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Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Set of thirteen spirit bubbles, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single

1870

'Merman'

1801-1900

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

1897-1898

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Carved wooden figure of Job covered in boils, Europe, 1750-1850

1750-1850

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Full dentures, England, 1890-1900

1890-1900

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Water pipe from Water Street, Manchester

1890-1899

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

1898

Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785

1785-1790

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Windsor mantle clock

1845-1855

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

Prototype of the Brougham carriage

1838

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

1866

Phrenological head

1821

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Iron handcuffs with key, 1800-1899

1801-1900

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

Steam locomotive, 'Bauxite'

1874

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

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

1770

Rocket locomotive

1829

Miniature ear trumpets

1805-1900

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and The Queen of Hearts

1870s

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860