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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

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

'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

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

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

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)

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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 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

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

1901-1936; 180 BCE

Four-Barrel Piston Pump

Four-Barrel Piston Pump

1817

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

3000-2500 BCE

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

2500 BCE

door knocker from the Great Hall of Lewis's Department Store

door knocker from the Great Hall of Lewis's Department Store

1870-1800

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

2000 BCE

Standard Bushel Measure

Standard Bushel Measure

1819

Movement with double wheel duplex escapement by Charles Vincent

Movement with double wheel duplex escapement by Charles Vincent

1820

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobby Horse

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobby Horse

1819

Verge watch with case

Verge watch with case

1648-1724

Red granite drill core

Red granite drill core

2686-2613 BCE

Cylinder watch in pair case

Cylinder watch in pair case

1692-1730

Verge repeating watch

Verge repeating watch

1713-1750

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian

20-500

Component, from Four-Barrel Piston Pump

Component, from Four-Barrel Piston Pump

1817

Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian

20-400

Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

20-500

Aural scoop, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

Aural scoop, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

30-500

Bronze retractor, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze retractor, Romano-Egyptian

30-400

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor

Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor

20-400

Aural scoop, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection

Aural scoop, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection

1995-500

General notices and regulations

General notices and regulations

1888/08

Verge watch in case

Verge watch in case

1714-1796

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Lancet(?), bronze, Egypto-Roman

Lancet(?), bronze, Egypto-Roman

20-500

Horizontal sundial for latitude 43° with brass gnomon on slate base

Horizontal sundial for latitude 43° with brass gnomon on slate base

1820

Movement with lever escapement

Movement with lever escapement

1820