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Difference Engine No. 1

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

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

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

1825

Rocket locomotive

Rocket locomotive

1829

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil

1829

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

Shutt End Colliery Railway steam locomotive 'Agenoria'

1829

Huskisson Memorial

Huskisson Memorial

1831

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

Set of sixty miniature heads used in phrenology

1831

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

Sundial from Liverpool Road Station

1833

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

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

Winding Engine, Stanhope & Tyne Railway

Winding Engine, Stanhope & Tyne Railway

1833

Slotting machine

Slotting machine

1835

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

Haydock Colliery Steam Engine

1830

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Hand loom

Hand loom

1825-1835

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

Mail guard watch by George Littlewort

1825

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

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

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

1834

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

Chinese celestial clockwork globe

1830

Swannington Incline Winding Engine, Leicester & Swannington Railway, 1832

Swannington Incline Winding Engine, Leicester & Swannington Railway, 1832

1832

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

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

1834

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 2nd Class railway carriage, 1834

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 2nd Class railway carriage, 1834

1834

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

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

Octant made of ebony and brass

Octant made of ebony and brass

1830-1835

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

Bench vice belonging to George Stephenson

1829

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

Farmers Stockton & Darlington Railway clock

1825

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

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

Type used for original Morse telegraph, 1835

1835

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

Ice-skate of about 1830, wood with metal runner

1830

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

Portrait bust of Princess Victoria

1829

Silver snuff box, United Kingdom, presented in 1832

Silver snuff box, United Kingdom, presented in 1832

1832

Jug showing the entrance to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Jug showing the entrance to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

1830

Insulators used for Morse's telegraph, 1835

Insulators used for Morse's telegraph, 1835

1835

Lancets in silver case

Lancets in silver case

1826

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

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

1990-95

Engraved lancet case

Engraved lancet case

1826

Silver lancet case, empty

Silver lancet case, empty

1833

Refracting telescope of 5.9-inch aperture, mounted on English type equatorial mounting with off-set lead counterweight

Refracting telescope of 5.9-inch aperture, mounted on English type equatorial mounting with off-set lead counterweight

1829

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket

1829