Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Set of magnetical apparatus in case, by Adams
1790
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
The Rev Dr Priestley's House and Elaboratory
1792
Toothbrush set
1791-1792
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Richard Arkwright
1790
Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
1791
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
Clarke's improved hydrometer
1792
Harpenden pocket stadiometer sent out to Ludlow Boys' School as part of a series of nationwide measurements
1972-3
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health
1880-120
Tobacco box
1792
Manchester halfpenny token for grocer, 1793
1793
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Plaster copy of a plaque bearing the portrait of John Hunter
1793
Replica of Islamic Astrolabe
1066; 1876
Silver vinaigrette
1790
Viewer microscope, with bead lens, in square body
1888-185
NEMA cryptography machine type T-D
1945-50
Trade card: Field
1791-1793
Manuscript instructions and receipt for Ramsden solar microscope, 1793
1793
Model of submersible 'Turtle'
1976; 1776
Model of a Viking Ship of about A.D.900, excavated from Gokstad
1913; circa 900 CE
Hydrostatical and Chemical Balance (c. 1790)
1790
Solid bronze phallic amulet in form of priapus with hind legs and tail of horse
30-200
Box and weights for money changer's scales
1790
Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
3000-1500
Italian albarello vase
1791
Water colour painting showing the ascent of a Montgolfier or hot-air balloon
1790
The Pin and the Needle
1793
copy of a gold cup.
3000-2000 BCE
Iron Weight
1910-130
Barton Aqueduct
circa 1793
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Board of Agriculture, admittance to Honorary Membership
1793
Bronze trade token
1792
Bronze medal celebrating the Confederation of France under the new constitution
1790
Trade token
1791
Copper engraving
1792
Bronze trade token
1791
Silver medal commemorating 100th birthday of Cornelia Bierens
1790
Bronze revolutionary coin or token
1792
Bronze money token
1791
Circular bronze trade token
1791
Bronze trade token
1792