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Bench assembly trays

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Insulators
Date
1950 (circa)

Volt meter

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Westinghouse Electric Company
Date
1939 - 1970 (circa)

The Acme Thunderer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Acme
Date
1945 - 1955 (circa)

Button mould impression insert

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufactured for
James Grove & Sons
Date
1860 - 1950 (circa)
Side view of an electric drill showing the gun shaped drill with its electrical cable and plug.

Black & Decker Drill EPC148

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Black & Decker
Date
2011
Side view of a grease horn showing the metal hook.

Early 19th C greasing horn

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1800 - 1850
Scanned image showing a welding unit with a resin case.

Photo: Argon Wedling set

Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
BXL
Front view of a voltmeter showing the circular casing.

Electrical meter

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)

3 strength magnifying glass set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1840 - 1869 (circa)

Multiple strength magnifying set

Side view of an optician's set showing the various lenses.

Multi-magnifying optician's set

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1800 - 1899 (circa)

Horn awl

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  • No images 4

Classification

  • trade equipment 52
    • tool 25
    • cutting blade 17
    • container 5
    • magnifying glass 3
    • electrical connector 1
    • whistle 1
  • construction and building services 1
  • house and garden 1
  • archival material 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 38

Material

  • plastic 33
  • animal 24
  • metal 22
  • wood 5
  • paper 1
  • glass 1
  • other 1

Method

  • handmade 5
  • compression moulded 4
  • cut 3
  • injection moulded 3
  • polished 3
  • hollowed out 2
  • shaved 2
  • die cast 1
  • insert moulded 1
  • moulded 1
  • printed 1

Person

  • U 25

Organisation

  • U 18
  • B 2
  • P 2
  • A 1
  • I 1
  • J 1
  • L 1
  • W 1

Country

  • uk 13
  • unknown 2
  • china 1
  • usa 1

Colour

  • grey 13
  • brown 10
  • black 4
  • red 3
  • silver 2
  • black and white print 1
  • blue 1
  • yellow 1

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