George III's pendulum
1762
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Glass bell jar with a brass collar
1761
Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar
1761
George III's weighted cylinder
1762
model carriage chassis with two axles, 1762
1762
Mezzotint portrait of Benjamin Franklin
1762
George III's tidal demonstration model
1762
King George III's friction machine
1762
Unweighted cylinder in frame
1762
Expedition Crane
1764
George III's cycloidal pendulum
1762
George III's apparatus for oblique and compound collision
1762
King George III's central forces machine
1762
Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump
1761
George III's double-barrelled air pump
1761
George III's Magdeburg hemispheres
1761
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Two brass pillars for an air pump
1761
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Model of Hooke's universal joint
1760
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
George III's compound engine
1762
George III's clockwork bell
1761
Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.
1763
George III's philosophical table
1761-1762
George III's glass sphere
1761
George III's inclined plane and Horse-way
1762
Magnetic toy by George Adams
1765
George III's model crriage body
1762
Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars
1761
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
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
Shaving bowl
1767
Forceps, spring-action, steel
1801-190
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
Silver pap boat
1762
Bow spectacle case
1760-1764
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900
1300-1700; 1801-1900
Pap boat
1769
Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty
circa 1800 BCE
John Harrison
1768