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Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Straight spectacles

Straight spectacles

1796-1797

Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles

1796-1798

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Small screw-cutting device or fusee engine for clock-maker's use

Small screw-cutting device or fusee engine for clock-maker's use

circa 1800

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1799

Divers Projets

Divers Projets

1798

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1800

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Compass

Compass

1800

Deck watch by John Arnold and Son

Deck watch by John Arnold and Son

1790

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

1796

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Barwise

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Barwise

1800

Spring detent watch by John Arnold, used by Ruth Bellville and family to distribute GMT c.1834-1940

Spring detent watch by John Arnold, used by Ruth Bellville and family to distribute GMT c.1834-1940

1794

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

1791

Lever escapement watch by Josiah Emery

Lever escapement watch by Josiah Emery

1792

Lever escapement watch by John Grant

Lever escapement watch by John Grant

1795

A skeleton clock designed to represent the terrestial globe by Henry Gratte

A skeleton clock designed to represent the terrestial globe by Henry Gratte

1800

Chronometer movement by John Arnold & Son

Chronometer movement by John Arnold & Son

1795

Eight-day marine chronometer by John Arnold & Son

Eight-day marine chronometer by John Arnold & Son

1795

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

Musical table clock by Thwaites for Barraud

1788

Watch with four outer cases, made by Edward Prior for the Turkish export market

Watch with four outer cases, made by Edward Prior for the Turkish export market

1800

Silver watch by Brockbanks

Silver watch by Brockbanks

1790

Under-painted horn pair cased watch by George Flote

Under-painted horn pair cased watch by George Flote

1800

Silver watch with unusual Robin escapement

Silver watch with unusual Robin escapement

1792

Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips

Verge watch in Staffordshire enamelled case by Ann Phillips

1790

Marine timekeeper with constant force escapement by Josiah Emery

Marine timekeeper with constant force escapement by Josiah Emery

1792

Guilloché enamel watch displaying solar and sidereal time, by George Margetts

Guilloché enamel watch displaying solar and sidereal time, by George Margetts

1790

Stipple-engraved portrait of Margaret Bryan and two children

Stipple-engraved portrait of Margaret Bryan and two children

1797

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son, 1787-1799

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son, 1787-1799

1787-1799

Marine barometer by R.B. Bate

Marine barometer by R.B. Bate

mid-1800s

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1790

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

1790

Silver pill box, Birmingham, England, 1797

Silver pill box, Birmingham, England, 1797

1797

Toothbrush set

Toothbrush set

1791-1792

The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory

The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory

1792

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1799

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

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

Six Bramah lock drilling templates, on pine (wood) board

Six Bramah lock drilling templates, on pine (wood) board

circa 1795