Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery
1712-1713
Barnard Tompion clock
1708
Gold pair-cased watch with gold champleve dial, by Daniel Quare
1710
Gold repeating watch by William Webster
circa 1715
Gold pair-cased repeating watch by William Tomlinson
circa 1710
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham
1711
Verge watch by Daniel Quare, in a polychrome enamel case signed 'Les Frères Huaud'
1712
Silver repeating watch by Daniel Quare
1708-1710
Storage jar
1714
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Mezzotint print of oil painting, portrait of Isaac Newton, 1712
1712
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Plaster model of tomb plaque
100 BCE-300 CE; 1890-1920
Wafer tongs
1715
Broken fragment of terracotta possibly lamp
30-300
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Flint knife blade
10,000-2,000 BCE
Amulet showing Anubis
4000-30 BCE
Axe head shaped flint
10000-5000 BCE
Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977
1977; 1204-1206
Three flint knives and part of a trepanned skull, 10000-5000 BC.
10000-500 BCE
Brass pill divider
1712
Harpenden pocket stadiometer sent out to Ludlow Boys' School as part of a series of nationwide measurements
1972-3
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
Small stone scarab pierced longitudinally with flat base engraved with design of standing harpist and seated figure
2000-1000
Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health
1880-120
Statue of goddess Vishnu
1800- 500 BCE
Forceps, spring-action, steel
1801-190
Lancet case
1718
Clay tobacco pipe
1860-1715
Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900
1300-1700; 1801-1900
Repeating Pocket Watch by Daniel Quare, 1705-1715
1705-1715
Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty
circa 1800 BCE
Silver touchpiece probably issued by James III, the 'Old Pretender'
1715-1716
Slide-rule, 12-inch, boxwood
1713
Leather case for Slide-rule
1713
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Two washers
15/7/27
Engraving, `Befeuchtet zu Leuchten'. An oil lamp. Nuremberg
1709
Two washers
15/7/27