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One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

1886

Light-bulb, filament, carbon

About 1890

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Wise's Patent Train Staff

1886

Model ground signal, North London Railway

1888

Model steam locomotive

1890

model steam locomotive

1890

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

before 1889

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

before 1889

Marine thermometer by Negretti and Zambra

1890

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

1888

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

1894

Spiral spring coherer, 1890-1894

1890-1894

Ring transformer, 1892

1892

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Shoehorn made from Rescued Brass from Thirsk Disaster

1892

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Sample of Acid Yellow Dye

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

1889

Hertzian oscillator, 1890-1894

1890-1894

Hertzian receiving resonator, 1890-1894

1890-1894

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Presentation scissors, SS Vienna

1894

Ottawa & Gatineau Valley Railway commemorative salver

1893

model ner tennant locomotive

1890

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

1934

Glass-stoppered bottle containing uranium

1801-1892 (prepared); 1946 (element replaced)

Zither switch with open-wire multiple and two-motion ratchet drive, 1894

1894

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Great Western Railway splasher plate

1889

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Tank wagon, North Eastern Railway - Shell-Mex and BP Ltd

1889

Brake van, London & South Western Railway

1894

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

before 1889

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

1888

Flat steel-spring (or watch-spring) coherer, 1894

1894

Iron borings coherer (Branly type), 1894

1894

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE