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Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Huskisson Memorial

Huskisson Memorial

1831

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Two Perkins 'tractors'

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

1795-1820

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

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

1790-1831

Edward Jenner's lancets

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

Phantasmagoria magic lantern, late 18th century

1780-1800

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

1795-1805

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

1780-1800

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

1821-1831

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

1797-1804

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

1795

Flintlock tinder pistol

Flintlock tinder pistol

1780-1830

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825