Collection

Search our collection

Clear all filters
Image
Category
Collection
On Display
Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Archive
Date

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Textiles Machinery

1769

Oak wood statue of St Sebastian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1520-1530

Clear green glass bottle for Mellin's Infant Food, United Kingdom, 1866-1950

Medical Glass-ware

1866-1950

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

Biotechnology

1945

V2 Rocket

Space Technology

1945

Replica of Daguerre-Giroux camera

Photographic Technology

1839 (original); c. 1988 (replica)

Hutchinson 'Rabbit' mobile telepoint telephone, 1993

Telecommunications

1993

'Super sex cap merpati' herbal capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

British Railways Presflo cement wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1961

Prototype of the Brougham carriage

Road Transport

1838

Exercise chair, England, 1840-1900

Therapeutics

1840-1900

Anti-spitting sign

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1900-1920

South Eastern & Chatham Railway Class D 4-4-0 steam locomotive No 737

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1901

Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

'Little Ted' from BBC children's television series 'Play School'

Television

1964-1988

Motorola 'GSM flare' mobile telephone, 1995

Telecommunications

1995

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

Radiomedicine

2017

Sans Pareil

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1829

Toothbrush with horsehair bristles, London, England, 1870-1920

Dentistry

1870-1920

'Jemima' from BBC children's television series 'Play School'

Television

1964-1988

Plaster model of the lunar surface

Astronomy

1844

'Paragon' reusable rubber condom, London, England, 1948-1950

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1948-1950

Isaac Newton’s reflecting telescope (replica)

Astronomy

1668; 1924

Contax S camera

Photographic Technology

1948

Ancient Greek Cupping Cup

Classical & Medieval Medicine

400 BCE- 100 BCE

Spinning mule

Textile Industry

1927

GRiD 'Compass' laptop computer, 1982-1990

Computing & Data Processing

1982-1990

Compound Microscope used by Joseph Jackson Lister

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1830-1850

A solar powered car

Road Transport

1998

Frame for Leksell Stereotactic System

Surgery

1992-1999

Underwood 1 Typewriter, 1897

Printing & Writing

1897

Kendrew's original model of the myoglobin molecule

Experimental Chemistry

1957

Red & White Kings cigarettes, Bombay, India, 1975-1980

Smoking

1975-1980

The Ready Reckoner' book of tables, c 1826.

Mathematics

c.1826

NER 0-6-0 '1001' class steam locomotive and tender, No 1275, 1874

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1874

SR 'Winston Churchill' 4-6-2 Battle of Britain Class, No 34051

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1945

Robert Hooke type microscope

Microscopes

1671-1700

Personal Computer, model Apple I

Computing & Data Processing

1976-1979

Reid III Rangefinder Camera

Photographic Technology

c. 1956

Quarter-plate `Cameo' camera used to take 'second phase' of Cottingley Fairies photographs, 1918-1920

Photographs

1915-1920

Triumph Palm Beach

Road Transport

1964

Hoover constellation vacuum cleaner with attachments

Domestic Appliances

c. 1956 - 1959

Main component of Siemens ‘Elmiskop 1’ electron microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1945-1955

Carbolic steam spray used by Joseph Lister

Surgery

1866-1870

'Billy' doll

Public Health & Hygiene

1998-1999

Amputation saw, Europe, 1501-1600

Surgery

1501-1600

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

Telecommunications

1900-1910

Metropolitan Police equipment belt

Public Health & Hygiene

1995-1999

Electronic storm surge modelling machine

Oceanography

1960-2007

Kodak Retina (Type 117)

Photographic Technology

1934-1935