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Smiths De Luxe Wristwatch Worn by Sir Edmund Hillary on His Ascent of Mount Everest 1953

1953

Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1834-1871. (Trial model)

1871

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

1948-1953

Marine Timekeeper known as 'H5' by John Harrison and Son 1770

1770

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

1934

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

1917

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens sleeping car, 1936

1936

Chinese Government Railways Steam Locomotive 4-8-4 KF Class No 7

1935

Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

1853-1857

Watch in a puddingstone, gold and diamond case by John Leroux

1775-1785

Rocket locomotive

1829

'Memento mori' watch in the form of a skull, known as the 'Mary Queen of Scots' watch.

1780-1850

Dissecting microscope used by Sir Ronald Ross

1890-1910

Replica of the satellite Telstar 1 from 1962, 1982

(1962); 1982

Replica of Bell's liquid transmitter of March 1876, 1880-1958

1880-1958

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Early balance spring watch by Thomas Tompion

1675-1679

Dividing engine for making sextants and octants

Made late 1700s, modified 1800s

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

1925-1926

Longcase clock by James and John Harrison

1728

Tobacco box - made from a piece of roman lead pipe

1854

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

Single line staff, North Eastern Railway, Between Wharram and Fimber

1862-1912

Drum shaped clock in a gilt-metal case, signed R.S. c.1600

1600

Rock crystal and silver watch in the form of a tulip, by Sermand c.1640

1640

Watch in an octagonal silver case by Robert Grebauval

1625

Silver watch in the shape of a Tudor rose by William Clay

1640

'Souscription' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1800

Repeating clock-watch with dials on front and back by Gautrin, Paris

1780

'Early 'perpetuelle' watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

1783-1800

Prototype for the 'Anniversary' wristwatch by George Daniels and Roger Smith

2010

Watch by David Margotin with a Blois Enamelled Case

1601-1700

Deck watch by Breguet et Fils

1830

Repeating watch by William Andreas Enderlin with enamel in the manner of Jean Mussard V

1700-1725

Verge escapement watch movement by Ahasuerus Fromanteel

1685

Wandering hour watch by Sinclare, Dublin, c.1690

1690

Gold watch with tourbillon by Girard Perregaux

1879

Early Omega De Ville wristwatch with Co-axial escapement

Quarter-repeating gold watch by Abraham-Louis Breguet

circa 1808

Marine chronometer by E. Barthet, found on an abandoned ship

1840

Astronomical 'Masterpiece' Clock by Johann Schneider

1625