Napier's Bones
1690
Trade card for John Yarwell, optician, London, England, 1697
1697
Watch movement by Thomas Tompion
1692
Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690
1690
Watch with differential dial by John Ferrers
1690-1695
Silver watch by Charles Gretton
1690
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Silver pair-cased watch by Benjamin Bell
1690
Table clock in tortoiseshell case by Fromanteel and Clarke
1695-1696
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Bronze medal by Ferdinand St. Urbain commemorating Marcello Malpighi
1693
Plaster model of tomb plaque
100 BCE-300 CE; 1890-1920
Broken fragment of terracotta possibly lamp
30-300
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Flint knife blade
10,000-2,000 BCE
Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed
1701-180
Amulet showing Anubis
4000-30 BCE
Axe head shaped flint
10000-5000 BCE
Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977
1977; 1204-1206
Three flint knives and part of a trepanned skull, 10000-5000 BC.
10000-500 BCE
Harpenden pocket stadiometer sent out to Ludlow Boys' School as part of a series of nationwide measurements
1972-3
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
Small stone scarab pierced longitudinally with flat base engraved with design of standing harpist and seated figure
2000-1000
Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health
1880-120
Statue of goddess Vishnu
1800- 500 BCE
Forceps, spring-action, steel
1801-190
Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Pocket surgical instrument case
1690-1699
Portable sundial and perpetual calendar
1693
Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty
circa 1800 BCE
Bedpan
1701-180
Watch Mechanism by Tompion, 1690
1690
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Two washers
15/7/27
Two washers
15/7/27
Engraving of Graving dock
1840-160
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Pottery vase found at Nihawnad, Persia
3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE