'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

Motive Power

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

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Motive Power

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

Motive Power

1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

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

Motive Power

1898

Rotative Compound Beam Engine, 1881

Pumping Machinery

1968-1971

Electric pylon model, scale 1:24, 1950s

Electricity Supply

1951-1960

Section of miniature hospital, adult and children's wards

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Section of miniature hospital including kitchen and theatre

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Model of early manual fire engine, ca. 1680.

Firefighting

1680

Columnar Engine, 1862

Motive Power

1862

model, scale 1:8, of press for cutting out blanks

Hand and Machine Tools

c. 1808

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

Motive Power

1785

Model of Grew's locomotive for ice

Road Transport

c. 1861

Section of miniature hospital including entrance and staircase

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Ivory model of a skull on wooden pedestal

Anatomy & Pathology

before 1928

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

Motive Power

1866

Model of a skeleton, Europe, 1701-1800

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Wooden model of a human skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Carved ivory skull

Anatomy & Pathology

Ivory skull, surmounted by toads and snake

Asian Medicine

model, scale 1:12, of mansard roof, with dormer window

Building Construction

1914

Model of a skull, complete with teeth and mandible

Anatomy & Pathology

Pair of obstetrical forceps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1751-1800

Ivory model of skull and cross bones

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Carved ivory model of a skull, with teeth present

Anatomy & Pathology

1701-1800

Stirling's hot air engine, c. 1816.

Heat Engines (non steam)

1811-1826

Horizontal Tandem Compound Engine, c. 1910

Motive Power

1910

Memento mori showing a decomposing corpse, Europe, pre 1936

Anatomy & Pathology

pre-1936

Model of Norris 4-2-0 locomotive 'Austria'

Railways

1843

Single-Cylinder Drop Valve Engine, c1900.

Motive Power

1867-1933

Ivory model of a skeleton, articulated, possibly 1

Anatomy & Pathology

1601-1700

Candle making machine, English, about 1888.

Lighting

1883-1893

Model of a manual fire engine

Firefighting

1894

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

Mining & Ore Dressing

2000 BCE

Glassmaking furnace, c 1500.

Glass Technology

Model of a Shand Mason 50 foot lattice girder fire escape, patented 1880

Firefighting

1880

Model of Bessemer Converter, c. 1865

Metallurgy

1860-1869

Model of Foot-operated Lathe, 1801-1850

Hand and Machine Tools

1870-1886

model, scale 1:2, segmental turning lathe

Hand and Machine Tools

1830

Model of a manual horse-drawn fire engine, made by

Firefighting

1815-1825

Section of miniature hospital including X-ray department

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1932

Fire float, 1884.

Firefighting

1884

Miniature ivory skull in a silver case, Europe, 1840-1920

Anatomy & Pathology

1840-1920

Brass pestles and mortar, possibly a model

Pharmacy-ware

Model of breast water wheel with pentrough sluice

Motive Power

1868

Model, scale 1:24, Perronet's self-contained Crane

Lifting & Mechanical Handling

c. 1751

Model of a Timber-frame Barn, 1480

Building Construction

1480-1485

Section Model of a Blast Furnace, 18th Century

Metallurgy

1701-1800

Maudslay Oscillating Engine

Motive Power

1801-1830

Model of tunnel boring machine

Civil Engineering