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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

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

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

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)

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

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)

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

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

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

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

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

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

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

1856

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

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

circa 1854

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

before 1857

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

1855

Bronze bust of William Stuart

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Spectacles, gold rims

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

1857

Islay shipwreck components

Islay shipwreck components

1857

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

1856-1857

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

1856

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

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)

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

1853

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

1853

Bottle of collodion

Bottle of collodion

1854

Bottle containing chloride of gold

Bottle containing chloride of gold

1854

Leather case for photographic developing chemicals set

Leather case for photographic developing chemicals set

1854

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

Bridge plaque - 1855

Bridge plaque - 1855

1855