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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer, mid-19th century.

Railways

1860

Circular papier mache snuff box with detachable lid

Smoking

1801-1890

polarized 'guillotine' relay, 1862-1866

Telecommunications

1862-1866

Experimental microphone, 1878-1890

Telecommunications

1878-1890

section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Early submarine cables and grapnel, 1858-1866.

Telecommunications

1858-1866

Model vertical cylinder fire engine

Firefighting

circa 1885

ECHELON Hip System

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Clockmakers

1851

Receiver printer for stock exchange printing telegraph, 1907

Telecommunications

1907

Daniell cell used by Edward Davy, 1836-1839

Telecommunications

1836-1839

Red Cross fund-raising brooch made from Zeppelin wire, 1917.

Therapeutics

1916-1917

Demonstration model with intrauterine device and inserter

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1979

Wheatstone concertina

Acoustics

1829-1851

Bow spectacles made of leather and steel

Ophthalmology

1601-1700

Original wheel or steel-disc coherer, 1902

Radio Communication

1902

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

Domestic Appliances

1870

Model of a clock designed by Galileo which incorporates a pendulum

Clockmakers

1921

Submarine repeater pentode P.O. type 8P, 1950-1970

Electronic Components

1950-1970

The REFLECTION Acetabular Cup System

Plastics and Modern Materials

2006

Medresco Portable Hearing Aid

Audiology

1953

Model of a male white baby at 22-23 weeks' development, England, 1998

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1998

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Astronomy

1712-1713

Packet of 10 'Gold Flake' Cigarettes

Smoking

1920-1950

Excell M2 Pocketphone, 1987.

Telecommunications

1987

BBC Domesday system 'Community' Laserdisc

Computing & Data Processing

1986

Crick and Watson's DNA molecular model

Biochemistry

1953

Boyle-type anaesthetic machine

Anaesthesiology

1955-1965

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

Biochemistry

1967

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Textiles Machinery

1769

Motorola StarTAC mobile phone, 1997.

Telecommunications

1997

Stock ticker for Stock exchange printing telegraph, 1907

Telecommunications

1907

Cooke and Wheatstone 5-needle telegraph, 1837

Telecommunications

1837

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

Telecommunications

1842

Sinclair ZX 81 microcomputer, 1981-1985

Computing & Data Processing

1981-1985

Post Office 332 telephone, 1938

Telecommunications

1938

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Motive Power

1819

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

Clockmakers

1640

Piece of skin

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Ceramic jar with leather lid labelled "Red Lead"

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Culture plates shwoing the impact of Olaparib

Laboratory Medicine

2019

Nappy for premature baby

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1994-1996

selector switch, 1903

Telecommunications

1903

National Telephone Company directory, 1898-1899

Telecommunications

1898-1899

Two-wire telephone repeater, 1923-1925

Telecommunications

1923-1925

Zonephone handset, 1989-1991

Telecommunications

1989-1991

Lucas grapnel, 1888-1960

Telecommunications

1888-1960

Glass flask containing urine

Microbiology

1865-1877

Trimphone in two-tone green, 1982

Telecommunications

1982

Experimental form 1 (Licence to use Wireless Telegraph), 1905

Radio Communication

1905