Lang Lathes Circular Calculator
A promotional Bakelite circular calculator from Lang Lathes of Johnstone.
Rowebb Bakelite Ruler
A promotional Bakelite ruler from Rowebb Ltd of Glasgow, a building supplies company.
Afterburner Variable Nozzle Flap
A titanium flap, from the variable afterburner exhaust nozzle of a military jet engine.
ICI Detonator Tin
A tin which contained ICI electrical explosive detonators.
Nitroglycerine Nitration Stop Sign
A sign from the Biazzi continuous nitration nitroglycerine plant at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Bishopton.
Nobel Explosives Letter Opener
A letter opener from ICI Nobel Explosives, engraved Special Propulsive Section 1953, in the shape of a hydraulic cordite press.
Brass Detonator Tool
A brass poking tool, used to make a hole in dynamite for a detonator, marked ICI.
Perspex Detonator Test Block
A Perspex cube shattered by an electrical explosive detonator, to study shock wave patterns. From the testing labs at Nobel Explosives, Ardeer.
Dummy Plaster Gelignite Packet
A dummy demonstration packet of Plaster Gelignite from Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire, made from clay. Printing very faint, enhanced below.
Ventilation Fan Detail Drawing
A drawing of part of a ventilation fan, built by Howden’s Engineering, Scotland Street, Glasgow.
Mine Ventilation Fan Plan Drawing
A coloured pen-and-ink drawing of two views of a mine ventilation fan. From Howden’s Engineering on Scotland Street, Glasgow.