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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Going North, King's Cross Station

Going North, King's Cross Station

1893

Edison Kinetophone (or Phonokinetoscope)

Edison Kinetophone (or Phonokinetoscope)

1894

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)

Locomotive tender no. 1002, Great Northern Railway

Locomotive tender no. 1002, Great Northern Railway

1893

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

'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

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

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

Iron borings coherer (Branly type), 1894

Iron borings coherer (Branly type), 1894

1894

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

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

1934

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

Single-cylinder Oil Engine

Single-cylinder Oil Engine

1894

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Iron borings coherer (Branly type), 1894

Iron borings coherer (Branly type), 1894

1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Presentation scissors, SS Vienna

Presentation scissors, SS Vienna

1894

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

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

1894

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

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

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

1894

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

Coherer with coarse brass turnings, 1894

1894

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Base and funnel for rain gauge designed for use at Bradford waterworks

Base and funnel for rain gauge designed for use at Bradford waterworks

1893

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Brake van, London & South Western Railway

Brake van, London & South Western Railway

1894

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

Edison Kinetoscope

Edison Kinetoscope

1894

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

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

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

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)

Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798

Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798

1798 (original); 1977 (model)

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

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

1888; 1984

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

Radial Flow Parson's Turbine Engines

Radial Flow Parson's Turbine Engines

1894

Queen Victoria's pony bath chair

Queen Victoria's pony bath chair

1893

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776