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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2

1842

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

Manchester and Birmingham Railway Carriage

1840

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Grasshopper Engine

Grasshopper Engine

1840

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

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

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

Watch made for the 1851 Great Exhibition by Alexander Watkins

1851

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

1840-1845

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

1846

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

1843

Marine chronometer by Charles Shepherd

Marine chronometer by Charles Shepherd

1840-1850

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

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

1934

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845

1845

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

Whole Plate Folding Daguerreotype Camera

circa 1840

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

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

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

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

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

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

Printing telegraph receiver, 1845-1851

1845-1851

Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway

Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway

1840

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

1851

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

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

Monaural stethoscope

Monaural stethoscope

1840-1850