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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Spoon with folding handle

1778

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

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 of the body

1776-1780

Joseph Priestley LLD FRS

1782

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

1778

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by John Arnold

1776

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

1780

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

1783

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780

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

1776-1780

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

English wooden doll

circa 1780

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Print, ascent of a Montgolfier balloon

1783

Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches

1780

Mezzotint portrait of John Bird

1776

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

1705-1737

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

1778-1780

Gold and enamel pair cased watch by Justin Vulliamy

1775

Chronometer movement by John Arnold

1775

'Dutch forgery' watch signed John Wilter

1780

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

1990-95

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

HMS Portland

1774

HMS Intrepid

1774

HMS Experiment

1775

HMS Portland

1774

HMS Ambuscade

1775

HMS Experiment

1775

HMS Royal George

1774

HMS Sphinx

1775

HMS Royal Oak

1774

Wax male anatomical figure

1776-1780

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE

Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)

2000 BCE

Engraving: Project d'une Travee en Fer de 300 pieds d'ouverture

1783

Silver medal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Diacon Oude Vrouwe and Mannen Huys

1783

Silver medal to commemorate a storm off the Dutch coast

1775

Bronze medal commemorating King Charles III of Spain

1783

Portrait. J.R. Perronet. Engraving 1782

1782