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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral

1769

Rocket locomotive

1829

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Cranial trephine

1771-1830

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

1785-1790

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Phrenological head

1821

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

1785

Remains of Little Eaton Gangway coal wagon, c 1798

1793-1803

Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company

1794

Leber-pattern dental forceps

1770-1800

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Wood and iron truss for sculpture machine

1790-1819

Spirit level

1790-1819

Box containing minerals and mixing sticks

1790-1819

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

1760-1770

Piece of wood ,

1790-1819

Piece of wood, one side partly cut out

1790-1819

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

1803-1828

Novelty model

1955; 1830

model steam locomotive

1826

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

1808

Skull saw, part of trephination set

1771-1830

Lenticular, part of trephination set

1771-1830

Tire fonds, part of trephination set

1771-1830

Calculating rule by Lenoir in centimetres with conversions

1800-1830

Transverse folding spectacles

1790-1830

Porcelain eyebath

1775-1785

White boat shaped infant's feeding bottle

1801-1830

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

1785

Half-penny coin

1806

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Silver lancet case, empty

1833