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Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Wood model of lion's head

Wood model of lion's head

1809

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

1805-1806

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Portrait bust of James Watt

Portrait bust of James Watt

1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Reproduction in wood. No 127

Reproduction in wood. No 127

1808

Weights and measures

Weights and measures

1805

Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air

Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air

1802

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

1808

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1805

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

1807

Spring-detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co. London

Spring-detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co. London

1807

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Gold watch by Recordon

Gold watch by Recordon

1807

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Two portrait busts of James Watt

Two portrait busts of James Watt

1807

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

1808

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Leaflet for a work entitled 'Cases of successful practice with Perkin's Patent Metallic Tractors'.

Leaflet for a work entitled 'Cases of successful practice with Perkin's Patent Metallic Tractors'.

1801

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

1809

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Silver pill box engraved with a triangular pattern, Birmingham, England, 1801

Silver pill box engraved with a triangular pattern, Birmingham, England, 1801

1801

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

Souscription watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Souscription watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1801

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

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

1804

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Table engine model

Table engine model

1807; 1815

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

1901-1936; 180 BCE

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

3000-2500 BCE