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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

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

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

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

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

'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

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

1771

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

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird

1776

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

1778-1780

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

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

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

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

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Regulator clock made by Vulliamy for King George III

Regulator clock made by Vulliamy for King George III

1780