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Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton

1820

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Euston Station gates

Euston Station gates

1838

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

Cooke and Wheatstone’s double-needle telegraph, 1838

1838

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

1934

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Charles Green Aeronaut

Charles Green Aeronaut

1836

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

1840

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

Skeleton clock with helical gearing by Charles McDowall

1820-1840

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

Gold watch made for Queen Amelie of France by Henri Motel

circa 1840

Phrenological head, microcephalic

Phrenological head, microcephalic

1820-1830

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 by Breguet et Fils

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

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

Eclipse

Eclipse

1841

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

1840s

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

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

1829

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

1837

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

Section of first telegraph cable, 1837

1837

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

1835

Single-needle block instrument

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

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

great north of england railway bye laws notice

great north of england railway bye laws notice

1842

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

Steam locomotive used at Hetton Colliery

1822

Sir W. F. Cooke's original electric alarum, 1835-1840

Sir W. F. Cooke's original electric alarum, 1835-1840

1835-1840

Insulators used for Morse's telegraph, 1835

Insulators used for Morse's telegraph, 1835

1835

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

circa 1840

Camera lens

Camera lens

circa 1840

Camera lens component

Camera lens component

circa 1840

Hand loom

Hand loom

1825-1835

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway, composite 1st & 2nd class railway carriage

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway, composite 1st & 2nd class railway carriage

1834

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 3rd Class open railway carriage, 1834

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 3rd Class open railway carriage, 1834

1834