The Faraday Centre is a historical technology museum, it’s a hands on sort of place so you get to push, pull and make stuff go, not just look at it. You’ll find all sorts of weird and intriguing things like a Uranus electric mouse trap, a dishwasher from 1925, a 1907 Rover car, and old and unusual typewriters.
![Ring the Westminster Chimes at The Faraday Centre](https://thecuriouskiwi.co.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/napier-003a-600x361.jpg)
Ring the Westminster Chimes at The Faraday Centre
You can use the pneumatic conveyor system that once transferred money in cannisters through a series of pipes around Westerman’s Department Store in Hastings. Curiously, C1 Espresso in Christchurch are using a similar system to transfer sliders from the kitchen to food collection points around the cafe.
![Part of the pneumatic conveyor system](https://thecuriouskiwi.co.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/napier-039a-290x300.jpg)
Part of the pneumatic conveyor system
I really liked the ‘Household Wants Indicator’, a Google search found that Downton Abbey fans are keen on them too. One sold in London in 2004 for £335.
![Household Wants Indicator](https://thecuriouskiwi.co.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/napier-001a-600x590.jpg)
Household Wants Indicator
Kids may especially like the whisper dish, Tesla coil and manual phone system, you’ll find a few things of interest to all age groups in the family. The Faraday Centre is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9am – 1pm. Adult admission $9, children $2.50.
![Pump the pedals and play the pianola](https://thecuriouskiwi.co.nz/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/napier-042-600x450.jpg)
Pump the pedals and play the pianola