Science Museum.

I was always taken by the unassuming display of a pair of Mr Whitworth's reference flats.

BugBear

The lovely old B'ham museum of science and industry had a hand made lead screw from the same source hanging on the wall. Wonder if it's still on display at the shiney new 'Think Tank'?

NHH

bugbear wrote:

I'd have thought famous lead screws were by Maudsley, not Whitworth?

BugBear

Pretty sure it was Whitworth, called a 'master thread' or some such - but then the last time I was in B'ham is 25 years ago!

NHH

bugbear wrote:

Charles,

As a young lad, until I was thirteen, I was brought up in south London and my Paternal Grandfather had his own Black Cab. He used to take me to the Museums regularly and when it came to the science museum he had great difficulty trying to get me in, he then found another problem, he could not get me out. From about the age of eight I was allowed to catch the train from Selhurst and then the underground to South Kensington to visit the museums often. I still make a pilgrimage to the Science Museum at least once a year even now and until she found out what boys were my daughter used to come also. Its a fantastic place and there is always something to see and do.

Ah; now you remind me, Whitworth did have his "Lord Chancellor"

BugBear