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Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Crick and Watson's DNA Molecular Model

1953

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Smiths De Luxe Wristwatch Worn by Sir Edmund Hillary on His Ascent of Mount Everest 1953

1953

Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' Cigarettes

1920-1950

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

SR 'Ellerman Lines' 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class sectioned steam locomotive, No 35029

1949

Chinese Government Railways Steam Locomotive 4-8-4 KF Class No 7

1935

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Caesium Atomic Clock, 1955.

1955

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Liquid-filled Plastic Lens Television Magnifier, 1935-1965

1935-1965

The Munition Girls

1918

Model of Leeuwenhoek's microscope

1901-1930

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Electric locomotive, No. 26020

1951

Diesel-hydraulic locomotive, Class 02 0-4-0 No D2860

1960

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Packet of Craven 'A' cigarettes by Carreras Ltd

1920-1950

Canvas straitjacket for adults, London, England, 1930-1960

1930-1960

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

1934

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Class 08 Shunter

1953

Southern Railway 0-6-0 Q1 class steam locomotive, No C1

1942

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

1948-1953

English Electric Company diesel electric locomotive 'Deltic' Co-Co 3300HP, 1955

1955

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

1899-1919

Contraceptive Sponge

1920-1960

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

1918-1920

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

Kendrew's original model of the myoglobin molecule

1957

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace', 1909-1910

1909-1910

Iron handcuffs with key, 1800-1899

1801-1900