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Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

Model of the "Planet" Locomotive

1830 (original); 1967 (model)

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

Model of Jenning's patent water closet

Model of Jenning's patent water closet

1895-1905

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

1701-1752

Atlantic Telegraph Cable Souvenir, 1873

Atlantic Telegraph Cable Souvenir, 1873

1873-1920

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

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

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

1898

Tropical sunshine recorder Mk IIIA by Casella

Tropical sunshine recorder Mk IIIA by Casella

1959

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

1607-1618

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

Meteorological Office aneroid barometer Mark I

Meteorological Office aneroid barometer Mark I

1940

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

1866-1870

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Electric Flat Iron, 1895-1905

Electric Flat Iron, 1895-1905

1895-1905

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

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

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

1790-1831

Cornish piskie amuletic pendant

Cornish piskie amuletic pendant

1871-1930

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

1945-1965

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

Broca goniometer for measuring angles of the face

Broca goniometer for measuring angles of the face

1862-1900

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

1968-1971

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

1593-1610

Statue of Li T'ieh-Kuai (Li Tieguai)

Statue of Li T'ieh-Kuai (Li Tieguai)

1801-1900

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

1720-1800

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

1903 (original); 1982 (model)

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

1840-1845

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

1780-1800

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1650-1725

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1640

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

1648-1687

Ear trumpet and walking stick combined

Ear trumpet and walking stick combined

1875-1885

Face phantom for practicing eye operations

Face phantom for practicing eye operations

1907-1930

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Colt's stretcher for narrow trenches

Colt's stretcher for narrow trenches

1915-1918

Electrical chimes by George Adams

Electrical chimes by George Adams

1781-1790

Tinder pistol in egg-shaped

Tinder pistol in egg-shaped

1700-1850

Set of 8 brass handled

Set of 8 brass handled

1890