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Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane.

Model of self docking floating dock "Affonso Penna" containing model of Brazilian Battleship "San Paulo"

1910-1924

Model, scale 1:96, of the 'bolted sectional' type floating dock the 'Alfonso Penna' (1910) built for the Brazilian government, containing a model of the Brazilian Dreadnought type battleship the 'Sao Paulo' (1908-1910), in glazed case with table stand (see note), by Vickers Ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, 1910-1924

Breast milk pasteuriser, England, c. 1980

1975-1980

Breast milk pasteuriser for hospital use (in special care baby units), made by Vickers Limited in the late 1970's.

Cytology screening apparatus

1960-1965

'Autotape' cytology screening apparatus used for cervical smear screening, by Vickers, English, 1960-1965. Consists of graphing unit, two staining units, and a viewing and scanning unit.

Military sighting telescope.

1916

Brass military sighting telescope (machine gun?), made by W. Ottway & Co. Ltd, Ealing, London and supplied by Vickers Limited, England, 1916.

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane, with components

1919

Vickers Vimy/Rolls-Royce Biplane, complete with two Rolls-Royce engines and propellers, and three detachable wheel shields

Vickers one-lock adjustable reamer with box spanner and key

1912

Vickers one-lock adjustable Reamer with box spanner and key

Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun (deactivated)

1911-1950

Vickers-Maxim machine gun (deactivated), Mark I, complete with tripod and smooth jacket, .303 calibre, by Vickers Limited, United Kingdom

Vickers 'Viscount' airliner, 1953.

1952

Model of Vickers "Viscount" Airliner, scale 1:48.

'The Gilston Cigar': Gilston Humidifier T-Piece

1969

One child and one adult Gilston Humidifier T-Piece, or, 'The Gilston Cigar', used for weaning people of mechnical ventilation, made by Vickers Medical Limited, 1969

Type 12 LDA 28 Sulzer Traction Engines for British Railways Board

circa 1965

Report produced by Vickers Limited Engineering Group Diesel Traction Division Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow Engineering Works Barrow in Furness, 'Type 12 LDA 28 Sulzer Traction Engines for British Railways Board', n.d. c1965.

H. M. The Queen inspecting Sulzer diesel engines at Vickers-Armstrongs (supplied title)

1965

Black & white photograph of H. M. The Queen inspecting Sulzer diesel engines at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, walking through the factory, 17 March 1965

H. M. The Queen inspecting Sulzer diesel engines at Vickers-Armstrongs (supplied title)

1965

Photograph of H. M. The Queen inspecting Sulzer diesel engines at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, 17 March 1965

Three detachable wheel shields from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane

1919

Three detachable wheel shields from the Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane, by Palmer Tyre Limited, London, United Kingdom, 1919