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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

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

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

1705-1737

'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

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

Copy of Chamberlen obstetric forceps

1813

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

Silver ear trumpet hearing aid, London, England, 1814

1814

Chemical Lectures

Chemical Lectures

circa 1810

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

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

1815

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

Automaton watch by Jean Robert Soret

1812

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

Sunderland ware jug decorated with pink lustre bands and splashes

1813

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

Watch with Prest's keyless winding by John Roger Arnold

1821

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

Silver vinaigrette with hinged lid

1809

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

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

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

Hedley's experimental model for testing adhesion.

1812

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

Gold watch by Robert Roskell

1814

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

Stipple-engraved portrait of Benjamin Martin

1815

Gold watch with the owner's name in place of hour numbers, by William Hardy

Gold watch with the owner's name in place of hour numbers, by William Hardy

1820

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

Plaster cast of Matthew Boulton

1809

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

Reproduction in wood, Dr Joseph Black

1809

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

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

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

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

1813-1814

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

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

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive with Tender and Rails

1813-1814