Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788
1788
Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770
1770
Napier's Bones
1690
Cubical polyhedral sundial
1751-1800
Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery
1712-1713
Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785
1785-1790
Small orrery by Benjamin Martin
1738-1777
Dental Pelican for Tooth Pulling
1701-1800
Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family
1760-1775
Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.
1763
Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux
1775-1785
Equinoctial ring sundial
1719-1791
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Wooden Acupuncture Model
1681
Compound microscope
1700
Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
1791
Ivory dildo, complete with contrivance for simulating ejaculation, with cloth bag
1701-1800
Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787
1785
Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company
1794
Leber-pattern dental forceps
1770-1800
Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.
1785
Pair of ebony violin fingerboard shape and sized hollow fabrications
1758-1773
Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with five pins
1758-1769
Short mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins
1758-1769
Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case
1760-1770
Long mahogany strip brass pin gauge with eight pins
1758-1769
Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742
1742
Pewter teapot, with straight and turned wooden handle, 1701-1750
1701-1750
Spoon
1701-1800
Small amputation saw by Braun, c.1730
1701-1800
Porcelain eyebath
1775-1785
Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.
1740-1753
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt
1785
Small white cup in soft paste porcelain
1748-1763
Pharmacy storage jar used for theriac
1725-1755
Lancet owned by Edward Jenner
1720-1800
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
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
Half-penny coin
1799
Earthenware plate, depicting the circumcision of Jesus
1701-1800
Saw used by Samuel Crompton
1750-1770
Frame saw
1700-1800