Image
Category
Collection
On Display
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Archive
Date
Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

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

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

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

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

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

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

'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

One large Jar, two lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken"

One large Jar, two lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken"

1818

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

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

1815

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

1824

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

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

1824

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

Davy Safety lamp

Davy Safety lamp

before 1815

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

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820