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

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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 Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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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...

05 Oct

A good presentation telescope – H.M.S. Britannia.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A large marine presentation telescope constructed in nickel silver with the sun visor and eye-piece of silver plate. The taper barrel is finished in black leather. It measures 28 inches long when closed and 42 inches fully drawn. It gives an excellent clear view. There is an additional short pancratic draw tube (2.5″ long) and this allows the user to ‘zoom in’ when viewing. The sun visor is engraved: Presented to Mr Keightley, Boatswain R.N. By the Fourth Form who passed out December 1876. H.M.S. Britannia. H.M.S. Read More...

04 Oct

FINE ROBERT BANCKS MICROSCOPE

By MikeRead

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ACCESSORIES: SPRUNG STAGE, 6 NUMBERED OBJECTIVES ALL WITH LENS., STAGE FORCEPS, STAGE BULLS-EYE, FISH PLATE, LIEBERKUHN IN CAN & LIEBERKUHN CARRIER, LIVE BOX, WET SLIDE, TALC BOX FULL OF BRASS RINGS & MICA DISCS, TWEEZERS, GLASS TUBES, GLASS DISC & SLIDERS. ORIGINAL GOLD LACQUER VERY GOOD, THE ACCESSORIES ARE MINT. Contact Email: [email protected] IVORY EXEMPTION NUMBER DWDE5DYX Read More...

03 Oct

IRISH SEXTANT BELFAST

By MikeRead

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

02 Oct

A large and early Weiss Liston-amputation knife

By M and R Gordon

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A large and early (15″ or 37.50 cm) Weiss Liston-amputation knife with back sharpened last two inches. It is signed both on checkered ebony handle and blade with name and 62 The Strand address. One side of handle has stable hairline. Blade is bright with no evidence of rust or corrosion. Read More...

02 Oct

STANLEY SEMI-ELLIPTICAL TRAMMEL

By MikeRead

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

29 Sep

~FINE GEORGIAN CIRCUMFERENTOR-TROUGHTON~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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20 cm. diameter with 12 cm. silvered compass and 10 cm. sighting vanes, this surveying instrument is signed “Troughton, London” in flowing script. Compass dial divided into 360 degrees on the outer ring and further divided into four 90 degree quadrants. Unusual features include a RED compass needle (still points North), round knurled compass lock knob and a wonderful butterfly nut below for the pole staff. Outer ring fully divided in 1/2 degree increments for the full 360 degrees Read More...

28 Sep

Stevenson on Illuminating Lighthouses, First Edition, 1835.

By Hatchwell Antiques

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First edition of Alan Stevenson’s 1835 book, Report to the Committee of the Commissioners of Northern Lights, Appointed to take into consideration the subject of Illuminating the Lighthouses by Means of Lenses. Edinburgh: printed by Neill and Company, MDCCCXXXV. The book contains six plates drawn by Allan Stevenson when he was in Paris at the office of M. Fresnel, drawn by Steveson, he copied them from Fresnel’s original in 1834, as denoted to the foot of five of the plates. In Read More...

27 Sep

~PRISTINE MINING ANEMOMETER IN ORIGINAL BOX~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Signed “Negretti and Zambra, No.997”, this air flow miner’s meter (anemometer) has seen zero use. Signed and serialised with trade and inspection label to the lid of the mahogany box, it retains ALL of it’s original orange lacquer, 5 subsiduary dials (from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of feet per minute), works flawlessly, needle lock, aluminum vanes (expensive at the time), with post mount which screws into the base. Dial measures 2 1/2 inches, vane surround is 3 1/2 Read More...

26 Sep

Engraved presentation telescope, Australian connection.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A taper barrelled single draw leather covered marine telescope, the barrel with a ‘merchant services flag panel. The single draw is signed, ‘Dollond, London’ with additional inscription, ‘Presented to Captain Robert Pollock by the Passengers of the Ship, Plantagenet, 1854’. The Plantagenet was a wooden sailing ship of 806 tons, built in Newcastle in 1838. It arrived in Australia in July 1854 with the Captain and crew of 23 and with a passenger list of 310 including a surgeon. Captain Pollock Read More...

26 Sep

1950’s Whirling spychrometer Casella London

By Van Leest Antiques

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A 1950’s Caella London Whirling psychrometer, also known as a sling psychrometer, for measuring humidity, designed by J. J. Griffin & Son Ltd. and made to B.S.2842 by Casella, London, UK, 1950-1953. Contains wet and dry bulb thermometers. Whirling or sling psychrometers are types of hygrometers for measuring air humidity. They contain two thermometers, one of which has a bulb kept wet with a cloth soaked in distilled water. The device is whirled rapidly in the air, and the difference Read More...