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A French metacarpal saw or finger saw by Weiss of c. 1863. Made of steel with an ebony cross-hatched handle with some damage. Length: 18,5 cm. Read More...

25 Oct

Pocket Sundial

By Victor Burness

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The dial has a screw off lid, under the glass is a hand coloured printed compass card The compass is in good working order Read More...

25 Oct

C1925 Heitz-Boyer’s bone clamp

By M and R Gordon

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Nice example of a Heitz-Boyer’s bone clamp in good working order. No maker indicated. Kirkup (THE EVOLUTION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, 2005:308) dates this instument c1925, presumably based on an entry in Down Bros. catalog.–see last image. Length: Length: 14″ or 35cm as shown. Read More...

25 Oct

~FINE GLASS AND STEEL MORPHINE SYRINGE-CASED C.1900~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A glass and steel, knurled and demarcated personal morphine syringe as was the norm in Edwardian times. Both the acid etched glass and steel plunger are marked 5, 10 , 15 (probably 0.5 to 1.5 cc.) for doseage depending on need/desire. Single matching needle. Very fine condition and working. Black card case measures 7 x 3 x 2 cm. with gold embossed name and address in lid and etched on the barrel of the syringe “Allen & Hanburys” with London Read More...

24 Oct

~VERY FINE SPINTHARISCOPE-CROOKES-1903~

By ScientificaOpticae

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An extremely fine Crookes Spinthariscope in original case c.1903. Doubly signed “Spinthariscope, W. Crookes, 1903” and “Thos. Armstrong & Bro., Manchester, 657”, it retains all of it’s original golden lacquer, adjustable focal length by threaded eyepiece with lens, gold pointer with radium sample at tip (adjustable by knurled nut) sitting atop a zinc sulphide screen with blackened end cap. Original black card case measures 6 x 3 cm. in diameter. Crookes came upon this phenomenon quite by accident and marketed it Read More...

23 Oct

A Rare Previously Unrecorded Example of Bradford Darby and Hulls Coin Scale

By Fletcher

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A rare, larger than normal example of Bradford Darby and Hulls coin scale. The scale was patented on 12 December 1753 No, 686. “Machine for weighing gold coin, rings and all utensils made of gold; also a sliding rule for taking the contents of solids and superficials.” The scale has an additional counterweight fo one pound troy also marked (possibly a serial Number) No.10. The scale is unknown and possibly a unique surviving example of this scale. However it Read More...

22 Oct

Boxwood Diptych Dial

By Victor Burness

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Overall condition is very good. The compass is in working order. However there is evidence that initials have been scratched on the lid. Also, someone has written on the paper table under the lid. Read More...

21 Oct

SOLD – Miniature sextant in case – Cary, London.

By Scientific Inspirations

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SOLD – Miniature lacquered brass sextant of just 3 inch radius, the silver arc reads from -5 to 150 and the vernier to 1 arc minute. All original lacquer is intact, the two mirrors are good. The is a revolving light aperture stop for sighting: three coloured filters and one open pin-hole sight. Signed, ‘Cary, London’. No chewed screw heads, dents or knocks. Very nice condition throughout. Contained in original mahogany case (lock missing). Read More...