One of a group of products illustrating alloy steels - an impeller coupling from a Derwent aero-engine made in nickel chrome molybdenum steel EN 24

Battery hand lamp, in polished wood case with handle, by Ever Ready, mid 20th century

Manual typewriter, Imperial Standard 50, black metal chassis with chome fittings and glass side panels, made Imperial Typewrite Company, 1927

'Spotmatic' 35 mm single lens reflex camera, by Asahi Pentax of Japan, 1964

Mains electric powered domestic heater with two heating coils and reflector, by the General Electric Company, Republic of Ireland, 1963

Model of a capping device for an oil-rig, consisting of two pieces of chromium-plated pipe bolted together, as used on the Ekco-Fisc Fields in the North Sea

Domestic radio set, by Marconi, with a wood casing with two decorative chrome and bronze pieces on the front

Gamma mains radio in an Art Deco chrome case, German, c. 1930s

Beolit 600 portable transistor radio with blue green plastic case and chrome buttons, by Bang and Olufsen, c. 1965

Name plate of the 'Princess Alice' 6223 streamlined locomotive, Coronation Scot, which ran between London and Glasgow, brass and chrome, built at Crewe for the London Midland and Scottish Railway, 1937

Festival of Britain souvenir cigarette case, made from chrome plated metal with pattern of small diamonds and a pressed image of the Festival of Britain symbol and painted gold interior. Manufactured by Har-Bro, British, 1951.