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Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

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

Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

Decimal watch by Richard Dover Statter and Thomas Statter

1862

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

Model paddle wheel engines of the SS 'Great Eastern'

1853-1857

Cloth tape measure

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Britannia statue

Britannia statue

1849

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

Palmer's micrometer (replica)

circa 1848

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Durn Mill Steam Engine

Durn Mill Steam Engine

1864

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

Stockton & Darlington Railway carriage

1847

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror galvanometer, 1858

1858

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Model of street-sweeping machine.

Model of street-sweeping machine.

1850-1857

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

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

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

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

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

Chadwick Vertical Steam Engine

Chadwick Vertical Steam Engine

1860

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of deep-sea section of first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

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

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

1865

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

Writing machine for blind people, United Kingdom, 1862

1862

Single needle telegraph, 1846

Single needle telegraph, 1846

1846

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

Sample of submarine telegraph cable, 1866

1866

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Dagron microphotographic camera

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

1846

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

Lord Kelvin's 'ironclad' marine galvanometer, 1865-1866

1865-1866

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

William Thomson's marine mirror galvanometer, 1850-1900

1854

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

Signal Block Bell, South Eastern Railway

1862

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

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

1934