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Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

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

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

Parts from a constant-force escapement by Thomas Mudge

1785

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mrs. Sage

Mrs. Sage

1785

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

Mr Lunardi's New Balloon

1785

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

Pivoted-detent escapement watch by Larcum Kendall

1786

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

1788

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

Hydrostatic balance by Jesse Ramsden, London, 1785-1789

1785-1789

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

1785

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Watch with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

Watch with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1788

Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks

1787

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

1785

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

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

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

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

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

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

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Wedgwood pyrometer, 1786

Wedgwood pyrometer, 1786

1786

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Anglesey penny token

Anglesey penny token

1787

Watt's Pumping Engine 'Old Bess', 1777

Watt's Pumping Engine 'Old Bess', 1777

1777 (original); 1894 (model)

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

1991-1783 BCE

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE

A view of the black-lead mine in Cumberland

A view of the black-lead mine in Cumberland

1787

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

s' Gravesande Ring and Ball, 1894

1894 (apparatus); 1742 (date of experiment)

Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.

Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.

10000-5001 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Token, Anglesey halfpenny, Wales, 1788

Token, Anglesey halfpenny, Wales, 1788

1788