Model of a Mather & Platt seawater pump
Model of a Mather & Platt seawater pump of a type developed to inject water into early North Sea oil wells.
Collection of Mather & Platt objects and archives.
The archive material consists of catalogues, in-house publications, various technical bulletins from professional bodies and in-house, and photograph albums of the earlier Salford Iron Works. Many of these documents relate to Mather & Platt's sprinklers and other fire protection equipment. There are also a few engineering drawings, some items relating to Mather & Platt company history and staff, such as company magazines and information on the pension scheme.
Model of a Mather & Platt seawater pump of a type developed to inject water into early North Sea oil wells.
Power station boiler feed pump with cut-away sections, made by Mather & Platt Limited.
Brass plate inscribed 'Park House Mather & Platt Limited Engineers', saved from the building when it was demolished in the 1980s. Park House was the company's London office.
Fire alarm call point, made by Mather & Platt Ltd, Manchester, c.1970.
Brass maker's name plate inscribed 'Supplied by Mather and Platt Ltd', c.1970.
Brass maker's name plate bearing the legend 'Mather & Platt Ltd (Late Dawson, Taylor & Co) Park Works'.
Brass maker's name plate bearing the legend 'Mather & Platt Ltd'.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt bearing an image of an early six-colour textile printing machine with double-cylinder diagonal steam engine, c.1885.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt, bearing an image of a raising machine for raising the pile on moleskins, beavers, etc. to resemble natural skins, c.1880.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt, bearing a picture of the Edison-Hopkinson patent slow-speed dynamo, driven direct by a Tower spherical engine, c.1885.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt, bearing an image of a double-cylinder diagonal steam engine driving a Manchester dynamo, c.1878.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt, bearing a picture of a Mather-Reynolds high-lift turbine pump driven by a Mather & Platt special direct-acting steam engine, c.1885.
Place mat produced by Mather & Platt, bearing a picture of a double-cylinder diagonal steam engine used for driving separate machines such as printing machines and calendars, c.1878.
Place mat produced by Mather and Platt, bearing an image of a Mather's patent high-speed spring beetling machine for the finishing of finest sateens, linenettes, drills and white shirtings, c.1879.
Place matl produced by Mather & Platt, bearing an image of an early light three-bowl friction calendar used for imparting a superior finish on cloth, c.1877.
Pack of six coasters produced to promote Mather & Platt.
Mounted butterfly specimen in circular glass display frame (boxed) produced to promote Mather & Platt butterfly valves.
Parmlee fire sprinkler head, made by Mather & Platt, Manchester, 1878. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head made under licence by Mather & Platt, Manchester, 1882-1900. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
First bulb sprinkler produced by Mather & Platt, Manchester, 1923. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head with metal sphere filled with mercury, (which ruptured on heating, releasing the water), c.1900, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the
company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head made by Mather & Platt, Manchester, c. 1920-30. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Walworth fire sprinkler head, c.1892-4, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Walworth 5 fire sprinkler head, c.1888, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Grinnell type B 'Duraspeed' sprinkler, made by Mather and Platt, Manchester, 1933-1970s. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Walworth upright fire sprinkler head collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Grinnell 'Duraspeed' soldered fire sprinkler head, type 'B', made by Mather & Platt, Manchester, 1933-34. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell
sprinkler patent.
Grinnell fire sprinkler head, type 'A', made by Mather & Platt, Manchester, c.1903. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Neracher (also known as the Grinnell-Brause) fire sprinkler head, c.1888, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the
Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Very early glass bulb fire sprinkler head collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Harkness fire sprinkler head (similar to Grinnell sprinkler), c.1890-1900, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the
Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Draper fire sprinkler head, c.1884, collected by Mather and Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler head made by Morris Sprinkler Co. Ltd, London, c.1903, and collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the
Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Grinnell type C ornamental 'Quartzoid' bulb fire sprinkler head, made by Mather & Platt, Manchester, c.1934-5 and probably used on a passenger ship or in offices. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when
the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Manufacturers C-type fire sprinkler head, 1907, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Fire sprinkler control valve for zone control, feeding open sprinklers, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the
Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Witter (UK) fire sprinkler head, pre-1905, collected by Mather & Platt, Manchester. Part of sprinkler collection showing the development of fire sprinkler heads from 1885 when the company acquired the UK rights for the Grinnell sprinkler patent.
Pressure gauge made by Mather & Platt, Park Works, Manchester
Pen labelled Mather & Platt, about 1980
Specialist slide rule for pipe and sprinkler engineer's calculations. Made by, and used at, at Mather & Platt, about 1970.