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Telescope by John Marshall

1685-1695

Telescope by John Yarwell.

1685-1695

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

Model of Hooke's universal joint

1760

George II's Grand Orrery

1733

The original Wimshurst electrostatic machine.

1882

Improved Patent Magneto Electric Machine for nervous diseases

1862

French folding fan with a satirical scene of the comet of 1811

1811-1815

Cautery, probably 18th

1701-1900

Corrigan's button

1846-1900

Rowsell's Graphoscope Stereo Viewer.

1910

Corrigan's button

1846-1900

Monochord with adjustable sound box

Screw barrelled microscope, rosewood, gilt brass stand

1680-1690

Detached finial with gilded decoration

1800-1810

Scroll foot (Cuff type) microscope by John Cuff, London, c. 1750

1745-1755

Monochord with notched base

Monochord with triangular tapering hollow base

Rosewood spice mill

1701-1800

Tall rosewood spice mill

1701-1800

Refracting terrestrial telescope

1700-1705

Rolling parallel rule by Elliott Bros

1870-1910

Samuel Russell's Patent bi-centrolinead No.24 by Patrick Adie

1848-1886

Small opaque Compass microscope

1731-1770

William Storer's 'artificial eye' (camera obscura)

1778-1789

Seton needle

1875-1900

Medicine chest

1780-1805

Rectangular rosewood medicine chest

1831-1870

Rectangular medicine chest with hinged lid and front-opening drawer

1831-1870

Scioptric ball

Scottish "Ell-Wand", inscribed, Burgh of Kirkwall

1668

Water reservoir and part of stem from Indian water pipe

1801-1900

Small beading plane for circular work, cone face

1867

Rebating plane for circular work

1867

Spice or drug mill of turned wood

1601-1700

Anatomical model of an eye, Italy, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Rosewood(?) spice mill, 4 detachable parts, iron g

1601-1800

Tall rosewood spice mill in 4 detachable parts

1601-1800

Turned wooden drug or spice mill in 2 sections with funnel above and iron handle to operate grinding mechanism

1701-1800

Spice mill of turned wood

1701-1800

Rosewood parallel ruler

1790-1819

Wooden drug mill with turned cylindrical base

1701-1800

Fillet, with turned decorative handle

1751-1900

Electromagnetic machine

1880

Fillet, whalebone, with decorative turned handle

1751-1900

Scioptic ball

1780-1840

Achromatic terrestrial telescope with bolts for stand

Combined quadrant and rule

1800-1899

Monochord with adjustable sound box

Compound microscope

1680