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Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

1825

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

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

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1815-1825

Edward Jenner's lancets

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

1823-1825

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

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

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

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

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

1825

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

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

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

1815

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

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

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Boundary marker from Stockton & Darlington Railway

Boundary marker from Stockton & Darlington Railway

circa 1821-1825

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

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

Magic lantern slide showing a baker, the devil and fair weights and measures

Magic lantern slide showing a baker, the devil and fair weights and measures

circa 1820

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

1829

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

1804