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Kirkaldy Testing Museum
About Kirkaldy Testing Museum
A museum devoted to one massive machine, one of the first to methodically test metals for their strength at a time when the people still didn't fully understand how materials could fail.
It's now a larger museum, with a lot of testing machines dotted around the original.
Open on the 1st Sunday of the month for guided tours, and occasional Saturdays.
A small rarely opened museum filled with a huge Victorian testing machine has secured a 2 month extension on its lease offering potentially just a few more chances to visit.
One of the things which I love looking at is monumental Victorian engineering. However, there is a side to these buildings and constructions that people rarely think about – and that is how did they know if the materials used were safe?
