Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.
1785
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
Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778
1778
Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787
1785
Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt
1785
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.
1784
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark
1777-1785
Joseph Priestley LLD FRS
1782
Porcelain eyebath
1775-1785
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784
1784
English wooden doll
circa 1780
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Print, ascent of a Montgolfier balloon
1783
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
1785
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches
1780
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle
1775-1785
Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784
1784
Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights
1784
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy
1784
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs
1778-1780
Mrs. Sage
1785
Universal microscope with case and lid
1782
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
Mortar, stoneware, impressed "Wedgwood & Bentley" and "2"
1780
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
Two bladed fleam
1781
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Verge watch in case with pendulum balance
1776
Steelyard balance for weighing gold coins
1775
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
M. Charles and M. Robert leaving the Tuilleries by balloon
1783
The Aerostatic Globe
1783
The blacksmith and knifegrinder, with ... Wortley's pavilion etc. in Hyde Park
1780