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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

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

1770

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Napier's Bones

1690

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Telescope by Christopher Cock

1673

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

30 hour longcase clock by Thomas Tompion

1672

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Slide rule by Robert Bissaker

1654

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

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

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

1701-1750

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

1740-1753

Small white cup in soft paste porcelain

1748-1763

Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with five pins

1758-1769

Short mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

1758-1769

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

1760-1770

Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

1758-1769

Saw used by Samuel Crompton

1750-1770

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

1778

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Clay tobacco pipe, 1720-1770, English

1720-1770

Pair of ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized hollow fabrications

1758-1773

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

1785-1789

Le Cabinet de M. Le Clerc

circa 1711

Cutter, Alert

1755

Spring-driven Bracket Clock by Isaac Thuret

1665-1670

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Gunter quadrant

1650-1725

Pulley from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Gunter quadrant

1650-1725

Demainbray's cometarium

1750-1760

Demainbray's rat's tail crane model

1735-1753

Demainbray's wharf jib crane model

1729-1753

Cupellation furnace

1696-1700

Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697

1697

model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762

1762

Flintlock pistol belonging to John Roger Arnold

1770-1780

Watch with double dial

1760