Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)
1871
'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872
1872
Great Northern Railway 4-2-2 locomotive Stirling Single
1870
William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872
1872
Model of the "Planet" Locomotive
1830 (original); 1967 (model)
Aveling and Porter steam traction engine
circa 1871
Model of human eye
1870
North Eastern Railway locomotive Aerolite
1869
Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera
1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)
'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799
1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)
A steam hammer at work
1871
Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.
1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich
1868
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England
1870
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Geometrical Groin Vault, string surface model
1872
Model of the periodic system of de Chancourtois
1925; 1862
Bird cage from Sussex Lunatic Asylum
1872
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835
1934
Queen Victoria's Saloon
1869
Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934
1934
'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century
1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Model of the Lowe-Vansittart Screw Propeller Blades
1869
Obstetrical forceps
1870s
Punched cards for Babbage's Analytical Engine
circa 1870
Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe
1580-1588; 1930
Writing frame for the blind, Stockholm, Sweden, 1871
1871
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Copy of the Receiver and Alarm Call of Schilling's Electric Telegraph, 1870-1877
1870-1877
Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915
300 BCE; 1905-1915
Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430
1960-1979
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Treadle-operated 'Minerva' platen printing press made by H. S. Cropper and Co.
circa 1870
Novelty model
1955; 1830
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Two Kineograph Flicker Books
circa 1868
Mousetrap Camera
1834-1836
'Boneshaker' bicycle
1868
Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798
1798 (original); 1977 (model)
Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894
1893-4
Glass display case containing various cosmetic devices from the 1700s, England, 1880-1930
1701-1800
Hindu astrolabe
1870
Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760
1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)