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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

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Huskisson Memorial

Huskisson Memorial

1831

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

1833

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Cooke and Wheatstone's four needle telegraph, 1838

Cooke and Wheatstone's four needle telegraph, 1838

1838

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

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

Slotting machine

Slotting machine

1835

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

Cramlington Colliery chaldron wagon, c 1826

1821-1831

Hand loom

Hand loom

1825-1835

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

circa 1840

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

circa 1840

Charles Green Aeronaut

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

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

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

1840

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Euston Station Clock

Euston Station Clock

c.1837

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

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

1840s

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

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

1837

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

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

1837

Octant made of ebony and brass

Octant made of ebony and brass

1830-1835

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

1829