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Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

1809

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

1705-1737

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

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

1990-95

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

1977; 1204-1206

Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760

1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)

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

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

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

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Silhouette of child

circa 1810

Silhouette of man

circa 1810

Observations taken at a small water mill at Hitchin

1809 Sept 14

Two washers

15/7/27

Two washers

15/7/27

Engraving of Graving dock

1840-160

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Pottery vase found at Nihawnad, Persia

3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Shell used as Ink and Paint Well, Egypt, 3000 BCE

3000 BCE

Persian pottery measure

circa 3000 BCE

Persian pottery measure

circa 3000 BCE

Flint Handaxe from Egypt, Neolithic

9000-2700 BCE

RGD Television

1965-195

One of two Sumerian solid cylindrical weights

circa 2000 BCE

Model of a Greek Trireme

1900-1943

Flint hand tool from Al-Fayyum in Egypt, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool from Al-Fayyum in Egypt, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool from Al-Fayyum in Egypt, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool from Al-Fayyum in Egypt, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Polished stone axe head, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Polished stone axe head, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Polished stone axe head, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Stone axe hand tool, Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE

Stone axe hand tool, Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE

Polished stone axe head, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE