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Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

Eight-day marine chronometer by Barrauds, London

1816

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

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

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

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

'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

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

Part of electrostatic telegraph, 1816

1816

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

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

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

Phrenological head

Phrenological head

1821

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

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

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

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

1990-95

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

1822

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

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

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

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

1910-1921

Drawing of Singhi Dalan in Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

Drawing of Singhi Dalan in Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

1856-11

Chinese planisphere with pamplet, 1819

Chinese planisphere with pamplet, 1819

1819

Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC

Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC

2800 BCE

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Replica of Roman steelyard, from Pompeii, 79 AD

Replica of Roman steelyard, from Pompeii, 79 AD

1-79 CE; before 1914

A pilentum or Lady's accelerator

A pilentum or Lady's accelerator

1818-1822

The Talbotype applied to Hieroglyphics, London

The Talbotype applied to Hieroglyphics, London

1846-08

Model of ancient Egyptian funerary boat with two oars

Model of ancient Egyptian funerary boat with two oars

1915

Great Western Railway "Cornishman" Express Train, hauled by 4-4-2 No. 3046 "Lord of the Isles".

Great Western Railway "Cornishman" Express Train, hauled by 4-4-2 No. 3046 "Lord of the Isles".

1899/12

Brunell's Patent Metallic Paper

Brunell's Patent Metallic Paper

1819

Model of a Greek Trireme

Model of a Greek Trireme

1900-1943

Daniell hygrometer

Daniell hygrometer

1822

Silk playbill for Newcastle Theatre Royal, 30 January 1856

Silk playbill for Newcastle Theatre Royal, 30 January 1856

1856-01

Midland Railway Single Express Locomotive No 116.

Midland Railway Single Express Locomotive No 116.

1898-01

Galileo

Galileo

1884

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios

1860-1920; 500-401 BCE

RGD Television

RGD Television

1965-195

Gentleman’s Hobby Horse, c. 1818

Gentleman’s Hobby Horse, c. 1818

1818

Four and Twenty Hobby Horses all of a row

Four and Twenty Hobby Horses all of a row

1819

Magic Lantern with Modified Back

Magic Lantern with Modified Back

1820

Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

250 BCE; 1931