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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

'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

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

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

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

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Silver one-minute tourbillon watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, sold to the Princess de Valençay in 1812.

Silver one-minute tourbillon watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, sold to the Princess de Valençay in 1812.

1812

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

Windows From Inside South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

Windows From Inside South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

1835-08

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

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)

Tin can used for the early preservation of food

Tin can used for the early preservation of food

1812

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)

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

Surgical instrument set, London, England, 1810-1812

Surgical instrument set, London, England, 1810-1812

1810-1812

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

Cornish penny token, 1811.

Cornish penny token, 1811.

1811

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

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

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

Hull lead works penny token, 1812.

Hull lead works penny token, 1812.

1812

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)

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

1701-1800; 1982

The Dirty Monk', Alfred Lord Tennyson, May 1865

The Dirty Monk', Alfred Lord Tennyson, May 1865

1865-05

Drawing of Singhi Dalan in Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

Drawing of Singhi Dalan in Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

1856-11

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE