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Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

1870

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

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)

Reis telephone receiver, 1863

Reis telephone receiver, 1863

1863

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

1864

Obstetrical forceps

Obstetrical forceps

1870s

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Dagron microphotographic camera

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Ramsbottom speed indicator

Ramsbottom speed indicator

1860

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

John Ellis

John Ellis

1858

Model (scale unknown) of contemporary ribbon loom, using Jacquard principles

Model (scale unknown) of contemporary ribbon loom, using Jacquard principles

1870

Marey sphygmograph and case

Marey sphygmograph and case

1857-1870

Durn Mill Steam Engine

Durn Mill Steam Engine

1864

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

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

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

1865

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

circa 1861

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

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

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

1857-1858

Lens for narrowing light beam for Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Lens for narrowing light beam for Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

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

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

1857-1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

London & North Western Railway steam locomotive 'Pet' 0-4-0ST

London & North Western Railway steam locomotive 'Pet' 0-4-0ST

1865

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

1858-03-02

Print, 'Large Buoy' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

Print, 'Large Buoy' scene on 'Great Eastern' during the laying of the first Atlantic cable, 1865-1867

1865-1867

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Early binaural stethoscope

Early binaural stethoscope

1861-1866

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

circa 1868

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

1859

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Zoetrope with stand

Zoetrope with stand

1870

Hughes' printing telegraph, 1860.

Hughes' printing telegraph, 1860.

1860