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Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg

1801

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

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

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

1780-1850

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

Model of Henry Maudslay's screw-cutting lathe

1800-1820

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

1805

Trough battery, 1801-1838

Trough battery, 1801-1838

1801-1838

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

Machine-Screw thread making tool, by Henry Maudslay

circa 1800

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

Moon globe by John Russell, England, 1797

1797

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

Gold lever escapement watch by John Leroux

1785

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

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

1808

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

Pocket globe in case by Dudley Adams

1799-1802

Two Perkins 'tractors'

Two Perkins 'tractors'

1795-1805

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

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

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

1838

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

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

1790-1831

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

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

1795-1820

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

1833

'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

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784