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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

1846

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

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

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

1851

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

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)

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

1843

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

1934

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

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

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

1845-1851

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

1842

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

1841

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

1842

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Single-needle block instrument

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

1850

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Whitworth Planing Machine

Whitworth Planing Machine

circa 1842

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

1844

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

1845-1851

great north of england railway bye laws notice

great north of england railway bye laws notice

1842

Tobacco tin - George Pearson, Darlington Conductor on the Great North of England Railway Coaches, April 13 1841

Tobacco tin - George Pearson, Darlington Conductor on the Great North of England Railway Coaches, April 13 1841

1841