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North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

1875

Colour lithograph of the S.S. 'Great Eastern'

1850-1859

Travelling tea case in leather case

1895

John Ellis

1858

Wise's Patent Train Staff

1886

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Sample of Acid Yellow Dye

circa 1890

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

1889

Hand-operated mill for grinding coffee beans

1880-1900

Replica of 1903 Wright Brothers' aero engine

after 1903

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

Early model wooden-case comptometer by Felt and Tarrant Manufacturing Co.

1887-1903

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Shoehorn made from Rescued Brass from Thirsk Disaster

1892

Reproduction in wood. No 127

1808

Hank Winding Machine

1897

Mill Engine

1903

Folding scissors

1801-1900

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

1886

Poured wax doll

circa 1900

Commemorative spade used to turn the first sod of the River Lee Conservancy's new cutting through Horse Shoe Point

1878

model locomotion no 1

1825

Shoulder papier-mache doll accompanying English wooden doll.Circa 1840

circa 1840

Model of Stockton & Darlington Railway locomotive no. 5 "Royal George"

1827

Poster for Magni & C. Vicenza, printed by G Ricordi & C Milano c1900

circa 1900

Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871

1871

Stock Exchange automatic telegraph, 1872-1880

1872-1880

De Forest syntoniser, 1902-1907

1902-1907

Magnetic key, 1850-1870

1850-1870

Ring transformer, 1892

1892

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Strowger calling dial, 1906

1906

Siemens and Halske's ABC Telegraph used in Russia

1850-1897

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Plaster phrenological head of Sir William Edward Parry

1827-1850

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

1850-1856

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

South Eastern & Chatham Railway Class D 4-4-0 steam locomotive No 737

1901

Swannington Incline Winding Engine, Leicester & Swannington Railway, 1832

1832

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Oval amulet to protect against cholera, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Model steam locomotive

1890

Brass amulet to protect the wearer from cholera, France, 1820-1880

1820-1880