Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold
1770
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Wood moulding plane, dated 1771
1771
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Magnetic toy by George Adams
1765
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice
1772-1773
Piastre coin of Carlos III (Spain)
1773
Guinea coin of George III
1773
Guinea coin of George III
1774
Guinea coin of George III
1775
Four Ducats coin of Maria Theresa of Hungary
1774
Two Ducats coin of Maria Theresa of Hungary
1773
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Two Denari coin of Victor Amadeus II (King of Sardinia)
1774
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Piastre coin of Carlos III (Spain)
1772
Two Reales coin of Charles III (Spain)
1774
Optical cabinet made by B. Martin about 1771
1771
Red granite drill core
2686-2613 BCE
Viewer microscope, with bead lens, in square body
1888-185
NEMA cryptography machine type T-D
1945-50
Calf's Head Weight
1370-1350 BCE; 1931
Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod 531
1931; 250 BCE
Plaster replica of IBEX weight
1370-1350 BCE; 1931
Black stone container or palette
2000-1000
Votive plaque
1772
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
Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health
1880-120
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Mr Thomas Mudge
1772
Silver medal to commemorate a storm off the Dutch coast
1775
Bronze medal commemorating the coronation of King Louis XVI in 1775
1775
Silver medal
1771
Silver medal
1771
Bronze medal of the herbarium of Milan and Pavia
1775
Brass medal
1775
Copper medal
1775
Bronze medal awarded to Royal Naval Surgeons
1768-1774
Copper medal to commemorate I.G.G. Orlov
1771