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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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)

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

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

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

Gold watch by Recordon

Gold watch by Recordon

1807

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1805

Weights and measures

Weights and measures

1805

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

1807

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Portrait bust of James Watt

Portrait bust of James Watt

1807

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

1805-1806

Two portrait busts of James Watt

Two portrait busts of James Watt

1807

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

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

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler, c. 1806

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler, c. 1806

1805-1806

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798

Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798

1798 (original); 1977 (model)

Trevithick locomotive drawings and frames

Trevithick locomotive drawings and frames

circa 1804

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Glass display case containing various cosmetic devices from the 1700s, England, 1880-1930

Glass display case containing various cosmetic devices from the 1700s, England, 1880-1930

1701-1800

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Reginald Southey with Skeletons

Reginald Southey with Skeletons

1857-06

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

1991-1783 BCE

Watt's Pumping Engine 'Old Bess', 1777

Watt's Pumping Engine 'Old Bess', 1777

1777 (original); 1894 (model)