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London & North Eastern Railway steam locomotive 'Mallard'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1938

A solar powered car

Road Transport

1998

'Multiload-250', intra-uterine device

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1981

Demainbray's Newcomen engine model

King George III

1720

Oersted Compass Needle, 1828

Science Teaching

1828

Villiers 27B Two-stroke Petrol Engine, 1947-1957

Heat Engines (non steam)

1947-1957

King George III's archimedean screw

King George III

1762

Galvanic brooch

Therapeutics

1880-1920

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Pumping Machinery

1968-1971

Silver-plated divination bowl

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1200-1399; 1801-1900

Electrogalvanic amulet

Therapeutics

1870-1930

Chronoscope, England, 1921-1939

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1921-1939

Electrogalvanic amulet

Therapeutics

1870-1935

Lister-type carbolic steam spray

Surgery

1869-1890

Anti-mosquito spray gun

Public Health & Hygiene

1914-1918

Test type to test eyesight, England, 1920-1960

Ophthalmology

1920-1960

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Firefighting

1680

Oval enamelled box, England, 1761-1820

Smoking

1761-1820

Trademark printint block

Textile Industry

1880-1910

Intra-uterine device 'Copper-Y’

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1970-1981

Galvanic brooch in shape of Greek cross

Therapeutics

1880-1920

Galvanic brooch

Therapeutics

1860-1916

Richardson's galvanic amulet against diseases

Therapeutics

1881-1900

Ivory lancet case containing three lancets

Therapeutics

1801-1900

filings coherer, glass tube containing powdered copper, bulb at one end, 1894-1904

Radio Communication

1894-1904

Wooden tobacco pipe, bowl only, with copper covere

Smoking

1801-1900
Joule's original calorimeter ('paddle-wheel apparatus') used in determining the mechanical equivalent of heat. Copper mixing vessel with vane and spindle

mechanical equivalent of heat apparatus

Heat

1876

Spoon

Asian Medicine

1750-1900

Carved wooden 'spirit mask', Alaska, 1801-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900
A daguerreotype of Jabez Hogg and Mr Johnson, 1843; Jabez Hogg photographing Mr Johnson in Richard Beard's studio, c 1843. A daguerreotype from 1843 which is thought to be the first photograph showing a photographer at work. The image depicts Jabez Hogg photographing W S Johnson in the studio of Richard Beard.

Jabez Hogg photographing Mr Johnson in Richard Beard's studio, c 1843

Photographs

1840-1848

Pair of lead buttons, galvanic, possibly charm aga

Therapeutics

1850-1920

Rigged model of the PS 'Scotia'

Water Transport

1861

Printing block

Public Health & Hygiene

Inverted Vertical Steam Engine, 1848-1850

Motive Power

1848-1850

Oil lamp used in opium smoking

Asian Medicine

Sliding induction coil on wooden base, with trembl

Therapeutics

1890-1900

Electrotyped woodblock of obstetric forceps in use

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

Enamelled and gilt incense burner 1701-1850

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1850

Copper printing plate showing Stanhope's logic demonstrator

Mathematics

Vessel

Public Health & Hygiene

1750-1900

Wooden coffee mill, cylindrical, decorated with co

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1910

Amulet of wooden sticks bound with copper wire and lizard skin

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Otto & Langen Free-Piston (Atmospheric) Gas Engine

Heat Engines (non steam)

1869

Carved wooden snuff box with separate lid fitting

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Base of prayer wheel

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

couching needle

Asian Medicine

1801-1930

Opium box in form of lady's foot

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Circular copper snuff box with hinged lid and catch

Smoking

1801-1900

hand printing block

Textile Industry

Isaac Earlysman Sparrow token

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1823