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Kenwood Sodastream, 1978.

1978

A single stage 50h.p 'Mars' gas turbine made by Perkins Engines at Peterborough up to 1965. The 40

1965

Salter Science 'Chemistry in Action' set , 1995.

1995

Front Loading Hotpoint Dishwasher

circa 1985

Daily Herald Photograph: Champion Sow at Perterborough Agricultural Show

1955

Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

1937-10-08

Newall 35mm studio camera

circa 1940s

The Sunshine Santa

1970-12-14

Model of Halley V Antarctic research station, 1999

1999

Peterborough Cathedral

circa 1860

Flat bottomed "egg-bottle"

1880

Model (unrigged), of a mortar launch (1800) with carronade

1930-1938

Model of launch for landing troops, George III

1930

Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

1937-10-08

Model railway wagon, 1:3 scale, 12-ton private owner coal wagon No 1935, CWS Ltd Coal Dept, Manchester, built at CWS Wagon Works, Peterborough, 1935.

Model of "CWS Ltd" coal wagon, 1935

1935

Notebook, paper with leather-covered card covers, notebook of John Harrison, Peterborough, 3 February 1864. Appears to be a railway engineer's commonplace book. Includes rules for solving problems with safety valves, experiments on pressure gauge accuracy in various locomotives, calculations on horsepower, notes on various pumping engines, notes on materials, specification of a six-wheeled coupled goods engine, etc. Some of the entries note their sources.

Notebook of John Harrison

1864

Inventory, On the Instructions of British Rail Investments Limited Inventory of the Trade Furnishings, Fittings and Equipment at The Great Northern Hotel, Station Approach, Peterborough, October 1982.

On the Instructions of British Rail Investments Limited Inventory of the Trade Furnishings, Fittings and Equipment at The Great Northern Hotel, Station Approach, Peterborough

1982

Leaflet, advertising the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, published by British Transport Hotels Ltd.

Leaflet, advertising the Great Northern Hotel

Leaflet, advertising the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, published by British Transport Hotels Ltd.

Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough

'Universal' dough kneading and mixing machine, Pfleiderer's patent, size 3, type 1 class, bb, on wooden base, by Werner Pfleiderer & Perkins Ltd., Peterborough. 1870-1895

Pfleiderer's patent 'Universal' dough mixing machine, 1870-1879

1870-1895

Advert, advertising the sale of the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough, sold by Christie & Co and Druce & Co.

Advert for the sale of the Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough

Eureka selfwound clock with glass shade

Eureka clock and shade

Model Ohmic Heater Column by APV.

Heater column

Magazine for Technicolor camera, made by Newall.

Film Magazine for Technicolor Camera

Scarifier, two tine "Thackray" portable, made by Barford and Perkins Ltd., Peterborough, 1920

Scarifier, two tine "Thackray" portable

1920

This three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating ammonia compressor was built in 1918 by the Peterborough-based Peter Brotherhood Ltd and installed at the No.2 plant in the Billingham manufacturing plant. The compressor is approximately 7.6 metres tall, 2 metres wide, and 1 metre long. The compressor has a bottom and lower section connected by a set of three pistons. On one side of the compressor, there is a pressure gauge measuring in pounds per square inch, and an attached DELVAC mechanical lubrication system built by the Vacuum Oil Company Ltd from London. The compressor has the logo of the Peter Brotherhood Ltd company, as well as the company name and located marked on the sides of the machine.

Three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating compressor manufactured

1918

Gland box for piston rod on Peter Brotherhood intermediate-pressure compressor (IP4) installed in 1928 in the ammonia works at Billingham, for compressing from 10 to 55 atmospheres pressure. (See also 1982-1629, and additional description for 1982-1494.)

