Singer Clock Ashtray
An ashtray made from the large aluminium hands of the Singer sewing machine factory clock in Clydebank, with an accompanying newspaper clipping.
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Caledonian Railway Company Sack
A much-repaired hessian sack marked Caledonian Railway Company Glasgow 1895.
1951 Exhibition Of Industrial Power Catalogue
A catalogue of the 1951 Exhibition Of Industrial Power, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow as part of the Festival Of Britain. Contains many advertisements.
Coats Sewing Cotton Advertising Poster
A large hand-painted advertising poster for J & P Coats Ltd of Paisley, showing their Anchor Mills complex.
Meadowside Pay Token
A pay token from the Meadowside shipyard of D & W Henderson & Co. Ltd., which was in business from 1872 until 1936.
Lochaber Aluminium Ingot
An ingot of aluminium from the first pour at the Lochaber aluminium smelter in December 1929.
Water Works Button
A uniform button from Glasgow Corporation Water Works, featuring the crest of the City of Glasgow.
Steam Turbine Blades
A section of linked stage-1 steam turbine blades from a large power station.
Muirhead Bone Self Portrait
A pencil sketch self portrait of artist Muirhead Bone, from March 7th 1922. Bone is well-known for his lithographs from industry and the WWI battlefields.
Butters Brothers Crane Plate
A maker’s plate from a Butters Brothers 1-ton crane.
Sentinel Works Pay Token
A pay token from Alley & McLellan’s Sentinel Works. The Sentinel Works building is still standing – just: https://www.derelictglasgow.co.uk/derelict.sentinel.html