Curta Type II Mechanical Calculator
A Type II Curta mechanical calculator, made in Lichtenstein by Contina AG. A larger version with more registers than the Type I., but with the same ingenious handheld design.
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Cordite Press Chalk Board
A chalk board from one of the cordite pressing houses at the ICI Nobel factory at Ardeer, in Ayrshire.
Robert Elder & Co Pay Token
A 3d pay token from the Fairfield shipyard of Robert Elder & Co.
Model Hele-Shaw Pump
A beautiful little working model of a Hele-Shaw pump, made by Bar Knight in Clydebank. Bar Knight made models for the famous Clyde Model Dockyard in the Argyle Arcade, the company still exists. This model was probably used to teach ship’s engineers – Hele-Shaw pumps are often used in ship steering gear, they’re very clever […]
Gunpowder Box
A wooden box for carrying gunpowder from Nobel’s Explosives, Ardeer.
Model Engineering Works
A model engineering works. Perhaps used for factory planning, the models are all magnetic so can be repositioned, and include lathes, drills, milling machines and grinders.
Sir William Arrol Plan
Plan by William Arrol & Co for the John Brown shipyard, with perforated Arrol mark.
Model Offshore Wind Turbine
A metal model of a wind turbine, from the official opening ceremony of the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm, September 2010.
Model Sternframe and Rudder
A metal model ship’s sternframe and rudder, maker unknown, for a 15,500 tonnes bulk carrier.
Curta Type I Mechanical Calculator
A Type I Curta handheld mechanical calculator, the smallest mechanical calculator ever made – designed by Kurt Herzstark in the Buchenwald concentration camp, he survived because the Nazis wanted to present his invention to Hitler after the war.
ICI Nobel Magnadet Exploder
A Magnadet Exploder from Nobel’s Explosives Co. Ltd.