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Pocket Watch in Silver Pair Case, 1755-1770

1755-1770

Cash register by G.H. Gledhill & Sons Ltd.

Silhouette of a woman

circa 1810

Daily Herald Photograph: Princess Elizabeth with Mayor of Halifax

1949-07-26

Howlett improved heat reclaimer

1930-1935

Anglo-American Arab Platen Printing Machine, 1842-1880

1842-1880

Cancer

1957-1965

English Card Clothing Co. Ltd nameplate

1964

Laryngoscopic set

1901-1900

Jackson's patent cash till, late 1800s/early 1900s

Cased set of 7 catheters

1860-1920

Daily Herald Photograph: Princess Elizabeth with Mayor of Halifax

1949-07-26

Martindale abrasion tester, made in around 1976 by James Heal in Halifax and used to test the wear rate of fabrics at the Shirley Institute in Manchester and then the British Textile Technology Group in Trafford Park, from 1976 to 2018.

Martindale abrasion tester

1976

Moquette sample, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), mauve and grey, made by John Holdsworth and Son, Halifax, pattern number 70/9391, 1935.

London & North Eastern Railway

1935

Moquette sample, Great Southern Railway of Ireland, cut wool pile in blues, orange and brown, made by John Holdsworth and Son Ltd, Halifax, pattern number 8140, 1932.

Great Southern Railway of Ireland

1932

Black and white pigment print entitled 'Halifax Gala' photographed by Martin Parr, 1975. Print made 2013.

Halifax Gala

2013; (1975)

Pigment print by Martin Parr, 'England. West Yorkshire. Halifax Rugby League Club ground'. 1975-1980. Printed 2011. 12 x 16"

Halifax Rugby League Club ground

1975-1980 (2011)

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Halifax Gala' by Martin Parr, taken in 1975. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Halifax Gala

1975; (2013)

Black and white pigment print entitled 'Halifax Town Football Ground' photographed by Martin Parr, 1975. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Halifax Town Football Ground

2013; (1975)

Diagonal barometer by Samuel Lainton, Halifax, Yorkshire, 1845-1855

Diagonal barometer, 1845-1855

1845-1855

Electrical decimal cash register by Gledhill c.1972

Electrical decimal cash register by Gledhill c.1972

1971-1975

Drip stand with tubing (stored in separate container) for intravenous infusion, one of a pair, with four castors, by Sidhil Limited, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, 1994

Drip stand for intravenous infusion

1994

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Halifax Rugby League Club Ground' by Martin Parr, taken in 1977. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Halifax Rugby League Club Ground

1977; (2013)

Ship's lantern, with electric bulb encased in cylinder of heavy glass, with ring handle on top, dated 1916 on label inside. Made by Worsdnap & Co. Ltd, Halifax,England. for War Department. Wellcome identity number: B 3223

Ship's lantern

A photographic print by Nick Danziger, showing a group of teenagers playing cricket in a back alley in Halifax. Taken as part of a photographic fellowship with the museum in 1994-1995. Printed in Paris, 2020.

Photograph of teenagers playing cricket in a back alley in Halifax

1994-1995

"White Rose" open fire boiler by Hartley and Sugden of Halifax, 1924

"White Rose" open fire boiler by Hartley and Sugden of Halifax

1924

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Halifax Town Football Ground' by Martin Parr, taken in 1977. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Halifax Town Football Ground

1977; (2013)

Yarn twist testing machine, base of, made by J H Heal, Halifax

Yarn twist testing machine

Gledhill's Patent cash till, by G.H. Gledhill & Sons Ltd., Halifax and London, serial no. 50955

Gledhill's Patent cash till

A photographic print by Nick Danziger, showing three teenagers putting on makeup on a sofa in Halifax. Taken as part of a photographic fellowship with the museum in 1994-1995. Printed in Paris, 2020.

Photograph of three teenagers putting on makeup on a sofa in Halifax

1994-1995

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Cat’s Eye Factory, Halifax' by Martin Parr, taken in 1975. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Cat’s Eye Factory, Halifax

1975; (2013)

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Three local chapels combine to have an outdoor service, West Vale Park, Halifax' by Martin Parr, taken in 1975. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Three local chapels combine to have an outdoor service, West Vale Park, Halifax

1975; (2013)

A black and white pigment print photograph, entitled 'Odeon Cinema, Halifax' by Martin Parr, taken in 1977. Part of the series 'The Non-Conformists' (1975-1980). Printed from the original negative in 2013.

Odeon Cinema, Halifax

1977; (2013)