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Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

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

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

Portrait bust of James Watt

Portrait bust of James Watt

1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Magic lantern slide showing a baker, the devil and fair weights and measures

Magic lantern slide showing a baker, the devil and fair weights and measures

circa 1820

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

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

'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

Weights and measures

Weights and measures

1805

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

Metric volumetric rule, with 0.05 to 100 litres graduations

1803-1828

Diploma awarding honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, London, England, 1826

Diploma awarding honorary membership of the London Vaccine Institution, London, England, 1826

1826

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

1808

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

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

Laennec's stethoscope

Laennec's stethoscope

1815-1825

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

1815

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

Stanhope square demonstrator, c.1805.

circa 1805

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

Ready reckoner for ship's cargoes

1807

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

Steam locomotive No. 1 'Locomotion', Stockton & Darlington Railway

1825

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

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Gold watch by Recordon

Gold watch by Recordon

1807

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

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

A Royal watch by Samuel Houston

1807

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816