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Drawing of details of cover plate and gasket for driving wheel axle boxes

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Lecture notes entitled 'Anorganische Chemie von Justus v. Liebig 1856-57'

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Publication relating to the NHS’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme

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Domestic Gas and Electricity Quarterly Use Statements and Bills

1 folder containing 2 items

Papers relating to the AVRO 504 Club

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Thesis entitled 'William Thomson's Inventions for the Submarine Telegraph Industry: A Nineteenth-Century Technology Program'

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Publications from Shirley Developments Limited

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PhD thesis in the history of science entitled 'Un modello algoritmico: l'Analytical Engine di Charles Babbage'

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Treatise entitled 'The Intellectual Property Speculators'

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Domestic Gas and Electricity Quarterly Use Statements and Bills

3 envelopes containing 98 items

Collection of photographic prints relating to Bloom Street Power Station and National Grid Works in South Manchester

Photocopy of magazine article in 'Waterways World' about John Glock's experience of installing a Gardner 2LW engine in his canal narrowboat.

Magazine article - '2LW or not 2LW'

Single page correction to the notes on Gardner engine history [see 2016-2011/3/8].

Document - 'a correction to information given previously'

Leaflet giving performance specifications for the LG12-300 and LG12-280 engines.

Leaflet - 'Gardner Automotive Engines - LG1200 Euro 2 range'

Leaflet giving performance specifications for the Heavy Duty LXB 150 and the Light Duty LXB 175 engines.

Leaflet - 'Gardner Marine Propulsion Engines - LXB range'

Leaflet giving performance specifications for the Heavy Duty LXB 150 and the Light Duty LXB 175 Reman engines.

Leaflet - 'Gardner Marine Propulsion Engines - LXB Reman range'

A letter dated 13/3/1996 from DG Houghton to Alan Hilton referring to a 'dental engine' made by Gardners in 1891. Attached is a costing sheet giving the breakdown of its cost, also that of a 'hospital Morrison chair', and a colour photo of the dental engine.

Letter, costing sheet and photo referring to a 'dental engine'

Leaflet giving performance specifications for the Heavy Duty LG400H and the Medium Duty LG420M engines.

Leaflet - 'Gardner Marine Propulsion Engines - LG range'

Leaflet giving description and technical specification of the 6LXB and 6HLXB engines.

Leaflet - 'Gardner 6LXB & 6HLXB Automotive Engines'

2 page leaflet giving technical specs for the LG200H (heavy duty) and LG225M (medium duty) marine propulsion engines. Bulletin No. 3377536.

Leaflet - 'Marine Propulsion Engines - Performance Data and General Specification'

Photocopy of an extensive article in 'Stationary Engine' magazine spread over two months chronicling the history of the Gardner company from its earliest days in 1868 [later month(s) missing].

Magazine extract - 'The Gardner Story'

5 pages of photocopied handwritten notes by an unidentified author ['Dion'?] containing a history of Gardner engines.

Loose leaf sheets - untitled

Organisation chart for an unidentified business unit.

Single sheet - untitled

Several pages listing prices for various engines and engine parts.

Printed list - 'Revised remanufactured engine price list'

A large booklet giving common terms, descriptions and specifications for various oils used used as lubricants and fuels.

Booklet - 'Lubrizol - Ready Reference for Lubricant and Fuel Performance'

Poster advertising the 1997 engine rally held at Astley Green Colliery Museum.

Poster - 'Gardner 1997 Engine Rally'

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VHS video cassettes of the Mansion Gold advertising campaign

Produced by Willcox and Willcox, London

VHS video cassette of 'Defection' television advertisement

Produced by The Mill, London

VHS video cassette of ‘Defection’ television advertisement

VHS video cassette of a compilation of Murphy’s Irish Stout & Boddingtons Bitter television advertisements

VHS video cassette of a compilation of Murphy’s Irish Stout & Boddingtons Bitter television advertisements

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Material relating to the Defection advertising campaign

Cassette tape of recording of radio broadcast from Key 103 Steve Penk show.

Cassette tape of recording of radio broadcast from Key 103 Steve Penk show.

Cassette tape of recordings of radio broadcasts from BBC Greater Manchester Drive Time and BBC Lancashire Tonight.

Cassette tape of recordings of radio broadcasts from BBC Greater Manchester Drive Time and BBC Lancashire Tonight.

VHS video cassette of clips from Northwest Tonight and Granada Tonight.

VHS video cassette of clips from Northwest Tonight and Granada Tonight.

Featured in the ‘Weekend with Kershaw and Whit’ programme

Cassette tape of Boddingtons advertising campaign on BBC Radio 5.

Interview with P. Langan and G. M. Mitchell

Cassette tape of radio interview on KVET 98.2 FM and 1300 AM Talk Radio, Austin, Texas

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Papers relating to Glyn Moody's essay 'The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was – Linus Torvalds and thousands of disparate hackers created Linux, perhaps the only alternative to Windows NT. It may be the greatest software story never completed.'

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Internet coverage of Linux computer operating system

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Email correspondence between Glyn Moody and developers of the Linux computer operating system

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Monsanto Backgrounder briefing notes "Plant biotechnology at Monsanto"

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Monsanto Backgrounder briefing notes "Yieldguard insect-protected corn" pamphlet

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Monsanto Backgrounder briefing notes "'The Roundup Ready soybean system': sustainability and herbicide use"

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Monsanto facts and questions about corn plants and the corn borer

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Monsanto Yieldguard "10 facts about the corn borer and new GM technology" leaflet

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Monsanto "ECOtillage reduces input and maximises crop yields" information booklet

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Guidelines for good agricultural practice when growing herbicide tolerant crops

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BBC2 "First Sight" 'Seeds of doubt'

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Nuffield Council on Bioethics "Genetically modified crops: the ethics and social issues"

1 VHS

BBC2 Newsnight on GM crops

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Monsanto "Solutions for tomorrow's world"