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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Compound microscope

Compound microscope

1701-1723

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison

1726-1728

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Majolica pharmacy jar

Majolica pharmacy jar

1730-1750

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Barnard Tompion clock

Barnard Tompion clock

1708

Edmund Culpeper

Edmund Culpeper

1720

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

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 timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

1715-1725

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

Bottle shaped glass female urinal, Europe, 1701-1730

1701-1730

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

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

1710

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

Model wagon, horse-drawn quarry truck

1730

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

1740-1749

Drug jar for cinchona bark

Drug jar for cinchona bark

1701-1730

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

1750

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

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

1701-1708

Barber's shaving bowl, Netherlands, 1701-1750

Barber's shaving bowl, Netherlands, 1701-1750

1701-1750

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

1745

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare

1708-1710

Ogee moulding plane

Ogee moulding plane

1704-1728

Case for Culpeper microscope

Case for Culpeper microscope

1720-1730

Mezzotint portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers

Mezzotint portrait of John Theophilus Desaguliers

1725

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

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Compass plane

Compass plane

1717

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

1740

Demainbray's convex lens

Demainbray's convex lens

1750

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

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

1701-1750

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson

circa 1710

Urinal

Urinal

1701-1730

Gold repeating watch by William Webster

Gold repeating watch by William Webster

circa 1715

Posset pot with Chinese decoration

Posset pot with Chinese decoration

1701-1750

Drug jar for extract of cinchona bark, Lambeth, London, England, 1710-1740

Drug jar for extract of cinchona bark, Lambeth, London, England, 1710-1740

1710-1740

Gold repeating watch by Benjamin Gray

Gold repeating watch by Benjamin Gray

1730

Storage jar

Storage jar

1714

Albarello vase decorated with scene of country villa

Albarello vase decorated with scene of country villa

1725

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

1739