Item Reference: 001597
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Assorted Christmas cracker contents.
Date: c. 1980s-90s
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D11_001597 Christmas cracker contents
Tag: 1980-1990
D10_001623 Skipping Rope
Item Reference: 001623
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Skipping rope with yellow and navy handle, used.
Date: c. 1980s
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D10_001622 Nut and bolt puzzle
Item Reference: 001622
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Nut and bolt puzzle, in original box with the answer to puzzle, made in Hong Kong.
Date: c. 1980s
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D10_001589 Toy football scoreboard
Item Reference: 001589
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Striker football scoreboard in original packaging with all its contents, including 20 names of world teams and user manual, acquired from “Raggity Ann’s” 1992 closing down sale for 20 pence.
Date: c. 1990s
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D21_001788 Kodak Instamatic 77x
Item Reference: 001788
Category: Photography
Format: Camera
Description: Camera with black plastic casing and silver plastic detailing. Features a connector for flash capabilities provided by Magicubes. The 77x features one shutter speed (1/50 secs) and a fixed focus. Takes 126 film at 28mm x 28mm.
Date: 1977-1984
Further Information: The 77x was at the low-end of the Instamatic range. Kodak Instamatics enjoyed immense popularity as low-end, easily accessible ‘point-and-shoot’ cameras throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This popularity extended to the easy-loading 126 film that the Instamatic range utilised. The Instamatic line was in production til 1988 and 126 film did not cease production until 2008.
Links: User manual for the 77x
D22_001810 Darkroom Equipment
Item Reference: 001810
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Darkroom equipment, 2 bottle brushes, 1 pair of plastic tweezers used for handling prints
Date: Late 20th century
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D20.2_001744 Boots 2000 slide viewer
Item Reference: 001744
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Boots 2000 slide viewer in original box, battery-powered, for 5cm by 5cm colour slides.
Date: c. 1980s
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D80.2_006610 Homemade Slide Duplicator
Item Reference: 006610
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Homemade slide duplicator
Date: 1980s
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D80.2_006609 Adapter Ring for Pentax Camera
Item Reference: 006609
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: T-Adapter ring for a Pentax camera, for use with Itorex slide duplicator (item 006607). Made in Japan. In original box. Purchased from St James’s Photographic for £3.50 in 1981
Date: 1980s
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D80.2_006608 Hanimex CX25 Flash Unit
Item Reference: 006608
Category: Photography
Format: Artefact
Description: Hanimex CX 25 computer flash unit, in original box. Purchased from W. H. Smith, Lewisham, for £15.95 in 1982.
Date: 1980s
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