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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

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

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

Phrenological head of Francis Gall

1823

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

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

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

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

Stained plaster phrenological bust

Stained plaster phrenological bust

1821

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

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

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Handbill, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

1824

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Pair of turn pin spectacles

Pair of turn pin spectacles

1823-1825

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

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

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

model steam locomotive

model steam locomotive

1826

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

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

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

1825

Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket

1829

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

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

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

1825

Lancets in silver case

Lancets in silver case

1826

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Near Wellington, Shropshire

Near Wellington, Shropshire

1821

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

Phrenological head of unidentified individual

1824

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

model Stockton & Darlington Railway coach "Experiment"

1826

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

1829

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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