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'Prestcold' Refrigerator

'Prestcold' Refrigerator

Refrigerator made by Prestcold

Refrigerator made by Prestcold

1951

850 Morris Minivan

850 Morris Minivan

1961

Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car, by British Motor Corporation, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, 1959.

Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car

1959

Morris Minivan, 1961. Reg. no. 82 PAF. Chassis no. M/AV4/205400, engine no. 8AM/FAU/H 2080188. The Morris Mini-Minor is one of the most iconic British cars from the sixties. This is an example of the van version of the Mini which went on sale in June 1960. Its compactness and good road holding made it popular not only amongst shopkeepers but also with the thrifty motorist with a low price of £360 due to the exemption of vans from purchase tax. This van was owned and used by Mr Roger Matthews in the family electrical business in Cornwall and was maintained by him until 1981. In 20 years of use only the tyres and exhaust had to be replaced after 116,186 miles.

850 Morris Minivan

1961

Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car, by British Motor Corporation, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, 1959. Launched on 26 August 1959, the Mini was born of the need for fuel economy following the Suez Crisis of 1956. It was designed as the smallest possible, civilised, four-seat car. Powered by a four cylinder, 848cc, 37 bhp engine, the car has a four-speed gearbox operating in the engine sump, driving the front wheels through Rzeppa constant velocity joints.

Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car

1959

Both "iron lung" respirator made by Morris Motors Ltd., and donated by Lord Nuffield to the Derby Royal Infirmary, 1938-40

Both "iron lung" respirator made by Morris Motors Ltd.

1938

Black and white silver gelatin print entitled 'NTLEMEN (Cowley, Oxford) by Tom Wood, taken in 1973.

NTLEMEN (Cowley, Oxford)

1973

Morris Cowley 11.9 h.p. motor car chassis, sectioned, 1929. This is the development of a car designed and made by Sir William Morris in 1912. By 1929 Sir William’s Morris Motors produced a catalogue advertising a number of variations of this car including the Morris Cowley Chassis. This was the cheapest way to buy a Morris Motors car - without any body work. The Automobile Engineer magazine also notes that parts of the Chassis were made in America and Coventry to be assembled in Cowley, bringing the need for a high level of accuracy in manufacturing whilst keeping the cost low. This is a perfect example of a vehicle in a competitive and commercial market.

Sectioned Motor Car Chassis

1929

Car boot handle and side door handle, plus small interior winding handle, from sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car, by British Motor Corporation, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, 1959

Car boot handle and side door handle

1959

Large individual key, for sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car, by British Motor Corporation, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, 1959

Large individual key for Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car

1959

Ignition and door key for 850 Morris Minivan, 1961.

Ignition and door key for 850 Morris Minivan

1961

[Album of b & w photos (10) of the Morris Ten production line at Cowley / Bernhard Baer (for) Council of Industrial Design. 1947. 10 photos are stuck in the album; a copy set is tipped in. Photos are copyright of the Design Council]

Album of black and white photos (10) of the Morris Ten production line at Cowley, Bernhard Baer

1947

Oxford Anaesthetic Vapouriser, serial no.5086/4, in carrying case, 1950s

Oxford Anaesthetic Vaporiser

1950