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11 Apr

Inclinometer

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A lacquered brass inclinometer, 5 inches long, the bubble level being 4.75″, with intact cross sights. The scale is divided to 90 degrees with increments to one degree. No case. Read More...
09 Apr

R. Willis Patent Rolling Pin Parcel Scale

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An example of R. Willis Rolling pin scale for weighing parcels up to postage value of 32 pence or a weight of one pound. Marked on the pan ‘R. Willis Patentee, Manufactured by Josh & Edm Ratcliffe St. Pauls Square Birm.’ Dull unpolished brass finish. Good overall condition noting that the detachable weight is missing, and one wood side panel missing Read More...
09 Apr

ENGLISH EARLY 19TH CENTURY GILT BRASS MICROSCOPE OPTICAL COMPENDIUM INSECTOSCOPE FLEAGLASS

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LENS FOCUSING ON A SPIKE AND AS A FLYSEYE VIEWER,  MULTI FACETTED LENS, GOOD CONSITION Read More...
09 Apr

EXCELLENT CONDITION POCKET POLISHED HORN FOLDING SPYGLASS SPECTACLES C1860

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BOTH LENSES CONCAVE , NOTHING BROKEN , NO SPLITS , VERY TACTILE , GOOD ITEM , BUYER WILL BE PLEASED Read More...
06 Apr

c. 1798 Unsigned Carpenter/Jones Improved Monocular Microscope with case and many accessories

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Unsigned Carpenter/Jones Improved Monocular Microscope with case and many accessories c. 1798.  Height is 16 “when fully retracted and 19” when fully extended.  Case measures about 19. 5 “tall.  Stage is a cruciform shape with round friction fit stage clip that holds slides.  Attached to base via a compass joint that allows inclining of the microscope.   Coarse focusing works very well and is of rack and pinion type.   Accessories include two stage mounted forceps, black/white disc, fish plate, glass Read More...
04 Apr

Eighteenth Century Trepanning brace

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An eighteenth century trepanning brace with a modern wood display stand, in good condition noting insert missing from top of handle and a loose ferrule, both shown in images. Signed ‘McRin’ Read More...
04 Apr

Large Silver Plated London Dome Ear Trumpet by Down Brothers

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A good large silver plated London Dome ear trumpet by Down Brothers of London, in good condition with decorative grille Read More...
04 Apr

Apothercary / coin scales in case.

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19th century apothercary scales, slightly different as the beam is of brass rather than steel. The glass pans have a diameter of just over 2″ ( 5.5 cms ). There is an additional glass pan which is deeper than the other two probably to allow more powder (small chip to brim). The case measures 15 x 7.7 cms. With some brass weights. Read More...
02 Apr

~RARE MARTIN SIMPLE BOTANICAL MICROSCOPE~

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A decade after the original model was made by George Adams Sr., this simplified version was probably made for two reasons: cost and simplicity. Once the oval eccentricity of the lathe was invented, these little naturalist field microscopes could have been constructed for pennies (the case, now absent would have cost more than the instrument). Standing a mere 8 cm. tall, it has a square pillar, friction fit focussing, two interchangeable lenses (later models had three) and a round stage Read More...
30 Mar

Dr. Halley’s correct globe with the new Constellations

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Dr. Halley’s correct globe with the new Constellations. A pocket globe of seven centimetres in diameter in protective case covered with sharkskin an red painted rimmed edges. This pocket globe was made around 1774 after the first voyage of James Cook in the Endeavour. The terrestrial globe is made of twelve engraved coloured paper gores and two gores for the poles. The celestial globe on the inner side of the case depicts a northern and a southern celestial chart. The Read More...
27 Mar

UNUSUAL MAHOGANY CLINOMETER

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The clinometer has a sight through the mahogany  body with a peep hole at one end and a square aperture at the other. The scale is attached to a pendulum which swings freely when the button at the other end is pressed. The scale is hand engraved zero to 45 degrees. Read More...
25 Mar

1920s Medical Drawings of Ophthalmic Pathologies

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We have obtained a collection of original watercolor drawings, done to record a variety of ophthalmic pathologies. They range from a group done at Hamblins in the 1920s( the bulk of the collection)  to a couple of c1930 Curry  Paxton drawings. They depict various ophthalmic pathologies such as congenital cataracts, sarcomas, siderosis, etc. Some of the drawings  were executed for notable British ophthalmic surgeons, including Sir William Lister and W.S. Duke-Elder. Most artists signed their drawings only with their Read More...
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