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A large Victorian simple microscope-bug viewer, insectoscope with fully rotateable jewelled beetle (perfect mount) in brass and glass container with adjustable, threaded eyepiece. Standing 8 cm. tall with a diameter of 4.5 cm. Bright brass with imperfections visible in glass. All original, perfect optics and the specimen is fully intact. Fine knurling of the brasswork. Glass insert in base for light entry. 2-3X magnification. No case but a fine Victorian novelty. Read More...

13 Oct

FINE LOUIS CASELLA FLOW METER

By MikeRead

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

12 Oct

VERY LARGE LOUIS PASCHAL CASELLA Y-LEVEL.

By MikeRead

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12 Oct

Small magnifyer for measuring microscope slide samples.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A small hand held instrument which would appear to be for measuring microscope slide samples or similar. The tube body is just 25 mm long and has an adjustable eye-piece lens (signed ‘C. Baker, London’). It focusses via the eye-piece which can be turned inwards or outwards on its fine thread. The other end holds a small glass in a cell which has fine etched gratings; one reads to 1/10 mm and the other cell reads 1/100. The small nickel Read More...

12 Oct

GALLERY OR LIBRARY GLASS’S

By MikeRead

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11 Oct

SOLD – Antique Watson & Sons – The Analyst’s Brass Monocular Microscope – c1884, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Watson & Sons The Analyst’s Microscope c1884 serial no. 1436 Offered for sale is a nice antique example of Watson’s Jackson-pattern stand known as The Analyst’s microscope in anodised and lacquered brass – it dates to around 1884 based on its serial number 1436, so it’s quite an early Watson pre-dating the introduction of Watson’s Edinburgh series of instruments. It’s marked Watson & Sons with their address at 313 High Holborn and so dates to just after the second Watson Read More...

09 Oct

Rare & Early Mayer & Meltzer inhaler mouth gag for anesthesia, circa 1870s’

By Le Zograscope

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An early and rare both dentistry/ENT device and anesthesia device.This classic, but early, Ferguson’s type mouth gag is signed by the London maker, Mayer & Meltzer, of which the partnership was from 1869 to the early 1880s’. The present example is datable from the 1870s’.But on this classic form of mouth gag is added two metal tubes running along the arm of the gag and allowing, with a Junker’s apparatus, to introduce chloroform vapour during operation upon the mouth.See Read More...

09 Oct

A lever-type craniotomy forceps by Matthews in London, circa 1860s’

By Le Zograscope

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A good example of a cranioclast or craniotomy forceps signed “Matthews London” made in steel and guilloché ebony, circa 1860s’.Craniotomy forceps were also known as cranioclasts. They were heavy toothed or ridged crushing instruments for breaking up the skull bones of a foetus. They were destructive tools. Cranioclasts were a last resort after the foetus was dead. The foetus may have died during the pregnancy or during a difficult labour. Despite a crack at the ebony, a very good Read More...

09 Oct

~FINE HUGHES ARTIFICIAL HORIZON-AS NEW~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A fine black glass 5 x 5 inch artifical horizon with twin bubble levels by Hughes c. 1870. Unused and perfect in every respect, this instrument of navigation was essential when a horizon could not be ascertained due to inclement weather. A pleasing combination of bright and anodised brass, it has three leveling screws to ensure that both right angled bubble levels were centered. Black glass to accommodate/facilitate mercury within a bright brass framework. The mahogany case is near perfect with Read More...

08 Oct

~FINE GEORGIAN GREEN CARD PRISMATIC COMPASS by SCHMALCALDER~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A fine and rarely used, patented green card prismatic compass by Schmalcalder in it’s original leather case c.1812. War issue, serial number 765B (on lid and instrument), this instrument is complete, functional and near perfect. The one to own for the compass collector or connoisseur of war memorabilia, this 7 cm. round compass has features not seen on later models. Signed “Schmalcalder’s PATENT, 82, Strand, London” in flowing script, the green paper card unlocks and floats flawlessly on it’s pivot Read More...

07 Oct

Memorial by the late Mr. James Taylor. Presented to the Select Committee of the House of commons on Steamboats &c.

By Hatchwell Antiques

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Memorial by the late Mr. James Taylor, of Cumnock, Ayrshire; Presented to the Select Committee of the House of commons on Steamboats, &c., Through the Right Hon. Sir Henry Parnell, Bart., on the subject of propelling vessels by steam power. Dated April, 1824. Second edition, with original correspondence sustaining Mr. Taylor’s claims. Provenance: Stevenson family by descent. (Scottish family of Engineers and lighthouse builders). Height: 26.5 cm. Width: 22 cm. See: The Scottish Nation Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and Biographical History of The People of Read More...

07 Oct

~GOOD CARY MINIATURE SEXTANT-CASED-MILITARY~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A used but NOT abused miniature sextant signed “Cary, London” and “Made in England”. Serial number 3456, it is constructed from bright and anodised brass with enamelled highlights. 4 inch radius, 5 inch arc circle reading out to 180 degrees (miniature Quintant?), this instrument was military issue probably for the Crimean War (1853-56) and was one of the last instruments made by Cary exclusively, as Porter took over the Firm in 1856. Every screw is intact and NOT bruised. I Read More...