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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

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

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

1846

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Plaster model of the lunar surface

1844

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

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

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)

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

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

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

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

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

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

Cooke and Wheatstone double needle telegraph, 1844

1844

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

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

Cooke's train signalling instrument of 1845, Norfolk Railway

1845

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

Single-needle block instrument

Single-needle block instrument

1845

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

1850

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

Two lancets in a patterned silver case

1844

Lead weight marked 'Reid' from the first cross-Channel telegraph cable, 1850.

Lead weight marked 'Reid' from the first cross-Channel telegraph cable, 1850.

1850

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Silver kettle presented to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Silver kettle presented to Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1849

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

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

1849

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846