Petri dish, 1945.

Dark brown, round-faced phenol formaldehyde (Bakelite) clock. France, 1930s.

Arthur C Clarke with satellite dish, Sri Lanka.

Amulet in the form of a face, Zaire.

'Flying Scotsman' sheeted down at Doncaster Works, 1 March 1924.

Simple iron oil lamps, c 1770-1830.

Gresley Patent No.4512, drawing

A1966.24/MS0001/3/Types Sheet 1

A1966.24/MS0001/3/Types Sheet 2

Anatomical syringe, all-brass, with three nozzles, a stop-cock and a spanner, in wooden case, by Evans of London, 19th century.

'Magnet' electric cooker, c 1912.

'Magnet' electric cooker, c 1912.