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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

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

'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)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Dandy cart and horse

Dandy cart and horse

1845-1855

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

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)

'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

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

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

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 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bridge link

Bridge link

1852

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Windsor mantle clock

Windsor mantle clock

1845-1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

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

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

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

1848-1852

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

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

1855

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Bronze bust of William Stuart

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Single-needle block instrument

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Spectacles, gold rims

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

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

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

1845-1851

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

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

Monaural stethoscope and percussor

Monaural stethoscope and percussor

1846-1855