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English Electric Company diesel electric locomotive 'Deltic' Co-Co 3300HP, 1955

English Electric Company diesel electric locomotive 'Deltic' Co-Co 3300HP, 1955

1955
Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

Diesel mechanical locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

1934
Dummy advanced gas cooled reactor fuel element

Dummy advanced gas cooled reactor fuel element

circa 1975
Daily Herald Photograph: Crowd of mill workers

Daily Herald Photograph: Crowd of mill workers

1946-10-11
Daily Herald Photograph: Carding, cotton mill

Daily Herald Photograph: Carding, cotton mill

1939-02
Student microscope, in case

Student microscope, in case

1875-1900
Johnson Patent Lever Watch Club token

Johnson Patent Lever Watch Club token

1860-1900
Scale Model of European Fighter

Scale Model of European Fighter

1985
Daily Herald Photograph: Cheesemaking, Lancashire County Council farm

Daily Herald Photograph: Cheesemaking, Lancashire County Council farm

1934-02
3 samples of synthetic fabric

3 samples of synthetic fabric

Daily Herald Photograph: Cotton testing machine

Daily Herald Photograph: Cotton testing machine

1939-02
Daily Herald Photograph: Cleaning engine

Daily Herald Photograph: Cleaning engine

1930-1940
Daily Herald Photograph: Grinding curd, Lancashire County Council farm

Daily Herald Photograph: Grinding curd, Lancashire County Council farm

1934-02
Daily Herald Photograph: Adjusting cotton reels on spinning machine

Daily Herald Photograph: Adjusting cotton reels on spinning machine

1939
stand

stand

1985
"Universal" Helio-chronometer, for Northern Hemisphere, 1901-1922

"Universal" Helio-chronometer, for Northern Hemisphere, 1901-1922

1901-1922
Accessories for universal Helio-Chronometer

Accessories for universal Helio-Chronometer

1901-1930
Bond Minicar 'Desirée', 1950

Bond Minicar 'Desirée', 1950

1950
coal tar soap

coal tar soap

Daily Herald Photograph: Machine tester piecing up a broken sliver of cotton

Daily Herald Photograph: Machine tester piecing up a broken sliver of cotton

1939-1950
Model of 'Bluebird K7', World Water Speed Record contender, 1955

Model of 'Bluebird K7', World Water Speed Record contender, 1955

1955
0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941. Marked as LMS 7050.

Diesel Mechanical Locomotive, 'Rorke's Drift'

1934
Universal Helio-chronometer, with rag-bolt, screwdriven box key with accessories (3 pieces), Pilkington and Gibbs Ltd., Preston, Lancashire, early 20th century.

Universal Helio-chronometer, with accessories

1901-1930
Warning lamp, plastic, "Trafilamp," made by Dorman Smith Traffic Products Ltd. of Preston, used by A.J. Carroll, Carriage & Wagon Foreman, Knottingley, 1970s. Battery casing of the lamp is yellow, the lamp disc is red.

Dorman Smith Trafilamp, Warning Lamp

1970-1979
Sol-horometer, by Pilkington and Gibbs, Preston, design patented in 1911

Sol-horometer, by Pilkington and Gibbs

One photograph titled ‘Obituary’. Caption on the back reads: ‘We regret to announce the death of the Embroidery Mill in Preston, Lancashire. The cause of death was unfair competition in the home market, chiefly from the Far East…’[sic] [A longer caption is attached to the back.]

Daily Herald Photograph: Embroidery mill

1958 -06
clerical work, small station, personnel, management; childhood memories; school days; father, a lorry driver; mother also worked; left school early, aged 17.5 years to support his family; first job as a junior clerk at Ramsbottom; experiences at a small station; requirement for shorthand skills; "persuaded" to transfer to Manchester DOS (Personnel); 1953 National Service with RAF; returned to former office on demobilisation; joined trade union, but not active; Manchester Civil Engineers, personnel work; CCE London; married in 1957; reorganisation, transferred to Preston; joint personnel services; management training courses; Divisional Personnel Officer, Manchester; 1990 voluntary retirement; local business trust, working to place disadvantaged people; reminiscing over railway career; business plan, East Lancashire Railway; d.o.b. 1934-06-11, railway work 1950-1990. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Hill, Raymond Cunliffe

2001-05-03
Print. Blackburn, Bolton, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway. Opening of the Line from Blackburn to Clitheroe. Article and series of five illustrations reprinted from the Preston Guardian of Saturday 22 June 1850. Printed by W Livesey, Printer and Wholesale Stationer, 8 Cheapside, Preston.

Blackburn, Bolton, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway

Map, docks plan, 'Preston', River Ribble Estuary, c. 1917, 3/4 inch to 1 mile, coloured, paper-backed linen.

Map, docks plan

1917
Locomotive nameplate, Rorke's Drift, 0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941.

Locomotive nameplate, 'Rorke's Drift'

1934
Locomotive nameplate, Rorke's Drift, 0-4-0 diesel mechanical locomotive No. 2047 'Rorke's Drift' made by Drewry, Preston, 1934 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Requisitioned for military use in 1941.

Locomotive nameplate, 'Rorke's Drift'

1934
A printed image of Harris Museum floodlit. Taken by unknown photographer in Preston.

Harris Museum Preston

1937-05
Stereo daguerreotype 'Boudoir Figure' by Cartright, 22 Fishergate, Preston. Label in ink on front 'Boudoir Figure 033f1'.

Boudoir Figure

circa 1850
This Bond Minicar Model A was built was designed by Lawrence “Lawrie” Bond and produced by Sharps’s Commercials Limited in 1950 in Preston, Lancashire. The Bond Minicar has a three-wheel configuration and was powered by a front 122cc Villiers MK 10D two-stroke motorcycle engine which powered the front wheel. This motor is started with a pull handle under the driver’s side dash. The car has two passenger doors and two seats, and a bodywork consisting of aluminium, steel and fibreglass panels. The top of the car is a foldable fabric hood. For the interior, the car’s seats are covered with patterned upholstery, and the footwell are carpeted. The car is fitted with a trailing link suspension system which includes a single coil spring and Hartford friction shock absorber. This Bond Minicar is painted green and has registration plates with the ID: BKS448.

Bond Minicar with 122 c.c. engine, 1950

1950
Brochure, paper, A.C. Developments - AC Trains, issued by English Electric Co. Ltd.'s Traction Division, Preston, reprinted from the English Electric Journal, March/April 1967, by H. Randall. Article originally titled 'English Electric ac multiple-unit passenger stock for British Rail'. 12pp.

A.C. Development - A.C. Trains

1967-03