‘The Floor Of A Train Ferry’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A WWI lithograph by war artist Muirhead Bone, of ship construction on the Clyde. Signed and marked in pencil “To The Tuscania”, a ship captained by his brother David.
Tag: shipyard
‘Building Ships: A Workshop’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A 1917 signed lithograph by Glasgow-born war artist Muirhead Bone, of a fabrication workshop in a shipyard.
‘Lifting An Oil Tank Into A Train Ferry’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A WWI lithograph by war artist Muirhead Bone, of ship construction on the Clyde. Signed and marked in pencil “To The Tuscania”, a ship captained by his brother David.
‘Under The Bows’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A lithograph by WWI war artist Muirhead Bone, under the bows of a cross-channel rail ferry under construction.
‘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.
Speed & Power Shipbuilding Slide Rule
A specialist slide rule for calculating speed and power of a steamship, stamped for Yarrow & Co Ltd Glasgow, Engineers & Shipbuilders. Another unstamped one is also in the museum.
Lobnitz Ship Winch Control Plates
Three brass control plates from the ship winch at Lobnitz & Co’s Renfrew yard.
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.
Acetylene Lamp
A carbide acetylene lamp, marked WT, believed to be from a shipyard.
Yarrow Shipbuilders Hard Hat
A plastic hard hat from Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd., found on the Clyde foreshore.
Robert Elder & Co Pay Token
A 3d pay token from the Fairfield shipyard of Robert Elder & Co.