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.
Glasgow Steam Shipping Co. Box
A well-made wooden box which would have held a Glasgow-made embossing machine from Cunninghame & Co., used in the accounts department of the Glasgow Steam Shipping Co., Ltd.
Mobile Demonstration Unit Brochure
A brochure for the Mobile Demonstration Unit of the Ministry Of Technology.
Nuclear Evacuation Route Sign
A Nuclear Evacuation Route sign from HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane.
Nobel Explosives Gauge
A copper plate with three measurements, from Nobel’s Explosives in Ardeer – perhaps used for measuring explosive charges. Early 20th Century.
Model Horizontal Steam Engine
A model horizontal steam engine, maker unknown.
Clyde Crane & Booth Maker’s Plate
A cast iron maker’s plate from a Clyde Crane & Booth Ltd 10 ton crane.