Model ground signal, North London Railway
1888
Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835
1934
Model Draw Door Weir, 1872
1872 (original); 1909 (model)
Novelty model
1955; 1830
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894
1893-4
Facsimile 1865 homemade telephone, 1888
1888
'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799
1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Replica of Morse's second model of telegraphy apparatus, 1934
1934
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Replica of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1st Class carriage 'Traveller'
1930 (replica); 1834 (original)
'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century
1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Model of the "Planet" Locomotive
1830 (original); 1967 (model)
Graphophone record cylinder
1887
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
Harpenden pocket stadiometer sent out to Ludlow Boys' School as part of a series of nationwide measurements
1972-3
Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.
2500 BCE
Reckenzaun's meter, 1888
1888
Brass saccharometer by R.B. Bate
1915-1825
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Ediswan lampholder, with ceramic insulation, 1888
1888
Uterine probe
1901-950
Lever watch in pair case with crank roller
1800-1830
Cylinder watch in case with thin horizontal movement
1801-1850
Lever watch in case
1800-1830
Bust on wooden base of Andrew Ross
1859; 1986
'Original' horizontal spring clip eyeglasses
1888
NEMA cryptography machine type T-D
1945-50
Receipt with letter heading. Arnold & Sons
1887
James N. Routledge
1887
Carte de Visite photograph. Sir John Lubbock.
1888
Cromwell's patent rotary positive pressure blower
1888
Steel spring from a band sawing machine
1888
Remington No. 5 typewriter, c. 1888
circa 1888
First alternating current magnifying strip spring ammeter
1888
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-Gilchrist process
1887
Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
3000-1500
Set of Traverse tables by R.L. Gurden used in the University of Edinburgh
1888
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-Gilchrist process
1887
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas Gilchrist process
1887
Book of Cloud Prints
1888
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas Gilchrist process
1887
copy of a gold cup.
3000-2000 BCE
Specimen of steel produced by the Basic or Thomas-Gilchrist process
1887
Kilo-ampere balance (a) Box containing sliding weights
1888
Mousetrap Camera
1834-1836
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE