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Kenwood Sodastream, 1978.

Kenwood Sodastream, 1978.

1978
Model of Halley V Antarctic research station, 1999

Model of Halley V Antarctic research station, 1999

1999
Newall 35mm studio camera

Newall 35mm studio camera

circa 1940s
Front Loading Hotpoint Dishwasher

Front Loading Hotpoint Dishwasher

circa 1985
Model (unrigged), of a mortar launch (1800) with carronade

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

1930-1938
Mobile oven trailer

Mobile oven trailer

1951-1952
Flat bottomed "egg-bottle"

Flat bottomed "egg-bottle"

1880
Model of launch for landing troops, George III

Model of launch for landing troops, George III

1930
Scarifier, two tine "Thackray" portable

Scarifier, two tine "Thackray" portable

1920
Film Magazine for Technicolor Camera

Film Magazine for Technicolor Camera

Three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating compressor and associated components

Three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating compressor and associated components

1918
The Sunshine Santa

The Sunshine Santa

1970-12-14
Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

1937-10-08
Daily Herald Photograph: Champion Sow at Perterborough Agricultural Show

Daily Herald Photograph: Champion Sow at Perterborough Agricultural Show

1955
A single stage 50h.p 'Mars' gas turbine made by Perkins Engines at Peterborough up to 1965. The 40

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

1965
Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

Daily Herald Photograph: Sugar beets

1937-10-08
Bench Retarder for In-Store Bakery

Bench Retarder for In-Store Bakery

1989
Eureka self-wound clock

Eureka self-wound clock

Glass shade for Eureka clock

Glass shade for Eureka clock

Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

1950s
Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

1950s
Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

1950s
Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

Newall magazine for beam splitter camera

1950s
Salter Science 'Chemistry in Action' set , 1995.

Salter Science 'Chemistry in Action' set , 1995.

1995
Model of Gemini web offset press,1970-1975

Model of Gemini web offset press,1970-1975

1970-1975
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
Eureka selfwound clock with glass shade

Eureka clock and shade

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

Leaflet, advertising the Great Northern Hotel

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
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
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
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
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

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

Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough

Model Ohmic Heater Column by APV.

Heater column

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
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
Newall pan and tilt head. Large, for 35mm studio camera. Serial No 220. In wooden box with socket spanner.

Newall pan and tilt head

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
Grey painted piping section for a three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating ammonia compressor, built in 1918 by Peter Brotherhood Ltd and installed at the No. 2 plant of the Billingham manufacturing site. This section would have connected to the cuboid-shaped metal component associated with the ammonia compressor.

Piping for three-crank two-stage vertical reciprocating compressor

1918
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

1918
Metal components for a celluloid manufacture-mixing mill pilot plant, comprising of a cuboidal metal frame, two loose metal panels, a metal beam and a metal slab. 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

Metal Components for a Celluloid Manufacture Pilot Plant.

1944
War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough: twelve drawings by Rudolph Ihlee. [1918]. Perkins, Engineers Ltd. Joseph Baker & Sons Ltd. No.37 of 50 signed sets of reproductions in company folder, 64x52x2cm. Dated within image. Artist's signature b.r. each plate. Illustrating the making of machinery that makes the food, and the industrial plant contributing to the war effort: including scenes of women working, overhead gantry, turbine hall, freight yard, field gun in mid-lift. From the Baker Perkins archive

War Work at Westwood Works

1918