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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

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

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

1775-1785

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

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

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

1795

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

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

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

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1790

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

1785-1790

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

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark

1777-1785

Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Electrical chimes by George Adams

Electrical chimes by George Adams

1781-1790

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

English wooden doll

English wooden doll

circa 1780

Mrs. Sage

Mrs. Sage

1785

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

1791

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

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

1785

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

1786

Terrestrial globe by John and William Cary, London

Terrestrial globe by John and William Cary, London

1790-1794

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

1796

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

1784

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

1790

'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

Toothbrush set

Toothbrush set

1791-1792

Table clock by Johnson

Table clock by Johnson

1775-1785

Six Bramah lock drilling templates, on pine (wood) board

Six Bramah lock drilling templates, on pine (wood) board

circa 1795

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

1788

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

1785-1789