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Bass Museum
The history of British brewing. Largest brewing collection in Britain, including historic equipment, transportation vehicles, pub memorabilia and advertising materials.
http://www.bass-museum.com/
The Vintage Telephone Equipment Museum
Museum of the history of the telephone and central office switching equipment, with exhibits including the 1876 model of Bell's first communication device.
http://www.scn.org/tech/telmuseum/index.html
Hagley Museum
Museum relates the history the early days and the very first product of the DuPont Company: black powder. Located in Wilmington, DE.
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/
The South Carolina Cotton Museum
Exhibits and interprets the history of cotton and the cotton industry in the United States. Site includes tour information and cotton facts.
http://www.sccotton.org
State Agricultural Heritage Museum
Located in the South Dakota State University with collections and exhibits depicting technology, crops, and livestock.
http://www.agmuseum.com/
Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie
An interactive museum of science and industry located in Paris, France. Site features online exhibitions, educational experiments for children, and links to the museum's media library. In English and French.
http://www.cite-sciences.com/english/
The Match Museum
Includes on-line guided tour with information on the history of the industry and the people involved in it. Includes opening hours and entrance fee. Located in Jönköping, Sweden. [Swedish, English and German]
http://www.jonkoping.se/kultur/matchmuseum
Agricultural Hall of Fame
Agriculture museum and Hall of Fame chartered by Congress to honor the American farmer.
http://www.AgHallofFame.com
Slater Mill
Museum complex exhibiting the American industrial heritage. Exhibits include a rubblestone mill, machine tools, and textile industry artifacts.
http://www.slatermill.org/
Lancut Distillery Museum
Company museum exhibiting over two hundred years of the distillery's history through plant and product artifacts, photographs and documents. Located in Lancut, Poland.
http://www.lancutdistillery.polishvodka.com.pl/distillerymuseum.htm
Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
Focuses on the 1920's oil boom. Includes details of collections and other services. Located in El Dorado.
http://www.boomtown.org/recreation/museum.html
Museum for the Preservation of Elevating History
Presents the history and technology of elevators and escalators and biographies of their various inventors in a virtual tour. Located in Mobile, Alabama.
http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/
Basel Paper Mills
Swiss museum of paper and printing. Features visitor information and current exhibits.
http://www.papermuseum.ch/
The Museum Of Rope Making
Working museum in Carlmark, Sweden exhibits the art of rope making. Includes visitor information and schedule.
http://www.repslagarbanan.se/index-en.htm
Britain's Museum of Colour
Museum exhibits feature the history and science of the color industry. Includes interactive exhibits online, museum contacts and schedule. Located in Bradford.
http://www.sdc.org.uk/museum/mus.htm
German Leather Museum
Collects and preserves artifacts of the leather working industry. Includes a shoe exhibit, publications, and visitor information.
http://www.ledermuseum.de
McLean Mill National Historic Site
Selected as a National Historic Site for its significance to the logging and sawmilling industry. Exhibit themes include sawmilling, family labor, and transportation.
http://www.alberniheritage.com/mill.shtml
Illinois Oil Field Museum and Resource Center
Provides past regional and state-wide oil heritage and history, and interprets petroleum science education and related environmental sciences. Based in Oblong.
http://www.theonlyoblong.com/oil_field/
National Bottle Museum
Promotes study, appreciation and preservation of the American bottle industry. Exhibits include permanent and changing displays of bottles, containers and glass-blowing tools. Includes photos, hours, admission, membership, class schedules, links and directions. Located in Ballston Spa, New York.
http://family.knick.net/nbm/
Perfume Museum
Presents historical and geographical evolution of perfume bottles. Includes virtual tour, hours and contact details. Located in Barcelona, Spain. [Spanish, English and Catalan].
http://www.museudelperfum.com
The Ranching Heritage Center
Features 30 historic ranch structures which have been relocated and restored to their original condition and show the evolution of ranching and the cattle industry. Located in Lubbock, Texas. Includes events and contact details.
http://interoz.com/lubbock/ranch.htm
Ward W. O'Hara Agricultural Museum
Featuring farm and home implements of all kinds that revolutionized the American way of life. Includes hours, museum map, special events and directions. Located in Auburn, New York.
http://www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum/index.html
Pearl Button Museum
Collection of memorabilia and machinery from the factories and cottage industries. Includes history of button making in the area, hours, photos and map. Located in Muscatine, Iowa.
http://www.pearlbuttoncapital.com/
National Plastics Center and Museum
Exhibits feature machines used to mass produce plastics products, ranging from toothbrushes to sunglasses and pen molding, live demonstration of an injection molding machine, plastics in medicine, hall of fame and children's discovery corner. Includes hours, admission fees and directions. Located in Leominster, Massachusetts.
http://npcm.plastics.com/
Technical and Documentation Museum of the Energy Industry
Features high and low voltage equipment, metering instruments, working and protective aids, technical documents, photographs, station lists and historical textbooks. Open by appointment. Located in Prague, Czech Republic. [Czech and English]
http://muzeum.pre.cz/
The Petroleum Museum
40,000 square feet of interactive exhibits cover all aspects from geology, the formation of oil, its exploration, pipelining, marketing, and refining to the economic and political impact of the industry. Includes hours, entrance fee, events, membership and directions. Located in Midland, Texas.
http://www.petroleummuseum.org/
Salt Museum
Conserves and presents the history of the Cheshire salt industry. Includes visitor and facility information, publications, and a collection of historic photographs.
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/saltmuseum/
Seahouses Marine Life and Fishing Heritage Centre
Time tunnel of life in the fishing industry, both at sea and ashore. Includes details, photos and contact information. Located in Northumberland, UK.
http://www.marinelifecentre.co.uk/
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