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George III's inclined plane and Horse-way

King George III

1762

Model diving bell

King George III

before 1753

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Telecommunications

1816

Electrical chimes by George Adams

King George III

1781-1790

Sand glass in four pillared wooden mount

Time Measurement

1750-1800

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1813

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

Experimental Chemistry

1785-1789

Demainbray's convex mirror

King George III

1752

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Mathematics

1807

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

King George III

1752

Thin-walled square glass bottle

King George III

1761

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Anatomy & Pathology

1776-1780

Wax male anatomical figure

Anatomy & Pathology

1750-1774

Magnetic toy by George Adams

King George III

1765

Cuff-type compound microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1790-1810

Hunter type clinical thermometer

Clinical Diagnosis

1791-1820

Plane table outfit

Surveying

1750-1766

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Smoking

1807

Child's spinal support, Europe, 1771-1800

Orthopaedics

1771-1800

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Surgery

1775-1785

Demainbray's model corn mill

King George III

1753

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1777-1785

Achromatic doublet lens

King George III

1780

Arkwright's water frame, 1775.

Textiles Machinery

1775

Moon globe by John Russell;England;1797

Astronomy

1797

Old Spitalfields hand loom with jacquard mechanism

Textiles Machinery

1810

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Astronomy

1799-1802

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son, 1787-1799

Time Measurement

1787-1799

Demainbray's convex lens

King George III

1750

George III's glass sphere

King George III

1761

King George III's friction machine

King George III

1762

Rotative steam engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788.

Motive Power

1788

Wax male anatomical figure

Anatomy & Pathology

1776-1780

Wax anatomical model of a female showing internal organs, Florence, Italy, 1818

Anatomy & Pathology

1818

George III's model crriage body

King George III

1762

Double-dialled longcase clock from Park Green Mill

Time Measurement

1800-1820

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

King George III

1752

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Clock used for transit of Venus observations, 1769

Time Measurement

1768-1769

George III's tidal demonstration model

King George III

1762

Silver pill box engraved with a triangular pattern, Birmingham, England, 1801

Wellcome (general)

1801

Ebony and brass octant.

Astronomy

1777-1810

George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision

King George III

1762

Silver ear trumpet, London, England, 1814

Audiology

1814

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

Orthopaedics

1795-1820

‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin

Optics

1756-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Astronomy

1780-1800