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Material
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Contraceptive Sponge

Contraceptive Sponge

1920-1960

'Prorace' cervical cap

'Prorace' cervical cap

1915-1925

First atomic force microscope, United States, 1985

First atomic force microscope, United States, 1985

1985

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Geometrical Groin Vault, string surface model

Geometrical Groin Vault, string surface model

1872

Replica apparatus for the extraction and purification of penicillin

Replica apparatus for the extraction and purification of penicillin

1986

Frame saw

Frame saw

1700-1800

Necklace worn to ward off the Evil Eye

Necklace worn to ward off the Evil Eye

1880-1930

Cup and ball toy

Cup and ball toy

1750-1800

Anatomical model of the spine

Anatomical model of the spine

1901

Specimen jar containing gosypium herbaceum

Specimen jar containing gosypium herbaceum

1830-1900

Plaster five-part arm mould

Plaster five-part arm mould

1790-1819

Packet, tied to wood lid, addressed “James Watt, Harper hill

Packet, tied to wood lid, addressed “James Watt, Harper hill

1790-1819

Bundle of red cloth wrapped in paper labelled

Bundle of red cloth wrapped in paper labelled

1790-1819

Newspaper packet, with label reading 'Blue'

Newspaper packet, with label reading 'Blue'

1790-1819

Paper packet,  labelled 'Blue Stone'

Paper packet, labelled 'Blue Stone'

1790-1819

Section of plaster mould, tied with string

Section of plaster mould, tied with string

1790-1819

Three casts tied together

Three casts tied together

1790-1819

Two small pieces of wood, tied to string

Two small pieces of wood, tied to string

1790-1819

Equal-arm balance

Equal-arm balance

1562-1566

Paper packet of Manganese, tied with string

Paper packet of Manganese, tied with string

1790-1819

Bent copper tubing, with broken piece of cork attached by string

Bent copper tubing, with broken piece of cork attached by string

1790-1819

Kodak No 1 Camera

Kodak No 1 Camera

circa 1891

One piece of string

One piece of string

1790-1819

Kodak No 1 Camera

Kodak No 1 Camera

circa 1891

Contraceptive sponge, United Kingdom, 1901-1930

Contraceptive sponge, United Kingdom, 1901-1930

1901-1930

Electrogalvanic amulet

Electrogalvanic amulet

1880-1900

'Progress' toy gyroscope, 1950-1960

'Progress' toy gyroscope, 1950-1960

1950-1960

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

1701-1800; 1982

Necklace, belonging to witch doctor

Necklace, belonging to witch doctor

1890-1932

Wooden pocket sundial for use at various latitudes

Wooden pocket sundial for use at various latitudes

1776-1800

Set of Chemicals for Wet-Plate Process

Set of Chemicals for Wet-Plate Process

1854

Wharfedale Stop-Cylinder Printing Press, 1865-1875

Wharfedale Stop-Cylinder Printing Press, 1865-1875

1870

Stephenson Family Recipe Book

Stephenson Family Recipe Book

? 1820-1849

Necklace of snake vertebrae, Europe, 1871-1916

Necklace of snake vertebrae, Europe, 1871-1916

1871-1916

Heart shaped basket made entirely from cloves

Heart shaped basket made entirely from cloves

before 1907

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Korean pocket compass and sundial

Korean pocket compass and sundial

1780-1880

Framed photograph of Stephen Hawking with philanthropist Dennis Avery

Framed photograph of Stephen Hawking with philanthropist Dennis Avery

1998-2005

Bone-conduction type hearing aid, c1850-1900

Bone-conduction type hearing aid, c1850-1900

1850-1900

Scientific bet on Cygnus X-1 containing a black hole

Scientific bet on Cygnus X-1 containing a black hole

1974

The City of London Freedom Scroll

The City of London Freedom Scroll

2017

Steelyard, the so-called opium scales in violin-shaped case

Steelyard, the so-called opium scales in violin-shaped case

1880-1920

Signed group photograph from the 1980 Nuffield Supergravity Workshop

Signed group photograph from the 1980 Nuffield Supergravity Workshop

1980

Hyperbolic paraboloid string surface model

Hyperbolic paraboloid string surface model

1872

Davy lamp, made 1820

Davy lamp, made 1820

1820

Conoid surface model

Conoid surface model

1872

Photograph from Little Britain sketch with Stephen Hawking and David Walliams

Photograph from Little Britain sketch with Stephen Hawking and David Walliams

2015

Napier's bones

Napier's bones

1601-1700

Leather bag with objects for divination, Africa, 1880-1930

Leather bag with objects for divination, Africa, 1880-1930

1880-1930