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Large Binocular Baker or Ross Compound Microscope. The sole focusing is by reckwork to a triangular bar inside the limb. The arm for the body-tube is attached to the limb by a screw, with allows the arm to be swung to one side. The rectangular stage has a collar bellow holding a disc of four apertures. Read More...

15 Jul

~EXCEPTIONAL CUPPING/BLEEDING SET with PROVENANCE~

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An outstanding cupping/bleeding set with carrying handle and owners name inscribed to the lid. Complete and rarely used, the early Victorian set consists of an unsigned scarificator with strong spring action, blades intact, blued screws, depth gauge marked AA, finely knurled adjustment knob and steel trigger. In addition, there are four (4) hand blown, fire cupping glasses of varying depths and diameters (no chips to edges), a nickeled steel wick holder with bulbous end and an alcohol/spirits bottle with Read More...

14 Jul

~FINE SCARIFICATOR with EXTRA BLADES-CASED-EVANS, LONDON~

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A fine maroon card cased scarificator set to be used with fire or wet bleeding cups. Signed Evans, London it has seen very little use (slight oxidation on the steel trigger). 36 exposed blades, strong spring, wonderful bluing and knurling of all exposed screws and depth head. Six extra blade sets (one with 4 cutters) to be used as singles or in multiples. The main scarificator has NEVER been touched as all of the screw heads are unbruised. The Read More...

01 Jul

Leitz Microscope and case with 4 objectives.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A very clean lacquered brass and black enamel microscope, signed on the back of the foot, ‘E. Leitz, Wetzlar. No 60416’. There is a condenser and diaphragm to the sub stage, plano / concave mirror, graduated inner draw tube, coarse and fine focus wheels and a double nose piece. There are 3 eye-pieces and 4 objectives in cans: 1/12″, No 3, No 7 (in a ‘6’ canister, and another No 7. In original case with lock and key. The certificate from Read More...

01 Jul

~A GOOD UNSIGNED, EARLY 19TH CENTURY POCKET TELESCOPE IN RAY SKIN~

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A good, unsigned 7/8 inch diameter OG, 3 draw, 4 element brass pocket telescope with flawless ray skin (shagreen) barrel. Extending to 14 inches, this early example (c.1810) exhibits excellent optics. OG lens cap and hinged ocular lens covers. Used but not abused, the draws are tight and the brass knurling is very early and fine. No dents or bruises of the ends or draws. 5 inches closed length. Read More...

30 Jun

VINTAGE NAVAL TELESCOPE – SINGLE DRAW BY H HUGHES OF LONDON – GOOD PROVENANCE

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A vintage naval single draw Officer of the Warch telescope by H. Hughes and Son Ltd, London and engraved to the barrel, ‘No 6325’ and ‘E.G.A. Clifford’. Constructed in nickel silver, it measures 63 cms fully extended and just shy of 46 cms when closed. In very good overall condition with little wear, the leather barrel is in lovely condition with woven rope grip. E.G.A. Clifford – Vice Admiral Sir Eric George Anderson Clifford, KCB, CBE (1900 – 1964) who was Read More...

30 Jun

Three unusual Spring Letter Scales

By Fletcher

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1. Silver coloured metalmarke ‘Pat.Applied for’ weighs up to eight ounces-missing cover-£90 2. Brass spring scale marked ‘Beechwood Devonshire Food Products’ weighs up to four ounces and two pence-missing cover-£90 3. Glass and metal scale weighing up to ten ounces-in original brass case-£90 Read More...

30 Jun

Two Fowlers Long Scale Calculators and an Otis King

By Fletcher

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A small 2.75 inch diameter double sided Fowler scale in original nickel case-£90 A larger single sided Fowler long scale calculator, 4.75 inches diameter in scuffed original case-one hinge broken-£90 An Otis King calculator in good condition, in original scuffed card case with set of instructions-£60 Read More...

27 Jun

Silver variable power monocular telescope and case.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A fine silver monocular telescope measuring 6 cms long when closed and pulls out to around 9.5 cms (it has a fully retractable draw tube) with a doublet flint and crown glass assembly to the main lens ( diameter 23 mm). It has a variable power eye-piece allowing the user to switch between high and low magnification, numbered 1 & 2. The magnification is excellent. This small telescope is damage free and in fine condition both cosmetically and optically, damage Read More...

26 Jun

~EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE SINGLE DRAW, RAYSKIN MONOCULAR by DOLLOND, LONDON~

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An optical oddity as only Dollond could have produced. I have seen many of these monoculars (single draw brass pocket telescopes) by Dollond but this is a first for me. Special order piece for close up viewing (theatre?), this telescope exhibits all of the usual Dollond features with a green glass 1 1/2″ doublet OG, 4 1/4 inches closed, 6 inches open. However, the ray skin barrel is an oddity, both ends have diagonally knurled, screw on end caps. Read More...

25 Jun

~FASCINATING EQUINOCTIAL COMPASS/SUNDIAL-WATKINS-CASED~

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A well used equinoctial compass/sundial signed J & W Watkins, Charing Crofs, LONDON c.1790. Can be dated to within 15 years (1784-1798), this 2 1/2 inch silvered compass having 8 cardinal points and 4 quadrants divided into 0-90 degrees surmounted by a blued steel needle (still points North) is the best part of the instrument. Having a hinged 3 1/2 inch plate (silvered on the back side) for the folding gnomen of the sundial with wheat ear decorative braces and Read More...

24 Jun

~VERY GOOD CASED, SIMPLE TRANSIT/DRAINAGE LEVEL by TROUGHTON, LONDON~

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Simple transit/drainage level by Edward Troughton II of London c.1800 Fresh to the market after a hiatus of 35 years (ex. Christie’s 1988-see photo), this instrument exhibits machining and optics not surpassed in over 200 years. 14 x 5 inches with a 1 inch OG lens. 50% original lacquer to the long tube, the rest 90 % + with adjustments for height/angle at both ends, intact swinging bubble level below the body tube, spectacular optics with a two draw eyepiece Read More...