About Stick Machine Tools Project
We aim to assess Scottish engineering and machine tools collections as an accessible resource for understanding basic engineering principles and processes.
Stick Machine Tools Project Description
The Scottish Transport & Industry Collections & Knowledge Network with Industrial Collections Officer Daniela Wellnitz will undertake an audit of historic machine tools collections across Scotland. This will result in curatorial outputs for a better understanding of machine tool collections, which will be shared with peers via a master catalogue. Based on this, the project will develop a series of object-based projects with higher education organisations to enable engineering students to better understand engineering principles and processes via historic machine tools.
In this regard, the project is also keen on interviewing former operators of machine tools. Their valuable skills and specialist knowledge will render a tangible insight into the functionality of engineering objects and showcase the unique lifestyle that was originally attached to machine tools. This will provide a fertile ground for the preservation and better accessibility of Scottish machine tool heritage and will enable the project to create essential educational resources for curators, engineering professionals and the wider public.