Water Turbine Drawings
A pair of drawings of a proposed 30” Hercules water turbine, to be built by John Turnbull Jr. & Sons of Glasgow for Paton’s mill in Johnstone, dating from the 1890s.
Glasgow Docks School Poster
A 1950s MacMillan school poster of the docks at Glasgow.
Napier Brothers Maker’s Plate
A circular maker’s plate from Napier Brothers Ltd., Engineers in Glasgow.
Nobel Explosives Shotgun Powder Container
A cardboard container for No.62 Shotgun Powder from ICI Nobel’s Explosives Company in Ayrshire.
Electricity Regulations Enamel Sign
An enamel sign from a paper mill about electricity safety.
R Y Pickering Wagon Maker’s Plate
A cast iron makers plate from a railway wagon made by R Y Pickering & Co. Ltd. of Wishaw.
Nobel Smokeless Powder Tin
A tin for smokeless gunpowder from Nobel’s Explosives.
AWRE Storage Box
A waterproof steel storage box from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston (now the AWE).
Shot Firing Tools
A pair of shot firing tools – a scraper for clearing out the blasting hole, and a tamper for pressing in the dynamite charge, with a brass tip to prevent sparks.
Butters Bros Motor Plate
A brass plate from a 3-phase electric motor made by Butters Bros. & Co.
Glass Pylon Insulators
A stack of 6 glass insulators from a 33kV electricity pylon.