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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

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

1808

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)

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

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

'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

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

Boring machine, Yard No. 642

1804-1807

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

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

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

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

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

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

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

1815

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

1870-1877

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

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

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

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

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

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

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

Watch with chaff-cutter escapement by John Grant

1804

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809