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An English medical Shagreen Etui English of c.1800. The etui is unsigned but instruments are bearing different makers’ names, including gum lancet marked Thompson, forceps marked Savigny, with silver marks to handle, silver mark to pick, case covered in green polished shagreen with white metal. In the collection of the science museum there are many objects by the firm of Savigny. The company was active between 1720-1895. Length: 15 cm. Find out more on www.vanleestantiques.com Find out more on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

07 Nov

Naval hardwood pursuader / cosh.

By Scientific Inspirations

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19th c hardwood ‘persuader’, 15 inches long. Read More...

07 Nov

~FINE SET OF FIRLE EYE MAGNETS~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A fine, unused set of Firle’s eye magnets in black card case ( 4 1/2 x 3 x 1 inch). Marked MADE in ENGLAND. Read More...

06 Nov

Robert Hooke ‘almost’ discovers oxygen

By Landmarks of Science

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HOOKE, Robert. Lampas: or, Descriptions of some Mechanical Improvements of Lamps & Waterpoises. Together with some other Physical and Mechanical Discoveries. London: Printed for J. Martyn, 1677. FIRST EDITION OF HOOKE’S FOURTH CUTLER LECTURE. Hooke (1635-1703) made important contributions to a remarkable variety of fields. He was appointed curator of experiments to the Royal Society of London in 1662 and elected a fellow the following year. In 1664 John Cutler, a city merchant, founded the Cutlerian lectures for Hooke, Read More...

05 Nov

c1800 POCKET BRASS MICROSCOPE , MAY BE by W & S JONES , WITH ITS CYLINDRICAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES ref 3

By Opticalworld

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THERE IS A SMALL DENT ON DRUM , NOTHING SIGNIFICANT . ALL LENSES ARE GOOD , 2 x FORCEPS. NO NAME ON MICOSCOPE , BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS MADE BY W & S JONES ? Read More...

05 Nov

EXCELLENT EARLY CONDITION POCKET MICROSCOPE COMPLETE , WITH ITS CASE ref 4

By Opticalworld

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MICROSCOPE IS IN EXCELLENT FUNCTIONING CONDITION . LOOKS LIKE MICROSCOPE HAS HARDLY BEEN USED NOTHING MISSING, NOTHING BROKEN, ALL GOOD. Read More...

05 Nov

c1800, AN EARLY WETHERING MICROSCOPE , FOCUSING BY SLIDING STAGE, LENS EACH END, ref 16

By Opticalworld

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THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIER WETHERING MICROSCOPE . THE STAGE PLEASE NOTE IS LOOSE AND SLIDES UP OR DOWN TO FOCUS. ONE LENS SCREWS OFF SMOOTHLY. Read More...

04 Nov

MICROSCOPE CANDLE LIGHT SHIELD IN ITS SHAGREEN CASE C 1860

By Opticalworld

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THE FAN HAS SOME SMALL TEARS, BUT WORKS WELL , PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. THE CASE IS IN STURDY CONDITION BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THERE ARE SOME TEARS TO SHAGREEN. THE CASE IS 4.5 IN. TALL , THE HINGE IS FIRM. Read More...

04 Nov

POCKET FIELD MICROSCOPE C1860, WITH ACCESSORIES, GOOD COND.

By Opticalworld

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NOTHING BROKEN, NO REPAIRS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION Read More...

04 Nov

~FINE SIMPLE THEODOLITE by ABRAHAM c.1860

By ScientificaOpticae

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Signed “Abraham & Co. Liverpool (1851-1875), this simple surveying instrument exhibits some unusual features of the day. Surmounted above a 10 x 4 cm. brass plinth (for plane table or field tripod-2 cm. threaded hole) are a large bubble level and telescope (sighting tube) in parallel, each being 23 x 2 cm. Above them is a 6 cm. diameter compass with paper dial divided into single degrees with a full 360 degree circle and cardinal points. Needle on brass pivot Read More...

03 Nov

FINE CARYS LONDON POCKET MICROSCOPE WITH ACCESSORIES .C1830 ,EXCELLENT COND. ref 17

By Opticalworld

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NOTHING BROKEN , NO REPAIRS , RATCHET MOVES SMOOTHLY , MANY ACCESSORIES. CASE APPROX. 4 IN x 3 IN. Read More...

02 Nov

C1740 BARREL BRASS MICROSCOPE WITH ACCESSORIESIN SHAGREEN CASE , ALL IN GOOD COND. ref 26

By Opticalworld

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CASE 3.75 IN. x 2.5 IN. x 1.5 IN. SHAGREEN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, HINGE FIRM ,CLOSES WELL. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. Read More...