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PAINTED EROTIC GERMAN GUSSETTED SPECTACLES CASE GOOD COND. C1840

WELL PAINTED , MAN LOOKING AT A SEMI NAKED WOMAN Read More...

Cased Paul Waechter Microscope. C. 1880’s

Cased Paul Waechter Microscope.   C. 1880’s and case is stamped with serial number 4808 and also stamped with P. Waechter Berlin.  Accessories include a larger glass disc, a few eyepieces and a few objectives marked 4, 7 and the one on the microscope is marked 9.  Fine focusing seems to work, however, the coarse focusing is assumed to be accomplished by drawing the body tube and attached objectives up and down.   I have not been able to move the Read More...

Antique German botanical model of the flower Lilium by Brendel

German botanical model by Brendel, it’s the Lilium, one of the nicest ones, from the second half of 1800s. In perfect condition, painted papier mâché, original wooden base with the peculiar green label, total eight is ca. 52 cm Read More...

Small Mahogany Dial Clock maker W & H 8″ dia.

Small Mahogany Dial Clock 8″ diameter movement Winterholder & Hofmier  German,the clock works well and keeps good time. Read More...

Signed L. Beneche Microscope.

Signed L. Beneche Microscope.  No case or accessories with this microscope other than what is mounted on the item.   The stage is signed:” L. Beneche Berlin”.   This microscope would date to late 1800s.  The coarse and fine focusing work well.  The substage single- sided mirror is in fairly good condition and does swivel when operating either knob. There is a substage mounted rotating diaphragm.  Microscope stands about 5.75” (14.6 cm) tall at minimum height. Read More...

SOLD – Antique Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Large Brass Universal Microscope – circa 1919, Cased

Offered for sale is a really nice example of an antique Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar, Germany monocular laboratory-grade microscope known as the Universal model standing on a horseshoe foot in black enamel finish – dating to around 1919 and carrying serial number 186495.  Checking my copy of the Leitz dating table indicates manufacture in the period just as WWI was coming to a conclusion, so 1918 to 1919, which would have no doubt been a turbulent time in Germany. The Read More...

Antique Carl Zeiss Microscope

Antique Carl Zeiss Microscope.  Microscope has no case or accessories other than what is mounted on the microscope.   The microscope is signed Carl Zeiss Jena No 24887.  The microscope was manufactured in the late 1890’s.   Accessories on the microscope are a rotating nosepiece with three objectives.   One is inscribed 7 E. Leitz Wetzlar, one is inscribed C. ZEISS B and the third objective is inscribed E. Leitz 2.  The double-sided plan/concave mirrors are in very good condition.  Coarse focusing Read More...

4 x CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPE SLIDES C1890 , ALL GOOD COND.WITH ORIG. CASES

NOTHING BROKEN , CASES GOOD , AS IN PHOTOS Read More...

NUREMBERG MAGNIFYING GLASS, C1750 , COPPER MOUNT, ORIG. LENS , GOOD COND.

IN GOOD STURDY CONDITION , IN GOOD CONDITION, ORIGINAL LENS.  Read More...

The Kundt’s tube an acoustical apparatus invented in 1866 by German physicist August Kundt.

Rare and completely original instrument the inlaid mahogany wood base measures 70 cm long  ( look for Kundt,s tube on the internet ) The Kundt’s tube experiment is an acoustical apparatus invented in 1866 by German physicist August Kundt. The goal of this experiment is to measure the speed of sound and show the standing waves. This experience is used to demonstrate longitudinal standing waves, the wavelength and acoustical forces. Will be very well and securely packed sent by registered mail Read More...

Cased Ed Messter Universal Bacteria Microscope

Cased Ed Messter Universal Bacteria Microscope in very good condition.   This microscope is C. 1865 and has only a few accessories which can be seen in one of the images.   The eyepiece turret has 3 eyepieces (1,2,4) and rotates smoothly.   The objective turret has three objectives (Oel I,4,7) and turns smoothly.  The plane/concave mirror is mounted on a slotted swing arm and both sides of the mirror are in great condition.  By loosening a screw, the mirror can move Read More...

Cased E. Leitz Wetzlar Microscope

Cased E. Leitz Wetzlar Microscope.   Microscope is serial numbered 31146 and research places year of manufacture at about 1894.  No accessories other than what is mounted on microscope which includes 3 objectives and eyepiece.    Substage double-sided mirror is in very good condition and both coarse and fine focusing function well.   The base of the microscope is engraved with the following inscription: “E. Leitz Wetzlar New-York 411 W. 59Str No 31146” Substage condenser and mirror slide up and down smoothly Read More...