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Taylor-Hobson "Talysurf" surface measuring machine. Mounted item: 31/07/2007.

Taylor-Hobson "Talysurf" Surface Measuring Machine.

1946

Stevengraph, unmounted woven silk panel depicting 4-6-0 locomotive pulling a train from a tunnel.

Stevengraph, unmounted woven silk panel depicting 4-6-0 locomotive pulling a train from a tunnel

circa 1879

Stevengraph, "Locomotion" with tender & wagons.

Locomotion

circa 1879

Stevengraph, embroidery on silk depicting engine "Lord Howe" with 2 carriages.

Stevengraph, embroidery on silk depicting engine "Lord Howe"

circa 1879

Stevengraph, "The Present Time 60 miles per hour", souvenir by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry & London.

The Present Time

circa 1879

Stevengraph, Mersey Tunnel Railway, "The Mersey Tunnel Railway" woven in pure silk by Thomas Stevens, Stevengraph Works, Coventry, 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

The Mersey Tunnel Railway

circa 1886

Stenograph, unmounted, "Past and Present", portrait of George Stephenson, c. 1870.

Past and Present - stevengraph

circa 1879

Stevengraph, unmounted, "London - Birmingham Express", illustrating London & North Western train hauled by 'Experiment' Class 4-6-0, c. 1900.

London - Birmingham Express stevengraph

circa 1900

7500 1b. rocket thrust chambers (c. 1970) comprising:- thrust chamber with 'Rokide' liner, sectioned throat liner, inner liner assembly, complete all-welded thrust chamber, nozzle for high pressure operation.

Larch rocket engine chamber, c. 1970.

1965-1971

Hillman Minx touring car, 1932. The Hillman Motor Car Company was founded in 1907 but by 1929 Hillman had just become a marque, being bought by Humber which was in turn bought by the Rootes Group in 1931. This is probably one of the earliest examples of the well-known Hillman Minx cars made by the Rootes Group. The ‘Minx’ cars were made between 1932 and 1970 and included many variations including saloons, estates and convertibles; however the first models were touring or, like this one, touring-sports cars. The Hillman name is now owned by the French company Peugeot.

Hillman Minx touring motor car

1932

Bluebird CN7 record-breaking car, 1962. Bluebird CN7 was designed by Norris Brothers and powered by a specially modified Bristol Proteus engine producing 4,100 shp at 11,000 rpm. On 17 July 1964 on the dried-up bed of Lake Eyre in Australia, Donald Campbell created a new world land speed record of 403.1 mph for wheel driven cars.

Bluebird CN7 record-breaking car

1962

Humber 2.75 hp motor cycle, 1925, sectioned

Humber motorcycle

1925

C.G.4 magneto No.B.456, for motor cars, made by the M-L Magneto Syndicate Ltd., c. 1922, sectioned

Motor car magneto

circa 1922

Lanchester 'Eighteen' saloon car, 1937. The car has flat floors, a sunshine roof, and comfortable seating for four persons. The overhead valve engine has six cylinders with a bore of 72 mm, a stroke of 105 mm and a total capacity of 2565 cc, developing 19.3hp. The compression ratio is 6 to 1. An S.U. carburettor and a Lucas ignition coil are fitted. The transmission incorporates a Daimler type of fluid flywheel used in conjunction with a Wilson epicyclic, pre-selector, four-speed gearbox. This Lanchester car weighs 32 ½ cwt., has a top speed of 65 mph and a fuel consumption of approximately 18 mpg. Reg: EKJ614 Chassis no: 13380 Engine no: 81261

Lanchester 'Eighteen' saloon motor car

1937

Daimler four cylinder, 12hp car, 1898-1899.

Four cylinder motor car

1898-1899

3.5 hp Triumph motorcycle, 1907; an improved version of the 1905 3hp Triumph, the first wholly in-house designed and manufactured Triumph motorcycle. This design helped increase the popularity of motorcycling at a time when the market was at a slump due to the unreliability of the machines. The Triumph 1907 had a newly designed light frame with Triumph patented spring forks, a jet carburettor with magneto ignition, and a ball bearing engine. The motorcycle also claimed to have the most comfortable ride compared to other motorcycles. Due to these combined features of increased dependability and comfort the motorcycle had been transformed into a form of reliable transport.

