Image
Category
Collection
On Display
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Archive
Date
Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Anamorphosis Painting of Perspective View of a Ship Model

Anamorphosis Painting of Perspective View of a Ship Model

1744-1774

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

1701-1752

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

Astronomical table clock by Samuel Watson, believed to have belonged to Sir Isaac Newton

1690-1710

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

Pocket watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1700

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1750-1774

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

Table clock in ebony case by Joseph Knibb

1675-1685

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Demainbray's polemoscope

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by George Tyler

1715-1725

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Morland's calculating machine

Morland's calculating machine

1666-1680

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

Brass-bound lodestone

Brass-bound lodestone

1675-1700

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

1695-1696

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac

1725-1755

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

1695-1700

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

Silver watch with sun and moon dial, by H Adamson.

1680-1690

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

Demainbray's speaking trumpet

1700-1752

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

Demainbray's scioptric ball

Demainbray's scioptric ball

1745-1755

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

1701-1730

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

Hexagonal table clock by Johann Schmidtbaur

1700-1725

Gold pair-cased watch with gold champleve dial, by Daniel Quare

Gold pair-cased watch with gold champleve dial, by Daniel Quare

1710

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

1692

Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion

Silver horizontal pocket sundial by N. Bion

1700-1725

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte

1740-1760

Drug jar for cinchona bark

Drug jar for cinchona bark

1701-1730

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

1700

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

Table clock in walnut case by Henry Jones

1675

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

1700

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

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

1771

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

1690-1700

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

Watch with 'six hour' dial by Francis Stamper

1680-1685

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

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

1700-1725

Striking and repeating watch movement by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor.

Striking and repeating watch movement by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor.

1701-1708

Cupellation furnace

Cupellation furnace

1696-1700

Table clock by Richard Baker

Table clock by Richard Baker

1675-1700

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

1750-1760