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Prestwich Model 5 cine camera used by Herbert Ponting

Prestwich Model 5 cine camera used by Herbert Ponting

1910

Model of Wright Flyer

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

The Munition Girls

The Munition Girls

1918

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Beyer-Garratt South African Railways Locomotive

Beyer-Garratt South African Railways Locomotive

1929

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

1918-1920

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

1917

Gecophone Crystal Detector Radio Set No. 1, 1923

Gecophone Crystal Detector Radio Set No. 1, 1923

1923

'Prorace' cervical cap

'Prorace' cervical cap

1915-1925

Mousetrap Camera

Mousetrap Camera

1834-1836

Strowger automatic telephone, 1901-1910

Strowger automatic telephone, 1901-1910

1901-1910

'Midg' Camera Used to Make the First Two `Cottingley fairies' Photographs in 1917

'Midg' Camera Used to Make the First Two `Cottingley fairies' Photographs in 1917

1902-1917

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

1899-1919

Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace', 1909-1910

Maxim's 'Pipe of Peace', 1909-1910

1909-1910

National Cash Register co model 422X cash register

National Cash Register co model 422X cash register

circa 1910

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

1897-1898

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Underwood 1 Typewriter, 1897

Underwood 1 Typewriter, 1897

1897

Bottle of Hunyadi Janos mineral water, unopened

Bottle of Hunyadi Janos mineral water, unopened

1900-1920

Radium teletherapy apparatus, the radium 'bomb'

Radium teletherapy apparatus, the radium 'bomb'

1925-1930

Ceramic tile map of North Eastern Railway

Ceramic tile map of North Eastern Railway

circa 1900

Bottle of quinine hydrochloride tablets, London, England, 1901-1930

Bottle of quinine hydrochloride tablets, London, England, 1901-1930

1901-1930

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)

Replica of 1903 Wright Brothers' aero engine

Replica of 1903 Wright Brothers' aero engine

after 1903

Left prosthetic leg, Cyprus, 1914-1918

Left prosthetic leg, Cyprus, 1914-1918

1914-1918

Burroughs hand operated adding and listing machine

Burroughs hand operated adding and listing machine

1913

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

'Openshaw' artificial wooden hand

circa 1919

Rolling ball clock by E. Dent and Co

Rolling ball clock by E. Dent and Co

1920

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

Marconi-Sykes magnetophone

Marconi-Sykes magnetophone

1923

Robinson cup anemometer by Munro

Robinson cup anemometer by Munro

1926-1932

Photographer's 'Birdie'

Photographer's 'Birdie'

circa 1920

Artificial left arm, United Kingdom, 1914-1916

Artificial left arm, United Kingdom, 1914-1916

1914-1916

Automatic telephone wall, 1900-1910

Automatic telephone wall, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Petrol locomotive

Petrol locomotive

1925

BBC 'Bijou' Crystal Set Receiver Type 6

BBC 'Bijou' Crystal Set Receiver Type 6

1923-07

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

Bo-Third Rail No D75S

1898

Experimental television receiver used by JL Baird in demonstration, made 1925-1926

Experimental television receiver used by JL Baird in demonstration, made 1925-1926

1925-1926

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

1898

Glass feeding bottle, London, England, 1901-1918

Glass feeding bottle, London, England, 1901-1918

1901-1920

Bo-Bo No 1

Bo-Bo No 1

1902

Steam locomotive, number 245

Steam locomotive, number 245

1897

Post mortem table ceramic

Post mortem table ceramic

1921-1930

Pneumothorax apparatus for injecting gas into the thoracic cavity in order to collapse the lung

Pneumothorax apparatus for injecting gas into the thoracic cavity in order to collapse the lung

1901-1930

Model Great Northern Railway Centre-pivot Semaphore Signal

Model Great Northern Railway Centre-pivot Semaphore Signal

c.1912

Queen Alexandra's Saloon

Queen Alexandra's Saloon

1902

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Leather truncheon used at Narborough Mental Asylum

Leather truncheon used at Narborough Mental Asylum

1901-1930