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Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Watch movement with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1787

Praeclarissimus Isaacus Newton Eques

1787

Chronometer watch in silver case by John Arnold and Son

hallmarked 1788

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

1705-1737

Watch with spring detent escapement by John Arnold and Son

1788

Marine chronometer movement by Brockbanks

1787

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Engraving Carte de la Rade e Cherbourg levée en l'année 1787

1787

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

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

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

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

2050-1750 BCE

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

1990-95

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

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Model of a Phoenician bireme ship

1845-1964

Gold amulet in the form of Duamutef, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill

1730; 1967

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE

Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)

2000 BCE

The body of a Young Man Taken Out Of The Water Apparently Dead In The Sight Of The Distressed Parents

1787

John Whitehurst F.R.S.

1788

Medal, silver, commemorating some operation for the King by Johann Chr. Ant. Theden

1787

Reeded silver medal commemorating E.C. Bourru

1787

Bronze medal to commemorate the formation of the National Assembly

1789

Silver medal or token

1789

Bronze medal to commemorate Louis XVI and the National Assembly

1789

Yellow metal (copper ?) medal, Deans medal of Pari

1787

Medal, silver, commemorating Edmond-Claude Bourru

1788

Circular silver medal

1787

Silver medal

1789

Medal, silver, obverse strike only

1676; 1840-1865

Medal, silvered, Hippocrates

1789

Print: etching

1787

Precision Balance, in mahogany and glass case

1788

Bronze Axehead from France, Bronze Age

2000-500 BCE

Bronze Spearhead without Shaft, European, Bronze Age

2000-500 BCE

Bronze Chisel-head, Britanny, France, Bronze Age

2000-500 BCE

Copper Axehead from Ancient Egypt, 1991-1786BC

1991-1786 BCE

Copper Axehead from Ancient Egypt, 1991-1786BC

1991-1786 BCE

Bronze Adze with Modern Wooden Handle, Bronze Age

2000-500 BCE

Twelve German jetons, 16th century.

1501-1600; 1978

Two wooden printing blocks

1800-1600

Two washers

15/7/27

Engraving of Graving dock

1840-160

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE