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Steam Locomotive known as "Juno"

Steam Locomotive known as "Juno"

1958
Toothbrush used for the DNA profile identification of Alex Napier

Toothbrush used for the DNA profile identification of Alex Napier

Small-scale model of an AVRO Lancaster aircraft

Small-scale model of an AVRO Lancaster aircraft

2007
Bioreactor and scaffold for tissue-engineered bladder

Bioreactor and scaffold for tissue-engineered bladder

2010
Facial reconstructions

Facial reconstructions

Tissue wrapped and decorated memory box

Tissue wrapped and decorated memory box

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Facial reconstruction model for jaw

Facial reconstruction model for jaw

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Facial reconstruction model for jaw damage

Self- striped printed muslin dress

Self- striped printed muslin dress

1830-1850
Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

circa 1750
Nao V5 Evolution humanoid robot and associated merchandise and components

Nao V5 Evolution humanoid robot and associated merchandise and components

2016
Artificial vision system, to help blind people

Artificial vision system, to help blind people

2007-2009
Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) rock sample from Tanzania

Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) rock sample from Tanzania

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

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

1990-1993 (spare); 1995 (original launched)
Dummy model of energy harvesting paving slab

Dummy model of energy harvesting paving slab

2010
Gold Locket containing a photograph of Albert Edward Marshall

Gold Locket containing a photograph of Albert Edward Marshall

1916
Sample of scratch resistant paint developed for use on cars

Sample of scratch resistant paint developed for use on cars

Universal Carrier MkII* Armoured Vehicle

Universal Carrier MkII* Armoured Vehicle

1944
Hydrogen fuel cell

Hydrogen fuel cell

2014
Book of paper doll cut outs, The History of Little Fanny, by S. & J. Fuller, 1810

The History of Little Fanny

1810
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
Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer, about 2015.

Waters Acquity QDa mass spectrometer

2015
Two small Georgian solid silver spoons by Boulton & Fothergill, hallmarked 1773 - the first year of the Birmingham Assay Office which Matthew Boulton helped establish. John Fothergill was Matthew Boulton's initial partner at the Soho manufactory.

Two silver spoons from the first year of the Birmingham Assay Office

1773
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
Sterling silver sugar bowl, to accompany coffee pot with walnut handle, on tripod with spirit burner mounted on stand beneath, made by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1811

Silver sugar bowl

1811
Silver epergne with glass-lined bowls by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1806

Silver epergne with glass-lined bowls by Matthew Boulton

1806
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
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
Globular Black Basalt vase with two loop handles and circular base. Around the body are applied Egyptian motifs in low red stoneware reliefs ('rosso antico'). The cover is flat and let into the neck of the vase, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd, c. 1810

'Rosso Antico' Wedgwood vase with Egyptian motifs.

'Hereditary Genius: an inquiry into its laws and consequences,' by Francis Galton, first edition, published 1869.

Hereditary Genius

1869
Sterling Silver spoon by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1799

Silver spoon

1799
Button, pearl, 56 lignes, design in blue and white stones, inset circle of gilt metal, unsigned, British, 1780-1820

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

Button, pearl, 52 lignes

1780-1820
Coatee of the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia, early nineteenth century.

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

1801-1900
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
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
Button, copper gilt, with counter sunk, 57 lignes, blue glass disc painted with gold squares, unsigned, British, 1780-1820

Button, copper gilt

1780-1820
Silver tankard, made by Waterhouse & Ryland, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1827

Silver tankard

1827
Sterling Silver cream jug, to accompany coffee pot with walnut handle, on tripod with spirit burner mounted on stand beneath, made by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, 1811

Silver cream jug

1811
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

Button, cut glass with silvered surface (imitating cut steel), England, c. 1840

Button, cut glass with silvered surface (imitating cut steel)

circa 1840
Button, cut glass with silvered surface (imitating cut steel), England, c. 1840

Button, cut glass with silvered surface (imitating cut steel)

circa 1840
Jasperware flower holder with cover, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd, c. 1790-1795.

Blue jasperware flower holder

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

Doorcase 56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

circa 1750