Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Copy of Lodestone believed to have been used by Queen Anne
1929 (copy); 1702-1714 (original)
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
Iron Weight
1910-130
One of two Sumerian solid cylindrical weights
circa 2000 BCE
2 circular plaster casts of the 2 halves of a Greek coin
700-100 BCE; 1930-1950
Roman stone water main
30
Replica of Roman equal-arm balance, from Pompeii, 79 AD
1-79 CE; before 1914
Earthenware jug
2000-1350
Alabaster bottle
2000-1350
Earthenware jug
2000-1350
Alabaster bottle
2000-1350
Alabaster bottle
1850-1350
Flint knife blade
10,000-2,000 BCE
Model of a Viking Ship of about A.D.900, excavated from Gokstad
1913; circa 900 CE
Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
3000-1500
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
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
Clay tobacco pipe
1860-1715
Pocket Stop Watch in Gold Case by George Graham, 1730-1748
1730-1748
Mahogany and brass reflecting quadrant
1748
Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty
circa 1800 BCE
Cylinder watch in pair case
1692-1730
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Two washers
15/7/27
Two washers
15/7/27
The Cause of Eclipses
1748
Engraving of Graving dock
1840-160
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Pottery vase found at Nihawnad, Persia
3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro
circa 3000 BCE
Persian pottery measure
circa 3000 BCE
Persian pottery measure
circa 3000 BCE
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE