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Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640
Small drum-shaped clock from the second quarter of the 16th Century

Small drum-shaped clock from the second quarter of the 16th Century

1525-1550
Early English verge watch by Michael Nouwen

Early English verge watch by Michael Nouwen

1600
Oval verge watch signed G Petit

Oval verge watch signed G Petit

1630
Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

Black and white enamel verge watch by Goullons, Paris

1650
Silver watch by Thomas Taylor

Silver watch by Thomas Taylor

1658
Silver watch with sytlised pomegranate case by Edward East

Silver watch with sytlised pomegranate case by Edward East

1650
Gold watch with champlevé enamel dial by Edward East

Gold watch with champlevé enamel dial by Edward East

1650
Pre-balance-spring era watch movement by Thomas Tompion c.1671

Pre-balance-spring era watch movement by Thomas Tompion c.1671

1671
Longcase clock movement by Thomas Bradford

Longcase clock movement by Thomas Bradford

1690-1695
Beaded necklace with an eagle's wing drinking tube

Beaded necklace with an eagle's wing drinking tube

1850-1920
Seal gut

Seal gut

1910-1935
Probang, gum elastic, gut and sponge

Probang, gum elastic, gut and sponge

Carding machine by Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), England, 1771-1780. Believed to be from Cromford Mill, Derbyshire.

Carding machine by Richard Arkwright, 1775, believed to be from Cromford Mill, Derbyshire.

c.1775
Pair-cased watch by Jeremy Gregory, c. 1670. Outer case covered with leather and studded with gold, the inner made of rock-crystal with gilt mounts. Silver dial with decoratively engraved centre and single hand. Movement with verge escapement, tulip pillars and worm-and-wheel set-up regulator. Signed on the backplate ‘Jeremie Gregory att the Royal Exchange’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 38

Pair-cased watch with rock crystal inner case by Jeremy Gregory

1670
Longcase clock movement with anchor escapement

Longcase clock movement

1700
Verge watch movement

Verge watch movement

1660
Watch movement by Edward East c.1650. Movement only with no dial or hands. Verge escapement, pinned on balance cock with narrow oval table, and worm and wheel set-up regulator. Train of three wheels, with five-leaf pinions throughout. Signed ‘Eduardus East Londini’. Described in an 1849 catalogue of the Clockmakers' collection as ‘Movement only with catgut. The hour hand driven by Lanthorn Pinion on Fuzee Arbor’. Presented to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers by Justin and Benjamin Vulliamy, 1816. Clockmakers' Museum No. 26

Watch movement by Edward East

1650
Rose engine lathe by Hulot Fils 1768, mounted on table with treadle drive and complete with slide rest and chucks

Rose engine lathe by Hulot Fils 1768

1768
Maudslay triangular lathe, with overhead gear, tool cabinet and one two jaw independent chuck; one eccentric chuck; 1 steady rest; 1 slide rest; one T rest; attachment for cutting screw threads; nine small chucks and bearing blocks.

Triangular Bar Lathe by H. Maudslay & Co., London, 1812-1820

1812-1820
Balloon-end, from gum elastic catheter, c. 1890

Balloon-end, from gum elastic catheter, c. 1890

1851-1920