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

1872

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

1871

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

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

1865-1866

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

1866

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

1870s

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

1864

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871

1871

Obstetrical forceps

1870s

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

1865

Remington 44 Revolver

1863-1865

Section of the tree under which Livingstone's viscera were buried, Africa, 1873

1873

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

1865

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

1867-1868

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

Operative Society of Bricklayers

1866-1870

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Wheatstone receiver (Morse inker), 1867

1867

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Nameplate, London & North Western Railway - "John Ramsbottom"

1872

newhaven harbour co bridge byelaws notice

1867

Telegraph block instrument; Walker's

1865

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Bird cage from Sussex Lunatic Asylum

1872

Model of human eye

1870

Portrait Bust of Thomas Russell Crampton

1865

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

1866-1870

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

1870

Model (scale 1:4) of pair of "Janney" couplings; model (scale 1:8) old pattern couplings

1873

York apprentices model train - North Eastern Railway

1870

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

A steam hammer at work

1871

North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite

1869