroon and gold glass dial. Long, medium and VHF wavebands		UK 1956
Valve Radio	Bush VHF81 611/19368	Mahogany rectangular wooden case with curved top cream knobs and push buttons black glass dial AC/DC UCC85 UCH81 UF89 UABC80 UL84 UY85. Long, medium and VHF wavebands		UK 1960
Valve Radio	Bush VHF80	rectangular brown bakelite case with curved top cream knobs and push buttons red glass dial UCC85,UF89,UCH81,UF89,UABC80,UL84 and UY85 Long, medium and VHF wavebands		UK 1961
Valve Radio	Cossor 500? s/n 069825	Black plywood case with cream knobs and surround to dial and speaker. Export model with Asian and African stations on glassdial 62TH 62VP 62DDT 37PT 66KV. 7 wavebands (1 Medium and 6 short)		UK 1953
Valve Radio	Gordon Elf Cameo ABX s/n B5290L	2 side contact valves veneered wood case glass dial AC/DC frame aerial IF 430 kHz EBC3,EF9,TH233,PEN383,OY1. Long, medium and short wavebands		UK 1937
Valve Radio	Philco 56	Domed veneered wood case AC. EF39, KTW63, EL32 and 80   Long/medium wavebands and pick up.		USA 1933
Valve Radio	Philco 444	Domed black Bakelite case IF 451 kHz Long/medium parts made in USA & Canada		UK1937
Valve Radio	Burndept 290 s/n1571	veneered wood case with curved sides Push pull output, magic eye tuning indicator, IF 473 kHz. 6L7G 6J5G 6K7G 6Q7G 6G5G 6L6G 6L6G 5Z4G.Long medium and 2 short wavebands		UK 1938
Valve Radio	Cossor 463AC s/n A140018	veneered wood case with sloping front. Original cost £14 6s 3d plus purchase tax. OM10(ECH35) OM6 OM4(6Q7GT) 6V6 6X5. Long/medium/short wavebands		UK 1947
Valve Radio	Hollybush	veneered wood case with sloping front. 6K7,6K7GT,6Q7GT,6V6(VT107), 5Z4. Long/medium/short wavebands		UK 1947?
Valve Radio	Sobell 439	fluted brown bakelite case now housing transistor radio
Valve Radio	Radiola Model 942A s/n40072	Brown bakelite case 4 waveband ECH41, EAF41, EAF41, EL41, AZ41, EM4		France 1951
Valve Radio	LMT 214	painted steel case 5 valves all miniature 7pin glass based 6BE6, 6BA6, 6AT6, 6AQ5 and 6X		France 1951
Valve Radio	SOCRADEL, CONTINENTAL EDISON or SONOLOR?• s/n 3106	White thermoplastic case, 6AJ8/ECH81, 6BA6, 6AV6, 6AQ5, 6V4/EZ80 plus magic eye. 3 waveband plus bandspread, pickup and ext loudspeaker sockets. Rotating ferrite aerial via knob on RH side.		France 1958
transistor radio	Britram 99	"2 Band solid State" Black plastic case Long/medium wavebands		empire 1970?
