Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778
1778
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
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice
1772-1773
Ticket medal
1776
Bronze medal to commemorate F.H.W. Martini (1729-1778)
1777
Silver medal commemorating a terrible flood of 20 and 21st November 1776 but location unknown
1776-1777
Quarter-Real coin of Charles III (Spain)
1778
Piastre coin of Carlos III (Spain)
1773
Guinea coin of George III
1779
Guinea coin of George III
1773
Guinea coin of George III
1776
Guinea coin of George III
1774
Guinea coin of George III
1775
Guinea coin of George III
1777
Guinea coin of George III
1777
Guinea coin of George III
1777
Four Ducats coin of Maria Theresa of Hungary
1774
Two Ducats coin of Maria Theresa of Hungary
1773
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Onza de Oro or Eight Scudos coin of Carlos III (Spain)
1778
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
Plaster model of tomb plaque
100 BCE-300 CE; 1890-1920
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