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Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling

1701-1800

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Napier's Bones

1690

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Divers Projets

1798

Anamorphosis Painting of Perspective View of a Ship Model

1744-1774

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Hand painted Indian cotton fabric

1700-1800

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

circa 1750

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

1752

Demainbray's syphon

1701-1752

Pair of bar magnets in box

1750-1795

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

1700-1752

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

Demainbray's hydrostatic paradox vessels

1735-1752

Demainbray's turquoise disc

1745-1755

Demainbray's yellow disc

1745-1755

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

1640

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

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

1640

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1800

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Watch by David Margotin with a Blois Enamelled Case

1601-1700

Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

1700-1725

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625

Ivory folding sundial by Jacob Karner

1630

Gold and enamel watch by Robert Robin

1785-1795

Leber-pattern dental forceps

1770-1800

Netsuke depicting man with moxa on leg

1771-1800

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

1785

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

1776-1780

Demainbray's convex lens

1750

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Tin-glazed earthenware drug jar

1601-1800