Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Fairlie steam locomotive model

1879

Scutcher, made by Platt Brothers & Co. Ltd

1889

Syntonic Leyden jars, 1880-1889

1880-1889

Experimental carbon block microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Powdered graphite microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental carbon pencil microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental microphones with carbon pencils and cups, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Granular microphone in glass tube, 1878-1890

1878-1890

Experimental microphone, 1878-1890

1878-1890

'Over London-by Rail', Engraving, London, England, 1872

1872

Nameplate, London & North Western Railway - "John Ramsbottom"

1872

Tailboard, North Eastern Railway

1880

Model (scale 1:4) of pair of "Janney" couplings; model (scale 1:8) old pattern couplings

1873

Geometrical Groin Vault, string surface model

1872

Child's Ordinary bicycle (c. 1880)

circa 1880

Rudge 'ordinary' or 'penny farthing' bicycle

1884

Spagnoletti intermediate signalling instrument

1885

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Dye Sample

circa 1890

Glass-stoppered bottle containing uranium

1801-1892 (prepared); 1946 (element replaced)

Tower's handcuffs

1882-1890

Great Western Railway splasher plate

1889

Dye Sample

circa 1890

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

1930 (replica); 1834 (original)

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Tank wagon, North Eastern Railway - Shell-Mex and BP Ltd

1889

NER 0-6-0 '1001' class steam locomotive and tender, No 1275, 1874

1874

London & North Western Railway 'Hardwicke'

1873

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

before 1889

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Carriage key

1875-1890

Jones 50-line switchboard, 1879.

1879

Edison telephone peg switchboard and pegs, 1879

1879

Wall telephone using a Blake transmitter, 1880-1890

1880-1890

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Pair of Bell telephones, 1878

1878

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

1888

Crossley telephone receiver, 1880

1880

Gold lever watch by George Blackie

1873

Watch by Sir John Bennett

1884

Ear trumpet and walking stick combined

1875-1885

Set of six test tubes with stand, used by Joseph Lister

1875-1878

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Set of 8 brass handled

1890

Panorama de Paris

1878

Lancashire Loom

circa 1880

model ner tennant locomotive

1890

Wrap reel/Hank winder

1877