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Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

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

1770

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling

1701-1800

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Pharmacy jar for powdered quinine

1601-1700

Napier's Bones

1690

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Bronze mortar and pestle, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

1796

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Sundial by Elias Allen

1625-1635

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

1654

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Orrery planetary model

1789-1795

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814

Remains of Little Eaton Gangway coal wagon, c 1798

1793-1803

Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company

1794

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

1782

Praeclarissimus Isaacus Newton Eques

1787

Expedition Crane

1764

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

1808

Weights and measures

1805

Infant feeding bottle, Germany, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Pewter teapot, with straight and turned wooden handle, 1701-1750

1701-1750

Spoon

1701-1800

Model of a skeleton, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Double stocks, for restraining heads and hands

1601-1800

Glass pestle and mortar, Europe, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Small amputation saw by Braun, c.1730

1701-1800

Ivory enema syringe, France, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Earthenware plate showing breast feeding, Italy, 1601-1800

1601-1800

Oak medicine chest, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Memento mori ring remembering Augusta Bruce, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Silver eye bath, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

1740-1753