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Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

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

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

1851

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

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

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

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

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

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

circa 1854

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

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Purse presented to George Hall esq

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

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

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

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

1852

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Great Western Railway model of  'Iron Duke', 1851

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

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

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

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

1848-1852

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

1853

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Bridge link

Bridge link

1852

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Spectacles, gold rims

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

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

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

1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851

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

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850