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EARLY PORTUGUESE VOLUME MEASURE, probably northern Portugal, c. early 19th century. Carved from a single block of wood, with handle, pouring spout, and overflow notches, the vessel measures 4″ (10 cm) tall. Condition is fine, noting old deposits and a few worm holes. This vessel would have served as a secondary standard measure for liquids; when filled to the level of the two notches, through which any excess liquid spills away, it contains approximately 294 milliliters. The Portuguese system Read More...

13 Jan

RARE ITALIAN POLEMOSCOPE

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RARE ITALIAN POLEMOSCOPE, 1750, signed on a silver band, “In Galleria D.S. M.C. 1750.” Made of turned (probably tropical) wood, bound in (now quite darkened) silver, this optical instrument measures 1-13/16″ (47 mm) tall by 1-7/16″ (36 mm) outside diameter. It has viewing port and observation port, with internal oval glass mirror set at 45°. The other end is set with a circular plane glass mirror. Condition is fine except for considerable loss of silvering to the mirrors. In use Read More...

30 Dec

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL STANDARD MEASURE, 1777

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AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL STANDARD MEASURE, 1777, stamped (1)777 and with an elaborate crowned double eagle and with twin cross-hatched punches, engraved “Iohan Ferdinand Pachner, K=K, Stadrichter, 1780,” and stamped with a recertification “(1)859, Wien” and a small double eagle. The cylindrical brass vessel measures 3-1/16″ (8 cm) tall by 2-5/16″ (6 cm) base diameter, with shaped base and lip, and decorative turned rings. Condition is fine. This unusual vessel is an official standard for liquid measure, with a capacity of Read More...

25 Nov

THE ALLERGIST — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE ALLERGIST — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, Austrian, 1958, signed “Jaschke” and dated. 5-1/2″ (14 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Fine condition. Read More...

25 Nov

THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, probably Austrian, mid-20th century, 5-1/2″ (14 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Probably Jaschke manufacture. Fine condition. Read More...

25 Nov

THE CONSULTANT — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE CONSULTANT — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, Austrian, mid-20th century, signed “Jaschke”, 5-3/4″ (15 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Fine condition., Austrian, mid-20th century, signed “Jaschke”, 5-3/4″ (15 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Fine condition. Read More...

25 Nov

THE ENT SPECIALIST– AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE ENT SPECIALIST– AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, probably Austrian, mid-20th century, 5-1/2″ (14 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base. The physician is shown with his ear syringe, tuning fork, light reflector, eyeglasses, and very full beard! Probably Jaschke manufacture. Fine condition. Read More...

19 Nov

MEDICAL MISCELLANY 2

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1) Axillary Thermometer, second half 19th century, unsigned. This bent arm axilla (underarm) thermometer is 5-3/4″ (15 cm) overall, with scale (95 – 110 F., by quarter degrees) hand-engraved directly on the glass and with bold hand-engraved numerals. Condition is very fine, complete with the original shaped case (rubbed and lid detached). This transitional form must follow shortly after that with an attached calibrated plaque (see Tesseract catalogue 106 item 47). $250. 2) Petit Screw Tourniquet, c. 19th century, unsigned, Read More...

10 Nov

SPECIALIZED CALCULATING RODS — “NAPIER’S BONES” FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

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SPECIALIZED CALCULATING RODS — “NAPIER’S BONES” FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT CONVERSIONS, Dutch, c. 1800, with the partial trade label of “Dirk Van Den Bosch,” mathematical instrument maker of Rotterdam. The fine mahogany case contains this complete set of 20 four-sided, 8-3/8″ (21 cm) long, boxwood rods. Each rod is numbered on top with an integer from 0 to 9, and punched on each face with four sets of columns of nine numbers, each column headed by different lettered abbreviations. Read More...

05 Nov

Rarefacteur Delstanche pomp mechanisme.

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A Rarefacteur Delstanche pump mechanism with two attachments for the two tubes. See for a copy of the Catalogue by Hendriks & van Steenbergen – Amsterdam. Measurement 23 x 14 x 3 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

03 Nov

EARLY DUTCH MATHEMATICAL RULE

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EARLY DUTCH MATHEMATICAL RULE, second half 18th century, signed “I. Reghter, Delft.” This thick brass rule, 14-3/4″ (37.5 cm) long, is divided on both sides with a total of six strongly nonlinear scales plus one scale of (Delft?) inches running from 0 to 12, the inches divided respectively into halves, thirds, fourths,…, twelfths (each inch 26.3 mm long). Scales are labeled cryptically “S,N” (1-32, 1-100), “V,R” (1-32, 1-125), and “L,T” (1-32, 1-125). Condition is fine except for several stains Read More...

03 Nov

School collection of raw materials and seeds

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School collection of raw materials and seeds from the former Dutch colonial institute. On the lids of the original old boxes, it says in Dutch what is in it, a total of 8 boxes with a diameter of 7 cm and 3 cm high. TAPIOCA – PARAFFIN – DAMAR – RICUNUS – PAARL TAPIOCA CITRUS VULGARIS – RESIN – CASSAVE. Will be well packaged and shipped by registered mail, shipping price depending on the destination Read More...