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Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

1825

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1815-1825

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

1823-1825

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

1814

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

1825

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

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

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

1815

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

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Boundary marker from Stockton & Darlington Railway

Boundary marker from Stockton & Darlington Railway

circa 1821-1825

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

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

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

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Diploma awarding honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, London, England, 1826

Diploma awarding honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, London, England, 1826

1826

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

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

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

1824

Pair of turn pin spectacles

Pair of turn pin spectacles

1823-1825

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

Lancets in silver case

Lancets in silver case

1826

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

One large jar:  “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

One large jar: “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

1818

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

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