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Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

The Demon Detective camera

The Demon Detective camera

1889

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

Small printing forme representing Linotype set matter

1886

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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)

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

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Great Northern Railway brake van

Great Northern Railway brake van

1887

Crossley Horizontal Single-cylinder Engine

Crossley Horizontal Single-cylinder Engine

1886

Lancashire Loom

Lancashire Loom

circa 1880

Model vertical cylinder fire engine

Model vertical cylinder fire engine

circa 1885

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice with a Long Neck

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice with a Long Neck

1880s

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition

Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition

1884

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

Copper ore from the Bell Mine

before 1889

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934

1934

Syntonic Leyden jars, 1880-1889

Syntonic Leyden jars, 1880-1889

1880-1889

Plaster model of a human eye, France, 1884

Plaster model of a human eye, France, 1884

1884

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Wood-working brace drill, with button-operated latch chuck, 1875-1885

Wood-working brace drill, with button-operated latch chuck, 1875-1885

circa 1880

Novelty model

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Wise's Patent Train Staff

Wise's Patent Train Staff

1886

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Ordinary copper ore from Alderley Edge, Cheshire

before 1889

Child's Ordinary bicycle (c. 1880)

Child's Ordinary bicycle (c. 1880)

circa 1880

Model steam locomotive, North Eastern Railway

Model steam locomotive, North Eastern Railway

1884

Criminal Posing Chair, c 1880

Criminal Posing Chair, c 1880

circa 1880

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

Cupriferous sandstone from Schweinkopf

before 1889

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The White Rabbit as The Page of Hearts

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The White Rabbit as The Page of Hearts

1880s

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Watch by Sir John Bennett

Watch by Sir John Bennett

1884

Enamelled brass watch-chain medallion

Enamelled brass watch-chain medallion

1882-1889

Model steam locomotive

Model steam locomotive

1882

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

Model of Robert Duncan's screw propeller, with stern frame and rudder, as fitted to the Egyptian government yacht 'Sareea

1886-1887

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The King and Queen of Hearts

Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The King and Queen of Hearts

1880s

Memorial brooch with photograph

Memorial brooch with photograph

circa 1880

Crossley telephone receiver, 1880

Crossley telephone receiver, 1880

1880

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

Spark gap or knob coherer, 1889

1889

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

Model Draw Door Weir, 1872

1872 (original); 1909 (model)

Enamel watch depicting the Virgin and Child

Enamel watch depicting the Virgin and Child

1880

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888

1888

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

Arsenical cobalt or skutterudite, from Skutterude, near Modum, Norway

before 1889

Model ground signal, North London Railway

Model ground signal, North London Railway

1888