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Think Tank

Thanks for that JennyAnn, will remember vthat to take mom anddad.
Sounds like thinktank may have improved since we went, I was so disgusted with it, very expensive, less than 50% of the interactive items were working and all the toilets were out of use, if you went out to use the working ones, you had to re-queue to get back in! so haven't been tempted to go again.
Sue
 
I think all the interactive things were working, although I didn't try them as I was concentrating of taking photos of the museum.
 
I have got some of my Thinktank photos up onto Flickr.

Here are some I've got up so far







This car was turning around on a turntable

 
Things like this were interactive - kids could press a button, move a lever etc



Making a Jaguar car

 
Mention has been made of "Stored articles". I know that back in the 1960's the old Science Museum had over 100 old Motorcycles, each a model made between 1890 and 1920 in B'ham, rotting away in a basement somewhere. Likewise many old cars and things like Buttons & locks.

I don't know what happened to them, but I fear the worst........
 
You're probably referring to the Museum Collections Centre on Dollman Street in Nechells. I went to a free Open Day there last year.

They have a garage area where they are stored like this



Although some items I saw at Dollman Street last year, are now on display at Thinktank.
 
Last year I also found various bicycles like this at Dollman Street





Not all can be put on display.

They had some bikes hanging from the ceiling at Thinktank!

 
Thanks for the Information, I'll try to visit Dollman St in June. However, there was, I remember, a picture in the Motorcycle Press in the early 70s of these 'basements' full of machines, and an accompanying article.
 
More like warehouses full of machines! You can walk down long corridors with big machines, and various objects.

Smaller items like pots etc will be found upstairs in the first area you will visit at Dollman Street (many small items in cages).

Oh and they had some things outside, like that Spirit of Enterprise sculpture from Centenary Square.
 
Went to Thinktank again yesterday! Had some free vouchers to use, so might as well take stuff I didn't take last year!



Will put some pics in the picture thead!
 
Back to Thinktank yesterday on Good Friday (as I had recieved some free entry vouchers as one of my photos of the BT Tower was used in an exhibition last year).

This is why I got the free vouchers last year:



They used it in an exhibition in Summer 2013 (but I couldn't go back to Thinktank back then!)

Instead I saw it for free at BM & AG last year



I could have gone to see it at Thinktank (but it was during the working week - last few days of July, first few days of August 2013)
 
Science Garden part 3

Build a bridge - I have memories as a kid of the version at the old science museum! Either a remake or the old one?









 
I have mixed feelings about the original post, there are plenty of attractions on show such as the Supermarine Spitfire and LMS Princess Coronation Class pacific 46235 "City of Birmingham". However the prices are a bit steep, and some of the exhibits are poorly sited.
 
Thank you ellbrown, I particularly like your "We made it" section". Lovely Chad Valley Toys!
I'm glad all those lovely machines are safely preserved.
rosie.
 
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