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Hand-operated mill for grinding coffee beans

1880-1900

Pig-iron produced at the Summit Foundry

1881

Two-Pound Weight

1930-1950

Flat iron one of three, by J. & .J.Siddons, West Bromwich, England, marked 'No.8', 1850

Flat iron one of three

1850

Milne-Shaw seismograph no.1, designed and constructed by John Johnson Shaw, 1914, based on an original design by John Milne. The instrument, which has a horizontal pendulum and electromagnetic damping, was tested at Bidston Observatory, near Liverpool, and in 1918 was transferred to the University Observatory at Oxford.

Milne-Shaw seismograph no.1

1914

Notice. Great Western Railway. "The Explosives Act, 1875". By-Laws. Also Offences and Penalties concerning Dangerous Goods: Notice and Conditions Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Merchandise: and Notice that the Company is not a Common Carrier of Coal, Coke, Sand, Statuary and Shoddy Manure). (1946?). GWR ref: 500-Est-300-5.46. Black and red text on white background. Printed by Joseph Wones Ltd, West Bromich. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 30 x 20 inches, 762 x 508mm.

the explosives act....

1946

Vacuum gauge, London & North Eastern Railway, by George Salter and Company, West Bromwich; brass dial calibrated to 30. Marked 'East & West' on back. No.677593. Overall: 177 mm x 52 mm x 150 mm.

Vacuum Gauge, London & North Eastern Railway

Notice. Great Western Railway. "The Explosives Act, 1875". By-Laws. Also Offences and Penalties concerning Dangerous Goods: Notice and Conditions Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Merchandise: and Notice that the Company is not a Common Carrier of Coal, Coke, Sand, Statuary and Shoddy Manure). (1946?). GWR ref: 500-Est-300-5.46. Black and red text on white background. Printed by Joseph Wones Ltd, West Bromwich. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 30 x 20 inches, 762 x 508mm.

the explosives act....

1946

Notice. Great Western Railway. "The Explosives Act, 1875". By-Laws. Also Offences and Penalties concerning Dangerous Goods: Notice and Conditions Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Merchandise: and Notice that the Company is not a Common Carrier of Coal, Coke, Sand, Statuary and Shoddy Manure). (1946?). GWR ref: 500-Est-300-5.46. Black and red text on white background. Printed by Joseph Wones Ltd, West Bromich. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 30 x 20 inches, 762 x 508mm.

the explosives act....

1946

Milne-Shaw seismograph no. 33, made by John Johnson Shaw, West Bromwich, UK, and owned by the Safety in Mines Research Board, c. 1925

Milne-Shaw seismograph no. 33, c. 1925

circa 1925