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Colour lithograph of the S.S. 'Great Eastern'

1850-1859

John Ellis

1858

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Stirling single locomotive wheel casting pattern, Great Northern Railway

1870

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Shoulder papier-mache doll accompanying English wooden doll.Circa 1840

circa 1840

Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871

1871

Magnetic key, 1850-1870

1850-1870

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

1850-1856

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

Swannington Incline Winding Engine, Leicester & Swannington Railway, 1832

1832

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Down Pipe from Maldon Witham & Braintree Railway

1846-1859

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Railway bridge section

1850

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

Model railway turntable

1850

Eclipse

1841

model passenger locomotive 1837

1837

Station bell, Manchester & Leeds Railway

1842

Two copper and zinc chains, France, 1855-1870

1855-1870

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

Remington 44 Revolver

1863-1865

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

1845

Bridge plaque - 1855

1855

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

1834

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

1834

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway 2nd Class railway carriage, 1834

1834

Dandy cart and horse

1845-1855

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Specimen of First Telegraph Line, 1837

1837

Seal die, Great North of England, Clarence & Hartlepool Junction Railway

1837

Slamannan Railway commemorative plaque

1840

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Atlantic cable specimen, 1865

1865

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866