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Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams

1790

Richard Arkwright

1790

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory

1792

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Toothbrush set

1791-1792

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Axe head shaped flint

10000-5000 BCE

Iron Weight

1910-130

Token issued by John Wilkinson

1791

Token. Copper; 29mm diameter

1790

Anglesey halfpenny, token, 1791

1791

Token, Anglesey halfpenny, Wales, 1788

1788

Token, Cornish Halfpenny, England, 1791

1791

Verge repeating watch

1713-1750

Copper coin minted by the French Revolutionary Government

1792

Gilt bronze medal to commemorate revolutionary France

1792

Joseph Priestley

1788

Cylinder watch in pair case

1692-1730

Bleach Works at Llewenni

1792

Print, etching of Night scene in European city

1940-1050

Hydrostatical and Chemical Balance (c. 1790)

1790

Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster

1788

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Spindle with Whorl, Stone Age

5000-500 BCE

Red granite drill core

2686-2613 BCE

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

2000 BCE

Small Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE

A view of the mouth of a coal pit...

1788

Flint hand tool, flake type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

John Whitehurst F.R.S.

1788

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

8500-2000 BCE

Small Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE

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

8500-2000 BCE

Copper engraving

1792

Engraving, balloon from Dover Castle to Calais

1789

Flint hand tool, core-type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Coalbrookdale Halfpenny Token

1792

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, core-type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)

2000 BCE

Altazimuth theodolite, British, 1785-1795

1790

Water colour painting showing the ascent of a Montgolfier or hot-air balloon

1790

Silver watch with unusual Robin escapement

1792