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Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

Telegraph block instrument; South Eastern Railway; Walker's patent No. 245

1855

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)

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

1853

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

Pocket watch belonging to Joseph Lister

1853

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

Compound monocular microscope owned by Edwin Lankester

1852

Microscope Slide, 1852

Microscope Slide, 1852

1852

Purse presented to George Hall esq

Purse presented to George Hall esq

1853

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

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

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

circa 1854

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

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

circa 1854

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

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

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

Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas

Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas

1852

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Railway bridge section

Railway bridge section

1850

Great Western Railway model of  'Iron Duke', 1851

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

Clark's block signalling telegraph instrument, 1854

1854

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

1850

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

Architect's model of S&J Watts' warehouse

1850-1856

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Bridge plaque - 1855

Bridge plaque - 1855

1855

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

Bottle of collodion

Bottle of collodion

1854

Bottle containing chloride of gold

Bottle containing chloride of gold

1854

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

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

Spectacles, gold rims

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

Poster advertising lectures on phrenology, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, 1851

1851

Caricature showing a publican's dilemma during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

Caricature showing a publican's dilemma during a cholera epidemic, Europe, c. 1854

circa 1854

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

'The British Nave' at the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851