Avro Shackleton A.E.W. 2

Aeronautics

1954

Avro Shackleton A.E.W.2 reconnaissance aircraft, Military Service No. WR 960, made by A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd, Woodford, 1954.

Spinning mule

Textile Industry

1927

Self acting spinning mule, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1927 and used at Elk Mill in Oldham until September 1974 when mule spinning operations there ceased.

Hopper bale opener

Textile Industry

1955

Hopper bale opener, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1955 and used at Bank Top Mill in Oldham.

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

Road Transport

1905

10 hp two-cylinder Rolls-Royce motor car, 1905. Reg. No. AX148; Chassis No. 20162; 10 hp

Type C crystal radio receiver

Radio Communication

c.1925

Type C crystal radio receiver, made by British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd, Rugby, c.1925.

Model of a Power loom for plain weaving

Textiles Machinery

1857

Model, scale 1:3, of a power loom for simple plain weaving made by Messrs. Sevill and Woolstenhulme, Oldham, Manchester, England, 1857. This loom gives the most elementary kind of weaving in which weft crosses over and under the warps alternately and was the type used extensively for calico weaving. There is an arrangement for stopping the loom automatically if the shuttle does not reach its box after each pick, and if the weft should break then a weft fork device which is normally balanced to rest on the unbroken thread falls and operates cut off machinery to stop the loom.

'Leesona' pirn winder

Textile Industry

'Leesona' pirn winder, made by the Universal Winding Co., Boston, USA.

Tube Cube television

Television

c.1980

Tube Cube television, made by Pye Ltd, Cambridge, c.1980.

Socata Rallye MS 880B G-AYTA

Aeronautics

1971

Socata Rallye MS 880B G-AYTA aircraft made in, France, c.1971

cassette player

Sound Reproduction

1995

'Walkman' personal cassette player made by the Sony Corporation, Malaysia, 1995.

Northrop loom

Textile Industry

1947

Towelling loom, made by the British Northrop Loom Co. Ltd, Blackburn, 1947.

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

Computing & Data Processing

1998

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer, built by the Computer Conservation Society in 1998. The original 'Baby' was the world's first stored-program computer and ran its first program on 21 June 1948.

Keracolor Sphere TV set

Television

1970

Keracolor Sphere TV set, made in 1970 by Group Systems (Keracolor) Ltd, Northwich, with associated archive material.

Rolls-Royce Avon 100 Turbine Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1950

Avon 100 Series gas turbine engine, made by Rolls-Royce Ltd, East Kilbride, c.1950.

Arkwright's Water Frame

Textile Industry

1775

Water frame, water powered spinning machine made by Richard Arkwright, Cromford, c.1775, and used at the Arkwright Mills at Matlock Bath.

H2S Radar

Radar & Radio Location

1945-1955

In 1942 the Telecommunications Research Establishment set up a team to develop a means of identifying bombing targets at night and in bad weather. This team was led by Bernard Lovell. Using the cavity magnetron, Lovell’s team produced a 9.1-cm radar that improved greatly the Royal Air Force’s bombing accuracy. Later versions of H2S used reduced wavelengths. The 1.5-cm wavelength set was able to detect rain clouds. This scanner was fitted to an Avro Vulcan B2 bomber. It is displayed on a servicing trolley. Former Air & Space Museum collection

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

Textile Industry

1850-1856

Architecht's model of S & J Watts' warehouse, made around 1850.

Merlin 45 Aeroplane Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1940

Merlin 45 aeroplane engine, made by Rolls-Royce Ltd, Crewe, c.1940. 12 cylinder arrangement with the lower dual ignition sectioned for demonstration purposes and fitted with electric motor to turn it around. Formally part of the UMIST study collection, this engine has been sectioned and motorised for instructional use. The Mark 45 Merlin was used to power Supermarine Spitfire III and V fighters.

Portable radio cassette player

Sound Reproduction

1982-1984

Portable radio cassette player made by the Sharp Corporation, Japan, 1983.

Electric motor used by James J

Scientific Instruments & Research

1860

Electric motor used by James Joule, c.1860. Armature original but the rest may be replica. This simple electric motor was used by the scientist James Joule for experiments about energy. Joule was a Salford resident and the son of a brewer. He was taught by the famous scientist John Dalton. Joule's experiments in 1845 led him to an new understanding of energy conversion. Research by Joule showed that electricity, mechanical work and heat are all the same thing - forms of energy. He used equipment like this to learn that formd of energy are interchangeable and that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Joule is remembered as one of the founders of modern physics. From 1948 the Joule became a standard international unit of energy measurement.

papermaking machine model

Papermaking

c1935

Model of a Fourdrinier-type papermaking machine made by Bertrams Sciennes Ltd, Edinburgh. On this machine, pulp or stuff passes through a rotary strainer before flowing over the brest box and onto the moving wire gauze. The wire is shaken from side to side to help interlock the fibres. The water drains out through the wire gauze as it passes over the rollers and more is drawn out by a vacuum suction box. At the end of the wire the wet sheet of paper is pressed and transferred to a moving felt blanket. This passes under a heavy marble roller to press the paper again. From this press the paper is transferred to another felt blanket and passed over cylinders filled with steam to dry it. To give a smooth finish, the paper may be passed through Calendar rolls before being reeled up.

AN/APS-20 Radar Scanner

Radar & Radio Location

AN/APS-20 radar scanner and servicing trolley for the Avro Shackleton A.E.W.2 reconnaissance aircraft WR 960 made by the Bogart Manufacturing Corporation, Brooklyn, New York.

