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model steam locomotive

1826

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

model locomotion no 1

1825

'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

1826

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

1826

Boundary marker from Stockton & Darlington Railway

circa 1821-1825

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Seal, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1821

Liverpool & Manchester Railway Co. seal die

1826

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

1823-1825

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

1824

Phrenological head

1821

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

1824

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Gold watch with the owner's name in place of hour numbers, by William Hardy

1820

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

1823

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Pair of turn pin spectacles

1823-1825

Engraved lancet case

1826

Lancets in silver case

1826

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Hand loom for silk weaving with Jacquard machine

c.1825

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

1977; 1204-1206

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Achromatic Microscope made for J J Lister

1826

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Machine for reproducing sculpture

1826

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

1822

Panoramic lantern slide

1820

Description of a Railway on a New Principle

1823

London Vaccine Institution certificate, 1826.

1826

Portrait. John Wallis. Engraving 1825

1825

One of the advantages of gas over oil

1822