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British Railways Presflo cement wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1961

Bellows' cylindrical wages calculator

Mathematics

c. 1870

‘Common Sense Eating for rheumatism’, pamphlet, Gloucester, England, 1930-1940

Nutrition & Food Technology

1930-1940

Shergold Safety Bicycle by Thomas Shergold

Road Transport

1878

Heathkit radio-frequency signal generator model RF

Electricity and Magnetism

1960-1984

cleaning product

Domestic Appliances

Bellows' cylindrical wages calculator

Mathematics

c. 1870
Wagon solebar plate, cast iron, Glo'ster Wagon Co, found at Barrs Court Junction Signalbox, Hereford.

wagon solebar plate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Two cut-away diagrams in one frame of 'Blechynden' feed-water regulator

Marine Engines

1895-1899

Steel extrusion die and back spacer used to make aluminium extrusions for a ladder

Materials Science Gallery

1996
Wagon solebar plate, cast iron, Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.

wagon solebar plate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Roll of Tactel nylon thread

Materials Science Gallery

1997
Beer bottle, 'Cheltenham Flyer Ale' made by Whitbread & Co PLC, Gloucester. Best before 10/1985. Bottle full of liquid. Made for Great Western Railway 150 year anniversary. Overall: 237 mm x 56 mm.

Commemorative bottle of Cheltenham Flyer Ale - GWR 150 Years

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1985
A colour transparency of the exterior of Chard and Sons Bookshop, Gloucester, photographed by Andrew Lawson, about 1977.

Chard and Sons

Photographs

c. 1977
Guinea Balance in case, by Bradford Darby and Hulls

Guinea balance in case

Weighing & Measuring

1753-1754
"Heathkit" laboratory oscilloscope by Daystrom Ltd., Gloucester, England

"Heathkit" laboratory oscilloscope

Electricity and Magnetism

1950-1974
Hydraulic unit for effecting adjustment of control fins as used on the RAE RTV 2 (rocket test vehicle) and Shorts GPV (general purpose vehicle).

Hydraulic unit for effecting adjustment of control

Farnborough
Demonstration model of hydrocyclone, used for oil/water separation, circa 1984 technology, model 1993 make, by Vortoil Separation Systems

Demonstration model of hydrocyclone, used for oil/

Environmental Science & Technology

1993
Locomotive shed plate, cast iron, Midland Railway, No 7 (Gloucester).

Shed plate, Midland Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
NHS display set of adult and children's spectacle frames in glazed, wooden frame, by Norville Optical Company Limited, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, 1983

NHS display set of adult and children's spectacle frames

Optics

1983
Box for Bellows' cylindrical wages calculator, c.1870

Box for Bellows' cylindrical wages calculator

Mathematics

c. 1870
Jonathan Hulls and Wm. Bradford's patent "Counterfeit Coin Detector", 8" long. In its original black stamped papier-mache case, c.1753

"Counterfeit Coin Detector", 1753

Weighing & Measuring

1753-1754
Miller 9.5mm camera. Ross Telephoto lens x2, F=3 inch f/3.5. Serial No 132153. Miller Cine Co Ltd.

Miller 9.5mm Cine Camera

Cinematography

1935
MCC 9.5mm cine camera. Taylor Hobson Anastigmat lens F:2.3mm, f2.5. Patent No 155640. Miller Cine Co Ltd.

MCC 9.5mm Cine Camera

Cinematography

1935
Two-stage expansion launch engine with cylinders 5 1/2" x 8" diam x 5 1/2" stroke, on wood blocks, by W. Sissons and Co. Limited, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, 1907-1908

Two-stage expansion launch engine with cylinders 5 1/2" x 8" diam x 5 1/2" stroke

Marine Engines

1907-1908
Lithograph (with decorative border). The Locomotive "Actaeon" after its boiler exploded in Gloucester Station Yard, close to the water tank, on 7 February 1855. (John Brown, Driver). "Actaeon" was a GWR 'Firefly' class 2-2-2, built 1841. (see C.H.Hewison 'Locomotive Boiler Explosions', p.38-39).

Actaeon Locomotive after its boiler exploded

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1855