Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition
1952-3
Model of the "Planet" Locomotive
1830 (original); 1967 (model)
Pullman Car Company, called Topaz
1913
Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera
1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)
Burroughs hand operated adding and listing machine
1913
Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)
1668; 1924
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Telescope by Galileo (replica)
1610; 1923
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Model of the periodic system of de Chancourtois
1925; 1862
The Ivel Agricultural Tractor
1902; 1913-1920
Model Great Northern Railway Centre-pivot Semaphore Signal
c.1912
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
Bell and Howell 2709 Model B 35mm cine camera
circa 1912
Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835
1934
Model of Brunel's Disc and Crossbar Signal
c.1912
Papier mache model of human eye
1913
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
Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe
1580-1588; 1930
model tank locomotive
1912
Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive
1903 (original); 1982 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430
1960-1979
Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE
2050-1750 BCE
Helmet, Great Western Railway, Fireman
1912
Novelty model
1955; 1830
Steiff donkey on wheels
circa 1913
Model of Woods' Vane Signal
c.1912
Model of Gregory's semaphore signal
c.1912
Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936
1936
Mousetrap Camera
1834-1836
Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798
1798 (original); 1977 (model)
Ford Model T car
1912
Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre
1879 (1956)
Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE
2000-1001 BCE
Glass-stoppered bottle containing uranium
1801-1892 (prepared); 1946 (element replaced)
Plaster model of right foot deformed by foot-binding
1912
Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge
1888; 1984
Replica of Lightning Conductor by Benjamin Franklin, United States, 1730-1760
1730-1760 (original); 1931-1939 (replica)
Model of Mud House
6000-5000BCE
Working model of Hero's Aeolipile
100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914
BBC 'Bijou' Crystal Set Receiver Type 6
1923-07
Hirth minimeter
circa 1920; 1907
Replica Bavarian reckoning cloth, German, 16th century.
1501-1600; 1972
Model of Chambers' Signal Interlocking Frame
c.1912
Model of submersible 'Turtle'
1976; 1776
Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb
1991-1783 BCE
Images showing West Indian migrants arriving at London’s Waterloo station in May 1962
1962-05