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A copy of the Palatine booklet in its FAC 345 wrapper, titled Christmas, Love and Peace/1991-1992, given away as the Factory Christmas gift in 1991. The wrapper was designed by John Macklin.

FAC 345 Factory Christmas gift 1991

Original Factory Christmas gift for 1986 in a limited edition of 300, of which 250 were mailed out. This example is sealed and has not been mailed out. The gift consists of a cassette tape containing a recording of Blue Christmas by Thick Pigeon and a folded paper representation of the Factory logo in black textured stock with red thermographic printing, housed in a 7-inch square box. Smoke from the Factory chimney is rendered in red glitter. Designed by Peter Saville Associates.

FAC 175 Christmas gift 1986

Deluxe boxed double VHS video collaboration between IKON FCL and Psychic Television, consisting of: 1962/3 - "Ghosts At No. 9" - archive film footage by Antony Balch featuring William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, plus the classic film "Towers Open Fire." The tape is accompanied by two postcards: Brion Gysin (1935) photographed by Brion Gysin, and Antony Balch (1975) photograph courtesy of Rita Jarvis with information on how to obtain the videos and other Ikon releases. 1982 - Documentary recordings of William S. Burroughs and John Giorno from the "Final Academy" evening, the Hacienda Club, Manchester, 4 October 1982. The tape is accompanied by two postcards: William S Burroughs (1959) photographed by Brion Gysin and John Giorno (1982) photographed by Ron Sumner with information on how to obtain the videos and other Ikon releases.

IKON 9 The Final Academy Documents

Fax from Jon Savage to Richard Connell referring to the track listing for the Joy Division box set.

Fax

Unofficial 7-inch EP featuring Joy Division live performance for the John Peel Sessions. The EP was included with the RZM Productions release of the Warsaw album recorded for RCA at Arrow Studios, Manchester in 1978, which is catalogued at 2019-261/1/5/7. Released by RZM Productions.

JD Warsaw Peel Sessions EP

Double compilation album. 12-inch vinyl in card picture sleeve. The artists represented on the album included Factory acts Durutti Column, The Swamp Children and Thick Pigeon. Released by Belgian record label Les Disques du Crépuscule, with whom Factory Records had an informal arrangement from April 1980 for releasing spare tracks by Factory artists under the Factory Benelux imprint. Catalogue number twi 035.

The Fruit of the Original Sin

Single by New Order. 7-inch vinyl in card picture sleeve. Sleeve design by Peter Saville Associates and Trevor Key featuring a single leaf in yellow on a blue ground.

FAC 183 True Faith

Compilation CD of Joy Division performances for John Peel's radio programme in February and December 1979. Released by Strange Fruit, the label set up by John Peel and Clive Selwood to distribute BBC recordings, catalogue number SFRCD 111.

Joy Division - Peel Sessions

Poster promoting FACUS4 Do the Du by A Certain Ratio, a 12-inch single pressed and distributed by Rough Trade on behalf of Factory US in January 1981. The poster uses an industrial image.

Poster for FACUS 4 A Certain Ratio Do the Du(casse)

Jon Savage's copy of Pleasures and Wayward Distractions: Joy Division and New Order by Brian Edge.

Pleasures and Wayward Distractions: Joy Division and New Order

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New Order Video 5-8-6

Sleeve notes by Jon Savage to the official compilation CD Permanent: Joy Division 1995 released by London Records.

Sleeve notes for Permanent: Joy Division 1995

Proof copy of Deborah Curtis's book sent to Jon Savage by Faber & Faber.

Uncorrected proof of Touching From a Distance

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Photograph of GE Perry at the opening of 'The Perry Science Centre'

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Typed letter to Bevis Hillier from Jane Farmington, City of Manchester Art Gallery

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Research & Scholarship: Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Committees: Consultative panel for the preservation of British transport relics

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Insurance: Government Indemnity Scheme

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: lecture service - donations of videos

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Background Information: St Christopher's Railway Home

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Conferences and Courses: Care of photographic, moving images, and sound collections

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Publications: Stately Progress (Palaces on Wheels)

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Background Information: Photographic collections - Dick Riley

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Background Information: Photographic collections - Dick Riley

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Annual Dinner: National Railway Museum, 1998

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: Heritage Lottery bid - draft

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: Lottery display development

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: NRM lottery bid - progress 2

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: NRM lottery bid - progress 1

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Lecture service - purchase of films

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Copyright: Photographs - private collections

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: General

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Heritage Lottery Fund: General

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: lecture Service - video - J English donation of video interview between Andrew Dow (Head of Museum) and David Wilcock

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Background Information: Arthur Hey collection

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Annual Dinner: National Railway Museum, 1997

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Lecture service - audio visual aids and material

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Annual Dinner: National Railway Museum, 1996

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Computers Systems: photographs & negative collection - storage of images on video disc

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Publications: 'Common Roots, Separate Branches'

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Surplus Museum Items: Photographs and negatives - London transport road vehicle subjects

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Computers Systems: Cambridge Interactive Visual Information Systems - storage of images on video disc

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Surplus Museum Items: Ceramics ex British Railways Board

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Films - general correspondence

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Surplus Museum Items: Internal collections review board

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Lecture service - copying NRM Films - making of videos etc

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Publications: Calman King Publishing - 'Happy as a Sand Boy', railway posters 1923 to 1947

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Publications: Calman King Publishing - 'Happy as a Sand Boy', railway posters, 1923 to 1947

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Purchase of films - general correspondence

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National Railway Museum corporate file titled: Audio Visual: Lecture service - audio-visual aids - general correspondence, installation of audio-visual equipment