Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894
1893-4
Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7
1863-7
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
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Five wooden molecular model balls
circa 1810
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks
1812
Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid
1809
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
The Talbotype applied to Hieroglyphics, London
1846-08
Surgical instrument set, London, England, 1810-1812
1810-1812
Drawing of Gass Works
1812
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Francois Peron, Naturaliste et Redacteur du
1810
Token, copper, 35mm diameter. Keighley penny
1812
Portrait engraving of William Nicholson, 1812
1812
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Small lead medal
1810
Circular metal one penny token for use in Bristol and South Wales
1811
Medal, silver, prize
1809
Plaster model of tomb plaque
100 BCE-300 CE; 1890-1920
Broken fragment of terracotta possibly lamp
30-300
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Flint knife blade
10,000-2,000 BCE
Amulet showing Anubis
4000-30 BCE
Axe head shaped flint
10000-5000 BCE
Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977
1977; 1204-1206
Three flint knives and part of a trepanned skull, 10000-5000 BC.
10000-500 BCE
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
Small stone scarab pierced longitudinally with flat base engraved with design of standing harpist and seated figure
2000-1000
Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health
1880-120
Clay tobacco pipe
1860-1715
Obstetrical forceps, Norway, 1801-1900
1872-3
Silver and gold pap boat
1809
Silver pap boat
1811
Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE
2000-100 BCE
Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Double-ended dental pelican
1851-1800
Silver pap boat
1809
Silver pap boat
1810
Nipple shield
1811
Nipple shield
1811