Avro 707A Aeroplane

Aeronautics

1952; 1952

Avro 707A aeroplane, manufactured by A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd at Chadderton and assembled at Bracebridge Heath in 1952. Registration number WZ736.

Whitworth Planing Machine

Hand and Machine Tools

c.1842

Planing machine, made by Joseph Whitworth & Co. of Manchester, 1842. Belt drive, three pullies, one loos in the middle, to drive the lathe in either direction. Table worked by the worm screw and nut. Parts of the automatic cross feed to the tool holder are missing, as is the original tool holder which probably was the reversing type. This machine was originally in the LNWR Crewe works, reputedly used for making horn blocks for axles. Presented by A Bebbington & Son, Culland Street Works, Crewe.

Lancashire Loom

Textile Industry

c. 1880

Lancashire loom, made by J. & R. Shorrock, Darwen, c.1880, and used at Pennington Mill, Leigh.

AI-24 Foxhunter Radar

Radar & Radio Location

1970-1990

Ferranti/Marconi AI-24 Foxhunter air interception radar, as fitted to BAe Tornado F3 interceptors, on serving trolley.

1909 Roe I Triplane

Aeronautics

1952

Replica of the 1909 Roe I Triplane, made by A.V. Roe Ltd apprentices, Chadderton, c.1952.

Model of South African Airways Boeing 747

Aeronautics

1:72 scale model of South African Airways Boeing 747 made by Space Models Ltd, Middlesex.

Avro 594 Avian Mk IIIA

Aeronautics

1928

Avro 594 Avian Mk IIIA, civil registration code G-EBZM, two-seater sports biplane made by A. V. Roe Ltd, Newton Heath, Manchester, 1928.

Ribbon loom with jacquard head

Textile Industry

c. 1900

Ribbon loom, made by T. F. Wilkinson & Co. Ltd, Coventry, c.1900. Fitted on the top with Jacquard head made by J. McMurdo Ltd, Manchester. Used at Cash's ribbon manufacturers in Coventry.

Jacquard hand loom

Textile Industry

c. 1910

Jacquard hand loom, made by W. Archer, Bolton, around 1910.

Ring spinning frame

Textile Industry

1901

Ring spinning frame, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1901, and used at Brooklands Mill, Leigh.

Set complete with houses used

Creative Industries

Set complete with houses used in the filming of 'Bob the Builder'.

'Emidicta' dictating machine

Sound Reproduction

c.1955

'Emidicta' model 2400 dictating machine made by Electric & Musical Industries Ltd, Hayes, c.1955.

Hank Winding Machine

Textile Industry

1897

Cop-reel hank-winding machine, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1897.

P1A Jet

Aeronautics

1954

P1A prototype experimental jet, made by the English Electric Co., Preston, c.1954.

Trident 3B 'G-AWZP' aircraft

Aeronautics

1970-1972

Trident 3B 'G-AWZP' aircraft flight deck and nose, made by Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, Hatfield, c.1971.

Roving frame

Textile Industry

1927

Roving frame, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1927, and used at Elk Mill, Royton.

System 2000 video recorder

Cinematography

c.1980

System 2000 video recorder made by Grundig, Federal Republic of Germany, c.1980

Derwent V aircraft engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1946; 1946

Derwent V aircraft engine, made by Rolls-Royce Limited, Barnoldswick, c.1946.

transistor radio

Radio Communication

1958-1963

Portable transistor radio receiver, c.1960.

Audiopak tape cartridge

Radio Communication

Audiopak tape cartridge, made in the USA.

Richard Arkwright

Joseph Wright of

1790

Painting. Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790. Oil on canvas; 76.5x64.2cm in gilt frame 80.5x93.5x6.5cm. After the full length oil commissioned by the sitter, 1789-90. Commissioned from Wright by Jedediah Strutt, friend and patron of sitter; by family descent, the 'Belper' Arkwright; in contemporary Belper family frame. Portrait: HL looking to L, in red coat with striped yellow-green waistcoat.

Miss Windermere VI Powerboat

Water Transport

1993

Miss Windermere VI powerboat, the world's fastest prop-driven boat: the fastest boat in history on Lake Windermere, holder of the British National Immersed Propeller Record and holder of the World Over 7000cc Water Speed Record. Built in 1993. There is an accompanying VHS tape showing successful speed record attempt, 17 October 2003, held in the museum archive, ref YA2007.30.

Flip-phone

Telecommunications

c.1981

Flip-phone, made by Ferranti GTE Ltd, c.1981.

Treadle-operated 'Minerva' platen printing press

Printing & Writing

c.1870

Treadle-operated 'Minerva' platen printing press made by H. S. Cropper and Co., Nottingham c. 1870.

Braun cathode ray tube

Television

1904

Braun cathode ray tube, made by W. Edwards & Co., 1904.

De Havilland 4-Blade Propeller

Aircraft Propulsion

1961-1996

This 4-blade propeller was made by De Havilland Airscrews, under licence from Hamilton Standard, probably for fitting to a 4,000-horsepower (3,000-kilowatt) Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop engine. Four Tyne engines powered the Vickers Vanguard airliner and Merchantman freighter. These aircraft were in service between 1961 and 1996.

Sherlock Holmes gown

Television

dressing gown worn by Jeremy Brett in the role of Sherlock Holmes

Airbus A380 model

Aeronautics

2004

1:50 scale model of an Airbus A380 aircraft, c.2004, finished in Airbus Industries house colours