Image
Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date
Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

Four-Wheeled Hand Crane

1850

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

Replica Grand Junction Railway travelling post office

1938; (1838)

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

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

View of the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1850

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Model railway turntable

Model railway turntable

1850

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, 1848

1848

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

1849

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

1849

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

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

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

Oil painting depicting Robert Stephenson

circa 1850s

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

Model steam, crewe type locomotive

1846

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

Lucien Sharpe sheet metal gauge

circa 1850

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

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

1934

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

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

1846

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 2nd class open-topped railway carriage, 1930 (replica)

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

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

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

1850

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

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

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

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

Portable double-needle telegraph and test set, 1850

1850

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

1901-1936; 180 BCE

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

3000-2500 BCE

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

2500 BCE

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

2000 BCE

Barograph by Moritz Pillischer, 1850

Barograph by Moritz Pillischer, 1850

1850