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CAROLVS II.

Wenceslaus Hollar

1667

East Indiaman Herefordshire

William John Huggins

1815

Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs

James Basire

1778-1780

The Ready Reckoner' book of tables, c 1826.

Mathematics

c.1826

Orrery planetary model designed by William Pearson, 1813-1822

Astronomy

1813-1822

Tin can used for the early preservation of food

Hand and Machine Tools

1812

Medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society, England, 1781

Wellcome Medals

1781

Whole contemporary model of 'I. Ferencz Jozef' paddle steamer

Water Transport

1846

Amputation instrument set, Strasbourg, France, 1780-1820

Surgery

1780-1820

Dental instruments used for tooth pulling, France, 1700-1800

Dentistry

1700-1800

Pair of Queen Victoria's white satin slippers, England, 1840-1848

Wellcome (general)

1840-1848

Pair of Tongs

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Two pairs of brass dividers from the workshop of James Watt

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Ceramic jar with leather lid labelled "Red Lead"

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Wellcome (general)

1742

Spoon

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Plaster mould of head of Apollo

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1829

Glass bottle from Jenner's medicine chest

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1830

Albarello, blue tin-glazed earthenware

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Rectangular wooden board, for stamping out lozenges

Wellcome (general)

1701-1800

Turned wood mortar and pestle

Pharmacy-ware

1651-1850

Mahogany case for Edward Jenner's cupping set

Therapeutics

1771-1820

Wooden turning key for a stringed instrument

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Pharmacy leech jar, neoclassical creamware, possib

Therapeutics

1760-1820

Albarello, polychrome maiolica

Medical Ceramic-ware

1700-1780

Front part of lungs from wax anatomical figure of reclining woman

Anatomy & Pathology

1771-1800

Stomach from wax anatomical figure

Anatomy & Pathology

1771-1800

Plaster phrenological head of Sir William Edward Parry

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1827-1850

printing block

Textile Industry

c.1840

Tinder pistol in egg-shaped, fenestrated, pierced

Asian Medicine

1700-1850

Tire fonds, part of trephination set

Surgery

1771-1830

Lenticular, part of trephination set

Surgery

1771-1830

Rugine, part of trephination set

Surgery

1771-1830

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

Weighing & Measuring

1803-1828

Pair of obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1751-1800

Pair of extending spectacles

Ophthalmology

1808-1840

Sycamore (wood) case with lid, for the Mark of Alicante from the Castlereagh Collection

Weighing & Measuring

1800-1818

Pair of straight spectacles

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Nozzle, part of resuscitation kit

Therapeutics

1801-1850

Nozzle, part of resuscitation kit

Therapeutics

1801-1850

Glass mortar from medicine chest

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1830

Spoon

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1850

Ivory cylinder, part of resuscitation kit

Therapeutics

1801-1850

Three circular saw blades

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Pear shaped glass built with curved tube from top

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Cream ceramic jar labelled "Logwood"

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1790-1819

Papier mache snuff box featuring semi-nude woman

Smoking

1790-1820

Tin-glazed earthenware dish

Wellcome (general)

1793-1850