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Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

1808

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Edward Jenner's lancets

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

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

'Dr Syntax and his wife making an experiment in pneumatics', print, London, England, 1820

'Dr Syntax and his wife making an experiment in pneumatics', print, London, England, 1820

1820

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

1814

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Watch and compass by Benjamin Webb

Watch and compass by Benjamin Webb

1799

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

1815

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

1823

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

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

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

1804

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1801-1819

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809