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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

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)

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

'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

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

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

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

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

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

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

1850

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

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)

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

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

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

1850

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

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

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

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

1849

Great Western Railway model of  'Iron Duke', 1851

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979