transistor radio	Bush TR130 s/n 733/101342	Six transistor PP9 battery. Light bown rexine chrome trim cream knobs and push buttons 3xAF117 OC71 Long, medium and bandspread		UK
transistor radio	Roberts R701	wood and cream and black plastic portable push button wave change selection 9 volt (6xhp11 or R14 cells) long/ medium/ fm wavebands		UK
transistor radio	Roberts R600 s/n 63182	Long, medium and VHF transistor radio		UK 1970
transistor radio	Sony TR84	cream plastic case andleather carring case. 3 type C batteries. 8 transistor tuned RF stage. medium waveband •		Japan 1965
transistor radio	Regency TR-1G s/n19775-G	black plastic case and cowhide carrying case. 22.5v battery. 5 transistor Medium wave only.		Indianapolis USA1954
transistor radio	Grundig Signal 500	Black plastic case with 6 pushbuttons, slider volume control and side mounted tuning knob.(PP9 Battery /mains operated long/ medium/ short/ FM wavebands		Portugal
transistor radio	Philips D2924	Phase Locked Loop sythesized receiver in silver plastic case. LCD display, slider and push button controls, 6preset freqs. Battery (6+2x AA) /mains operated. long/ medium/ 5 short/FM wavebands.		1984
transistor radio	Capital Radio	FM single frequeny radio. The headphone leads form the aerial. Size 55x85 mm.It uses two AAA batteries.		China
dictation/ calculator	Prinztronic Director MC1000 s/n vf-002387	combined handheld dictation machine and LCD calculator. Aluminium and black plastic casing. Black plastic carrying case. 2x AAA and 2x silver oxide type 357 batteries.		Japan, sold by Dixons
desktop calculator	Anita 1010	Bell Punch Co Transistor desktop calculator, mains operated, grey and dark blue plastic case, ten cold cathode indicator tubes		UK 1970 (Sept)
Hand generator	Evershed and Vignoles s/n 24798	Polished 2part wooden box 5.5" x 8.5" x 6" high with leather carrying handle and fold away crank handle. Handle geared to generator comprising horshoe magnets armature and commutator. Interior coiled spring return for 2 core output lead. 200 volts		UK
Galvanometer	Telegraph Works s/n 3842	3.5" dia brass case with 2 brass terminals, 4 quadrant scale 0-90, compasss type pointer, 22ohms.		Silvertown, London, UK
Headphones (2 sets)	SG Brown Type F	Aluminium earpiece casings and headbands black earpieces, original twisted flexible leads.2000 ohms one set "patent applied for " other "patent 203121"		London, UK
Signal generator	Homelab s/n 4303	Black crackle finish cast aluminium box housing triode 400Hz AF oscillator and triode connected pentode HF oscillator (6 ranges). AF / CW / MCW		UK 1946? (home consructed from ex WD parts?)
Pocket Meter	Pocket Meter	Battery testing meter chrome case DC 0-12V 0-120V		Foreign
Variable Condenser	HWS Ltd. Type XBF Cat No WY0835 s/n 40846/1944	Sullivan standard variable Capacitor, housed in polished wood box with calibrated knob 0-180, Calibration table on side of box		UK 1944 (ex WD)
Multimeter	UKA9 Nr.241118	Black bakelite 3600 mirror scale in felt lined leatherette covered wood box. AC/DC ten ranges 3/12/60/300/600V and .012/.06/.3/1.2/6A		German 1943?
Electrostatic Meter	ex WD s/n 23881	Small panel meter 0-300V in black bakelite housing with sloping front		1945
Insulation and Continuity Tester	Everett & Edgcumbe "Metrohm" s/n 988853	Battery operated (9V PP7) Two ranges, 500volts 0.6 Mohm and 3 ohm midscale Metal and bakelite case and grey flexible cover housing leads.		Hendon, London NW9 UK 195?
AC voltmeter	Sangamo Weston No.AL2329 S82-1-1332	3 range 0-150, 0-300, 0-750V rectfier type AC voltmeter, mirror scale, Industrial grade 1000 ohms/volt. Black bakelite case with leather handle.		Enfield Middx England 1960?
Multimeter	AVO s/n105043-360	Model 8 MkII AVOMETER comlplete with leather case and leads		London England 1960
Multimeter	AVO s/n 12195-8-71	AVO Test Set Multi Range No 1		London England 1971
Wattmeter	Siemens Halske	Wattmeter and associated resistor housed in polished wooden cases		German
Millivoltmeter	Philips	AC millivoltmeter PM 2454		Holland
High resistance test set	Pye	PYE High Resistance test set housed in wooden box.Can measure insulation resistances in excess of 200 000 megohms		Cambridge UK 1958
Ohmmeter	Ex WW2 German	5 ranges from 1 ohm to 10 Mohm which has been taken apart and the meter section has been converted into a 0-120 uA (0-120mV) meter.		Germany 194?
