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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

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

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

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

1862

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

'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

Distinguished Men of Science

Distinguished Men of Science

1862

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

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)

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

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

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

1862

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Dagron microphotographic camera

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

John Ellis

John Ellis

1858

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

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

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

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

1934

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849