ICI Nobel Magnadet Exploder
A Magnadet Exploder from Nobel’s Explosives Co. Ltd.
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Longannet Presentation Model
A model of a coal crushing machine, presented to Francis Tombs (chairman of the South of Scotland Electricity Board) by the staff of Longannet Power Station on 17th March 1977.
McEwan’s Fountain Brewery Model
A model of the William McEwan & Co. Fountain Brewery in Edinburgh, from June 1941.
Model Foundry Crucible
A model of a foundry crucible, with tilting mechanism and a tapping device.
Nobel Detonator Tool
An explosives multi-tool from Nobel’s Explosives, with tools for cutting wire, crimping detonators, and poking a hole in the dynamite for the detonator.
Helicopter Rotor Blade Section
A section of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter rotor blade, with a fibreglass honeycomb core and aluminium skin.
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.
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.