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Offered for sale is a very good example of an antique monocular brass microscope by London makers W. Johnson & Sons, bearing production reference number 1043, with the instrument likely to date to the 1900 to 1910 period. The condition is generally really good, with only a few minor age and use appropriate signs of wear to the finish on the instrument and just the right time worn look to its lacquered finish and brass-work. This example also has Read More...

25 Apr

Antique R & J Beck Improved Continental Large Brass Microscope – c1910, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a really well-specified example of an antique R & J Beck monocular microscope standing on a continental-type horseshoe foot in lacquered brass finish. According to my R & J Beck instrument dating table, manufacture was in 1910 with the instrument carrying serial number 28820. The condition of this example is generally very good, with just the right age and use signs of wear to the lacquer finish here and there where you’d expect and a Read More...

25 Apr

Antique Victorian dental Tooth Key with ebony handle c1800

By Curiotiques

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Offered for for sale is this Antique Victorian dental Tooth Key with ebony handle. 1780-1820. Brief history: Before dentists had chairs that didn’t look like torture devices, they had this: the tooth key. A charming little implement designed to wrench offending molars from your mouth with all the grace of a blacksmith pulling nails from a floorboard. Invented in the 18th century and widely used well into the 1800s, the tooth key was inspired by – you guessed it – a Read More...

25 Apr

Antique Victorian demonstration brass Gyroscope c1880

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this beautiful antique lecture demonstration brass Gyroscope from late 19th Century – c1870-1890 It’s made of Brass, steel, and another allow for the spinning gyroscope – this looks like a copper/brass alloy. This gyroscope is held in a U-shaped frame from which a circular mount is attached. The mount then holds the heavy gyroscope disc which is attached by an axis to the top and bottom and can be spun to high resolution by means of winding Read More...

25 Apr

Antique hypodermic needle set by Arnold & Sons London c1900

By Curiotiques

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Antique hypodermic needle set by Arnold & Sons London c1900. The set is presented in a lovely timber box with the makers mark. It has the original 2 needles. Rarity: There are a few hypodermic sets around, however ones in a lovely box with the makers stamp are slightly rarer. Period: Victorian Style: Victorian / early Edwardian Material: Timber/wood case. Metal and glass for the syringe. The metal appears to be made from Nickel or be Nickel plated. Height: 20mm Width: 90mm Read More...

24 Apr

three draw presentation telescope, Brighton Athletics, 1862.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A good three draw brass telescope measuring 8 inches (20 cm) long when closed and opens to 23.5 inches (59.5 cm). It has has doublet crown / flint main lens of 3.3 cm. The eye piece has a dust slider. The first draw is engraved, ‘Rowley. 128, St James’s St, Brighton’. Thomas Rowley (1V) worked at various addresses on St. James’s Street from 1839 and was listed as ‘Optician to the Sussex and Brighton Infirmary’. The second draw of the telescope Read More...

22 Apr

Unusual marine telescope by Mathew Berge.

By Scientific Inspirations

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Leather covered single draw marine telescope, signed ‘Berge, London, late Ramsden’ (quite faint). Mathew Berge took over from Jesse Ramsden in 1800 and worked until 1819. The telescope measures 45 inches (115 cm) long and when extended, 38.5 inches (98 cm) with a main lens of 54 mm diameter and gives a magnification of 22x with a clear sharp image when viewing. It has an end cap and an eye piece slider. The unusual brass bulge around the collar by Read More...

21 Apr

Antique steampunk “Adder” adding machine c.1908

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this early steampunk style adding machine – “The adder”. “The adder” was in production from around 1908 to 1920. This steampunk style adding machine looks good on any desk. This example is in good condition with no dents to the casing and has glass cover over the numbers. It is in working order. From time to time you will need to push the reset 2-3 times to reset to zero. Rarity: From what I’ve seen there are not too Read More...

20 Apr

MINIATURE SEXTANT & ARTIFICIAL HORIZON

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: [email protected] Read More...

20 Apr

MINIATURE ENGLISH SEXTANT BY BATES.

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, DHL, UPS, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: [email protected] Read More...

20 Apr

Antique Brass Mechanical Stage for W. Watson & Sons Ltd Van Heurck Microscope – Fits Model B and No. 1 Variants – c1910

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a fully mechanical specimen stage that fits the W Watson & Sons Ltd Van Heurck microscope. It’s supplied with three fixing screws and the fit dimensions are ~62mm and 93mm in terms of spacing as shown in the listing photo stream. The stage has x and y-axis adjustments giving 1 inch of travel along each axis, with smooth movement allowing accurate control of specimen position. The stage also rotates requiring only light manual pressure to move Read More...

20 Apr

Antique Victorian Trepanning saw – Trephine with ebony handle c1870

By Curiotiques

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Offered for for sale is this lovely Antique Victorian Trepanning saw (trephine) with ebony handle circa 1870. The depth of the cut is adjustable with the small screw on the main shaft. The saw is very sharp. Brief history: Ah, the trepanning saw – because sometimes, opening someone’s skull was just what the doctor ordered. Used from ancient times right up through the 19th century, this charmingly terrifying tool was once the go-to gadget for everything from “letting out the bad Read More...