Image
Category
Collection
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Collection of cameras

Collection of cameras

1880-1950

2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Collection

2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Collection

2002

Collection of objects and documents relating to PZ Cussons plc

Collection of objects and documents relating to PZ Cussons plc

1900-2000

BT Connected Earth Collection

BT Connected Earth Collection

Sewing machine used to repair nylon stockings and related documents

Sewing machine used to repair nylon stockings and related documents

circa 1952

collection of objects and archives

collection of objects and archives

1945-2007

Objects, reports, brochures and advertising material from Vimto

Objects, reports, brochures and advertising material from Vimto

circa 1888-2003

Collection of business records and objects from Grimshaw Brothers Limited

Collection of business records and objects from Grimshaw Brothers Limited

1873-1963

BBC Master Series microcomputer with educational software and books

BBC Master Series microcomputer with educational software and books

1986

Lancashire Coal Mining Collection transferred from Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Lancashire Coal Mining Collection transferred from Salford Museum and Art Gallery

1815-1996

Collection of Post Office Telegram equipment and archive material

Collection of Post Office Telegram equipment and archive material

circa 1970

Collection of textile hand-printing blocks, textile samples and pharmaceuticals

Collection of textile hand-printing blocks, textile samples and pharmaceuticals

circa 1900-1980

'One Per Desk' microcomputer ephemera

'One Per Desk' microcomputer ephemera

1984; 1983

Collection of papers and objects from the Mather family

Collection of papers and objects from the Mather family

circa 1870-2006

Collection of objects and archives relating to engines used by Thomas Redfern

Collection of objects and archives relating to engines used by Thomas Redfern

1846

Printing blocks

Printing blocks

1890-2006

Collection of objects and arch

Collection of objects and arch

circa 1960

UMAU archaeological archives

UMAU archaeological archives

ICL Perq 1a computer with accessories

ICL Perq 1a computer with accessories

1981

Concorde G-BOAC "Goody Bag"

Concorde G-BOAC "Goody Bag"

collection of objects and archives

collection of objects and archives

circa 1912-1989

Objects and archives relating to non-uniformed duties during the First and Second World Wars

Objects and archives relating to non-uniformed duties during the First and Second World Wars

1914; 1915; 1915; circa 1939; circa 1940

Car body manufacture collection

Car body manufacture collection

circa 1900-1940

John Pollock & Co Clay Tobacco Pipes Collection

John Pollock & Co Clay Tobacco Pipes Collection

1880-1991

Collection of Mather & Platt objects and archives.

Collection of Mather & Platt objects and archives.

circa 1883-2000

Collection of electric kettles, tea and coffee makers, with related papers and advertising, c.1902-35

Collection of electric kettles

circa 1902-1935

Items of United Arab Emirates Airline staff uniforms, with grooming manual. c.1992

Items of United Arab Emirates Airline staff uniforms

Collection of objects and archives relating to the ICL Series 39 SX and DX mainframe computers, c1990-c1993 by ICL and Fujitsu.

Collection of objects and archives relating to the ICL Series 39 SX and DX mainframe computers

1990

Collection of objects and archives from Boddingtons Brewery at Strangeways, Manchester, c1883-2003.

Collection of objects and archives from Boddingtons Brewery at Strangeways

circa 1888-2003

The Cooper Collection (Stavert, Zigomala & Co.) comprising of object and archive material relating to the activities of Manchester merchants of cotton piece goods.

Material relating to the activities of Manchester merchants of cotton piece goods.

circa 1837

Nascom 1 home build computer, computer spares, monitor, cassette player, manual and build instructions, c.1978

Nascom 1 home build computer

circa 1978

Collection of manuals relating to aircraft flown out of Manchester Airport by Dan-Air and uniforms worn by Dan-Air crew.

Collection of Dan-Air Manuals and Uniforms

1961-1996

Collection of gas meters, booklets and catalogues produced by manufacturers including Parkinson Cowan Ltd of Manchester, 1900-99.

Collection of Gas Meter with Related Booklets and Catalogues

Collection of objects and archives relating to the PC 2860-AT micro computer made by Ferranti Ltd of Wythenshawe in Manchester in about 1985.

Collection of Ferranti objects and archives

circa 1985

Collection of Ferranti calculating instruments with instruction manual. c1890-1939.

Collection of Ferranti calculalating instruments

A collection of material relating to microscope glass slides and microphotographs and consists of reports and transactions from scientific societies based in Manchester and catalogues from various companies that prepared specimen slides for students and researchers. The collection consists of 45 glass slides, 8 volumes of reports, 2 boxes trade catalogues, 1 box newsletters, 1 CD-ROM and 1 article from a scientific publication.

Dr Brian Bracegirdle Collection

1840-2007

Collection of photographic and radio equipment and archive material.

Collection of photographic and radio equipment and archive material

circa 1970; circa 1965; circa 1965; circa 1975

Collection of objects and posters from Sankey Soap nightclub

Collection of objects and posters

1995-2006

Collection of photographic equipment, archives and photography literature, c.1915-79.

Collection of photographic equipment

circa 1915-circa 1979

Collection of plate cameras and lantern projectors with associated archive material.

Collection of plate cameras and lantern projectors with associated archive material

circa 1870; circa 1890; circa 1895

Collection of photographic equipment with example photographs

Collection of photographic equ

1967; circa 1900; 1906; circa 1935; 1960

Objects and archive material relating to BBC GMR Radio, including ephemera and images of the station and the presenters.

BBC Greater Manchester Radio Collection

1970-2000

Collection of objects and archives relating to civilian war work during the Second World War.

Objects and archives relating to WW2

circa 1930-1950

Collection of microcomputers made by Amstrad, Commodore, Sinclair, Sega and Ocean, with related archive material, 1982-97.

Collection of microcomputers made by Amstrad

1982-1997

Collection of electronic calculators, slide rules, computing printouts and manuals, used by T. Ben Paterson at AEI for designing motors for electric locomotives to work across the Andes, 1960-1983.

T. Ben Paterson electronic equipment and manuals

circa 1963

Objects and archives relating to Cedrec, Lindar and the Shirley Viscometer, used by Ferranti employee Warren Leach, c.1960-c.1989

Objects and archives relating to Cedrec

circa 1960-1980

A collection of objects and archives related to electricity distribution. Formerly owned and used by NORWEB (later known as United Utilities, by 2011 trading as Electricity Northwest)

A collection of objects and archives related to electricity distribution

Collection of Telephoto equipment, made by Muirhead & Co. Ltd in 1947 and used in the Daily Telegraph wire room, with associated archive material

Collection of Telephoto equipment

1947

Coal miner's clothing and papers relating to Cutacre Opencast UK Coal PLC Coal Mine near Bolton. The archives consist of plans for Cutacre Opencast Coal Mine near Bolton, including a map of restoration and landscaping plan, map of the site plan, map of geological supplement, and statistics for coal production reduction.

Coal miner's clothing and pape

2010-2011

Laboratory equipment, dye containers, fabric samples and archive material from Zeneca Specialities, c.1980-9.

Laboratory equipment, dye containers, fabric samples and archive material from Zeneca Specialities

1980-1989