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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

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

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

1770

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

1846

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Arkwright's Water Frame

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

1853-1857

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

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

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

1775-1785

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Trough battery, 1801-1838

Trough battery, 1801-1838

1801-1838

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Huskisson Memorial

Huskisson Memorial

1831

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831