At lunchtime today over 20 standard bearers came to the museum to officially hand over a Morris Engines standard (or flag). The museum was contacted a few months ago by the Vice Chairman of Coventry Branch No.1 of The Royal British Legion as they believed that Coventry Transport Museum would be a good permanent home for the standard.
Local press and our in–house photographer were there to capture the handover, as were quite a few visitors to the museum. We don’t have a definite date for the standard yet but as I type research is being undertaken by members of the organization to try and find it out. Soon the standard will go on display in the museum – a new home has been allocated in our Boomtown gallery, on the wall above a Morris engine already on display.
Lizzie Hazlehurst
Curator - Archive & Small Objects
Friday 27 August 2010
Thursday 19 August 2010
CTM has over the last few months delivered several vehicles to Museum of Museums in Manchester. The museum is located next to the Trafford Centre. The Museum of Museums is bringing objects and displays together from other museum and/or private collections. It officially opens on the 9th September.
Click here for more information
We have taken the following vehicles to Manchester:
1910 Humber Landaulette EH 225
1923 Humber Chummy XN 2972
1936 Armstrong Siddeley 14HP BKV 552
1955 Standard 10 PKV 81
1960 Sunbeam Rapier 7523 IJ
1977 Jaguar XJ-S VGW 777S
Premier Safety Cycle c1920
1929 Triumph CSD Combination 550cc motorcycle
56” High Wheeler Cycle
Dursley Pederson Safety Cycle
Velocipede with Phantom Wheels
Sinclair C5
Click here for more information
We have taken the following vehicles to Manchester:
1910 Humber Landaulette EH 225
1923 Humber Chummy XN 2972
1936 Armstrong Siddeley 14HP BKV 552
1955 Standard 10 PKV 81
1960 Sunbeam Rapier 7523 IJ
1977 Jaguar XJ-S VGW 777S
Premier Safety Cycle c1920
1929 Triumph CSD Combination 550cc motorcycle
56” High Wheeler Cycle
Dursley Pederson Safety Cycle
Velocipede with Phantom Wheels
Sinclair C5
Wednesday 18 August 2010
CTM Workshop Restoration Updates
Plenty of Workshop restoration activity as usual here at CTM. Read the updates by clicking here
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Monday 16 August 2010
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Coventry Transport Museum is always looking to improve its collection with significant vehicles built in Coventry. The following is a list of items the museum would like to acquire to make the collection even more representative of vehicles built in and around the city.
• Daimler SP 250 (Dart)
• Triumph TR3
• Triumph TR4
• Triumph TR5
• Pre WW2 Triumph Dolomite
Please contact the Museum via email collection@transport-museum.co.uk if you have information on the list above.
• Daimler SP 250 (Dart)
• Triumph TR3
• Triumph TR4
• Triumph TR5
• Pre WW2 Triumph Dolomite
Please contact the Museum via email collection@transport-museum.co.uk if you have information on the list above.
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Research is Expanding
Over recent years, research has (and quite rightly so) progressed here at the Museum. Material held in our archive is so varied and rich that looking far more closely at such material enables us to better understand our collection and those who were behind many of hundreds of cycle and motor companies to have existed in Coventry.
Last year, Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage (The History Press ISBN 978-0-7509-5125-8) – a book detailing all known motorcycle makers in Coventry was released. Click here to buy the book - A High percentage of the historical information, sales material and photographs were extracted from what we have stored in our archive. This book is a great example of previously untold information.
Two further publications are planned for release over the next few years. The first will detail Coventry’s motorcar manufacturers, and the latter (the biggest project to date) covers the cycle manufacturers, which so far lists over 400 separate companies known to have existed in the City from 1868.
Outside the three confirmed, there is so much more information obtainable that can be researched, compiled and made available to the public. Many sometimes forget that it was not just cycles and motors that were made in Coventry. There were hundreds of other businesses that existed to support the trades including coach builders, engine builders, enamellers, platers, stampers etc. There were also makers of chains, saddles, radiators, magnetos, ball bearings, mud-guards, dress-guards, machine tools, hubs, to mention but a few – but it gives an insight as to what went on here in Coventry and also as to what we have in our archives.
It can be quite taxing at times getting too far absorbed in research – the eyes begin to sting, the neck hurts and others think you are ignoring them, but it’s all worth it in the end.
Little major break-throughs are made here every day regarding research, but often it’s difficult to share as no-one else knows who or what you are talking about! However, we will continue, and over the coming months we’ll begin to share some of these break-throughs as it’s always good to learn something new isn’t it?
Damien,
Curator Research and Information
Last year, Coventry’s Motorcycle Heritage (The History Press ISBN 978-0-7509-5125-8) – a book detailing all known motorcycle makers in Coventry was released. Click here to buy the book - A High percentage of the historical information, sales material and photographs were extracted from what we have stored in our archive. This book is a great example of previously untold information.
Two further publications are planned for release over the next few years. The first will detail Coventry’s motorcar manufacturers, and the latter (the biggest project to date) covers the cycle manufacturers, which so far lists over 400 separate companies known to have existed in the City from 1868.
Outside the three confirmed, there is so much more information obtainable that can be researched, compiled and made available to the public. Many sometimes forget that it was not just cycles and motors that were made in Coventry. There were hundreds of other businesses that existed to support the trades including coach builders, engine builders, enamellers, platers, stampers etc. There were also makers of chains, saddles, radiators, magnetos, ball bearings, mud-guards, dress-guards, machine tools, hubs, to mention but a few – but it gives an insight as to what went on here in Coventry and also as to what we have in our archives.
It can be quite taxing at times getting too far absorbed in research – the eyes begin to sting, the neck hurts and others think you are ignoring them, but it’s all worth it in the end.
Little major break-throughs are made here every day regarding research, but often it’s difficult to share as no-one else knows who or what you are talking about! However, we will continue, and over the coming months we’ll begin to share some of these break-throughs as it’s always good to learn something new isn’t it?
Damien,
Curator Research and Information
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Classic archive images to view & buy
CTM are proud to lauch a new online facility - www.ctmimages.co.uk
This site demonstrates images from our huge archive, also allowing you to purchase the items as Prints, Canvases or Gifts. The store will continue to grow as we demonstrate the huge array of items from Coventry's long heritage in the transport history.
The site also offers links to our archive enquiry service - here you can make enquiries on various aspects on the archive and collection to our experienced team.
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