Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
circa 1750
Demainbray's Archimedean screw
1752
Demainbray's convex lens
1750
Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson
1752
Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley
1752
Turret clock movement by William Smith
1750
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Great spinning wheel
c.1750
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Demainbray's convex mirror
1752
Demainbray's optical model
1752
Demainbray's optical model
1752
Demainbray's optical model
1752
Demainbray's optical model
1752
Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model
1751
Demainbray's model of a camera obscura
1752
Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham
1750
Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham
1750
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
Bristol ruby coach glass with ribbed stem
circa 1750
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Prior Park, the Seat of Ralph Allen, Esqre, near Bath
1752
Portrait print from etching of Gowin Knight, 1751
1751
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
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
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
Sake pourer for marriage ceremony
1750
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
Pewter bleeding bowl
1752
Clay tobacco pipe
1860-1715
Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900
1300-1700; 1801-1900