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Category
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date
'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905

BBC B Micro Computer

BBC B Micro Computer

circa 1983

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

1998

Tape dispenser and Scotch sticky tape

Tape dispenser and Scotch sticky tape

2000-2004

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

1886

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

Cathode ray tube

Cathode ray tube

1956

48-node SpiNNaker circuit board

48-node SpiNNaker circuit board

2013

Replica Arkwright water frame

Replica Arkwright water frame

1983

Slotting machine

Slotting machine

1835

Model of Twin Cotton Mills

Model of Twin Cotton Mills

1950

Logic door from Ferranti Mark 1* computer

Logic door from Ferranti Mark 1* computer

1955

Laboratory coat worn by Geoff Tootill

Laboratory coat worn by Geoff Tootill

1947

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

1883

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

Bicycle from the Transport for Greater Manchester Bee Network bike hire scheme, 2021

Bicycle from the Transport for Greater Manchester Bee Network bike hire scheme, 2021

2021

Self Cleansing carbon filter

Self Cleansing carbon filter

1861 - 1900

Ceramic drinks bottle

Ceramic drinks bottle

1870-1910

Water Pipe

Water Pipe

1890 - 1900

AVRO Shackleton Centre of Gravity Computer

AVRO Shackleton Centre of Gravity Computer

1950

Small-scale model of an AVRO Lancaster aircraft

Small-scale model of an AVRO Lancaster aircraft

2007

Spinning mule spindle

Spinning mule spindle

1830-1940

Whitworth Planing Machine

Whitworth Planing Machine

circa 1842

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

Sample of concrete enhanced with graphene

2021

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

circa 1861

Capacitor used in the development of the 'Baby' computer

Capacitor used in the development of the 'Baby' computer

1948

Spinning mule creel skewer

Spinning mule creel skewer

1850-1940

Desk ornament featuring Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor

Desk ornament featuring Ferranti F-100L Microprocessor

1976

EM2/1 electron microscope

EM2/1 electron microscope

circa 1947

BBC micro:bit prototype

BBC micro:bit prototype

2012-2016

Model of Stephenson's Rocket

Model of Stephenson's Rocket

Calorimeter used by James Joule for the more accurate determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat, c.1860.

Calorimeter used by James Joule for the more accurate determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat

c1860

Hydrogen fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cell

2014

Fujitsu Siemens Scenic eD PIII PC, with accompanying monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Computer

2000

Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer, about 2015.

Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer

2015

Part of Bedson-type rod rolling mill, known as a NoTwist Wire Rod Mill. This is an American machine made by Morgan, built in Manchester and used by Richard Johnson & Brother Ltd, Manchester, c.1872.

Part of Bedson-type rod rolling mill

circa 1872

Jet engine turbine blade sample tested on Beamline 2.3 at Daresbury Laboratory.

Jet engine turbine blade sample tested on Beamline 2.3 at Daresbury Laboratory

1980-2015