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

1871

Sony 'Trinitron' Colour Television, 1969-1970

1969-1970

Motorola tone pager, 1980-1990

1980-1990

Nokia 1011 Mobile Telephone, 1992-1994

1992-1994

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

1934

Automatic telephone wall, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Ericsson A1018s mobile telephone, 1998-2002

1998-2002

Foucault Pendulum for Demonstrating the Earth's Rotation

1988

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905

Strowger step-by-step automatic telephone exchange switch, 1897-1898

1897-1898

Gecophone Crystal Detector Radio Set No. 1, 1923

1923

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Oxygen cylinder used by climbers on 1953 Mount Everest expedition

1952-3

Philips 'Savvy' Mobile Phone, 1999-2003

1999-2003

Crick and Watson's DNA Molecular Model

1953

Globtik Tokyo

circa 1972

PDP 10 operators console, 1966-1970

1966-1970

Bell's harmonic telegraph receiver, 1925-1958

1925-1958

Running blade for above-knee amputee

2012

British Railways Special Cattle Van, 1951

1951

System X circuit board from digital switching subsystem, 1980

1980

Model of Stephenson's Rocket

Electric bone saw

circa 2016

Replica of the first transistor, 1947-2003

1947-2003

Replica of the satellite Telstar 1 from 1962, 1982

(1962); 1982

Howard Sun Compass MK2, 1980-2000

1980-2000

Wall telephone, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Model of human eye

1870

'Warflat' 50-ton bogie flat wagon, 1940

1940

British Railways railway wagon

1950

Table telephone No. 2, 1906-1959

1906-1959

Horseshoe magnet and keep used with experimental form of magnetic detector, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Reid III Rangefinder Camera

circa 1956

Steam locomotive, 'Bauxite'

1874

Phillip's Economic Computer

1949

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Motorola 'MicroTAC Classic' mobile telephone, 1991-2000

1991-2000

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Whitworth Planing Machine

circa 1842

Japanese magic mirror

Wet and dry bulb psychrometer for humidity measurement

1960-1970

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

1853-1857

Two Bifurcated Needles used for Smallpox Vaccination

1968

Motorola Pager "Minicall"

2000-2002