Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia
1847-1848
Model of the "Planet" Locomotive
1830 (original); 1967 (model)
Furness Railway steam locomotive 'Coppernob' 0-4-0, No 3, 1846
1846
Plaster model of the lunar surface
1844
Palmer's micrometer (replica)
circa 1848
Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera
1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)
Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844
1844
'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799
1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848
1848
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Single needle telegraph, 1846
1846
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Whitworth Planing Machine
circa 1842
Model of Arthur Parsey's compressed air locomotive, 1845
1845
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835
1934
Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843
1843
model steam, crewe type locomotive
1846
Grand Junction Railway locomotive 'Columbine'
1845
Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934
1934
'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century
1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Voigtlander daguerreotype camera
1841
Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe
1580-1588; 1930
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877
1870-1877
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430
1960-1979
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Queen Adelaide's Saloon, No. 2
1842
Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station
1842
Eclipse
1841
Novelty model
1955; 1830
Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7
1863-7
Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844
1844
Wheatstone ABC telegraph receiver, 1942
1842
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Mousetrap Camera
1834-1836
Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798
1798 (original); 1977 (model)
Cayley's 'Aerial Carriage', 1843.
1843
Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894
1893-4
Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway
1845
Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841
1841
Glass display case containing various cosmetic devices from the 1700s, England, 1880-1930
1701-1800