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Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Half-penny coin

Half-penny coin

1806

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

One large jar:  “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

One large jar: “Fresh plaster B Apl. Ist. 1818”

1818

Wood model of lion's head

Wood model of lion's head

1809

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

1805-1806

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Reproduction in wood. No 127

Reproduction in wood. No 127

1808

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

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

1808

Watch with enamel case made for the Turkish market

Watch with enamel case made for the Turkish market

1805-1815

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

Souscription watch, by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1805

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

1807

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

1815

Silver one-minute tourbillon watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, sold to the Princess de Valençay in 1812.

Silver one-minute tourbillon watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet, sold to the Princess de Valençay in 1812.

1812

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Weights and measures

Weights and measures

1805

Gold watch by Recordon

Gold watch by Recordon

1807

Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air

Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air

1802

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

Marine chronometer by John Arnold

1802

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

Spring-detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co. London

Spring-detent escapement watch in a gold case by Reid & Co. London

1807

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Portrait bust of James Watt

Portrait bust of James Watt

1807

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

One large Jar, two lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken"

One large Jar, two lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken"

1818

Two portrait busts of James Watt

Two portrait busts of James Watt

1807

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

1813-1814

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

1815

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

1808

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE