North Eastern Railway Bridge Sign, c1903

This sign, commonly seen on most railway bridges in the UK, were known as 'Bridge Diamonds'. They specified the maximum weight for road vehicles that were able to cross the railway bridge they were affixed to, and were updated for the Motor Car Act of 1903. This lovely example is one made for the North Eastern Railway

Hopper Barge, 1902

This is a scale model of a Hopper Barge, depicting barges TIC 14-17, a series of four hopper barges built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Tyne Improvement Commission between 1902 and 1910 which took the huge amount of material extracted from the river bed of the Tyne by bucket dredgers and took it out to be dumped at sea

Auxetophone, 1903

This bizarre device, consisting of a huge horn (above) and a valve (below) was invented by Charles Parsons in Newcastle in 1903, and is an early device for amplifying sound, using air resonance to amplify the noise through the horn.

Watch 'A Day in the Hayfields' - 1904

A great portrait of a hot summers day in rural England in 1904 - hay being cut and collected, children playing in the hay, and then the hay being transported and stored at the farm. This was made by Cecil Hepworth, better known for his 'Rescued by Rover' (1905) which was the first international blockbuster, 'The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper' (1908), which is it's sequel, and the first ever film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book 'Alice in Wonderland' (1903)

Great Eastern Railway Poster, 1911

Great Eastern Railway poster dating from 1911, showing Parkestone Quay, Harwich, advertising passenger ship services to the continent. A reproduction of the poster can be bought from here - http://www.past-reflections.co.uk/Great_Eastern_Railway.html

Revere 2.5hp Motorcycle, 1915

This rare Revere motorcycle was produced by the Sparkbrook bicycle company in 1915, powered by a 2.5hp 269cc single cylinder two-stroke engine. It was designed by WH Whitehouse, who is believed to have been involved with bicycle manufacturer prior to 1915, and made motorcycles under the Whitehouse name from 1919 to 1920, and still with Sparkbrook under the Revere name until 1922.

Horse Drawn Omnibus, 1910

Built in 1910, this horse drawn Omnibus was built for the Kent & East Sussex Railway. It's current paint scheme shows that it was based at Tenterden Station, and would have operated local bus services from there. It is now on display at the National Railway Museum, York

Rowntree's Chocolate, c1900

Enamel sign circa 1900 for Rowntree's Chocolate, a very popular brand of confectionery in the Edwardian era

Anzani 100hp Radial Aero Engine, 1914

Alessandro Anzani produced numerous engine types in the years leading up to the First World War but none achieved real production success. This ten cylinder type was tested extensively at Farnborough, UK in 1914. It is an early example of the two-row air-cooled radial which was to become important in the years after the First World War

Midland Railway Royal Carriage, 1912

Since Queen Victoria's Reign, there has always been a Royal Train, the tradition continuing to today. This Royal Saloon was built in 1912 by the Midland Railway at Derby, and numbered 1910 as this was the year King George V, for whom the carriage was built for, was coronated. The interior was built by Gillows of Lancaster, including a smoking saloon built of English oak, a main saloon built with Cuban mahogany, and a boudoir made with satinwood.