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Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

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

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

1853-1857

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

1853-1857

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

1862

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite

North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite

1869

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Distinguished Men of Science

Distinguished Men of Science

1862

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Wheatstone concertina

Wheatstone concertina

1829-1851

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

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)

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

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

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

1851

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

1833

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

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