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'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

Surgical instrument set, Germany, 1917

1917

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

1918-1920

Gas mask, Germany, 1915-1918

1915-1918

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

1934

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

Collection of sexual aids in a wooden box, Japan, 1930-1939

1930-1939

Model of Leeuwenhoek's microscope

1901-1930

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

circa 1919

Chinese Government Railways Steam Locomotive 4-8-4 KF Class No 7

1935

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

1897-1898

'Gynaeplaque' model, United States, 1925-1935

1925-1935

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Southern Railway 0-6-0 Q1 class steam locomotive, No C1

1942

Full dentures, England, 1890-1900

1890-1900

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Water pipe from Water Street, Manchester

1890-1899

National Cash Register co model 422X cash register

circa 1910

Kodak "Retina I" camera with Compur rapid shutter, 1935.

1935

The Munition Girls

1918

Mill Engine

1903

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

1898

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

1917

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Windsor mantle clock

1845-1855

The Ardente Hearing aid, London, England, 1920-1930

1920-1930

Toothbrush with horsehair bristles, London, England, 1870-1920

1870-1920

Prototype of the Brougham carriage

1838

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

1866

Model Great Northern Railway Centre-pivot Semaphore Signal

c.1912

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

'Warflat' 50-ton bogie flat wagon, 1940

1940

Steam locomotive, 'Bauxite'

1874

Robinson cup anemometer by Munro

1926-1932

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857