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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Wooden Acupuncture Model

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Telescope by Christopher Cock

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

1654

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

1650-1665

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

Longcase clock by John Fromanteel, originally fitted with a cross-beat escapement

1665-1670

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

Eight-day longcase clock by Edward East in a later marquetry case

1675-1685

CAROLVS II.

CAROLVS II.

1667

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

Lantern clock by Peter Closon

1650-1660

Morland's calculating machine

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660

Spiral slide-rule

Spiral slide-rule

1663

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

Longcase clock in a marquetry case by William Cattell

1675-1685

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

Month-going longcase clock with a 1¼ seconds pendulum

1675-1685

Table clock in ebony case by Samuel Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Samuel Knibb

1665-1666

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

1675

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

1680-1685

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

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

1680

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

ELIAS ALLEN

ELIAS ALLEN

1666

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

Silver and tortoiseshell pair cased watch by Ignatius Huggeford

1675

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

Form watch by Benjamin Hill

1650

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Pair cased watch by Thomas Tompion

Pair cased watch by Thomas Tompion

1670-1680

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Egg-shaped watch by James Nellson

Egg-shaped watch by James Nellson

1660

Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

1650

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Silver astronomical watch by Nathaniel Barrow

Silver astronomical watch by Nathaniel Barrow

1660

Silver watch with '6-hour dial' by William Bartram

Silver watch with '6-hour dial' by William Bartram

1680

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

Silver watch with alarm by Jeremy Gregory

Silver watch with alarm by Jeremy Gregory

1670

Clock weight from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Clock weight from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Pulley from long-case clock by Fromanteel

Pulley from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Watch in a painted enamel case by Paul Roumieu

Watch in a painted enamel case by Paul Roumieu

1650

Seven almost identical unfinished watch movements

Seven almost identical unfinished watch movements

1670

Silver clock-watch by Henricus Mott

Silver clock-watch by Henricus Mott

1660

Very large bronze mortar

Very large bronze mortar

1666