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Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

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

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

Cylinder electrical machine, 1810-1817

1810-1817

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

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

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

1825

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

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

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

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

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

Old Spitalfields hand loom

Old Spitalfields hand loom

1810

Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket

1829

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818

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

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

Phrenological head of William Dodd

Phrenological head of William Dodd

1810-1830

Five wooden molecular model balls

Five wooden molecular model balls

circa 1810

East Indiaman Herefordshire

East Indiaman Herefordshire

1815

'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

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

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

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Slide rule for calculation of  treadwheel labour

Slide rule for calculation of treadwheel labour

1823

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

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877

1870-1877

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Chaldron wagon, Stockton & Darlington Railway

1815-1825

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

1826

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

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

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

Deck-watch used by Capt. William Parry during his attempt to reach the North Pole, 1827

1823

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

Gold watch with spring detent escapement by Ellicott and Taylor

1815

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

Gold and enamel half-quarter repeater watch by Brockbanks

1812

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Two foot geodetic theodolite, British, 1826-1828

Two foot geodetic theodolite, British, 1826-1828

1826-1828

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

'Puffing Billy' Locomotive

1813-1814

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

Castlereagh cabinet for weights

1815-1818