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George III's pendulum

King George III

1762

scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

Barrel and Device from George III's guinea and feather' apparatus

King George III

1761

carriage ashtray from Quintinshill disaster

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1915

Hollerith 45 column horizontal electrical sorting machine, 1920-1930

Computing & Data Processing

1920-1930

Cloth tape measure

Hand and Machine Tools

1850-1860

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

Clockmakers

1690

Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Navigation

1650-1665

Terrestrial globe by John Senex

Astronomy

1738

Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Short mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

Cinematography

1888

Schwann's microscope

Microscopes

1835

Felt and Tarrant Comptometer, 1887.

Mathematics

c. 1900

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

Clockmakers

1640

Cybernetic tortoise, developed to help with studies on brain function

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1950-1952

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

Radio Communication

1889

Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942

Telecommunications

1842

Original wheel or steel-disc coherer, 1902

Radio Communication

1902

polarized 'guillotine' relay, 1862-1866

Telecommunications

1862-1866

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

Domestic Appliances

1870

Clockwork interruptor, once owned by David Hughes, 1875-1880

Radio Communication

1875-1880

Gilt-metal and engraved silver verge watch by James Valtrolier

Clockmakers

1622-1628

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

Clockmakers

1823

Watch movement by Thomas Tompion

Clockmakers

1692

Robert Dudgeon’s sphygmograph

Clinical Diagnosis

1876

Silver pair-cased astronomical watch

Clockmakers

1660

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

Optics

1760-1775

Spring clock with pull quarter-repeat by Thomas Tompion

Clockmakers

1700

Home-made equipment for 30-line television reception, 1929-1935

Radio Communication

1929-1935

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

Telecommunications

1855-1860

Trevithick's model road locomotive engine

Road Transport

1796-1802

Model of the Blue Star Line T.S. 'Arandora Star'

Water Transport

1927-1929

Receiver for Baudot Multiplex type-printing telegraph, 1911-1925

Telecommunications

1911-1925

Silver watch in the shape of a dove by Soret et Jay

Clockmakers

1630-85

Cylindrical condensing chamber

King George III

1761

Plaster bust of Aristotle

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Plaster bust

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1854

Compendium by Augustine Ryther

Time Measurement

1588

Name stamp for James Watt

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1773

Thomson's Mirror Galvanometer, 1858

Telecommunications

1858

United States Army Air Force camera

Photographic Technology

1940-1945

Gold plated BBC Micro personal computer

Computing & Data Processing

1985

Milton Roy kidney machine

Therapeutics

1961-1971

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

Radiomedicine

1948-1953

cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Telecommunications

1810-1817

Terrestrial Globe by George Adams

King George III

1766

Mechanical Powers Apparatus

King George III

1775-1800