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Caricature of an undertaker hoping for cholera, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

Poured wax doll

circa 1900

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

Commemorative spade used to turn the first sod of the River Lee Conservancy's new cutting through Horse Shoe Point

1878

Caricature showing 'The State Doctor' during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

Drawing, design for a mirror back / unsigned

1870-1875

Engraving of Theory of pulleys (Theorie elementaire des Poulies)

1850-1860

Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843

1843

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

Ramsbottom speed indicator

1860

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

1849

London & South Western Railway Shark 2-4-0

circa 1868

Eclipse

1841

Fairlie steam locomotive model

1879

Model of fog signal machine and repeater

1900

Model steam

1899

Model ground signal, North London Railway

1888

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Sample of Acid Yellow Dye

circa 1890

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Model railway turntable

1850

Aveling and Porter steam traction engine

circa 1871

Cut glass perfume bottle with ball-top stopper

1860-1900

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

Self Cleansing carbon filter

1861 - 1900

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

circa 1861

Penknife with three blades and a corkscrew, owned by William Marwood: executioner

1870-1880

Cherrywood tobacco pipe

1850-1900

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Model steam locomotive, North Eastern Railway

1884

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

1898

Model steam locomotive

1890

Dandy cart and horse

1845-1855

East Coast Joint Stock, 3rd Class railway carriage, 1898

1898

London & North Western Railway steam locomotive 'Pet' 0-4-0ST

1865

model crane - little elephant

1896

Cape Government locomotive and tender 4-8-0, 1896

1896

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

North Eastern Railway, locomotive 910

1875

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

before 1889

One of four original Swan and Raven models

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

1867

Arithmometer by Elliott Brothers

1885-1894

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

before 1889