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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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (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

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

1838

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

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

1839

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

model passenger locomotive 1837

model passenger locomotive 1837

1837

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

circa 1840

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

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

1840

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

1820-1840

Charles Green Aeronaut

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

circa 1840

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

Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway

Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway

1840

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

Eclipse

Eclipse

1841

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

1840s

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4