British Polar Engines Plate
A maker’s plate from British Polar Engines Ltd., dating from 1973.
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“Spiersesque” Enamel Sign
An enamel sign by Spiers Ltd., Glasgow – Spiers made prefabricated buildings before WWII.
Dounreay Reactor Lighter
In 1956, the Motherwell Bridge & Engineering Company built the containment sphere for the experimental Dounreay fast reactor, and to celebrate they had a few model spheres made, with a lighter inside!
Nobel’s Explosives Safety Sign
A battered and faded safety sign from the Nobel’s Explosives factory at Ardeer, Ayrshire.
Merklands Wharf Pay Token
A pay token from Merklands Wharf, Glasgow – the wharf and lairage on the Clyde handled fruit and cattle among other goods.
Bristol Green Wine Glass
A beautiful Georgian Bristol Green wine glass, a generous donation to the museum. Bristol Green was a unique colour of glass, derived from the iron oxide in local sand and a little cobalt, to give an amazing sea green.
Rolls Royce Factory Boxes
Two cute little wooden boxes from the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine factory at Hillington.
1865 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
A section of the 1865 transatlantic telegraph cable, laid by Brunel’s Great Britain steamship – the cable snapped in mid-Atlantic, but the end was recovered and spliced into a new cable in 1866.
‘Reptiles’ by Jim Collins Painting
‘Reptiles’ by Jim Collins is a 1989 painting of the stockyard crane and platers’ shed at Govan shipyard, Glasgow.
Miniature Possil Pottery Jugs
A pair of tiny pitchers made by Possil Pottery less than a mile away from the Museum, before WWII.
Model Dry Stone Walls
A set of three model dry stone walls, made in pottery – perhaps a teaching aid, origin unknown.