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Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

The Munition Girls

The Munition Girls

1918

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)

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

circa 1919

BBC 'Bijou' Crystal Set Receiver Type 6

BBC 'Bijou' Crystal Set Receiver Type 6

1923-07

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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)

Steam Locomotive, number 901

Steam Locomotive, number 901

1919

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

1903 (original); 1982 (model)

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

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Handcuffs, steel

Handcuffs, steel

1918

Hobbs-type artificial left hand, Europe, 1918

Hobbs-type artificial left hand, Europe, 1918

1918

General Electric CA101 Pilotron triode (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1918

General Electric CA101 Pilotron triode (McVitie Weston valve collection), 1918

1918

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Metal case containing glass tubes from  'Tabloid' first aid kit

Metal case containing glass tubes from 'Tabloid' first aid kit

1919

Case for 'Tabloid' first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown

Case for 'Tabloid' first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown

1919

Heurtley magnifier, 1919

Heurtley magnifier, 1919

1919

Tube of bismuth salicylate tablets

Tube of bismuth salicylate tablets

1919

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Victory Medal, 1914-1919

Victory Medal, 1914-1919

1919

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 Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

1879 (1956)

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

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

1888; 1984

Healy Pictorial Completion Test I, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1918-1919

Healy Pictorial Completion Test I, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1918-1919

1918-1919

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)

Images showing West Indian migrants arriving at London’s Waterloo station in May 1962

Images showing West Indian migrants arriving at London’s Waterloo station in May 1962

1962-05

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Photograph of the instruments used by the British expedition when observing the 1919 total solar eclipse in Brazil.

Photograph of the instruments used by the British expedition when observing the 1919 total solar eclipse in Brazil.

1919

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

1701-1800; 1982

Hirth minimeter

Hirth minimeter

circa 1920; 1907

Fairy Offering Flowers To Iris

Fairy Offering Flowers To Iris

1920-08

Hilger wavelength spectroscope, with camera, London, England, 1919

Hilger wavelength spectroscope, with camera, London, England, 1919

1919