Washington, DC, United States
Our collection links to the Smithsonian’s records of engineering, manufacturing and everyday technology. Public display is confirmed separately.
Collection ownership does not guarantee public display. The sections below distinguish museum-listed displays from other collection records. Check current access and exhibitions with the museum before travelling.
These objects are linked to the museum’s collections. Their current public display has not been confirmed.
Topic illustration · Savery steam pump Schematic model, not a 1698 original
Collection number MC.308467. This is a schematic model, not an original engine built in 1698. The museum record marks it as not on display.
Topic illustration · Stirling engine Later demonstration apparatus
The catalogue records a hot-air engine display made in 1968. This is evidence of a museum demonstration, not an original engine from Stirling’s lifetime.
Topic illustration · Dynamo Museum replica
The museum records a 1930 replica of Faraday’s disc generator, accession EM.309824. The replica illustrates the operating principle rather than preserving the original 1831 apparatus.
Topic illustration · Electric motor Replacement historical patent model
Davenport supplied this improved replacement after the earlier patent model was destroyed in the Patent Office fire. It should not be presented as that lost first model.
Topic illustration · Induction motor Historical motor
The Smithsonian collection records an 1888 Westinghouse Model A induction motor, accession EM.311854.
Topic illustration · Transformer Replica
The official title explicitly identifies a replica of the 1886 design, not an original transformer manufactured in 1886.
Topic illustration · Fordson tractor Museum collection object
The Smithsonian record describes a Fordson tractor made in 1918–1920, with a four-cylinder engine.
Topic illustration · John Deere Model D Museum model; not an original full-size machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Cultivator Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Cotton gin Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Cotton picker Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Grain elevator Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Rice huller Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Archimedes' screw Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Warping machine Museum collection object
The catalogue identifies a warping machine, accession 89797. It is listed as not currently on display.
Topic illustration · Spinning frame Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Weaving shuttle Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Trip hammer Historical toy model; not a full-size working machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Screw-cutting lathe Museum model; not an original full-size machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Drill press Historical toy model; not a full-size working machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Turret lathe Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Hydraulic press Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Unimate industrial robot Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Wheel Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Velocipede Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Screw propeller Museum model; not an original full-size machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Steam shovel Historical toy model; not a full-size working machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Road roller Historical toy model; not a full-size working machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Fourdrinier paper machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Sholes and Glidden typewriter Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · IBM Selectric typewriter Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Arithmometer Historical calculating machine
The Smithsonian catalogue records an early Thomas arithmometer, offering a surviving example of mechanical calculation rather than a patent illustration alone.
Topic illustration · IBM 305 RAMAC Surviving component or mechanism
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Antikythera mechanism Replica; not an original historical machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Gauge blocks Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Dividing engine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Ceiling fan Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Food mixer Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Meat grinder Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Coffee grinder Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Mechanical pencil Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Dental engine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Iron lung Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Resuscitator Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Heart–lung machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Defibrillator Museum model; not an original full-size machine
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Neonatal incubator Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Artificial limb Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Cochlear implant Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
