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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

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

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

1770

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Cubical polyhedral sundial

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Arkwright's Water Frame

Arkwright's Water Frame

1775

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

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

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

1775-1785

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

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

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

1808

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

Cranial trephine

Cranial trephine

1771-1830

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Two Perkins 'tractors'

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

Silver microscope by George Adams, c. 1761.

1763

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Edward Jenner's lancets

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

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

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

'Dr Syntax and his wife making an experiment in pneumatics', print, London, England, 1820

'Dr Syntax and his wife making an experiment in pneumatics', print, London, England, 1820

1820

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

Richard Grindall's combined knife and fork, Europe, 1795-1820

1795-1820

‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin

‘Visual glasses’ designed by Benjamin Martin

1756-1800

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body

1776-1780

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

‘Medico-Electrical Machine’ by Nairne and Blunt

1782-1793

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828