Medal commemorating first free balloon stratospheric flight of Professor Auguste Piccard and Dr. Paul Kipfer
1931
Cotton Bale Breaker
1911
Dye Sample
circa 1890
Dye Sample
circa 1890
Dye Sample
1916
Dye Sample
circa 1890
Wrapping block
circa 1920
Sample of Acid Yellow Dye
circa 1890
Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd
1889
Ribbon loom with jacquard head
circa 1900
Woollen shawl
1880-1920
Replica of 1903 Wright Brothers' aero engine
after 1903
"Flammenwolf U" electric firelighter (German c.1935)
1935
Reason slot meter, c.1920.
1918-1922
Addac adding machine
1926
Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition
1884
Circular electric hot plate for domestic cooking
1892-1900
Hand-operated mill for grinding coffee beans
1880-1900
Sugar nippers, 19th century.
1880-1900
Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter
1886
Ring spinning frame
1901
Water pipe from Water Street, Manchester
1890-1899
Marine thermometer by Negretti and Zambra
1890
Telephone crossbar switch, Swedish Ericsson, 1921
1921
Device for recording warder patrols in a Lunatic Asylum
1877-1897
Desk telephone transmitter and receiver (sectioned), 1926.
1926
'You may telephone from here' sign, 1910-1936
1910-1936
Wall telephone, 1880-1920
1880-1920
Experimental carbon block microphone, 1878-1890
1878-1890
'Pock-marked faces: A curious illusion', anti-vaccination leaflet
1880-1890
National Telephone Company directory, 1898-1899
1898-1899
A T & T national telephone directory, October 1896
1896
Mechanical telephone, 1880-1920
1880-1920
Edison telephone, 1879
1879
Magneto-ringing Ericsson telephone, 1892-1920
1892-1920
Model steam locomotive
1890
Enamelled notice regarding stone throwing, 1910-1936
1910-1936
Full dentures, England, 1890-1900
1890-1900
Powdered graphite microphone, 1878-1890
1878-1890
Loading coil, 1910-1930
1910-1930
"Airway" vacuum cleaner, c.1930
1930
Five-line single cord switchboard, 1900-1909
1900-1909
Receiving ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899
1899
Experimental carbon pencil microphone, 1878-1890
1878-1890
Selector switch, 1903
1903
Chromolithograph: Amalgamated Society of Engineers Machinists ... by Blades
1904
Strowger automatic telephone, 1901-1910
1901-1910
Impulse sender (dial), 1915
1915
Engraving: Watt's first experiment. Marcus Stone ARA pinxt; Herbert Bourne sculpt; published by Appleton & Co
1879
Strowger calling dial, 1906
1906