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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

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

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

1935

Swan electric lamp

1878-1879

Steam locomotive, entitled Evening Star

1960

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Difference Engine No. 1

circa 1832

Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

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

1780-1850

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

1948-1953

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

1934

Model of the SS Oceanic (1899)

1899-1919

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

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

1770

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

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

1853-1857

Cloth tape measure

1850-1860

Rocket locomotive

1829

Spring-driven Bracket Clock by Isaac Thuret

1665-1670

Schwann's microscope (no case)

1835

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Thornton-Pickard Amber camera

circa 1897

Battery locomotive, North Staffordshire Railway

1917

Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

1715-1725

Marine chronometer by Brockbanks

1802

Bain's chemical telegraph, 1850.

1850

Pair cased watch by Anna Adamson

1685

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

1936

Frame for Leksell Stereotactic System

1992-1999

Pullman Car Company, called Topaz

1913

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

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

1775-1785

Verge escapement watch movement by Thomas Tompion and George Graham

1711

Copy of Morton's inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1870-1920

Model of the ‘Optimus’ water closet, England

1870

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

1888

Replica of Pascal's calculator

1926

model sykes lock and block signalling system

1875

Model railway turntable

1850

Plaster bust

1790-1819

Demainbray's polemoscope

1701-1752

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

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

1862-1912

Arc for Leksell Stereotactic System, Sweden, 1992-1999

1992-1999

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