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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

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

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

1862

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Model of street-sweeping machine.

Model of street-sweeping machine.

1850-1857

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

1858

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

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

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)

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

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Chadwick Vertical Steam Engine

Chadwick Vertical Steam Engine

1860

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

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

1857-1858

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

1862

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Dagron microphotographic camera

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

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

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

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

1934

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

circa 1863

Bridge link

Bridge link

1852

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Larmuth Loom

Larmuth Loom

circa 1860

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

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

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859