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Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Gear wheel from long-case clock by Fromanteel

1660-1665

Sturmey-Archer hub gear for cycles

1906

Fabroil Silent Pinion type B, gear wheel

1922

Pair of straight cut involute bevel gears in mesh.

circa 1883

3D printed object with moveable parts in shape of heart

2013

Mounted example of type FG Dynohub 4-speed gear for bicycles

1952

Lloyd's cross roller gear for cycles

1887-1899

Carlton Simplex cycle change-speed gear, 1970

1970

Gear for broach

Gresham gearing mechanism

Reversing gear for petrol launch engines

1905-1911

Steel cog-wheel on hollow shaft, for Beardmore Heavy Oil diesel engine, from Airship R. 101

1928

Two connected cogwheels on wooden board

Anti-vibration mounting, "Metalastik" rubber-bonded metal-to-metal spring gear by Dunlop, 1975.

Anti-vibration mounting

1975
Type `V' improved horse gear, used for driving elevators and other implements, made for 2 speeds of 6 1/2 and 18 revs. to one of the horse. (Spindle and gear for 2nd speed missing) and a Tasker "intermediate motion" used as portable reduction gear for power transmission from horse gear to several machines, and 3 lengths of shafting various bearings and reduction joints

Type `V' improved horse gear

Mortise bevel-gear for mill, 1875

Mortise bevel-gear for mill, 1875

1875
Harrison and Dodd's lever and crank gear, with sun and planet elliptical wheels, for cycles, 1894. Patented by J. Harrison and J. Dodd in 1894. Purchased from The Elliptical Cycle Co., Ltd., Peterborough. Maker not indicated although possibly Elliptical.

Harrison and Dodd's lever and crank gear for cycles

1894
Two large gearwheels for driving pair of paddle shafts from the original engine of Henry Bell's paddle steamer, 'Comet', ship built by Messrs. John Wood and Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland, 1812

Two large gearwheels for driving pair of paddle shafts from the original engine of Henry Bell's paddle steamer

1812
Three speed hypocyclic gear for cycle, on stand with connections

Hypocyclic cycle gear, on stand with connections

1905
Collier's patent two-speed driving gear for cycles

Collier's two-speed driving gear for cycles

1889-1899
Crypto front driving epicyclic gear, used in Bantam bicycle

Crypto front driving epicyclic gear for cycles

circa 1899
Sturmey-Archer three-speed cycle hub, 1929, sectioned, on mahogany base(see note on Screen 2).

Bicycle gear

1929
Large gear, 1990-96.

Large gear, 1990-96.

1990-1996
Example of Villiers two-speed chain gear for bicycles, mounted on cycle frame, with 2 chromium plated stands, made by the Villiers Engineering Co. Ltd., 1934

Example of Villiers two-speed chain gear for bicycles, 1934

1934
Demonstration set of the "Tri Velox" Three Speed Gear for bicycles, with rear wheel and part of frame, on stand

Demonstration set of the "Tri Velox" Three Speed Gear for bicycles

1932
Working model of a Denny-Brown AEG Stabiliser in wood case, with electrical equipment used to light up illustrations, unsigned, British, 1962-1972

Working model of a Denny-Brown AEG Stabiliser in wood case

1962-1972
Model showing the Denny-Brown AEG electric rotary vane steering gear, with electrical equipment used to light up illustrations, unsigned, British, 1962-1972.

Model of the Brown AEG rotary vane steering gear

1962-1972
Working model, scale 1:3, mounted on an oak base, of a hand-powered steering gear for ships, patented in 1862 by David L Allen, unsigned, American, 1860-1903

Model of David L. Allen's Patent steering gear

1860-1903