Gland box for piston rod on Peter Brotherhood intermediate-pressure compressor (IP4)

1928

footplate; childhood, father a publican, former railway man; permit to leave school; moved to Stixwould, Lincolnshire as a farmworker; 1919 joined railway as a cleaner, New England; working as a cleaner and then fireman; medical exam at Marylebone; Second World War experiences of driving; introduction of colour light signals; diesel training, Deltics; types of locomotive, steam, diesel; Nene Valley (Preservation) Railway; driver signalman; witness of serious accident; last of the many (cutting from newspaper provided); NUR; clean sheet as a railwayman; special train to Newcastle; engine 60009 Union of South Africa; Stoke Bank, 112mph; d.o.b. 1905-06-12, railway work 1919-1970

Vickers, Albert Edward "Dick"

2001-06-01

Commemorative cover, paper, Nene Valley Railway Railway Letter Service, marking the operation of the Nene Valley Railway's mail bag exchange apparatus at Yarwell. Bears an 'NVR Railway Letter' stamp.

Nene Valley Railway Railway Letter Service

2008

British Railways regulations booklet "Regulations and Additional Charges relating to Agricultural Societies' Shows", 1962. Publication no. R. C. H. 60047.

Regulations and Additional Charges relating to Agricultural Societies' Shows

1962

GNR delivery note from Peterborough to Bingham dated 19th September 1870. For William Nicholls. Items include hard and soft soap, flannel, pens, hearth stone, ink, note paper and other station equipment.

Great Northern Railway delivery note

1870

Case for the Simon Super Snorkel hydraulic platform, made by the Packhorse Case Company, March 1991.

Box for the Simon Super Snorkel hydraulic platform

1991

Booklet issued by the London & North Eastern Railway. 'London and North Eastern Railway (Superannuation Fund) Act, 1939 and Rules (As amended June, 1946)', with three inserts of amendments dated June 1961, November 1965 and November 1968.

London & North Eastern Railway (Superannuation Fund) Act, 1939 and Rules (As Amended June, 1946)

1946

Handbill. Midland and Great Northern Cheap Trips from Cromer (Beach Station) July 9th to October 31st, 1928. Details of train services between Cromer Links Halt and Kings Lynn, Melton Constable and Cromer Beach Head and North Walsham. White paper, printed in blue leaflet reference number 97LA.

midland and great northern cheap trips from Cromer

1928

Pilot plant for celluloid manufacture-mixing mill, size 4, made by Baker-Perkins Ltd. Engineers, London and Peterborough in 1944, serial no.7/389422, ref.no.45585 BP A50. Fitted with O.5 H.P. Crompton Parkinson electric motor, serial no.SM-824 G F4780, driving through Crofts reducing gear, reduction 1435 to 150, serial no. ME. 1. 293545

Pilot plant for celluloid manufacture-mixing mill

1944

In-store bakery in six parts by APV Baker, Peterborough, 1989. 1. Freezer, 2. Bench retarder, 3. Prover, 4. V8 Mini convector oven, 5. Top shelf unit, 6. Illuminated panel for shelf facia

In-store bakery in six parts, Peterborough, 1989

1989

Model of a "Gemini" twin satellite web offset press, which prints four colours in one unit, 1970-1975

Model of Gemini web offset press,1970-1975

1970-1975

Mobile oven trailer, part of one of 14 mobile bakeries manufactured by Baker Perkins Ltd, Peterborough, maintained at local depots by the Ministry of Agriculture for mass feeding, in the event of a nuclear war or other civil emergency, 1951-1992

Mobile oven trailer

1951-1952

First and second stage pistons for Peter Brotherhood intermediate-pressure compressor (IP4) installed in 1928 in the ammonia works at Billingham, for compressing from 10 to 55 atmospheres pressure. (See also 1982-1630, and additional description for 1982-1494.)

First and second stage pistons for Peter Brotherhood intermediate-pressure compressor (IP4)

1928

[Drawing] No. 3 Unit, Intermediate Compressor. Sectional arrangement of two stage three crank gas compressor / Peter Brotherhood Ltd. [1920s. Xerox copy of line drawing, scales 3/4":1' (reduced to 1/2":1'); 1 1/2":1' (reduced). Built for Messrs. Synthetic Ammonia & Nitrates Ltd. See also ARCH : BROTH for a collection of over 60 drawings of this compressor, and MSL 431]

Drawing, No. 3 Unit

1920-1929