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Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

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

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

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

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

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

'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

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

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

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

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

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

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

1825

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

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

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

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

1813-1814

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

1825

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)

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

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)

Lancets in silver case

Lancets in silver case

1826

Pair of turn pin spectacles

Pair of turn pin spectacles

1823-1825

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

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

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

1826

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