Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770
1770
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris
1780
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body
1776-1780
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Flintlock pistol belonging to John Roger Arnold
1770-1780
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold
1776
Gold repoussé watch depicting the Choice of Hercules, by John Ellicott
1767
Quarter repeating watch by Ellicott, London
1765-1775
Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs
1778-1780
Keys to the Clockmakers Company chest
1766
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches
1780
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Magnetic toy by George Adams
1765
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Portrait of Thomas Mudge (c.1715 – 1794) after Nathaniel Dance
1770-1775
Gold watch by Raymont
1772
Gold and enamel pair cased watch by Justin Vulliamy
1775
Chronometer movement by John Arnold
1775
'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter
1780
Marine chronometer by John Arnold
1771
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760
1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)
Model of a 28 gun frigate
1770-1780
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Model of a Phoenician bireme ship
1845-1964
Small silver medal
1775
Medal to commemorate the building of the School of Surgery in Paris
1774
Small silver medal
1775
Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936
1901-1936; 180 BCE
Casts of Chinese zodiac figures (Tang dynasty)
1871-1900 (copy); 618-907 CE (original)
Casts of Chinese zodiac figures (Tang dynasty)
1871-1900 (copy); 618-907 CE (original)
Casts of Chinese zodiac figures (Tang dynasty)
1871-1900 (copy); 618-907 CE (original)
Distance Meter for Plane Table, 1765-1775
1765-1775
Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
3000-1500
Mezzotint engraved portrait of Brindley by Dunkarton after Parsons
1770
Folding coin scale for weighing guineas and half-guineas
1774