Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770
1770
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family
1760-1775
Orrery by Thomas Wright
1735-1745
Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.
1763
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
George III's philosophical table
1761-1762
Great spinning wheel
c.1750
Wax male anatomical figure
1750-1774
Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson
1752
Turret clock movement by William Smith
1750
Cutter, Alert
1755
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Eight-day longcase clock by Justin Vulliamy
1745-1755
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
George III's pendulum
1762
Saw used by Samuel Crompton
1750-1770
Marine chronometer by John Arnold
1771
Plane table outfit by Benjamin Cole
1750-1766
Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
Cutter, Alert
1755
Demainbray's compound microscope
1745
Demainbray's scioptric ball
1745-1755
Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge
1755
George III's compound engine
1762
Chronometer movement by John Arnold
1775
King George III's friction machine
1762
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold
1776
Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749
1740-1749
Cylinder watch with enamelled gold case made for Queen Charlotte
1740-1760
George III's double-barrelled air pump
1761
Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham
1750
Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin
1762
Demainbray's model of a camera obscura
1752
Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley
1752
Wood moulding plane, dated 1771
1771
Demainbray's cometarium
1750-1760
Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham
1750-1760
Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights
before 1753
Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump
1761
Magnetic toy by George Adams
1765
George III's Magdeburg hemispheres
1761