Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778
1778
Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body
1776-1780
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
English wooden doll
circa 1780
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice
1772-1773
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Wood moulding plane, dated 1771
1771
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs
1778-1780
Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold
1770
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches
1780
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Mortar, J Wedgwood and Bentley, 1779-80
1779-1780
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
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
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900
1300-1700; 1801-1900
Empty wooden case, varnished, inscribed H.L.1772
1772
Duplex repeater
1770
Cylinder escapement
1775
Verge watch in case with pendulum balance
1776
Verge Pocket Watch in Silver Inner Case by Graham, 1770-1773
1773
Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty
circa 1800 BCE
Verge repeating watch
1713-1750
Cylinder watch in pair case
1692-1730
Scales and weights for weighing guineas
1774
Steelyard balance for weighing gold coins
1775
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Six-fold linear measure, bone, Spanish, 1776
1776
Two washers
15/7/27
James Ferguson
1776
The paternal house of Sir Isaac Newton
1772