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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

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

'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

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

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

1840-1845

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

1843

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

'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

Marine chronometer by Charles Shepherd

Marine chronometer by Charles Shepherd

1840-1850

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

1839

Daguerreotype of Thomas Birch Freeman (1809-1890)

Daguerreotype of Thomas Birch Freeman (1809-1890)

1843-1856

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Larmuth Loom

Larmuth Loom

circa 1860

Enfield Carbine Rifle

Enfield Carbine Rifle

circa 1860

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

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Windsor mantle clock

Windsor mantle clock

1845-1855

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

1845-1851

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

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859

Euston Station Clock

Euston Station Clock

c.1837

Octant made of ebony and brass

Octant made of ebony and brass

1830-1835

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

1856

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

1858

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

1856-1857

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

1856