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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

Rare and unseen items from the Science Museum's object store

Science Museum objects: A bottle of silver-coloured tablets at the Science Museum's object store.
A bottle of silver-coloured tablets is displayed at the Science Museum's object store in London Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Antique glass eye fragments displayed at the Science Museum's object store
A drawer of antique glass eye fragments Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Antique artificial hands at the Science Museum's object store in London.
A collection of antique artificial hands Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Antique glass eyes displayed at Science Museum's object store in London.
A drawer of antique glass eyes Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Antique artificial limbs at the Science Museum's object store in London.
A collection of antique artificial limbs Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Antique optical test lenses displayed at the Science Museum's object store.
A drawer of antique optical test lenses Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Drawers of antique drugs are displayed at Science Museum's object store.
Drawers of antique drugs Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Drawers of surgical instruments at the Science Museum's object store.
An employee looks at drawers of surgical instruments Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Science Museum objects: Drawers of antique drugs are displayed at Science Museum's object store.
Drawers of antique drugs in the museum's object store Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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