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Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

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

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

1804

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Gold watch by Recordon

Gold watch by Recordon

1807

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1805

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

1807

Gold watch with the owner's name in place of hour numbers, by William Hardy

Gold watch with the owner's name in place of hour numbers, by William Hardy

1820

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Watch with enamel case made for the Turkish market

Watch with enamel case made for the Turkish market

1805-1815

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

1808

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

One large jar:  “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

One large jar: “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

1818

Wood model of lion's head

Wood model of lion's head

1809

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

1803-1828

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

1815

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

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

1808

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

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

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

1825

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

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

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

'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