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Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

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)

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

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

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

1833

'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

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Hand loom

Hand loom

1825-1835

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

1821-1831

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

'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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

model passenger locomotive 1837

model passenger locomotive 1837

1837

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Charles Green Aeronaut

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

1870-1877

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

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

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Euston Station Clock

Euston Station Clock

c.1837

Octant made of ebony and brass

Octant made of ebony and brass

1830-1835

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

1837

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

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

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

1835

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

Silver snuff box, United Kingdom, presented in 1832

Silver snuff box, United Kingdom, presented in 1832

1832

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

1824

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