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Twelve specimens of prepared staples of cottons, mounted on cardboard within a wooden and glass case.

Prepared Staples of Cotton

Textiles Machinery

1900-1914
A fabric printing block with an eleborate heart-shaped design.

Fabric Printing Block

Textile Industry

1880-1920
A fabric printing block with a heart-shaped design topped with a crown.

Fabric Printing Block

Textile Industry

1880-1920
Diffractometer from Beamline 2.3 of the Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Daresbury, Cheshire, in use from 1993 to 2008.

diffractometer

Scientific Instruments & Research
Unopened bag of Frontline coffee beans. Brand new.

coffee beans

Auxiliary Material
Straw hat, brand new.

straw hat

Auxiliary Material
Detached parts of unfinished Redrup 1000 horsepower aero engine. Seven cylindrical components, one large circular component and multiple metal fixtures including springs and hinging mechanisms.

Parts of Redrup 1000 Horsepower Aero Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1953
Yarn scale case, made by Joseph Casartelli.

Yarn Scale

Textile Industry

1900
Elmo 8-mm cine projector, made by Ilford, c. 1975.

Elmo 8-mm cine projector

Cinematography

c. 1975
Trade mark stamp with a moorish window design, made by Shaw & Latham for George Booth & Company.

Fabric Printing Block

Textile Industry

1880-1930
Main bench unit of 70-70F mass spectrometer, made by VG Micromass, Winsford, 1974.

Main bench unit of 70-70F mass

Scientific Instruments & Research

1974
EoNType 463 glider, made by Elliot's of Newbury Ltd, 1962.

EoNType 463 Glider

Aeronautics

1962
'Thrasher' touring bicycle made by Rylands & Sons Ltd, Manchester, 1914.

'Thrasher' Touring Bicycle

Road Transport

1914
Bag attached to Johnny Berry bicycle made for Hazel Barnes, a member of Withington Wheelers, 1951.

Carradice bag

Road Transport
Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE microlight aircraft made by Mainair Sports Ltd, Rochdale, Hiway Hang Gliders Ltd, Brighton, with wing made by Flexiform, Oldham, c.1985

Tri-Flier/Hiway Demon 175 G-MJXE

Aeronautics

1985
Tape recorder, made by Grundig, c.1960.

Audio tape recorder

Radio Communication
Edit controller, made by Sony and used in the edit suite for the production of 'North West Tonight' at BBC Manchester.

BBC Edit controller

Television
Component loaned to aid the restoration of Avro Avian IIIa G-EBZM. Peddle section, front.

aeroplane component

Aeronautics
Fabric for renovating YAK Yeoman utility vehicle. Three types of fabric. 1. faux (fake) leather fabric, black, folded into a roll. Similar to seat covering in the YAK. 2. A rolled length of Velour like fabric, peach in colour. Similar to that of the curtains in the YAK. 3. Rolled length of perforated headliner fabric in grey or cream. Maker and dates unknown.

fabric for renovating YAK Yeoman utility vehicle

Road Transport
YAK Yeoman utility vehicle, 1979.

YAK Yoeman Utility Vehicle

Road Transport

1979
Linen Prover leather case, by Joseph Casartelli & Son Ltd.

Linen Prover

Textile Industry

1915-1925
Glass rods used on winding and doubling machines.

Textile Machinery Rods

Textile Industry
PL Wing of conceptual scale model of futuristic blended wing body airliner, commissioned by Shell UK Oil Products Ltd, c.2000. The vertical attachment has detached from the wing - this is the second item.

Wing of conceptual aircraft model

Aeronautics

c.2000
Ground handling dolly for EoNType 463 glider, made by Elliot's of Newbury Ltd, 1962.

Ground handling dolly for EoNType 463

Aeronautics

1962
Low speed wind tunnel model for Horizontal Take-Off and Landing (HOTOL), a design to travel long distances by passing through and re-entering the atmosphere

Wind tunnel model

Space Technology
Monochromator from Beamline 2.3 of the Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Daresbury, Cheshire, in use from 1993 to 2008.

monochromator

Scientific Instruments & Research
Part of Bedson-type rod rolling mill, used by Richard Johnson & Brother Ltd, Manchester, c.1872.

