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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

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

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (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

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

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

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 Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

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

1934

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

1845

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

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

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

Bridge link

Bridge link

1852

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

1851

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

1845-1851

Henley's magneto electric double needle telegraph, 1848-1852

Henley's magneto electric double needle telegraph, 1848-1852

1848-1852

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

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

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

1845-1851

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