CR Bridge	Mullard GM4140 s/n1662	Housed in black crackle finish steel box with magic eye null detector, mains operated		UK
Electronic fault tracer	Labgear s/n B254B	Black crackle finish aluminium box with sloping front housing CR bridge, AF oscillator, HF oscillator in 5 ranges to 30 MHz, neon capacitor tester, HT and LT outputs.		Cambridge UK
Buzzer	GPO 829 No 18A 234 7D	Wooden base with pressed onepiece black steel cover, screw terminals.		UK
Resistance Bridge	Pye No.3363	Polished wood case with ebonite panel. brass plugs for resistance selection and brass terminals.Designed for line testing, two10 ohm arms and one variable 100 ohm arm. Manganin BS ohms @ 15.50C		Cambridge UK 1916 (ex WD)
Decade Condenser	Muirhead B-21-F	Internally screened polished wood case with polished black front panel. Three decade switches; tenths, hundredths and thousandths microfarad.		UK
Insulation tester	Eveshed & Vignoles	'Megger' 500v Insulation Tester in crackle finish brass box with handle.		UK
Ohmmeter	Evershed & Vignoles	'Megger' safety ohmmeter 0 - 50 ohms faulty		UK
Fax machine	Philips Fax3300 NC8720001 s/n 20481	Grey plastic housing thermal paper fax machine with LED display and programming buttons.		Japan 1987?
Fax machine	NEC Corporation NEFAX-10 s/n 7025	Rounded beige plastic casing thermal paper fax machine complete with handbook		Japan May 1987
Reel to reel tape recorder	BSR Elizabethan LZ32s/n321613	Leatherette covered wooden two part case. Tape speeds 17/8, 33/4and 71/2 inches/second		Romford England
Laptop computer	Hitachi HL320 TypeRA60A mfg no. 00321	512 KB ram,10MB hard disk, 720KB floppy disk, LCD mono display,serial and parallel ports with detachable keyboard.		Japan
Dictation machine	Philips 500	Grey plastic housing, complete with handbook, earphones tapes, mains adapter and foot control.		Austria
Hearing aid	Medresco OL56	complete with plastic pouch and earpiece. uses oneAA battery. As issued by UK National Health Service.		UK
Desktop Calculator	Citizen model 123D s/n 0609316	Electronic calculator, 220-240V 50/60Hz 30W		Japan
Calculator	Casio Personal M-1	8 digit Electronic calculator, uses 2x AA batteries or AC adapter 0.2 W		Japan
Calculator	Casio fx-180P	12 digit Scientific Electronic calculator, LCD display, 3V 0.00043W uses 2x AA batteries, complete with instuctions and plastic pouch		Japan 1982
Calculator	CBM PCustom Greenline s/n01002	8 digit Electronic calculator, internal rechargeable battery 4.5V 200mA		Japan
Calculator	Marksman Micro	Solar powered 8 digit Electronic calculator, advertising gift in shape of floppy disk, cover slides to reveal photo cells and LCD display
Calculator	Easymate TF231	Electronic calculator, LCD display, uses 2x AAA batteries
Calculator	No name model D12	Desk top 12 digit Electronic calculator, LCD display, Two way power (uses 1x AA battery and solaar cells) manufactured for French market		1999
Calculator	CBM minuteman	This is the first calculator thatI used after giving up the use of my slide rule.		1974
Calculator	Casio SL-701G	9 digit LCD display, solar powered calculator purchased new in Tokyo November 1982		Japan 1982
Telephones (pair)	Peel Conner K40	Polished wood case with hinged front supporting microphone bell and contacts inside, original earpieces are missing		UK 1896?
Telephone	GPO type 741	wall mounted cream phone		1975 UK
Telephone	GPO type 746	desk type cream phone		1971 UK
Telephone	Audioline Tel-45 Ser. No. 11101232	Handsfree speakerphone with 20 direct memories may be wall or desk mounted. Complete with instruction manual
Telephone	Connexion Telecom	made for Danish market.
