Miner’s Cap Lamp
A little brass miner’s cap lamp, an oil lamp with wick that would be attached to the miner’s cap. Pre-1920s.
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Nobel’s Plastic Test Plate
A plastic explosive test plate from Nobel’s Explosives in Ayrshire.
Dunkeld Bridge Medal
A medal commemorating the opening of a new bridge in Dunkeld in 1808. The bridge, built by Thomas Telford, is still in use.
Model Tait Tower
A Bakelite model of the Tait Tower or Tower of Empire, built in Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park for the 1938 Empire Exhibition.
Rolls-Royce Swash Plate Pump
An axial-flow (also known as a swash plate) pump from a Rolls-Royce jet engine.
Meadowside Shipyard Plan
A pencil plan of a proposed cargo ship, from the Meadowside shipyard in Glasgow. Date unknown, but pre-1930s.
Oil Rigger’s Helmet
An aluminium North Sea oil rigger’s helmet.
Walter Gray Glasgow Dock Painting
A 1930s gauache painting of a busy Glasgow dock by American artist Walter Gray.
Henderson’s Playing Cards
Promotional plating cards from Henderson’s of Aberdeen, who made cranes used in the construction of the Forth Road Bridge.
Building A Liner – Muirhead Bone
A lithograph by Glasgow artist Muirhead Bone, titled “Building A Liner At Greenock” 1917-18.
Cutaway Bulkhead Light
A cutaway demonstration bulkhead light – these tough explosion-proof lights were used on ships and in factories, this one has been partially cut away to show the seals and cross sections.