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Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

1903 (original); 1982 (model)

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Novelty model

1955; 1830

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Model of Mud House

6000-5000BCE

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

1879 (1956)

Model of Henry Cavendish's Torsion Balance Gravitational Apparatus, 1798

1798 (original); 1977 (model)

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

1888; 1984

Images showing West Indian migrants arriving at London’s Waterloo station in May 1962

1962-05

Model of submersible 'Turtle'

1976; 1776

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Model of a Printing Press, 1701-1800

1701-1800; 1982

Model of an Egyptian boat in XII Dynasty Tomb

1991-1783 BCE

Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica

circa 3000 BCE

Acheulian flint hand axe, c 10000-5000 BC.

10000-5001 BCE

Mummified cat, ancient Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Replica Bavarian reckoning cloth, German, 16th century.

1501-1600; 1972

The slums of Govan

1956-09

Rigged model of 'Santa Maria'

1920-1923; 1963

Flint hand tool, flake type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Model Boat from Cyclades, 2800 BC

2800 BCE

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

3000-2500 BCE

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Copy of model of a sheep's liver. Original Babylonian, c. 2050-1750 BC.

2050-1750 BCE

Scale Model of Koenig and Bauer Cylinder Printing Press, 1975-1978

1975-1978

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

1977; 1204-1206

Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

The slums of Govan

1956-09

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

2500 BCE

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

2000-1350 BCE

Model of Brighton Hog Boat, "The Prince George"

1797-1912; 1962

Digital copy of Rastrick, John Urpeth: Common Place Book. [Shropshire] [1803?-1809].

digital copy 2015; original [1803?-1809].

Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill

1730; 1967

Sample of fabric and wood from the original Wright Brothers 1903 aircraft

1903; 1948

'If a married man has an affair, it may not be with a woman' posters

1994-5

Flat-topped Loom Weight, Stone Age

5000-500 BCE

Scottish Bone Comb for Heckling Flax, Neolithic

9000-2700 BCE

Model of a Hathorn Davey Safety Domestic Engine and Boiler c1885

1985, replica; circa 1885, original

Audio cassette, 'Alf's Teeth' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11

Model of trading ketch 'Clara May'

1960-1976 (model); 1890-1891 (original)

Respirometer used on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Flint Knife and Scraper, Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE