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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

Clarke's Hydrometer (c. 1755)

1755

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Etching of an electrically powered garden

Etching of an electrically powered garden

1755

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Cutter, Alert

Cutter, Alert

1755

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

Watch movement with remontoir and two balance springs by Thomas Mudge

1755

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

1750

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

1752

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

1752

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

Small lantern clock with alarm signed George Graham

1750-1760

Demainbray's cometarium

Demainbray's cometarium

1750-1760

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

before 1753

Demainbray's convex mirror

Demainbray's convex mirror

1752

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

Quarter-repeating watch by Thomas Mudge

1755

Demainbray's convex lens

Demainbray's convex lens

1750

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Pedometer by Benjamin Grey

Pedometer by Benjamin Grey

1755

Watch with double dial

Watch with double dial

1760

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

1752

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Model of Hooke's universal joint

Model of Hooke's universal joint

1760

Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model

Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model

1751

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Glass cylinder, containing a tap and slipwire

Glass cylinder, containing a tap and slipwire

circa 1750

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Barometer printing plate, inscribed " I.Watt Glasgow"

Barometer printing plate, inscribed " I.Watt Glasgow"

1756-1757

Plate for printing calibrated scales for barometers

Plate for printing calibrated scales for barometers

1756-1757

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

1757

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

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

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)