Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784
1784
Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall
1786
Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787
1785
Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.
1785
100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.
1784
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt
1785
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Gold minute repeating watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet
1784
Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux
1785
Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge
1785
Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights
1784
Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784
1784
Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy
1784
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
1785
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Mrs. Sage
1785
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Chevalier Humguffier and the Marquis de Gull; excursion to the Moon in their new Aerial vehicle
1784
Air balloon as it ascended with Mr. Lunardi from the Artillery Ground
1784
Engraving, Portrait of Sir Francis Bacon
1784
Engraving, portrait, Pilatre de Rozier
1786
Jean Pierre Blanchard
1785
Gold Louis d'Or coin of Louis XVI (France)
1786
Half-Real coin of Charles III (Spain)
1785
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Engraving, Portrait of John Locke Esq.
1786
Print, plain. The air balloon as it ascended with Mr. Lunardi from the Artillery ground
1784
Engraving, Ascent of Mr. Lunardi's celebrated air balloon
1784
Mr. Lunardi's celebrated Air-Balloon
1784
Dover Castle with the setting-off of the balloon to Calais
1785
Print, coloured. Experience du Vaisseau Volant de M. Blanchard le 2 mars
1784
Vue de la prairie de Billancourt
1784
An exact representation of Mr. Lunardi's balloon
1784-1786
Print, plain. View of the ascent of Mr. Lunardi's celebrated air balloon from the Artillery ground
1784
One ticket. Entry ticket
1784
Machine Aerostatique
1784
One paper "Pattern for a Lady's pocket"
1784
The Flying Ship
1785
Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian
20-400
Solid bronze phallic amulet in form of priapus with hind legs and tail of horse
30-200
Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Print, Caricature. Embrasement Deplorable de la Machine Aerostatique de o Srs. Nicolan et Janinet le Dimanche 11 Juillet
1784
Print, coloured. Machine aerostatique de Montgolfier eleve hors de la ville de Lyon
1784
Du Globe Aerostatique
1785