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Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Rudge 'ordinary' or 'penny farthing' bicycle

Rudge 'ordinary' or 'penny farthing' bicycle

1884

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Dandy cart and horse

Dandy cart and horse

1845-1855

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

1858

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit

1870s

Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

1870

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

'Royal Address of Cadwallader ap-Tudor ap-Edwards ap-Vaughan, Water-King of Southwark', print, London, England, 1832

'Royal Address of Cadwallader ap-Tudor ap-Edwards ap-Vaughan, Water-King of Southwark', print, London, England, 1832

1832

L. Gardner Robinson-type Hot Air Engine

L. Gardner Robinson-type Hot Air Engine

1900

Artificial leg made for a child, England, 1903

Artificial leg made for a child, England, 1903

1903

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

before 1889

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

1842

Triple bladed vaccination lancet, London, England, 1822-1875

Triple bladed vaccination lancet, London, England, 1822-1875

1822-1875

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

1841

Vaccination lancet, London, England, 1822-1850

Vaccination lancet, London, England, 1822-1850

1822-1850

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

1886-1887

Edison telephone peg switchboard and pegs, 1879

Edison telephone peg switchboard and pegs, 1879

1879

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

1858-03-02

Panorama de Paris

Panorama de Paris

1878

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

1855

Transmitting keys for Five-needle telegraph, 1837-1846

Transmitting keys for Five-needle telegraph, 1837-1846

1837-1846

Moving magnet galvanometer with dial inscribed "Greenwich Mean Time", 1843-1897

Moving magnet galvanometer with dial inscribed "Greenwich Mean Time", 1843-1897

1843-1897

Great Western Railway locomotive headlamp

Great Western Railway locomotive headlamp

1897

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

1844

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland

Sample of four-core telegraph cable connecting Vancouver Island with the mainland

1904

Flat steel-spring (or watch-spring) coherer, 1894

Flat steel-spring (or watch-spring) coherer, 1894

1894

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

Full size wooden model of Beloe's double rail and chair

Full size wooden model of Beloe's double rail and chair

1877

Spiral spring coherer, 1890-1894

Spiral spring coherer, 1890-1894

1890-1894

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Wooden gable, Brandling Junction Railway

Wooden gable, Brandling Junction Railway

1842

'Pock-marked faces: A curious illusion', anti-vaccination leaflet

'Pock-marked faces: A curious illusion', anti-vaccination leaflet

1880-1890

Filings coherer, Lodge pattern with two wires inserted into bulb at one end, 1894-1904

Filings coherer, Lodge pattern with two wires inserted into bulb at one end, 1894-1904

1894-1904

Clock dial marked 'Potter, Railway Time', 1840-1880

Clock dial marked 'Potter, Railway Time', 1840-1880

1840-1880

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

Snow plough, North Eastern Railway

Snow plough, North Eastern Railway

1891

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

Endoscope

Endoscope

1875-1885

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

circa 1868

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

1859

Forehead lamp used by Sir Frederick Mott

Forehead lamp used by Sir Frederick Mott

1875-1885

Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket

1829

Tea plate decorated with photograph of a boy

Tea plate decorated with photograph of a boy

circa 1890

Panhard Levassor 4hp motor car

Panhard Levassor 4hp motor car

1894-1895

Post mortem saw

Post mortem saw

1820-1860

Bistouries from post mortem set

Bistouries from post mortem set

1820-1860