This machine, made in 1958, is an electroencephalograph (EEG) – a device that measures electrical activity in the brain.
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This is a packet of Gold Flake brand cigarettes, made some time between 1920 and 1950 by W D & H O (William Day and Henry Overton) Wills – one of the first companies to mass-produce cigarettes.
This rubber cap was made around 1920. When inserted into a woman’s vagina, it prevented sperm from reaching the uterus, and so prevented pregnancy.
This device, used in operating theatres in the 1870s and 1880s, filled the air with a pungent, yellow mist of an antiseptic called carbolic acid.
This statue is of an ancient man called Bhaiṣajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha – someone Buddhists believe can help reduce suffering.
These baby-weighing scales, made around 1900, were used by health visitors.
This chair was made about 200 years ago. It was owned by a barber (men’s and boys’ hairdresser), and customers would sit in it to have teeth extracted.
This spray can was used to help slow the spread of malaria, a life-threatening disease carried by mosquitoes.
Find something you could use to send a message; something that can capture an image…
Find something that helps you find your location; something you can use to count with…
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