Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770
1770
Cubical polyhedral sundial
1751-1800
Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788
1788
Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
1791
Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux
1775-1785
Lancet owned by Edward Jenner
1720-1800
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
Half-penny coin
1799
Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body
1776-1780
Small orrery by Benjamin Martin
1738-1777
Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)
1755
Compass
1800
'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799
1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)
Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay
circa 1800
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Anamorphosis Painting of Perspective View of a Ship Model
1744-1774
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family
1760-1775
Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.
1763
Longcase clock by James and John Harrison
1728
Longcase clock movement by John and James Harrison
1726-1728
George III's compound engine
1762
George III's double-barrelled air pump
1761
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac
1725-1755
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Adjustable dental pelican with two claws
1720-1800
Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company
1794
Leber-pattern dental forceps
1770-1800
Earthenware pill tile
1751-1800
Wooden figure of man practising moxibustion
1750-1800
Netsuke depicting man with moxa on leg
1771-1800
Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark
1777-1785
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Joseph Priestley LLD FRS
1782
Praeclarissimus Isaacus Newton Eques
1787
Expedition Crane
1764
Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son
hallmarked 1788
Straight spectacles
1796-1797
Transverse folding spectacles
1796-1798
Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742
1742
Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800
1720-1800
Porcelain eyebath
1775-1785
Pair of obstetrical forceps
1751-1800
Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.
1740-1753
Child's spinal support, Europe, 1771-1800
1771-1800