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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

Temporary Exhibitions

1773

Gregorian reflecting telescope

Astronomy

1740-1780

Boxfoot microscope with oval stage, by J. R. Oppel

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1771-1800

Leeds halfpenny token

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1793

Orrery, showing four planets out to the Earth

Astronomy

1776-1785

Ethereal Match or Philosophic Taper, c.1790, sold

Firemaking

1790

Bath tradesman's ticket, halfpenny for the Botanic Gardens, 1794.

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1794

Flax Spinning Wheel

Textile Industry

1745-1755

Microscope

Scientific Instruments & Research

1775-1785

Trade card for James Ayscough, optician, London, England, 1749-1750

.Unattributed

1749-1750

The Patent Gymnasticon

J Walker

1798

Original drawing for the engraving by S.C. Miger o

Art

1783

Aerostat le Marseillois

Art

1784

Mrs. Sage. The first British Fair aerial traveller

Art

1785

Print, coloured. Machine aerostatique de Montgolfi

Art

1784

Print: Balloon of Charles and Robert in the Prairi

Art

1783-1790

print. engraving. The Universal Vicissitude of Se

Art

1750-1760

Engraving : La Melancholie, by H Simon Thomassin a

Art

1780

Print, ascent of a Montgolfier balloon

Art

1783

Print, plain. Dover Castle with the setting off of

Art

1785

Engraving, entitled "The body of a Young Man Taken

Art

1787

M Charles aux Thuilleries

Art

1783

Gentleman in his study, with scientific instruments

.Unattributed

1745-1755

Illustrated directions for using the Nairne Achromatic Prospective-Glass

.Unattributed

1772-1796

Portrait of unknown medical gentleman (previously Dr William Hunter)

.Unattributed

about 1770

HMS Royal Oak

Joseph Marshall

1774

John Harrison

Art

1768

Mezzotint. Portrait of James Hutton (1715-1795)

Richard Cosway

1786

Ascension du ballon des freres Montgolfier a Paris 1783

.Unattributed

1783

Trade card: Benjamin Cole, Royal Exchange and Ball

Art

1744-1748

Urania Coeli

Josiah Boydell

1781

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

Thomas Hudson

1740-1749

Compound microscope signed J. D. V. Fokkenberg Fec

Microscopes

1777

Six's maximum and minimum thermometer

King George III

1780

Friction pad on insulating stand, for cylinder electrostatic machine

Electricity and Magnetism

1780-1798

Bell jar, 1761

King George III

1761

Loeser's Metallic thermometer by J. G. Zimmer, 1746-47

Heat

1746-1747

Base from discharging electrometer

Electricity and Magnetism

1780

Model of a horse gear and crushing roll with rolle

Motive Power

1780-1800

Birmingham halfpenny token for Bisset's museum and fancy picture factory

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1788-1800

Plaster mould, woman and Cupid

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1796

Microscope stand

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1771-1800

Token, copper, 28mm diameter. Middlesex halfpenny,

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1796

Token, copper, 28mm diameter. Perth halfpenny, 179

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1797

London halfpenny token for grocer, 1795.

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1795

10 Short pieces of ebony, partly sunk to fit in back of the long pieces

Pair of ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized solid fabrications

James Watt's Garret Workshop

1758-1769

Model experimental cart with six wheels, maker unknown, before 1753.

model experimental cart

King George III

1753

Refracting Achromatic Telescope

Optics

1798

Pocket Watch in Gold Case with Enamel Decoration, 1740-1760

Time Measurement

1740-1760

Set of lithotomy instruments in fishskin case, c.1

Surgery

1771-1780

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