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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

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)

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

1858

'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

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

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

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

1857-1858

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

John Ellis

John Ellis

1858

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

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

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

1934

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

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

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

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

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

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

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

1857-1858

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

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

circa 1854

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

before 1857

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

1858-03-02

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

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

1855

Thomson (Lord Kelvin) double curb transmitter, 1858

Thomson (Lord Kelvin) double curb transmitter, 1858

1858

Bronze bust of William Stuart

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

1857

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

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

1858

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