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Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

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 paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

1853-1857

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

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

'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

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

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

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

Model of street-sweeping machine.

Model of street-sweeping machine.

1850-1857

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

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

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

Caricature showing a publican's dilemma during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

Caricature showing a publican's dilemma during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

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

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

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

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

1848-1852

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850