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Place of origin
Date

Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks

1787

Marine timekeeper by Henry Sully, Paris, 1724

1724

Souscription watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1801

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750

Egg-shaped watch by James Nellson

1660

Orrery clock with a glass celestial globe

1795-1805

Tripled cased enamel watch by Markwick Markham and Perigal

1801-1900

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Oval shaped watch by Richard Masterson

1630

Late 16th century chamber clock by an unknown maker

1575-1599

Watch with complications and minute repeating by Samuel Smith & Son

1899

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Hollerith 45 column horizontal electrical sorting machine, 1920-1930

1920-1930

Bicycle from the Transport for Greater Manchester Bee Network bike hire scheme, 2021

2021

Tripod head rest

Geodesic dEEG sensor net

2010

Decorative mother-of-pearl case for lancets

1803-1847

Amputation saw with ivory handle

1601-1700

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

circa 1919

Replica of the 'Baby' or SSEM computer

1998

Short Magazine Mark III Lee Enfield .303 Rifle (deactivated)

circa 1917

7/8" steel gouge with octagonal hickory handle

1758-1769

Steel bradawl with turned badly split wood handle

1758-1819

Steel bradawl, hickory handle, brass ferrule

1758-1819

Block and picture pattern test setting book

Gamma Photon Detector

1995-2000

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

1930-1960

Azimuth chain from Goonhilly satellite, 1962-2008

1962-2008

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

1930-1960

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

1930-1960

Sixteen pair self supporting rural distribution cable, 1933-1969

1933-1969

Fibre optic telephone cable, 1966-1983

1966-1983

Universal equinoctial sundial, signed T.W.

1600

Prosthetic/artificial limbs used by Tracey Baynam

1971

Lead-lined radioactive material container

1970-1990

horological file

1833-1880

horological gravers

1870-1900

Molecular model showing the structure of insulin

1967

Arriflex 2C 35mm cine camera

1960

Apollo 11, Lunar Module 'Eagle', 1969.

1976

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814

Parsons' steam turbine generator, 1884

1884

Improved Patent Magneto Electric Machine for nervous diseases

1862

Animatograph camera by Robert Paul

1895-1909

Custom-made speech synthesiser for Stephen Hawking

1985-1995

Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

1927

DKMI model theodolite, Swiss, 1960-1965

1960-1965

Solartron oscilloscope model CD568

1955-1961

Brunsviga calculating machine

1931-1939

Massey's patent ships' log

1854-1857