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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

Mirror galvanometer for the transatlantic telegraph, 1858

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

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

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)

Bullion box containing lead shot

Bullion box containing lead shot

1855

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

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

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

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

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

1857-1858

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

John Ellis

John Ellis

1858

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

Paddlewheel used by James Joule

c1860

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

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

1857-1858

South-East View of Sheffield

South-East View of Sheffield

1855

Enfield Carbine Rifle

Enfield Carbine Rifle

circa 1860

Larmuth Loom

Larmuth Loom

circa 1860

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

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

1863-7

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

Bright's bell telegraph, 1855

1855

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

England and her Soldiers

England and her Soldiers

1859

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

Royal footwarmer, Great Western Railway

1856

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

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

1857-1858

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer, mid-19th century.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer, mid-19th century.

1860

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

Portrait bust of Henry Maudslay

before 1857

Bronze bust of William Stuart

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

Magneto-electrometer, 1857

1857

Thomson (Lord Kelvin) double curb transmitter, 1858

Thomson (Lord Kelvin) double curb transmitter, 1858

1858

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

Whitehouse's induction coil, 1858

1858

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

1856

Map of England and Wales jigsaw puzzle

Map of England and Wales jigsaw puzzle

circa 1860

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

Chart of the Atlantic showing proposed course of the Atlantic Cable, 1856-1857

1856-1857

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

'Thunder pump' magneto-electric device, 1856

1856

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

Henley needle galvanometer, 1855-1860

1855-1860

Ramsbottom speed indicator

Ramsbottom speed indicator

1860

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

Letter to The Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1859

1859