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Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

Armillary sphere by Girolamo Della Volpaia

1554

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

1650

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

1650-1660

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Spring-driven Bracket Clock by Isaac Thuret

1665-1670

Sector signed John Allen

1630-1642

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

Drum shaped clock in a gilt-metal case, signed R.S. c.1600

1600

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640

Watch movement with a quarter-repeating mechanism of early design by Thomas Tompion.

1680

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Hooke's compound microscope, copy, 1665-1675.

1665-1675

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Octagonal crystal-cased watch by an unknown maker

1610

Drum shaped clock from the third quarter of the 16th Century

1550-1575

Exchequer standard gallon measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Exchequer standard quart measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Dover Castle turret clock

1632-1640

Compendium by Elias Allen

1630-1653

Pulley from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Clock weight from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Escape wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Silver sundial by Hunfrey Cole

1568-1590

"The description and use of the Sector, Cross-staff and other Instruments", 2nd edition by Edmund Gunter

1636

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Spiral slide-rule

1663

Sector by Charles Whitwell

1600-11

Compendium rule signed Humfrey Cole

1574

Puritan-style watch by Edward East

1630

Silver 'Puritan' watch by Edward East

1640

Watch with faceted oval rock crystal case and protective outer case by John Ramsay

1625

Silver watch by James Vautrollier

1630

Watch in a rock crystal case by David Ramsay

1630

Silver form watch, in the shape of a cockle shell by Richard Masterson, c.1630

1630