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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

The Demon Detective camera

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

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

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

1705-1737

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

before 1889

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

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

1934

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

before 1889

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

before 1889

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

1889

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

1888

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

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

before 1889

Model ground signal, North London Railway

Model ground signal, North London Railway

1888

Horwich Works Warning Notice for Staff

Horwich Works Warning Notice for Staff

1889

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Lancashire Boiler

Lancashire Boiler

1889

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

1888

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Great Western Railway splasher plate

Great Western Railway splasher plate

1889

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

1889

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

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

1889

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

1888

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the periodic system of de Chancourtois

Model of the periodic system of de Chancourtois

1925; 1862

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

1879 (1956)

Rigged model of the "Cutty Sark"

Rigged model of the "Cutty Sark"

1900-1933 (model); 1869 (original)

Faraday's Disc Electrical Generator

Faraday's Disc Electrical Generator

1889

Crookes' spiral periodic system

Crookes' spiral periodic system

1888

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930