Arkwright's Water Frame

Textile Industry

1775

'Leesona' pirn winder

Textile Industry

1893-1959

Cotton bale breaker

Textile Industry

1911

Platt Brothers Notice

Textile Industry

1899

Electric time recorder

Time Measurement

1930

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

Computing & Data Processing

1998

Ceramic drinks bottle

Textile Industry

1870-1910

Hand painted Indian cotton fabric

Textile Industry

1700-1800

Letter G from Granada TV Building sign

Creative Industries

circa 1956

Hand loom

Textile Industry

1825-1835

Bicycle from the Transport for Greater Manchester Bee Network bike hire scheme, 2021

Road Transport

2021

Half-penny coin

Textile Industry

1806

Half-penny coin

Textile Industry

1799

Scientific publication: 'The Boundary Conditions of the Universe'

Stephen Hawking Office

1981-1982

Membership Insignia of the Pontificial Academy of Sciences

Stephen Hawking Office

1986

Hopper bale opener

Textile Industry

1955

Northrop loom

Textile Industry

1947

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

Textile Industry

1889

Dextralog electronic circuit board

Textile Industry

1974

Half-penny surgically removed from child

Surgery

1914-1930

Ring spinning frame

Textile Industry

1901

Beard motif from Band on the Wall music venue sign

Creative Industries

1980-1982

Partial upper denture for young person

Dentistry

1910-1940

Cast of small intestine

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1880-1930

Scientific Publication: 'Black Hole Explosions?'

Stephen Hawking Office

1974

Steel case for Stephen Hawking's speech synthesizer

Stephen Hawking Office

1985-1995

Wheelchair with Communication System

Stephen Hawking Office

2016

Larmuth Loom

Textile Industry

circa 1860

Capacitor used in the development of the 'Baby' computer

Computing & Data Processing

1948

EM2/1 electron microscope

Scientific Instruments & Research

circa 1947

Dye Sample; Indigo

Scientific Instruments & Research

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

circa 1890

Brazilwood Log

Industrial Chemistry

Data systems unit for 70-70F mass spectrometer

Scientific Instruments & Research

1974

dye sample.

Industrial Chemistry

bark dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

Weld Dye Sample

Industrial Chemistry

Lang Bridge Ltd. Company Sign

Textile Industry

printing block

Textile Industry

circa 1840

Wage tin

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1835-1900

Wage tin

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1835-1900

Burette

Industrial Chemistry

Moisture tester

Textile Industry

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

Lap Scales

Textile Industry

circa 1920

dye sample

Industrial Chemistry

1916

Hand printing block

Textile Industry

circa 1840

Drawing instrument set

Mathematics

circa 1890

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

Radio Communication

1920-1925

Dye Sample; Iso-Purpurin

Scientific Instruments & Research