Tape dispenser and Scotch sticky tape

Scientific Instruments & Research

2000-2004

Tape dispenser and Scotch tape. In 2004 at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a reliable and cheap method for obtaining monolayer graphene flakes from graphite, using this tape dispenser. The pair were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for 'groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene'.

Replica common press

Printing & Writing

1976

Replica common press made by Early Printing Presses, Birkenhead, 1976.

Radio cassette player

Radio Communication

1988

Radio cassette player made by Philips, 1988

Ferranti record player

Sound Reproduction

1956

Ferranti record player, 1956.

Audiopak tape cartridge

Radio Communication

Audiopak tape cartridge, made in the USA.

Five wooden molecular model balls

Scientific Instruments & Research

c. 1810

Molecular model formed of five wooden balls, made by Peter Ewart of Manchester, c.1810, and used by John Dalton for demonstrating his atomic theory, c, 1810-1842.

Roving frame

Textile Industry

1927

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

Woollen shawl

Textile Industry

1880-1920

Woollen shawl, made around 1880-1920, typical of the type worn by women and girls working in Lancashire's textile mills.

Slotting machine, made by Sharp Roberts and Co.

Hand and Machine Tools

1835

Slotting machine, made by Sharp Roberts and Co., Manchester, 1835. Constructed from cast iron on sort of arched frame design. Table with cross and front to back movements placed in middle with slotting arm above it. Three stepped pulley and hand wheel on drive cross shaft to gears on left with a secondary shaft working the slotting arm. Operating arms are missing from the cam to the rachet levers.

Dextralog electronic circuit board

Textile Industry

1974

Electronic circuit board from a selector box, made by Dextralog, c.1974. One of the earliest circuit boards produced by Dextralog.

Scutcher

Textile Industry

1889

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1889, and used at Bank Top Mill, Oldham.

Audio cassette recorder

Sound Reproduction

Audio cassette recorder with original box, made by Pye Ltd, Austria.

Uher Portable Tape Recorder

Radio Communication

c.1970

Portable tape recorder, made by Uher, Munich, West Germany, c.1970.

'Squariel' Satellite dish

Television

Satellite dish, known as the 'Squariel', to receive British Satellite Broadcasting television.

'Universal' Press camera

Photographic Technology

1966

'Universal' Press camera made by Dawe Instruments Ltd, London, 1966

Magneto HMT wall telephone

Telecommunications

c.1890

Magneto HMT wall telephone, made by L. M. Ericsson and Co. of Stockholm in Sweden in around 1890.

35mm cine projector

Cinematography

1906

Hand-driven No. 6 cameragraph 35mm cine projector made by N. Power Co. Inc., New York, 1906, and used by Mr Charles Leon Gould. Embossed on shutter: "N. Power Co. Inc. New York. No1 lens shutter". Embossed above lens barrel: "Power's Cameragraph". Stamped below lens barrel: "Power's No 6 Cameragraph No. 30065 Nov, 1, 1904. July 17, 1906.". Stamped on rear of projector: "I. P. Corp. Power's New York"

Glass bottle for paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1786-1795

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir, empty. 97 mm x 31 mm x 31 mm, 116g. Handwritten note on back label reads, 'Good'. Folgelbert Chawner, English, 1786-1795.

Ericofon one-piece telephone

Telecommunications

c.1976

Ericofon Model 700 one-piece telephone with keypad, made by Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson, Sweden, c.1976.

Treadle printing press

Printing & Writing

'Triumph' treadle-operated printing press, made by T. C. Thompson & Son Ltd.

Mufax Courier transmitter

Photographic Technology

1975

Mufax Courier transmitter, made by Muirhead & Co. Ltd, c.1975.

Millwright's measuring tool

Weighing & Measuring

around 1790

Millwright's measuring tool, made by W. Wright, Manchester, around 1790.

