26 April,2018 11:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Snigdha Hasan
50,000
The approximate books in the library of what used to be Mahatma Gandhi's Bombay headquarters during the freedom struggle
360
Books read by Gandhi that are housed in the museum
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45
Books written by Gandhi that are part of the collection log on to gandhi-manibhavan.org
Six
The number of double decker tram models in the collection, which ran in the city from 1920 to 1964. Two of them are still functional
One
A trolley bus model that ran on an electric route between Gowalia Tank and Mazgaon from 1962 to 1971
Five
The total types of ticket-issuing machines in the museum log on to bestundertaking.com
82,795
Total documents (the oldest being from 1830s; with papers revealing the genesis of the company, and architectural and technical drawings including those of typewriter keyboards in regional languages)
52,006
Photographs (oldest being from 1880s with some taken by well-known industrial photographer Mitter Bedi in 1970s) in the archives
1,266
Memorabilia (including the ballot box made for the first election of independent India, along with models of typewriters, that of a refrigerator from 1958, steel cupboard from 1930s, safes, etc.)
Log on to: archives.godrej.com
780
Clay models in the collection of the oldest museum in the city
92
Miniature paintings
230
Total metal objects including artefacts in brass, bronze, copper, bell metal, koftagiri, bidri and photographs on metal
Log on to: bdlmuseum.org
60,000
Total exhibits, which include paintings, sculptures and numismatic
5,000
Natural history specimens in the collection of which 430 are currently on display
2,000
Chinese and Japanese art exhibits in the collection of which 1,100 are on display
4,000
Indian and non-Indian paintings and prints
Log on to: csmvs.in
10,000
Total exhibits of Indian coinage, paper currency, financial instruments and monetary curiosities
1,500
Exhibits that provide a ringside view of the birth of currencies
Log on to: rbi.org.in
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