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Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784

Paul Sandby

1784

Two Guillotine blades

Wellcome (general)

1790-1794

Wooden tuning key for a stringed instrument

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Demainbray's Irish low-backed cart model

King George III

1735-1754.

Medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society, England, 1781

Wellcome Medals

1781

Dial micrometer, 1760-1772.

King George III

1760-1772

Head joint from flute

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Steel dental key, England, 1771-1800

Dentistry

1771-1800

Six Bramah lock drilling templates, on pine (wood) board

Hand and Machine Tools

c.1795

Celestial globe by George Adams

King George III

1766

Model diving bell

King George III

before 1753

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Anatomy & Pathology

1776-1780

Spring detent watch by John Arnold, used by Ruth Bellville and family to distribute GMT c.1834-1940

Clockmakers

1794

Plane table outfit

Surveying

1750-1766

Wax male anatomical figure

Anatomy & Pathology

1776-1780

Demainbray's optical model

King George III

1752

Keys

Clockmakers

1766

Deck-watch used by Capt. George Vancouver on board HMS Discovery 1791-5

Clockmakers

1791

Terrestrial globe by John and William Cary, London

Clockmakers

1790-1794

Front part of lungs from wax anatomical figure of reclining woman

Anatomy & Pathology

1771-1800

Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780

Anatomy & Pathology

1776-1780

Wood moulding plane, dated 1771

Hand and Machine Tools

1771

Chronometer watch in silver case

Time Measurement

hallmarked 1788

Model of Sun and Planet Gearing

Motive Power

1782-1784

Fetus from wax anatomical figure

Anatomy & Pathology

1771-1800

Saw used to amputate the bones in the hand, Europe, 1770-1790

Surgery

1770-1790

George III's weighted cylinder

King George III

1762

George III's cycloidal pendulum

King George III

1762

George III's pendulum

King George III

1762

Wooden figure of man practising moxibustion

Asian Medicine

1750-1800

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

Mathematics

1757

Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Flute foot-joint end

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

George III's compound engine

King George III

1762

Barrel and Device from George III's guinea and feather' apparatus

King George III

1761

Millwright's measuring tool

Weighing & Measuring

around 1790

Silver pill box, Birmingham, England, 1797

Wellcome (general)

1797

Flintlock pistol belonging to John Roger Arnold

Clockmakers

1770-1780

Infant feeding bottle, Europe, 1701-1800

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1771-1800

Pieces of Wedgwood ware

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1768-1780

Three circular saw blades

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1773

Model of Hooke's universal joint

King George III

1760

Mechanical Powers Apparatus

King George III

1775-1800

Cylindrical condensing chamber

King George III

1761

King George III's central forces machine

King George III

1762

Demainbray's turquoise disc

King George III

1745-1755

Model to demonstrate the path of a projectile

King George III

1740-1753

Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model

King George III

1751

Half-penny coin

Textile Industry

1799