Water frame spindle

Textile Industry

1800-1830

Wooden spindle, resembles the type used on a water frame, or could also have been used on a yarn winding machine, found at Murrays' Mills in Ancoats, during the archaeological survey of the site.

immersion suit blouse

Textile Industry

c.1945

Blouse from an immersion suit, made by P. Frankenstein and Sons Ltd, around 1945.

Oil can for oiling textile machinery

Textile Industry

1880-1940

Oil can, used to oil the moving parts of textile machinery.

Hand loom

Textile Industry

1825-1835

Wooden frame hand loom, made around 1830.

Ring spinning frame

Textile Industry

1901

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

Self- striped printed muslin dress

Temporary Exhibitions

Self-striped printed muslin dress, around 1830.

EM2/1 electron microscope, mad

Scientific Instruments & Research

c.1947

EM2/1 electron microscope, made by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, Trafford Park, c.1947.

Trinitron colour television

Television

c. 1983

Trinitron colour television, made by Sony Corporation, Japan, c. 1983.

Dynamotor ringing generator

Telecommunications

1950

Dynamotor ringing generator, made by Walter Jones (Engineers) Ltd, Sydenham, c.1950.

GXC-40 cassette recorder

Domestic Appliances

c.1972

GXC-40 stereo cassette recorder, made by Akai Electric Co. Ltd, Tokyo, c.1972.

Replica Arkwright water frame,

Textile Industry

1983

Replica Arkwright water frame, made by Severn Lamb Ltd, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1983.

BBC Pen

Radio Communication

BBC GMR pen.

Wrought iron coffee mill

Domestic Appliances

1850-1900

Wrought iron coffee mill with circular lidded hopper, turning handle and shute for ground coffee, screwed to wooden wall block, English, 1850-1900.

BBC B Micro Computer

Computing & Data Processing

c.1983

BBC B Micro computer, made by Acorn Computer Ltd, Cambridge, c.1983.

'Bass' tool bag

Telecommunications

'Bass' tool bag, used to hoist tools and fittings up telephone poles.

Picture and easel prop

Creative Industries

before 1993

Picture and easel prop used on a set from 'The Nightmare before Christmas,' a Skellington Productions stop-motion animation film directed by Tim Burton in 1993.

Black candlestick telephone

Telecommunications

1920

Black candlestick telephone No. 2 with transmitter no. 1, 1920.

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.

S. G. Brown radio headphones

Radio Communication

c.1935

Radio headphones, made by S. G. Brown Ltd, London, c.1935.

Braiding Machine

Textile Industry

c.1900

Braiding machine made around 1900, used at Croft Mill, Manchester.

paper tensile tester

Papermaking

c.1900

Paper tensile tester made in Austria and supplied by J. J. Marshall and Co. Wooden body with dial in middle of one long side, reading 0-50 pounds. Patent Paper Testing Machine, J.J. Marshall & Co, London and Dartford, Made in Austria. Paper clamped with steel plates and thumb scres on top, one side adjustable in half inch lengths, handle at right endtensions right clamp. Brass end plates at both ends

Trademark printing block

Textile Industry

1880-1910

Trademark printing block, used to stamp cotton cloth, around 1900.

Platt Brothers Notice

Textile Industry

1899

Notice, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd, Oldham, 1899, regarding the Workmens Compensation Act 1897 and employee behaviour, by order Jno [Jonathan] Wynne, Secretary, square with black lettering on cream background.

Logic door from Ferranti Mark I valve computer

Computing & Data Processing

Logic door from Ferranti Mark I valve computer, c.1951.

Underground telephone cable marker

Telecommunications

c.1940

Cast-iron underground telephone cable marker from the reign of King George VI (1936-1952).

'His Masters Voice' record player

Sound Reproduction

c.1935

'His Masters Voice' record player made by the Gramophone Co. Ltd, Hayes, c. 1935.

Sherlock Holmes dressing gown

Television

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

Armature for a puppet

Creative Industries

before 2001

Armature for a puppet from the 2001 film 'Monkeybone', directed by Henry Selick.