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The Maclaren Baby Buggy

The lightweight collapsible Maclaren buggy, made in Barby in the early 1970s, revolutionised pushchair design.

1971 Modern

Mackintosh Chair

This chair is one of four made for Wenman Bassett-Lowke and his house at 78 Derngate, whose decoration was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

1917 Modern

Mediterranean marble used as decorative inlays on luxurious Roman furniture

These marble pieces were excavated at the Roman villa at Piddington, from a third or fourth century rubbish heap.

3rd century Roman and Early Medieval

Roman Mosaic Floor Fragment

This fragment of Roman mosaic flooring is on display in Daventry Museum. It is part of a larger decorative floor, discovered in 1823 on Borough Hill, Daventry by historian George Baker, with a full excavation carried out in 1852 by Beriah Botfield, MP.

Early Roman Roman and Early Medieval

CPAP Device

Designed by engineers at Mercedes HPP the CPAP device was developed in response to the need for a device to assist COVID patients to breathe.

2020 Modern

Escape Boot

Escape boot designed for RAF pilots by local manufacturers Haynes and Cann in 1943. Northamptonshire has a long history of making military footwear.

1943 Modern

Banner to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the WI in the UK in 1918

The banner was designed and made in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first WI in the UK. The banner measures 48” from top to the bottom point and 27” at its widest part with a green hanging cord across the top.

2018 Modern

Formula 1 Car

Formula 1 racing car, designed and built by Force India at their headquarters in Silverstone, home of British motorsport.

2013 Modern