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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

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

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

1770

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Arkwright's Water Frame

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784

Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784

1784

Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

English wooden doll

English wooden doll

circa 1780

Mural arc made for King George III

Mural arc made for King George III

1770

Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

1776-1780

Chronometer movement by John Arnold

Chronometer movement by John Arnold

1775

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

1784

'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter

'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter

1780

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold

1776

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

1771

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

1784

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Gold minute repeating watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Gold minute repeating watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1784

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird

1776

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy

1784

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

1778-1780

Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold

Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold

1770

Flintlock pistol belonging to John Roger Arnold

Flintlock pistol belonging to John Roger Arnold

1770-1780

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

1772-1773

Spoon with folding handle

Spoon with folding handle

1778

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

1782

Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches

Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches

1780

Gold and enamel pair cased watch by Justin Vulliamy

Gold and enamel pair cased watch by Justin Vulliamy

1775

Gold watch by Raymont

Gold watch by Raymont

1772

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Brass casting, roughly cylindrical, three sinkings in surface

Brass casting, roughly cylindrical, three sinkings in surface

1782

Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

Zinc discs, painted one side white with broad red line across the centre

1772-1773

Three curved rectangular form brass castings

Three curved rectangular form brass castings

1782

Sextant by Jesse Ramsden

Sextant by Jesse Ramsden

circa 1772

Arm for dividing apparatus built by James Watt

Arm for dividing apparatus built by James Watt

1772-1774

Portrait mezzotint print  from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778

1778

Portrait of Thomas Mudge (c.1715 – 1794) after Nathaniel Dance

Portrait of Thomas Mudge (c.1715 – 1794) after Nathaniel Dance

1770-1775

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924