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Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

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

1872

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

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

1871

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Wolferton station master hand lamp

1870-1880

Engraving: Watt's first experiment. Marcus Stone ARA pinxt; Herbert Bourne sculpt; published by Appleton & Co

1879

Commemorative spade used to turn the first sod of the River Lee Conservancy's new cutting through Horse Shoe Point

1878

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

1886-1887

Wood-working brace drill, with button-operated latch chuck, 1875-1885

circa 1880

Operative Society of Bricklayers

1866-1870

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Penknife with three blades and a corkscrew, owned by William Marwood: executioner

1870-1880

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

1865

Queen Victoria's Saloon

1869

North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

1875

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Marine thermometer by Negretti and Zambra

1890

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Experimental carbon pencil microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Powdered graphite microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Crossley table telephone, 1879

1879

Replica of Bell's 1876 'iron-box' receiver, 1959

1876

Experimental microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Bell telephone, mahogany case, 1878

1878

Experimental carbon block microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental microphones with carbon pencils and cups, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Granular microphone in glass tube, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Stroh's type-printer for Wheatstone ABC communicator, 1870-1881

1870-1881

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Table chronometer in a gilt-metal and glazed case by Victor Kullburg

1870-1877

Rectal speculum

1870-1890

'Pock-marked faces: A curious illusion', anti-vaccination leaflet

1880-1890

Meerschaum tobacco pipe

1880-1890

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Model steam locomotive, North Eastern Railway

1884

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

1889

Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition

1884

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

1865

Silver model of the Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross Station

1867-1868

Brass worksplate no 517, Manning Wardle & Co

1875

Brass worksplate no 917, Manning Wardle & Co

1884