Arkwright's Water Frame

Textile Industry

1775

Model of a Power loom for plain weaving

Textiles Machinery

1857

Spinning mule

Textile Industry

1927

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

Road Transport

1905

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

Computing & Data Processing

1998

Model of a Fourdrinier-type papermaking machine made by Bertrams Sciennes Ltd

Papermaking

c1935

'Bob the Builder' animation set

Creative Industries

Keracolor Sphere TV set

Television

1970

Bioscope 35-mm cine-projector

Cinematography

c.1900

Bakelite Type 232 telephone with Type 26 bellset and fuse

Telecommunications

c.1934

'Bass' tool bag

Telecommunications

Jacquard hand loom

Textile Industry

c. 1910

Cotton bale breaker

Textile Industry

1911

Crystal radio receiver

Radio Communication

c.1923

Ribbon loom with jacquard head

Textile Industry

c. 1900

'Leesona' pirn winder

Textile Industry

Flip-phone, made by Ferranti GTE Ltd

Telecommunications

c.1981

Model SF 1100 fax machine

Telecommunications

c.1990

Carding engine

Textile Industry

System 2000 video recorder made by Grundig

Cinematography

c.1980

Ericofon telephone

Telecommunications

c.1980

Treadle printing press

Printing & Writing

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

Textile Industry

1850-1856

Lancashire Loom

Textile Industry

c. 1880

Mule cops

Textile Industry

around 1960

Telephone exchange master clock

Telecommunications

1958

Monopoly board game

Television

2000

Five wooden molecular model balls

Scientific Instruments & Research

c. 1810

Braiding Machine

Textile Industry

c.1900

Weld Dye Sample

Industrial Chemistry

Wire recorder made by Webster Chicago Corporation

Sound Reproduction

c.1950

Audiopak tape cartridge

Radio Communication

Dansette radiogram

Radio Communication

Millwright's measuring tool

Weighing & Measuring

around 1790

Brush for cleaning textile mill machinery

Textile Industry

1880-1940

Dextralog selector box

Textile Industry

1975

Drawing frame

Textile Industry

1901

Type C crystal radio receiver

Radio Communication

c.1925

Hand painted Indian cotton fabric

Textile Industry

1700-1800

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

Textile Industry

1889

Black-and-white television made by Murphy Radio Ltd

Television

c.1968

Uher Portable Tape Recorder

Radio Communication

c.1970

Tube Cube television

Television

c.1980

Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra 7-inch vinyl single

Radio Communication

1972

Hand-operated lithographic printing press made by Alex Seggie of Edinburgh

Printing & Writing

1871

22 volt ringing generator

Telecommunications

1896

BBC Pen

Radio Communication

Radio cassette player made by Philips

Radio Communication

1988

Mufax Courier transmitter

Photographic Technology

1975

S. G. Brown radio headphones

Radio Communication

c.1935