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

1871

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

1872

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Zoetrope strip: Badgered Cat

1860s

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

1866

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

circa 1868

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

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

1865

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Marey sphygmograph and case

1857-1870

Portrait of Isaac Newton

1862-1863

North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite

1869

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Durn Mill Steam Engine

1864

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Hand-operated lithographic printing press made by Alex Seggie of Edinburgh

1871

Zoetrope strip: Butterfly and Poppy

circa 1868

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit

1870s

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and The Queen of Hearts

1870s

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

Ramsbottom speed indicator

1860

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

John Ellis

1858

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

1865

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Remington 44 Revolver

1863-1865

Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea Railway

1861

seal die - Bishop Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree railway

1861

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

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

1865-1866

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

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

1857-1858

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

1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Letter written by William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), 1858

1858-03-02

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

1867-1868