Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery
1822
Grave marker, grave '221'
1860-1920
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour
1823
Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894
1893-4
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7
1863-7
Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
1824
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799
1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Phrenological head of Francis Gall
1823
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Phrenological head of unidentified individual
1824
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827
1823
Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936
1901-1936; 180 BCE
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.
3000-2500 BCE
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
door knocker from the Great Hall of Lewis's Department Store
1870-1800
Lathe no. 1254
1822
Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC
2000 BCE
Gold cased watch by Brookhouse and Tunnicliffe
1823
Verge watch with case
1648-1724
Red granite drill core
2686-2613 BCE
Duplex Pocket Watch in Gilt Silver Case by Vulliamy, 1810-1823
hallmarked 1823
Cylinder watch in pair case
1692-1730
Verge repeating watch
1713-1750
Two washers
15/7/27
Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian
20-400
Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Aural scoop, bronze, Romano-Egyptian
30-500
Pen and ink
1823
Bronze retractor, Romano-Egyptian
30-400
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Red leather case for single opera glass
1822
Two washers
15/7/27
Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor
20-400
Aural scoop, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection
1995-500
General notices and regulations
1888/08
Verge watch in case
1714-1796
Two washers
15/7/27
Lancet(?), bronze, Egypto-Roman
20-500
Imperial standard measure
1824
Washers, 25mm outer dia. and 14mm inner diameter
14/7/27
Cylinder watch in case with automatic dial
1800
Dental crown post extractor
1880-1814
Three bladed fleam
1824