Telephone	test telephone	BT 282a Linesman test phone
Telephone	wall mounted telephone	GPO type 8755 wall mounted cream phone		UK
Telephone answering machine	British Telecom Rapport	answerphone with integral clock and alarm complete with power supply and instruction manual		Hong Kong 1992
Telephone system	British Telecom Renown	1+4 automatic exchange complete with power supply and instruction manual		1991
Mobile phone	OKI Phones 1130E	UM9042A analogue mobile phone complete with leather case, charger and spare battery.		Japan
Mobile phone	Philips "Diga"	TCD308/TP911 GSM900 mobile phone with charger and SIM card.		France
Pager	Pageone Minicall	NEC Corporation PA3PY-20B
Telephone	Casio Phonemate 2500	cordless phone and base station
Signal generator	Test Gear (Acton) Ltd. CG6/1	Two valve unit with a metal rectifier and a tuning eye valve. Complete and original, in a steel case. AC power supply built in.		UK 1950?
Oscilloscope	Philips Oscilloscope PM3217U	Oscilloscope 50 Mhz Dual channel
Valve Tester	AVO Valve tester	Two panel Valve Tester Admiralty pattern 55046		UK late 1940's
Valve Radio	Pye L75b Radio	Battery portable radio LW MW with battery eliminator		Cambridge UK 1946
Valve Radio	Bush DAC11	5 valve radio in veneered wood case with LW MW and SW bands		UK 1949
Transistor radio	Roberts RM33	Mains operated LW MW and VHF radio with presets		UK 1980
Transistor radio	Roberts RM30	Mains operated LW MW and VHF radio		UK 1978
Valve Radio	Ekco MBP99	Stroller" model B. Four valve portable universal mains or battery operated radio LW MW and SW.		UK 1949
Valve Radio	Ekco 277	AC mains operated single band VHF radio 87.5-100 MHz incorporating two loudspeakers and tuning indicator.		UK 1956
Valve Radio	R1155b Communication receiver	5 band communication receiver used in aircraft during and after WWII		UK 1944?
Testmeter	German testmeter	System Abrahamsohn" testmeter in leatherette covered wooden case housing 4 shunts and one series resistor		Germany 1936?
Standard Resistor	Cambridge and Paul Standard Resistor	The Cambridge and Paul Instrument Co. Ltd. 100 international ohms manganin resistor type 7230 serial number 51509 with thermometer pocket. Brass nickel plated turned housing with ebonite top.		UK 1920-24
Clock	Smith "Sectric"	Smiths electric alarm clock. Mains operated alarm clock housed in brown bakelite case.		UK
Timer	English clock systems	Mechanical lever operated timer 1 minute to 120 minutes, lever with hole gradually rises and bell rings at end of set period.		UK
Timeswitch	Sangamo Weston timeswitch	24 hour timeswitch, synchronous motor driven with spring reserve		UK 1975
Valve radio	Mighty Midget	Serial no. 1846 G.E.R Co. London W1 Miniature walnut veneer cased mains operated valve radio.		UK 1949
Valve radio	Mighty Midget	Serial no. 2345 G.E.R Co. London W1 Miniature walnut veneer cased mains operated valve radio.		UK 1949
Valve radio	Pye Fen-Man I	mains radio with magic eye tuning
Valve radio	Cossor kit radio	1930s mahogany-cased four-valve table radio
Induction coil	induction coil	Induction coil in a wooden box 100 X 70 X 135 mm (looks as if it was intended to be part of some larger equipment because only one face is polished)
Battery Eliminator	Regentone	model W5A		UK 1930?
Oscillograph	Cossor	model 1039M		UK
Decade Bridge	Cambridge Instruments	Decade Bridge model TRF1527 in wooden box with handle
Valve radio	Wartime civilian radio	model U18 table radio (Invicta) ac mains medium wave only		UK 1944
Valve radio	Merrion	table radio		UK
Valve radio	Stella	Stella type ST1100 mains operated table radio		UK
Valve radio	Home constructed	3 valve battery radio housed in wooden box with flip up lid. Some parts missing.		UK 1928?
