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

1808

Reproduction in wood. No 127

1808

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

1815

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

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

1812

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Gold watch by John Gibson, Royal Exchange

1808

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

Herschel, William, head and shoulders

1808

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

1815

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

1809

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

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

1705-1737

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

1814

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814

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

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

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

1990-95

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Tin can used for the early preservation of food

1812

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Surgical instrument set, London, England, 1810-1812

1810-1812

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

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Glass display case containing various cosmetic devices from the 1700s, England, 1880-1930

1701-1800

Copy of Lodestone believed to have been used by Queen Anne

1929 (copy); 1702-1714 (original)

Silhouette of child

circa 1810

Silhouette of man

circa 1810

Revised Classification of Merchandise Traffic and Revised Schedule of Maximum Rates and Charges Applicable thereto, proposed to be charged by the Eastern and Midlands Railway Company

1889-02

Observations taken at a small water mill at Hitchin

1809 Sept 14