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Eight cowrie shells strung together (six back to back, two face to face) and a feather on a knotted cord, which together form a 'message'. Translated as: 'I keep my ears open to hear from you. Though a long journey yet I hope and should like to see…

Provides approx. 1200 Volts at a few hundred Amps . One of the largest vacuum tubes. Pool of mercury in the base acts as a cathode, feeding the 3 side-arm anodes, one for each phase of a 3-phase supply. Three intermediate grids provide some control…

min/max thermometer, U shaped glass tube with limit pins set above the mercury. Plastic case. A red plastic magnet holder is hung on the bottom for use in setting the limit pins; possibly modern for maintaining air control

Article by the leading Socialist J Bruce Glasier, about why the police are not Socialists.

An article by the leading Socialist, J Bruce Glasier, about why clergymen are not Socialists.

Memo. This was attached to an 1832 List of Electors which belonged to Alexander Bannerman's election agent. The memo states: 'This list was scored from a copy belonging to the Agent in the Reform Interest. All these [names] scored were pledged to Mr…