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Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Wooden Acupuncture Model

Wooden Acupuncture Model

1681

Month-going longcase clock by John May

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

1680

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

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1700

Thomas Tuttell

Thomas Tuttell

1695-1702

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

Year-going longcase clock by Daniel Quare

1700-1710

Telescope by John Marshall

Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Telescope by John Yarwell.

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke

1695-1696

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Thomas Tompion

1695-1700

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

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

1697

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

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

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

1680-1690

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

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

Table clock with quarter chiming by William Speakman

1690-1700

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

Watch movement by Daniel Quare

1700

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

Watch with mock pendulum, by M. Martinot

1700

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

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

Sundial making tool

Sundial making tool

1690-1710

Handheld reading lens and case

Handheld reading lens and case

1680-1700

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

1708-1710

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

Silver watch by Charles Gretton

1690

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion with a later case and dial

1680

Gold pair-cased watch with outer case chased in a basket-weave pattern by Charles Gretton

Gold pair-cased watch with outer case chased in a basket-weave pattern by Charles Gretton

1702

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell

1690

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

Silver watch with differential dial by John Bushman

1700

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

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

1680

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

circa 1710

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

Watch with a later case and dial by Edward East

1680

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers

1690-1695

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

Square-shaped watch by Francis Raynsford

1700

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

Watch with mock pendulum by David Lestourgeon

1700

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

Watch with '15 minute' hand by Richard Street

1700

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

Pair cased watch by Christopher Egelton

1700

Gold watch by Brounker Watts

Gold watch by Brounker Watts

1700-1710

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Barometer by Daniel Quare

Barometer by Daniel Quare

1695-1705