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Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

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

1770

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

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Bronze mortar and pestle, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Spring-detent escapement watch with gold case by John Arnold and Son

1796

Month-going longcase clock by John May

1700-1710

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1771

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Orrery planetary model

1789-1795

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814

Remains of Little Eaton Gangway coal wagon, c 1798

1793-1803

Seal die, Ashby De La Zouch Canal Company

1794

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

Conjectural model of Trevithick's locomotive 'Catch-me-who-can'

1808

Weights and measures

1805

Infant feeding bottle, Germany, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Pewter teapot, with straight and turned wooden handle, 1701-1750

1701-1750

Spoon

1701-1800

Model of a skeleton, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Small amputation saw by Braun, c.1730

1701-1800

Ivory enema syringe, France, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Oak medicine chest, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Memento mori ring remembering Augusta Bruce, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Silver eye bath, Europe, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

1740-1753

Child's spinal support, Europe, 1771-1800

1771-1800

Tinder pistol

1750-1800

compass

1700-1800

Small white cup in soft paste porcelain

1748-1763

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

Saw used by Samuel Crompton

1750-1770

Frame saw

1700-1800