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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

'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

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

circa 1840

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

circa 1840

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

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

1840

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

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Signal Lamp, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Signal Lamp, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1840

Cooke and Wheatstone's ABC telegraph transmitter

Cooke and Wheatstone's ABC telegraph transmitter

1840

Brass station bell, Manchester & Leeds Railway

Brass station bell, Manchester & Leeds Railway

1839

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

1840

Shoulder papier-mache doll accompanying English wooden doll.Circa 1840

Shoulder papier-mache doll accompanying English wooden doll.Circa 1840

circa 1840

Cooke and Wheatstone's A.B.C. telegraph receiver, 1839-1840

Cooke and Wheatstone's A.B.C. telegraph receiver, 1839-1840

1839-1840

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

Model of Grand Junction Railway locomotive "Wildfire", 1839

1839

Anatomical Drawing of a Human Skeleton

Anatomical Drawing of a Human Skeleton

1840

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Model Manchester & Leeds Railway carriage

Model Manchester & Leeds Railway carriage

1839

Model railway carriage, Manchester & Leeds Railway

Model railway carriage, Manchester & Leeds Railway

1839

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

First closed diving helmet and breastplate

First closed diving helmet and breastplate

1839

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921