Part of Bedson-type rod rolling mill, used by Richard Johnson & Brother Ltd

Hand and Machine Tools

c 1872
Strip blind for a vehicle to repel flies. Unopened. Unknown maker or date. Given as a spare part for a YAK utility vehicle.

strip blind for use in YAK utility vehicle

Road Transport
Pair of shoes associated with Windcheetah tricycle.

Pair of shoes for use on Windcheetah tricycle

Road Transport
Component loaned to aid the restoration of Avro Avian IIIa G-EBZM. Control column, back.

aeroplane component

Aeronautics
35-mm toy cine projector, made by Gebruder Bing, c.1912.

35-mm toy cine projector

Cinematography

1912
Sound mixer, made by Audio Developments and used in the edit suite for the production of 'North West Tonight' at BBC Manchester.

BBC Sound mixer

Television
Neale's acoustic dial (a type of Morse sounder), used by the General Post Office.

Neale's acoustic dial

Telecommunications

c.1900
Hand paper mould watermarks, made by W. S. Hodgkinson & Company.

Watermarks

Papermaking

1900-1920
Microwave transmission equipment, made by by Standard Telephone & Cables Ltd, 1952, and used for sending television programmes from Windy Hill, near Manchester, to Kirk O'Shotts, near Edinburgh.

Microwave transmission equipment

Television

1952; 1952
Fabric printing block, with the surface image of four sacks containing cotton or other items, and the inscription: "PZ full weight and quality; registered trade mark no. 605107."

Printing Block

Textile Industry

1880-1930
Beesley's yarn balance, made by Goodbrand & Co. Ltd. Patent number 196873.

Beesley's yarn balance

Textile Industry

1922
7.00 - 7.5 aircraft tyres for use on Avro Avian G-EBZM

aircraft tyre

Aeronautics

c1987
Hand powered cottage saw gin, model made by H. E. I. and Company (original made by W. Jamieson), Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Manchester, England.

Hand powered cottage saw gin, model made by H. E.

Textiles Machinery
Unfinished Redrup 1000 horsepower aero engine. Begun by Charles Benjamin Redrup in 1953, but not finished, due to Redrup's failing eyesight.

Redrup 1000 Horsepower Aero Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1953
Agfa Movex 88L 8mm cine camera, c.1960

Agfa AG cinecamera 8 mm

Cinematography

c1960
Rabbit analogue mobile phone and private base station, made by Hutchison Telecom, c. 1993.

Rabbit analogue mobile phone

Telecommunications

c.1993
Twelve specimens of prepared staples of cottons, mounted on cardboard within a wooden and glass case.

Prepares Staples of Cotton

Textiles Machinery

1900-1914
Analogue mobile telephone, made by Cleartone Telecoms Ltd, Japan, c. 1991.

Analogue mobile telephone

Telecommunications

c.1991
Four laser-etched print rollers, with floral patterns.

Textile Print Rollers

Textile Industry

1999-2000
Slit vessel assembly from Beamline 2.3 of the Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Daresbury, Cheshire, in use from 1993 to 2008.

slit vessel assembly

Scientific Instruments & Research
Three strip light bulbs found in the YAK Yeoman utility vehicle. Maker and dates unknown.

strip light bulbs

Road Transport
Component loaned to aid the restoration of Avro Avian IIIa G-EBZM. Rudder.

aeroplane component

Aeronautics
YAK Parts, unidentified. Likely to be parts for renovation or replacements. Mainly for exterior to vehicle. Including door handles and locks and front light. Maker and dates unknown.

YAK parts

Road Transport
Aeroplane fire extinguisher fitted to British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B airliner G-AWZP This record has been assigned to the fire extinuigisher that is painted green for use on chemical and flammable liquid fires.

fire extinguisher

Aeronautics