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Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866
Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021
Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021
Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021
Mercury immersion thermometer

Mercury immersion thermometer

1950-1975
Carbon8 Aggregate Cement Dust

Carbon8 Aggregate Cement Dust

Unknown
Carbonated Aggregate Block

Carbonated Aggregate Block

2019-2020
Carbonated Aggregate Sample

Carbonated Aggregate Sample

2019-2021
Lamp post, cast iron on concrete base, Midland Railway, ex Defford or Berkeley Road station.

Cast iron lamp post, Midland Railway

Insulated concrete formwork (ICF) wall sample, with concrete and reinforcing steel bars, cutaway to show internal construction, by ICF Southern and ICF Waterproofing Ltd, 2023.

Insulated concrete formwork (ICF) wall sample, cutaway to show internal construction

2023
Gradient post, down 117 up 300, reinforced concrete, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway.

Gradient post

Working model of a steam engine fitted with Corliss Valve Gear, 1899 with electric motor, in glazed case, scale 1:12.

Horizontal Steam Engine with Corliss Valve Gear, 1899

1899
Prototype station bench for the Elizabeth line on the London Underground, concrete with a purple hollow circle at the top and the text, "station name".

Prototype station bench for the Elizabeth Line

2011
Concrete block enclosing morphine safe for coal mining emergencies, about 1970.

concrete block safe

circa 1970
High frequency induction Ajax-Northrup electrical furnace

Ajax-Northrup electrical furnace

Sample of concrete enhanced with 0.05% graphene after compression strength testing. One of four test samples of concrete enhanced with graphene, tested at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), University of Manchester, by Dr Lisa Scullion, 2021. The testing process supported the development of a new industrial product, Concretene, produced by Nationwide Engineering, Wiltshire. Production of cement for concrete in the building industry is one of the leading causes of global carbon dioxide emissions. The addition of up to 1% of graphene strengthens concrete by around 30% compared to standard concrete, meaning significantly less is needed to achieve the equivalent structural performance, reducing carbon footprint and costs.

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021
Panel in shape of Gothic arch with polychrome tile decoration in formal floral pattern, possibly mediaeval Moorish, unsigned, Europe, 1200-1800

Panel in shape of Gothic arch with polychrome tile decoration in formal floral pattern

1200-1800
Experimental viscometer, unsigned, on tripod stand, in glazed case (not seen). When in use it was the property of the late Sir Boverton Redwood.

Experimental Viscometer

1885
Bronzed plaster head on cement pilnth representing Prof. Albarran, urologist, made by A. Segaffin, French, 1890-1912

Portrait bust of Joaquin Albarran

1890-1912
Model of: Trollfield, phase one, gas production platform. Scale 1:350

Model of Trollfield gas production platform

Four samples of concrete enhanced with two different quantities of graphene, before and after compression strength testing at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, University of Manchester. 1. Sample of concrete enhanced with 0.05% graphene before compression strength testing 2. Sample of concrete enhanced with 0.05% graphene after compression strength testing 3. Sample of concrete enhanced with 0.1% graphene before compression strength testing 4. Sample of concrete enhanced with 0.1% graphene after compression strength testing

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021
Square marble pedestal, 18th or 19th century

Square marble pedestal

1701-1900
Pair of panel in shape of Gothic arch with polychrome tile decoration in formal floral pattern, possibly mediaeval Moorish, unsigned, Europe, 1200-1800

Panel in shape of Gothic arch with polychrome tile decoration

1200-1800