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

1871

Edison telephone, 1879

1879

Sony 'Trinitron' Colour Television, 1969-1970

1969-1970

Model of Wright Flyer

1903

Celestial globe by Willem Janszoon Blaeu

1603

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

'Cat's whisker' Crystal Radio

1920-1925

Liquid-filled Plastic Lens Television Magnifier, 1935-1965

1935-1965

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy Biplane

1919

Automatic telephone wall, 1900-1910

1900-1910

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

1839 (original); circa 1988 (replica)

Rover 'Safety' Bicycle, 1885

1885

Globtik Tokyo

circa 1972

Bell's harmonic telegraph receiver, 1925-1958

1925-1958

Model of Stephenson's Rocket

British Railways Special Cattle Van, 1951

1951

Fireless locomotive, named Imperial

1956

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Time Travellers invitation

2013

Pye 'Cambridge International' 11-band broadcast receiver, 1953

1953

Wall telephone, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Ribbon loom with jacquard head

circa 1900

Kendrew's original model of the myoglobin molecule

1957

Molecular model of penicillin by Dorothy M Crowfoot Hodgkin, England, 1945

1945

Replica of the first transistor, 1947-2003

1947-2003

Japanese magic mirror

Skaife's Pistolgraph Camera

1858

Phillip's Economic Computer

1949

Refracting telescope with achromatic lens, made by the Dollond family

1760-1775

Table telephone No. 2, 1906-1959

1906-1959

One of Fleming's first thermionic diode valves, 1889

1889

Standard Morse key, 1880-1950

1880-1950

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Model Great Northern Railway Centre-pivot Semaphore Signal

c.1912

Brennan's Gyroscopic Mono-rail Car

1907

Steam locomotive, 'Bauxite'

1874

Tinder pistol, England

1801-1899

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Single-lens Cine Camera by Louis Le Prince

1888

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

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

1862-1912

Plaque from the launch of Earthviewer, 2004

2004

Blotter with Western Telegraph Company markings, 1900-1960

1900-1960

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Replica of the first Morse telegraph, 1835

1934

Siemens and Halske's ABC Telegraph used in Russia

1850-1897

De Forest syntoniser, 1902-1907

1902-1907

Portrait of the Reverand Henry Nelthropp MA, FSA (1820 – 1901)

1896

Pendulum clock by Pieter Visbach

1660