Motorcycle

1907

Triumph motor cycle, built two years after the first Triumph motorcycle was produced, with a 2.5 hp engine probably made by JAP or Fafnir, and the rest of the vehicle of Triumph design, Coventry, West Midlands, England, 1904

Triumph motorcycle, 1904

1904

Daimler 20 h.p. saloon motor car, registration number XJ 5838. Built in 1933 by Daimler Company Limited in Coventry. It has a Knight double sleeve-valve engine, a Daimler fluid flywheel and a Wilson four speed pre-selective gearbox resulting in a smooth and silent performance.

Daimler 20 h.p. Saloon Motor Car

1933

Silver gelatin print entitled 'Weegee in Coventry' by Richard Sadler, 13 September 1963. Print made 1989.

Weegee in Coventry

1963-09-13 (1989)

Made by S Marson Limited of Primrose Hill Street, Coventry. Plastic dial calculator for 'direct colour cinematography'. With conversion scale for 'the latest extra fast Kodachrome Film'. In slip case.

Brooke Colorometer

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by George Wilson Industries Ltd, 1971, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP6 seal. Serial no.068907, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1971

Paper (newsprint), listing: 'Stevengraph pure silk woven pictures', stevengraph works, Coventry and stevengraph, "The Good Old Days". Depicting Royal Mail Coach. Silk picture in card frame, woven by Thomas Stevens, Coventry and London. 8"x5 1/4"

The Good Old Days

circa 1879

[Colour poster] Coventry Museum's Transport & Industrial Collection / P. Mitchell [and] Faculty of Art & Design, Lanchester Polytechnic [for] Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. 1970. [Depicts a number of exemplar Museum objects]

Colour poster Coventry Museum's Transport & Industrial Collection

1970

Stevengraph, woven picture, "The First Train", in original mount, marked "Woven in silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, Coventry and London (Registered)".

Stevengraph "The First Train"

circa 1879

Piece duplex chain 5/8" pitch 9000 lb breaking load.

Piece of duplex chain

1922

Piece triplex chain 1/2" pitch; 8,400 lb breaking load.

Piece triplex chain 1/2" pitch; 8

Small chain coupling

Small chain coupling

1922

Standard roller journal bearing, fitted with patent solid cage retaining the rollers

Standard Roller Journal Bearing

1934

2 Links of 2.5" pitch, 1.5" nominal width roller chain no.6121 made by Renold Ltd, sectioned to show construction

2 Links of 2.5" pitch

06/11/2007 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Forming the doors and the skirting for the Duchess of Hamilton streamline rebuild at Coventry prototype panels

Master MiniDV 'Duchess of Hamilton at Coventry'

2007-11-06

Aircraft Drop Test Model of the HAWKER HARRIER GR5 complete with carry frame.

Aircraft Drop Test Model of the HAWKER HARRIER GR5

Daimler, Kimberley model, 4.1/2 hp motor car, 1901, made by the Daimler Motor Company of Coventry. Powered by a two-cylinder, water-cooled engine of 1240cc capacity. A single flat belt takes the drive from a pulley on the engine crankshaft to a countershaft which is provided with three spur gears of different diameters, any one of which may be put into mesh with its fellow on the live rear axle.

Kimberley 4.5 hp motor car, 1901, made by Daimler Motor Co.

1901

Ten sets of Jacquard cards, for use with model of Jacquard ribbon loom, stored in a wooden box, by James Heywood, Coventry, England.

Jacquard cards

1870

Box of lead weights for the model Coventry Ribbon loom, held in a plastic lidded container

Lead weights for model ribbon loom

1870

Two wooden components of model ribbon loom, consisting of one circular component with hole in middle and one rectangular component

Components for model ribbon loom

1870

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