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Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery

1712-1713

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

Small orrery by Benjamin Martin

1738-1777

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura

1701-1752

Model of Jenning's patent water closet

Model of Jenning's patent water closet

1895-1905

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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

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

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

Ornate circumcision knife with ivory handle

1775-1785

Tropical sunshine recorder Mk IIIA by Casella

Tropical sunshine recorder Mk IIIA by Casella

1959

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

1720

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

Astrolabe by Ferdinand Arsenius

1607-1618

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

1866-1870

Cornish piskie amuletic pendant

Cornish piskie amuletic pendant

1871-1930

Meteorological Office aneroid barometer Mark I

Meteorological Office aneroid barometer Mark I

1940

Electric Flat Iron, 1895-1905

Electric Flat Iron, 1895-1905

1895-1905

wheel cutting machine

wheel cutting machine

1668-1672 Probable

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

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

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

Cocked hat worn by French military surgeon

1790-1831

George III's philosophical table

George III's philosophical table

1761-1762

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

1945-1965

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

1828

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

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

1801-1900

Broca goniometer for measuring angles of the face

Broca goniometer for measuring angles of the face

1862-1900

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

Filar micrometer by William Herschel, 1780-1800

1780-1800

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

Model of Great Central Railway "Atlantic" Express Locomotive

1903 (original); 1982 (model)

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

1968-1971

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

1720-1800

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

Drawing instruments by Charles Whitwell

1593-1610

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

Model Passenger Locomotive, 1840-1845

1840-1845

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Ear trumpet and walking stick combined

Ear trumpet and walking stick combined

1875-1885

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1640

Gunter quadrant

Gunter quadrant

1650-1725

Face phantom for practicing eye operations

Face phantom for practicing eye operations

1907-1930

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

Gunter quadrant by Walter Hayes

1648-1687

Colt's stretcher for narrow trenches

Colt's stretcher for narrow trenches

1915-1918

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

Horary quadrant by Henry Sutton

1658

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

Gunter sector signed Elias Allen

1623

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Tinder pistol in egg-shaped

Tinder pistol in egg-shaped

1700-1850

Electrical chimes by George Adams

Electrical chimes by George Adams

1781-1790

Set of 8 brass handled

Set of 8 brass handled

1890

Ebony and brass octant.

Ebony and brass octant.

1777-1810