Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.
1785
Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company
1794
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Porcelain eyebath
1775-1785
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body
1776-1780
Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778
1778
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787
1785
Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt
1785
Electrical chimes by George Adams
1781-1790
‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt
1782-1793
100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.
1784
Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784
1784
Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785
1785-1790
Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark
1777-1785
Joseph Priestley LLD FRS
1782
Praeclarissimus Isaacus Newton Eques
1787
Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son
hallmarked 1788
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789
1785-1789
Wood moulding plane, dated 1771
1771
Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt
1794
English wooden doll
circa 1780
Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice
1772-1773
Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams
1790
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold
1770
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches
1780
Replica of 16th century German 'Hund' wagon, 1986
1986 (replica); 1501-1600 (original)
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy
1784
Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784
1784
Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights
1784
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Pedometer by Spencer & Perkins
1775-1794
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs
1778-1780
Richard Arkwright
1790
Mrs. Sage
1785
Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
1791
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
1785
The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory
1792
Toothbrush set
1791-1792
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96