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Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

1838

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

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

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Original preparation of quinine hydrochloride by Pelletier

Original preparation of quinine hydrochloride by Pelletier

1810-1840

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Original preparation of quinine acetate by Pelletier

Original preparation of quinine acetate by Pelletier

1810-1840

Charles Green Aeronaut

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

1840

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

1820-1840

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

circa 1840

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

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

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

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

1840s

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

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

1837

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

1837

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

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

1835

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

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

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