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Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

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)

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

1853

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

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

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

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

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

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

Caricature of an undertaker hoping for cholera, Europe, c. 1854

Caricature of an undertaker hoping for cholera, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

Caricature showing 'The State Doctor' during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

Caricature showing 'The State Doctor' during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

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

Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas

Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas

1852

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

Great Western Railway model of  'Iron Duke', 1851

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

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

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

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Bridge plaque - 1855

Bridge plaque - 1855

1855

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

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

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

1848-1852

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

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

1849

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

Dandy cart and horse

Dandy cart and horse

1845-1855

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Nasmyth steam hammer

Nasmyth steam hammer

1845-1855

Bottle of collodion

Bottle of collodion

1854