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Category
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Place of origin
Date

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

1785

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

1785

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

Sea-surface temperature bucket, Crawford type

1960-1970

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

1752

Earthenware Phrenological Bust

1860-1896

Strowger automatic telephone, 1901-1910

1901-1910

Model of adenovirus

1974-1976

Bottle of liquid extract of Cinchona

1940-1949

Electronic induction motor for Dry Cupping Vacuum Therapy

1980-1990

Assyrian terracotta brick

860-825 BCE

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

1968-1971

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

1898

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Copy of a blood-grouping tile

1970-1981

Exchequer standard gallon measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Exchequer standard quart measure of Queen Elizabeth I, 1601

1601

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

A pair of dice made in imitation ivory celluloid, early 20th century.

1901-1930

Avoirdupois weight (standard)

1588

Multo Brunsviga type barrel calculating machine

1950-1960

Cupping horn with small leather strip covering perfortion at tip

1831-1920

Chinese lancet

Turned wood mortar and pestle

1651-1850

Pewter tea-pot, used by Lord Nelson, inscribed: 'Battle of Trafalgar 1805'

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

1720-1800

Box of aspirin tablets, London, England, 1949-1966

1949-1966

Empty bottle for Opium tincture tablets

1880-1940

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

1927-1929

Electric Flat Iron, 1895-1905

1895-1905

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Medresco Portable Hearing Aid

1953

Statue depicting 'Shou-hsing'

1801-1900

Case for phantom larynx

1870-1916

Replica of refracting telescope by Galileo, 1610

1610

Piorry type monaural stethoscope

1834-1883

Silver-gilt medicine spoon

1801-1920

Barber's shaving bowl, Netherlands, 1701-1750

1701-1750

Statue of White Tara

1801-1900

Netsuke in form of skull and snake

1701-1900

Spectacles, pince nez style folding spectacles

1820-1920

Tobacco pipe

1880-1920

Tobacco pipe

1880-1920

Meerschaum tobacco pipe

1880-1890

Statue in form of half draped skeleton

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Pill tile with four short legs

1701-1800

Netsuke depicting man with moxa on leg

1771-1800

Conversation tube hearing aid

1801-1900

Disease mask for healing rituals