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Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

Rotative Steam Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

1788

Watt's end measuring machine

Watt's end measuring machine

1776

Double beam engine model

Double beam engine model

1840-1851

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

James Watt and the Steam Engine Print

1860

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

The Great Exhibition Polka 1851

1851

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

1795-1805 (original)

Distinguished Men of Science

Distinguished Men of Science

1862

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

1898

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

1717-1725

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

1819

Mineral water bottle

Mineral water bottle

1801-1900

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

1785

Columnar Engine, 1862

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

1797-1804

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

1968-1971

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

1794

Silver vinaigrette in the shape of a harp, France, 1701-1800

Silver vinaigrette in the shape of a harp, France, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

Oval snuff box, England, 1807

1807

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

1815

Portrait of James Watt, engraved by John Le Conte after John Macdonald

Portrait of James Watt, engraved by John Le Conte after John Macdonald

Shaving by Steam

Shaving by Steam

1800-1830

Mortar of ceramic material stamped Wedgwood and 4-inch pestle

Mortar of ceramic material stamped Wedgwood and 4-inch pestle

Cut glass perfume bottle with ball-top stopper

Cut glass perfume bottle with ball-top stopper

1860-1900

Rockingham vase

Rockingham vase

plaster cast of hand

plaster cast of hand

1790-1819

Tobacco jar, England, 1801-1900

Tobacco jar, England, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

Silver Regency tripod mustard pot

1811-1812

15” iron double cut bastard flat file

15” iron double cut bastard flat file

1758-1819

Portrait bust of James Watt

Portrait bust of James Watt

2010

Piece of wood, one side partly cut out

Piece of wood, one side partly cut out

1790-1819

Plaster mould

Plaster mould

1790-1819

Cut glass bottle with deeply incised decoration

Cut glass bottle with deeply incised decoration

1860-1900

Steel bradawl, hickory handle, brass ferrule

Steel bradawl, hickory handle, brass ferrule

1758-1819

Box containing minerals and mixing sticks

Box containing minerals and mixing sticks

1790-1819

Plaster bust of Aristotle

Plaster bust of Aristotle

1790-1819

9" Dovetail saw with open mahogany handle, brass back and steel blade

9" Dovetail saw with open mahogany handle, brass back and steel blade

1790-1819

Lithograph, Chronological pictures of English History

Lithograph, Chronological pictures of English History

1850-1859

Shell-shaped mother of pearl snuff box with metal hinged lid

Shell-shaped mother of pearl snuff box with metal hinged lid

1820-1890

Steel hand reamer with front end turned in

Steel hand reamer with front end turned in

1790-1819

Map of England and Wales jigsaw puzzle

Map of England and Wales jigsaw puzzle

circa 1860

Plaster cast of Egyptian head

Plaster cast of Egyptian head

1790-1819

Rectangular snuff box

Rectangular snuff box

1850-1890

Plaster mould of head of Apollo

Plaster mould of head of Apollo

1790-1819

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

Perspective drawing apparatus, incomplete, in integral mahogany case

1760-1770

Steel bradawl with turned hickory handle, brass ferrule and securing nut

Steel bradawl with turned hickory handle, brass ferrule and securing nut

1758-1819

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

Octagonal wooden telescope with slot down one side and moveable eyepice

1772-1773