Model Vertical Steam Engine
A small model vertical steam engine, maker unknown.
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Vulcan Works Steam Engine Blueprint
A blueprint of a steam engine built by Fullerton, Hodgart & Barclay’s Vulcan Works of Paisley, for William Paton’s thread mill in Johnstone. Undated but probably 1920s.
MSA Respirators
A pair of respirators made by the Mine Safety Appliances Co., Ltd. of Glasgow – one for dust, one for vapours.
Ore Plant Railway Poster
A British Railways poster celebrating a new iron ore discharging plant at the General Terminus Quay on the south bank of the Clyde in Glasgow, dating from the 1950s.
Fairfield War Service Badge
An enamel badge used by shipyard workers at Fairfields shipyard in Govan to show that they were on important war service.
Clyde Model Dockyard Sailboat
A toy sailboat from the famous Clyde Model Dockyard toy store in the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow.
Lambhill Ironworks Sign
An enamel sign from the Lambhill Ironworks in North Glasgow.
Cowlairs Oil Can
An oil can from the Cowlairs locomotive works in North Glasgow.
Fire Warning Sign
A fire warning sign from the Kilbagie Paper Mill in Fife.
Acetylene Lamp
A carbide acetylene lamp, marked WT, believed to be from a shipyard.
Kincardine Power Station Brochure
A brochure from the opening of Kincardine Power Station.