Paper tape output Plaque ‘Tokyo Electric Co Ltd, Made in Japan

HEWLETT-PACKARD HP-15C POCKET ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR (PTOGRAMMABLE) plus owner’s ×handbook :292pp March 19823x miniature alkaline batteries (or silver oxide):Eveready A76 or 357 respectively or equivalents : see p 260 of HBK ser. no. 2237A05058

Electronic Digits on Screen Multiply and Divide keys For Plaque Details see 330/EL3 DATED 21-6-80

as for EL2: 14 Electronic digits appear on Screen Plaque: Donated by the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research 21-6-80

14 Electronic digits appear on Screen

Electric Typewriter used on CSIRAC donated to Museum Victoria per A/Prof Peter Thorne (Comp. Science. Dept) on the 50th Anniversary of CSIRAC, Nov 1999 and presumably for display in the new Museum in 2000. [predates use of TELETYPE] EGM 23/11/99

Electrical Keys: 10 x 8 x 17 From Department of Computer Science

Electric Adding Machine Paper Tape Output Plaque: ivrea made in Italy fabrique en Italie v 120-220/ 2 40 Hz 50 From the Department of Statistice

Electrical Keys: 10 x 10 x 20

Elec. 10 keys Information sheet with machine

Keys: 10 x 11 x 21 Plaque: Keyboard setting register fully automatic single keyboard, double product register, deouble multiplier register, transfer, capacity 10 x 11 x 21. Monroe Calculating Machine Company/ New York USA/ no 2(?)/ 220-250 volts, 0-550 cycles AC/ 225-250 volts DC

Keys: 10 x 10 x 20 Plaque: TR10FA 628,938 MODEL V TR10FA Made in USA by Marchant Calculators Inc. Oakland, California, USA

Keys: 10 x 10 x 20 Plaque: Model ADX Made in USA by Marchant Calculators Inc Oakland, California, USA

Electric Keys: 8 x 16

See previous (F317) for details. Instrument c600mm long.

MADAS (Multiplication, Addition, Division, Subtraction) Electrical calculator with full keyboard and automatic multiplication. Made in Switzerland c1950. Cost $450. Presented to the Univewrsitiy by Peacock Bros., Carlton

PhD thesis of Dr John Crawford Bower, who undertook his MSc at the University of Melbourne before completing his doctorate at the Cavendish Laboratory in 1939. Bower was in the RAF Operational Research Group in World War II before returning to the University of Melbourne to become a physics lecturer after the war.

A student demonstration or general laboratory model capable of calibrating the pitch of the mechanical thread in terms of the wavelength ofvisible light, specifically a chosen emission line from the spectra of say mercury. The interferometer is pictured in a newspaper article ( “AFternoon with Scientists, ARGUS 6/5/1920 p.5); the aA. HILGER , LONDON Part no N2 301/20 200

A set of nine display posters, approx. 51cm x 64cm, of photographs, pages of pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, all stuck on cardboard with scotch tape. The set is mostly in good state of preservation, as at time of typing (1 March 2000) and no attempt has been made to remount or restore.

"Salute to the X Ray Pioneers of Australia" by W Watson &Sons Ltd [1946] [Medical Library 610.9 WAT page 24-27 radiograph reproduction p26]Copies of the Lyle radiograph (see below) are on file with the letter (9Sept 1982) from J F Richardson (Australian Radiation Laboratory, as it was then called) detailing the description of the reproduction as follows: RADIOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR ORME MASSON'S FOOT! MOST PROBABLY THE FIRST RADIOGRAPH TAKEN IN AUSTRALIA. TAKEN BY PROFESSOR LYLE ON MARCH 3RD, 1896 USING A CROOKES DISCHARGE TUBE OF HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION

Last used in a Physics 2 experiment in the 1940-50s. Refer to the printed version Part 2 Laboratory Manual (ed. Natalie Allen) for further details. Likely acquisition in early 1900s by Lyle?? (Research on instrument makers catalogues has not been undefrtaken Photographed June 2003 (Nicola)

White & Gillespie “Dualface” comprehesive slide rule Model 432 In original cloth covered case“Dual face” Comprehensive Slide Rule Model 432 Melbourne > W&G

ODHNER/BRUNSVIGA TYPE keys: 10 x 8 x 13 [donated by Jack McDonell (6 Mar 1997) who salvaged it when being discarded from UniMelb Physics III Labs in the 1950s. same as 289/M13Serial No 3-2381

ODHNER/BRUNSVIGA TYPE MULTO model 13or 113 keys: 10 x 8 x 13 same as F288/M1Ser. no.

A Brunsviga twin-system with keys 10x10x20 and 12x20.Plaque: TRINKS Double System / GRIMME NATALIS & Co / Braunschweig / AND Brunsviga Calculator Co. / London, Brunsviga House / Snow Hill EC1[London] / Manchester, WIlliam Brown Street / Glasgow, 20 West Campbell St.

S.C.M. HAMANN Mechanical Type 505 Ser. no. 501354 Donated by Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research keys: 9 x 8 x 16 ELECTRICAL!HANANN Rechenmaschinen GMBH Berlin SW61 (West G)

Sheet of operating instructions which mentions that O. Steiger is the Patentee. On separate stand about 600mms high Plaque: ‘Sole Agents for Australia / Peacock Bros. PtyLtd / Business Systems / Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth’

Plaque: ‘Hans W Egli/Ingenieur / Fabrikation von flechenmashinen [sic; ?] / Pat. O, Steiger / Zurich II / No 2566. Sole Agents for Australia / Peacock Bros./ Business Systems Company / 558 , 560, 562 Collins St., Melbourne / and at / Sydney, Adelaide, Perth’ Plaque: ‘Presented to . / Department of Information Science / Melbourne University / by the / Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria / This calculating machine was used by Engineers of the Metropolitan Gas Co and Gas & Fuel Corporation / from 1917 to 1970’

Plaque: Made by Atvidaberg - FACIT / Sweden keys: 8 x 13 x 13