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Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Swan electric lamp

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

Cat-o-nine Tails, United Kingdom, 1700-1850

Cat-o-nine Tails, United Kingdom, 1700-1850

1700-1850

Napier's Bones

Napier's Bones

1690

Edison telephone, 1879

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling

Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling

1701-1800

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

'Merman'

'Merman'

1801-1900

Cubical polyhedral sundial

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Iron handcuffs with key, 1800-1899

Iron handcuffs with key, 1800-1899

1801-1900

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

Edison's electric carbon filament lamp

1879

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

1846

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Arkwright's Water Frame

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Lancashire Boiler

Lancashire Boiler

1889

Midland Railway Composite Carriage

Midland Railway Composite Carriage

1885

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

1853-1857

Set of thirteen spirit bubbles, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1801-1900

Set of thirteen spirit bubbles, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Fowler's phrenological head

Fowler's phrenological head

1879-1896

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

1875

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

1862