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

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

1870s

Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards

1870

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

Kineograph Flicker Book Dancing Skeleton

circa 1868

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

Zoetrope with stand

Zoetrope with stand

1870

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Walrus and The Carpenter Eating Oysters

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Walrus and The Carpenter Eating Oysters

1871

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

1864

Obstetrical forceps

Obstetrical forceps

1870s

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

circa 1863

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

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

1872

Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871

Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871

1871

Operative Society of Bricklayers

Operative Society of Bricklayers

1866-1870

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

1867-1868

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

Remington 44 Revolver

Remington 44 Revolver

1863-1865

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

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

1863

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

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

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

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

1867

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Gooch centrepiece, 1872

Gooch centrepiece, 1872

1872

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

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

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

1870

Durn Mill Steam Engine

Durn Mill Steam Engine

1864

Jacquard cards for model ribbon loom

Jacquard cards for model ribbon loom

1870

Reis telephone transmitter, 1863

Reis telephone transmitter, 1863

1863

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Distinguished Men of Science

Distinguished Men of Science

1862