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Great Western Railway splasher plate

1889

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851

The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory

1792

Nimbus, or rain cloud

1849

Cumulostratus forming; fine weather Cirri above

1849

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

1790-1831

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

Silver pill box engraved with a triangular pattern, Birmingham, England, 1801

1801

Toothbrush set

1791-1792

Plaster model of a human eye, France, 1884

1884

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Model of a ventilator, London, England, 1831-1870

1831-1870

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

1824

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1835-1845

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1815-1825

Tobacco pipe

1790-1830

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Pair of wooden roller skates, 1870-1890.

1870-1890

Ebony and brass octant.

1805-1815

Octant made of ebony and brass

1830-1835

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

Bust of James Watt in Parian Ware made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons from original by E.W. Wyon

after 1859

newhaven harbour co bridge byelaws notice

1867

Steel hand reamer with front end turned in

1790-1819

Spirit level

1790-1819

Wood and iron truss for sculpture machine

1790-1819

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

1808

Piece wax tube with mouth piece

1790-1819

Box containing minerals and mixing sticks

1790-1819

The Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle on Tyne

1850

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Distinguished Men of Science

1862

English wooden doll

circa 1780

Wrap reel/Hank winder

1877

Half-penny coin

1806

Half-penny coin

1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

A steam hammer at work

1871

Engraving Carte de la Rade e Cherbourg levée en l'année 1787

1787

Wall telephone using a Blake transmitter, 1880-1890

1880-1890

Pair of Bell telephones, 1878

1878

Thomson (Lord Kelvin) double curb transmitter, 1858

1858

Cryptograph (coding and decoding machine) by Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1843-1875

1843-1875

Sir W. F. Cooke's original electric alarum, 1835-1840

1835-1840

Portrait oil painting of John Arnold and family 1783-1787

1783-1787

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Glass flask containing urine

1865-1877

Liverpool & Manchester Railway Co. seal die

1826