large coil	Home constructed	large vintage testing coil which may be a demonstration crystal set		UK
decading voltmeter	Simpson Electric Company	True RMS decading voltmeter model 1901 Serial no. 1030		USA
Tube tester	Air Ministry	Housed in an oak box Box labelled 10S/639 and the two interior sections 10S/658 and 10S/556		UK
Thermometer	Light Laboratories	Bridge instrument with 3 probes housed in a leather box.		UK
Bonding tester	Air Ministry	Battery operated high current ohmmeter housed in a wooden box.		UK
ValveRadio	Ekco	Mains operated table top radio with 3 AM and VHF incorporating 5 valves, rectifier and tuning indicator.		UK
ValveRadio	Murphy	AC/DC 5 valve two-waveband table top painted bakelite superhetrodyne receiver.		UK
transistor radio	Roberts R300 s/n 18550	Long and medium wave transistor radio		UK 1964
Transistor Radio	Bang & Olufsen Beomaster 1200	Mains operated radio/amplifier.		Denmark 1971
Turntable	Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1000	Mains operated turntable 33/45 rpm.		Denmark 1971
Power supply	Digifusion FVRT100	Power supply for Digifusion Freeview unit details of failure and repair		China 2005
Valve Radio	Blaupunkt "Nizza"	Mains operated table top radio AM/FM		UK 1961
Transistor Radio	Hacker Herald	Battery operated portable VHF only 88-100 MHz Two 9volt PP9 batteries required		UK 1969
Transistor Radio	Fidelity Rad15	Battery operated portable LW/MW and VHF 9volt PP9 battery		UK 197?
Valve Radio	Cossor model 234	Battery operated operated 3 valve TRF radio LW/MW		UK 1930
Valve Radio	marconi T62DA	AC/DC mains operated table radio		1958 UK
Valve Radio	Pye model P118 U/C	AC/DC mains operated table radio with Long and Medium wavebands		1958 UK
Valve Radio	Pye model 15A	AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and Short wavebands		1945 UK
Valve Radio	Pye T19D	AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and six Short wavebands		1949 UK
Transistor Radio	Erres 6621AT	Table top radio battery/mains Long/medium/short wavebands		Holland 1966
Transistor Radio	Dynatron "Nomad" model TP10	Six transistor portable radio housed in cloth covered plywood case, Long/medium wavebands		1958 UK
Multimeter	G+E Bradley Type CT471	Electronic battery operated multimeter Type CT471 with leads clips and probes		UK
Transistor radio	Ekco A455	Table top mains operated medium/long wave radio in plastic case		UK 1967
Transistor radio	Vega VEF 206	medium/long wave and 4 SW band portable battery operated radio		USSR 1974?
Transistor radio	Roberts R200	medium/long wave portable battery operated radio		UK 1961
Valve radio	Murphy A38C	Console floor standing medium/long wave radio		UK 1937
Valve radio	Philips 341A	mains table radio brown bakelite case		UK 1955
Valve radio	Bush DAC90A	Brown Bakelite case. UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41 Long and medium wave		UK 1950
Valve radio	Cossor 365	AC mains operated superhet table radio in veneered wood cabinet long and medium wavebands.		UK 1935
Valve radio	Pye model P75	AC mains operated table radio with Long, Medium and Short wavebands		UK 1953
Valve radio	Ultra model 25	Console floor standing medium/long wave radio		UK 1935
Valve radio	GEC BC6447	AC/DC table radio		UK 1958
Valve radio	Ultra R786 "coronation Twin	Portable mains/ battery radio		UK 1954
Valve radio	Ekco model A21	table radio AC mains long meedium and shortwave with push button tuning		UK 1945
Valve radio	HMV model 1127	alarm clock radio		UK 1958
Valve radio	Murphy A122	table top radio with wood veneer 'baffle' cabinet		UK 1947
Valve radio	Bush DAC10	Mottled brown Bakelite case. AC/DC		UK 1950
Valve radio	HMV model 1127	alarm clock radio		UK 1958
Valve radio	Pye model 720	2 valve battery radio		UK 1924
Insulation tester	Megometer	combined 500volt insulation tester and DC voltmeter		UK 1930?
	new items	added since January 2007