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Islay shipwreck components

Islay shipwreck components

1857

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859

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)

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Scale with metal stand for Thompson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

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

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

1857

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859

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

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

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

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

1857-1858

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

1858

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

1855-1860

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

1851

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

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

1857-1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

Thomson's mirror marine galvanometer, 1858

1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

Wheatstone's portable ABC telegraph, 1858

1858

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Ramsbottom speed indicator

Ramsbottom speed indicator

1860

Bridge plaque - 1855

Bridge plaque - 1855

1855

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

Marble statue of George Stephenson, 1852

1852

John Ellis

John Ellis

1858

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

1851

Bottle of acetic acid

Bottle of acetic acid

1855-1860

Lens for narrowing light beam for Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

Lens for narrowing light beam for Thomson mirror speaking galvanometer, 1858

1858

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

Bust of Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, 1859.

1859

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

Gold chain for Lister's pocket watch

1853

Hughes' printing telegraph, 1860.

Hughes' printing telegraph, 1860.

1860

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

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

Dagron microphotographic camera

Dagron microphotographic camera

circa 1860

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

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

Great Western Railway model of  'Iron Duke', 1851

Great Western Railway model of 'Iron Duke', 1851

1851

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

Lid for Self Cleansing carbon filter

circa 1861

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

circa 1861