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Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Prototype of the Brougham carriage

1838

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Schwann's microscope (no case)

1835

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846

1846

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Anatomical Drawing of a Human Skeleton

1840

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

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

1837

Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway seal die

1837

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

London & Birmingham Railway clock

1837

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

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

circa 1840

Lithograph: 'Tring Cutting. June 17th 1837'

1839

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

1843

Engraving: Watt's first experiment of steam. By James Scott after R.W. Buss

1849

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Station bell, Manchester & Leeds Railway

1842

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Monaural stethoscope

1840-1850

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

great north of england railway bye laws notice

1842

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Model railway turntable

1850

Slotting machine

1835

Cooke and Wheatstone five-needle telegraph

1837

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

London & Birmingham Railway pocket watch

1842

Henley's magneto electric double needle telegraph, 1848-1852

1848-1852

Model of "Firefly" class locomotive, about 1840

1840

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

1841

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Cooke and Wheatstone's four needle telegraph, 1838

1838

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Keyboard for transmitting telegraphic messages, 1845-1851

1845-1851

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

A.B.C. telegraph transmitter, 1835-1845

1835-1845

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7