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Tissue wrapped and decorated memory box

Bioreactor and scaffold for tissue-engineered bladder

2010

Small-scale model of an AVRO Lancaster aircraft

2007

Facial reconstructions

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

circa 1750

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Facial reconstruction model for jaw

Self- striped printed muslin dress

1830-1850

Toothbrush used for the DNA profile identification of Alex Napier

Steam Locomotive known as "Juno"

1958

Instrument panel from the Apollo Mission Simulator

1966

Long-wavelength spectrometer from the Infrared Space Observatory (identical spare model)

1990-1993 (spare); 1995 (original launched)

Sample of scratch resistant paint developed for use on cars

Gold Locket containing a photograph of Albert Edward Marshall

1916

Artificial vision system, to help blind people

2007-2009

Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) rock sample from Tanzania

Nao V5 Evolution humanoid robot and associated merchandise and components

2016

Dummy model of energy harvesting paving slab

2010

Safety cabinet used by Oxford University

Locomotive whistle, London & North Western Railway, for LNWR G2 0-8-0 locomotive, ex Cashmores, No 49361 or 49430

London & North Western Railway locomotive whistle

Nameplate, "Durham Light Infantry", from British Railways Deltic diesel locomotive, aluminium with red painted background.

Durham Light Infantry

1963
Six Georgian Sheffield plate forks, four-pronged forks only became standard in the 19th Century. These carry the Boulton family crest and were probably used at Matthew Boulton's home, Soho House. (See Note)

Sheffield plate forks with four tines

Sheffield plate meat skewer, this was a sandwich of two silver surfaces with a copper core which could be worked like silver, It has Boulton's family crest and is believed to have been used at his home, Soho House. Matthew Boulton pioneered the use of Sheffield plate in manufacture.

Sheffield plate meat skewer, with Matthew Boulton's family crest

An employee of the Tata Steel and Iron Company

An employee of the Tata Steel and Iron Company

2017
Bell from Duchess of Hamilton locomotive. Constructed in 1938 for the Locomotives visit to the USA. Inscription on plaque atatched on plinth writes: "This Bell was cast in the brass foundry of crewe locomotive works in 1938. It was fitted to the engine of " the Coronation Scot" train which visited the United States of America in connection with the New York World Fair 1939. The weight of the bell and clapper is 1 CWT. The cast iron frame also weights 1 CWT".

Bell from Duchess of Hamilton locomotive

1938
Employees of the Tata Iron and Steel Company on their way to work

Employees of the Tata Iron and Steel Company on their way to work

2017
Umrao Singh Sher - Gil sleeps while friend naps

Umrao Singh Sher - Gil sleeps while friend naps

2017
Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer, about 2015.

Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer

2015
Universal Carrier MkII* Armoured Vehicle

Universal Carrier MkII* Armoured Vehicle

1944
Sterling Silver spoon by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1799

Silver spoon

1799
Sterling Silver caddy spoon by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1818

Silver caddy spoon

1818
Sterling Silver spoon by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1812

SIlver spoon

1812
Pair of candlesticks, Sheffield plate by Boulton and Fothergill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, c.1765

Pair of candlesticks Sheffield plate by Boulton and Fothergill, Birmingham

circa 1765
Sterling Silver spoon by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1801

Silver spoon

1801
Set of four silver frame and blue glass lined salt cellars, by Boulton and Fothergill, Soho Manufactory, Soho, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1776

Set of four silver frame and blue glass lined salt cellars

1776
Silver inkstand, with glass and silver ink wells, by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1803. The inkstand consists of sand and ink wells as well as a taper and snuffer for heating the sealing wax.

Silver inkstand

1803
Hydrogen fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cell

2014
Coatee of the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia, early nineteenth century.

Coatee of the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia, 1800-1825

1801-1900
Button, steel, 56 lignes, in foliate pattern, unsigned, British, 1780-1820

Button, steel, 56 lignes

1780-1820
Button, copper gilt, 58 lignes, punched design, disc of opaque glass with sporting scene in gold and black, unsigned, British, 1780-1820

Button, copper gilt

1780-1820
Button, pearl, 52 lignes, concentric circles, inset with faceted mirror glass, unsigned, British, 1780-1820

Button, pearl, 52 lignes

1780-1820
Limestone statue of a male youth with wooden leg by Thomas Cartwright, 1681-1702

Limestone statue of a male youth with wooden leg by Thomas Cartwright

1681-1702
Limestone statue of an old man leaning on a crutch by Thomas Cartwright, 1681-1702

Limestone statue of an old man leaning on a crutch by Thomas Cartwright

1681-1702
Limestone statue of a young woman with an arm in a sling by Thomas Cartwright, 1681-1702

Limestone statue of a young woman with an arm in a sling by Thomas Cartwright

1681-1702
Anteroposterior axis sectioned scapula bone, and proximal end of a humerus bone, exhibiting signs of osteoporosis

Sectioned scapula bone and end of humerous bone

before 2010
Lung specimen, whole slice of right lung with carcinoma. This specimen is from a female patient aged 60, a regular smoker with a short history of coughing.

Lung specimen

before 2010
Silver medal struck at Soho Mint to commemorate victory at Trafalgar, 1805.

Silver medal struck at Soho Mint to commemorate victory at Trafalgar

1805
2d ‘cartwheel’ coin, gilt, made by Soho mint 1797. The gilt versions of the standard copper coin were intended as marketing tools by Matthew Boulton, and were circulated to movers and shakers alongside the circulation version.

Coin

1797
Flute, English, boxwood with ivory mounts and a silver key, by Richard Potter, about 1790

Flute, boxwood with ivory mounts and a silver key

circa 1790