Image
Category
Collection
On Display
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Archive
Date
Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

Marine chronometer by John Arnold and Son

1795

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Watch and compass by Benjamin Webb

Watch and compass by Benjamin Webb

1799

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Repeating watch with unusual escapement by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1795

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

Clock-watch by Daniel De St Leu

Clock-watch by Daniel De St Leu

1797

Terrestrial globe by John and William Cary, London

Terrestrial globe by John and William Cary, London

1790-1794

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

Lever escapement watch by Josiah Emery

Lever escapement watch by Josiah Emery

1792

Deck watch by John Arnold and Son

Deck watch by John Arnold and Son

1790

Lever escapement watch by John Grant

Lever escapement watch by John Grant

1795

Millwright's measuring tool

Millwright's measuring tool

around 1790

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

Silver watch with unusual Robin escapement

Silver watch with unusual Robin escapement

1792

Silver watch by Brockbanks

Silver watch by Brockbanks

1790

Half-quarter repeating gold watch by Mudge and Dutton

Half-quarter repeating gold watch by Mudge and Dutton

1791

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Divers Projets

Divers Projets

1798

Stipple-engraved portrait of Margaret Bryan and two children

Stipple-engraved portrait of Margaret Bryan and two children

1797

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Straight spectacles

Straight spectacles

1796-1797

Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles

1796-1798

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1799

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

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)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Richard Arkwright

Richard Arkwright

1790

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

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

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

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

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

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

1790

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

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

1990-95

Two Guillotine blades and plinth

Two Guillotine blades and plinth

1790-1794

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

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

A Singular Operation

A Singular Operation

1795

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)

Letter from George Washington to his dentist, United States, 1795

Letter from George Washington to his dentist, United States, 1795

1795

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921