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Prototype of the Brougham carriage

1838

Penicillium Mould presented by Alexander Fleming

1935

Anatomical model of the spine

1901

Artificial right hand, Europe

1915-1925

Speech memory board from System X Automatic Announcement Subsystem, 1979-1985

1979-1985

Wheatstone printing telegraph, 1841

1841

One of the First Rechargeable Batteries, about 1860

1860

Cryptograph (coding and decoding machine) by Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1843-1875

1843-1875

Embossed hip-flask

1801-1900

Enema syringe

1701-1800

Lissen Headphones, 1922-1930

1921-1930

Pill coating machine, France, 1915-1925

1915-1925

Wooden-cased mill, Europe, 1701-1830

1701-1830

Metal lice comb, 'Derbac' brand, England, 1930-1940

1930-40

Modified form of John Marshall's Compound microscope

1725-1735

Dissecting microscope, c. 1750

1745-1755

Cuff type (scroll foot) microscope by James Mann, c. 1755

1750-1760

Aeolipile, French 18th century

1700-1799

Aron watt hour, clock type meter

Electrodynamometer wattmeter no.217

Hot-wire voltmeter

1893

Crompton potentiometer

Electricity supply meter, ampere/hour and prepayment

1906

Crompton 6" voltmeter no.179- c.1882, 0 - 300v.

circa 1882

recording moving iron ammeter

moving iron ammeter

1890-1900

Siemens electrodynamometer wattmeter (open instrument)

electrodynamometer voltmeter

kilowatt-hour meter (intermittent integrating type) by Holden

Evershed's portable ohmmeter no.20818

Lord Kelvin's paralleling voltmeter

Chamberlain and Hookham DC ampere-hour meter

Model of a Froment motor with brush gear (incomplete)

Brush-Geipel automatic regulator

Siemens and Halske direct current indicating and integrating watt-hour meter

Archibald V Hill’s thermopile used to measure heat production, England, 1950-1960

1950-1960

Edison cut-out and bolt switch

White porcelain ceiling rose with integral fuse

1896

Reyrolle metal-clad 5A plug to BS 196

1955

Turnswitch with fuse (wire), c.1886 [lacks cover]

1886

Fused wall-fitting switch

Walker photographic recorder

Polythene brooch

1938

Unipivot galvanometer

potentiometer no.114 - 1890

Original Evershed meter

potential Inductor stick made by Neo Electrical Industries Ltd.

1962

electricity meter, Aubert clock type, 1890

Portable moving coil voltmeter

1902

mercury motor type electricity supply meter by Ferranti

1884