‘On The Stocks’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A signed Muirhead Bone lithograph, ‘On The Stocks’ from the series ‘The Great War’ 1917, depicting a ship under construction in a Scottish shipyard.
Coal-Fired Boiler Plans
A plan drawing of a Thompson steam boiler and boiler house at Guardbridge Paper Mill in Fife.
Forth Bridge Meccano Model
A 7m-long Meccano model of the Forth Rail Bridge. Construction date unknown but probably 1950s.
Invincible Half Hull Model
A builder’s half hull model of the paddle steamer Invincible, built in 1844 by Tod & McGregor at the Meadowside Shipyard in Partick.
ICI Hard Hat
A plastic hard hat from ICI Nobel Explosives, Ardeer.
Danger Firing In Progress Sign
An engraved plastic sign from the testing laboratories at Nobel’s Explosives, Ardeer.
Model Parsons Empire Exhibition Turbine
A model of a C A Parsons steam turbine from the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow.
Model Brush Parsons Steam Turbo-Alternator
A paperweight model of a Brush Parsons steam turbine electricity generator.
Model Steam Engine & Boiler
A working model steam engine, with boiler, feed pump, header tank etc. Very detailed, maker unknown but a little plaque reads “Richard’s Engineering Wks Est 1970.
Power Cable Explosive Sample
A sample from Nobel’s Explosives, of an underwater electrical power cable, cut by shaped-charge explosive.
Nevelin Mercury Vapour Rectifier
An unused small 3-phase mercury vapour rectifier made by Nevelin of Croydon, from an old Scottish telephone exchange.