Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.
1785
Portrait mezzotint print from engraving of Phelps Thomas and Bartlett John, 1778
1778
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787
1785
Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt
1785
Section of lightning conductor from St Paul’s cathedral
1769
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Watt's end measuring machine
1776
100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.
1784
Satirical print of a failed balloon launch from Foley House, London in 1784
1784
Spoon with folding handle
1778
Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark
1777-1785
Joseph Priestley LLD FRS
1782
Mural arc made for King George III
1770
Porcelain eyebath
1775-1785
Wax male figure showing the arteries of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the veins and some organs of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles of the body
1776-1780
English wooden doll
circa 1780
Mezzotint: Portrait of John Arnold
1770
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Wood moulding plane, dated 1771
1771
Arkwright's Water Frame
1775
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Achromatic doublet lens with a focal length of 52 inches
1780
Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle
1775-1785
Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice
1772-1773
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Wax male figure showing the muscles and bones of the body, Florence, Italy, 1776-1780
1776-1780
Print, ascent of a Montgolfier balloon
1783
Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784
1784
Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights
1784
Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent
1783
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Mezzotint portrait of John Bird
1776
Engraving of a demonstration to compare lightning conductor designs
1778-1780
Mrs. Sage
1785
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
1785
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy
1784
Oil paintings
1769
Oil paintings
1773
Oil paintings
1774
Set of lithotomy instruments in fishskin case
1771-1780
Universal microscope with case and lid
1782
Wax male anatomical figure
1776-1780
Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris
1780
Remains of a Cornish pumping engine, 'Old Bess', built by James Watt, 1777.
1777