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Engine, Corliss / model Engine, Corliss / model

Model of a patent Corliss engine, horizontal and non-condensing, scale 2 inches to 1 foot, made from designs by Messrs Douglas and Grant of Kirkcaldy, 1876

Indicator, steam engine / model Indicator, steam engine / model

Model of Richard's steam engine indicator and gear, made in the Museum workshop for attachment to the model of the Corliss engine, scale 2 inches to 1 foot

Dynamo, Gramme Dynamo, Gramme

Experimental dynamo or "magneto-electric machine" of Z.T. Gramme of Belgium, 1870s

Voltmeter, plunger, school-form Voltmeter, plunger, school-form

Plunger type school-form voltmeter

Turbo-generator, Parsons' Turbo-generator, Parsons'

Parsons' turbo-generator, number 261, made by Clarke, Chapman, Parsons and Co. of Gateshead on Tyne in 1889

Coal, variety parrot Coal, variety parrot

Lochgelly parrot coal, two samples from a group of specimens of coal and associated rocks taken from different parts of the bore of the Minto Pit of the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co.

Electric lamp, incandescent Electric lamp, incandescent

Incandescent electric lamp, Swan type, by Edison and Swan United Electric Lighting Co. Ltd, probably 1882

Electric lamp, incandescent Electric lamp, incandescent

Incandescent electric lamp, Edison type, by Edison and Swan United Electric Lighting Co. Ltd, probably 1882

Electric lamp, gas filled Electric lamp, gas filled

Electric lamp, gas filled with screw cap, 230 volts 200 watts, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd

Coal pit winder, electric / model Coal pit winder, electric / model

Model of coal pit winder, bi-conical cylinder winder electrically driven through double helical gearing, scale 1:12, made in the museum workshop in 1927

Electric lamp, incandescent Electric lamp, incandescent

Incandescent electric lamp, U filament and hook suspension, 60 volts, made by Woodhouse and Rawson, late 19th - early 20th century

Electric lamp, incandescent, carbon filament Electric lamp, incandescent, carbon filament

Brush Vienna incandescent electric lamp, carbon filament, 3 1/2 watt 100 volt, late 19th - early 20th century

Specimen / lamp, electric / fitting / lamp, incandescent, Stearn Specimen / lamp, electric / fitting / lamp, incandescent, Stearn

Incandescent electric lamp, 115 volt, Stearn Electric Co Ltd , late 19th - early 20th century

Specimen / lamp, electric / fitting / switch, tumbler Specimen / lamp, electric / fitting / switch, tumbler

One of a collection of electric lamps and fittings - a large size electric single pole tumbler switch

Electric lamp, incandescent, Swan / model Electric lamp, incandescent, Swan / model

Model of carbon filament incandescent electric lamp, earliest successful form, made by Sir Joseph Swan and exhibited in Newcastle in 1878, model made by Fred Topham (employee), late 19th - early 20th century

Ammeter, soft iron Ammeter, soft iron

Soft iron ammeter, plunger type, reading 0 - 15 amps, late 19th - early 20th century

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