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Charlie Chaplin as a young man in Hollywood

circa 1916

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

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

1853-1857

Artificial arm, below-elbow prosthesis

1895-1904

Fowler's phrenological head

1879-1896

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

1898

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

1917

North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

1875

Dissecting microscope used by Sir Ronald Ross

1890-1910

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Device for recording warder patrols in a Lunatic Asylum

1877-1897

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite

1869

Ceramic tile map of North Eastern Railway

circa 1900

Rudge 'ordinary' or 'penny farthing' bicycle

1884

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905

Automatic telephone wall, 1900-1910

1900-1910

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

1897-1898

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Pasteur-Chamberland-type water filter

1884-1900

Alarm whistle for use by psychiatric warders

1890-1914

'Lucky Jim' toy cat mascot

circa 1915

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Bird cage from Sussex Lunatic Asylum

1872

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Steam locomotive, named Lode Star, Great Western Railway

1907

Hangman's rope, England, 1870-1888

1870-1888

Electrogalvanic amulet

1880-1900

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

War memorial plaque, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

1914

Enamel notice, Dinorwic Quarries Railway

1895

London & South Western Railway pathway notice

1896

Wolferton station master hand lamp

1870-1880

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

Cast iron plaque from Queenstown Road Bridge, Battersea, London, 1865

1865

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

1867-1868

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

Guard's handlamp, Great Northern Railway - Royal Train No.1

1870-1910

Brass worksplate no 517, Manning Wardle & Co

1875

Silver presentation whistle and chain, London & South Western Railway

1853

Brass worksplate no 917, Manning Wardle & Co

1884

Wagon owners plate, Shell-Mex & BP

1901