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Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

1844

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

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)

Engraving: Watt's first experiment of steam. By James Scott after R.W. Buss

Engraving: Watt's first experiment of steam. By James Scott after R.W. Buss

1849

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

1845

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Single-needle block instrument

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

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

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Silver kettle presented to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Silver kettle presented to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1849

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)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Lead weight marked 'Reid' from the first cross-Channel telegraph cable, 1850.

Lead weight marked 'Reid' from the first cross-Channel telegraph cable, 1850.

1850

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

1846

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

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

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

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

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

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)

Seal die, The Southampton & Dorchester Railway Company

Seal die, The Southampton & Dorchester Railway Company

1845

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

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