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Islay shipwreck components

Islay shipwreck components

1857

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Camera lens component

Camera lens component

circa 1840

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Print, 'Large Buoy' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Print, 'Large Buoy' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

1865-1867

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

1853

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

1852

Microscope Slide, 1852

Microscope Slide, 1852

1852

printing block

printing block

circa 1840

Hand printing block

Hand printing block

circa 1840

One of four original Swan and Raven models

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Down Pipe from Maldon Witham & Braintree Railway

Down Pipe from Maldon Witham & Braintree Railway

1846-1859

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

1840

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

1842

great north of england railway bye laws notice

great north of england railway bye laws notice

1842

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Wheatstone automatic tape transmitter, 1840-1860

Wheatstone automatic tape transmitter, 1840-1860

1840-1860

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

1867

Single-needle telegraph by W. F. Cooke, 1840-1860

Single-needle telegraph by W. F. Cooke, 1840-1860

1840-1860

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

1857-1858

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

1855-1860

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

1845-1851

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

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

1857-1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

1850-1856