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This telescope measures 83 cms when fully open and 29 cms when closed and has a main lens of 4 cms. The fluted eye-piece has a dust slider and the telescope is signed, ‘Js M Newton, Optician, Halifax’. It is free of damage and gives excellent views. Read More...

23 May

Mid Victorian Carved Walnut Stick Barometer by Negretti & Zambra, London

By Jason Clarke Antiques

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For sale, a fine mid Victorian carved walnut stick barometer by Negretti & Zambra. In typical robust style of the period, it is topped with a classical broken arch pediment with a square column and floral rosette filling the centre space. The scale below is framed behind a domed walnut frontage with pillar design each side, floriat carving above and thick bevelled glass. The two-part inverted scale is divided on each side for 27 to 31 inches of barometric pressure with Read More...

22 May

Fine vernier protractor – Adie.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A fine brass, single arm vernier protractor by Adie, London, divided to half a degree and the vernier reading to one arc minute. In an unusual lined, moroccon covered wooden case. circular Read More...

17 May

21 Inches Cruchley Celestial Library floor globe

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Interesting 21 Inches Cruchley Celestial Library floor globe. Cruchley’s, new celestial globe on which is accurately laid down the whole of the stars and nebule contained in the astronomical catalogue of the Reverend Mr Wollaston F.R.S.Also from the authorities Flamsted, De La Caille, Hevelius, Mayer, Bradley, Herschel, Maskelyne, &c.Ands the limits of each constellation determined by a boundary line.London. published by G.F Cruchley, map-seller & globe maker, 81 Fleet street. Read More...

17 May

19th Century Microscope Nicol Prism Ocular With Goniometer

By Gilgamesh

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The goniometer eye-piece should fit an RMS tube diameter; that is, most continental European and American microscopes made after ca. 1850. Read More...

13 May

Miniature nickel silver double arm protractor in case – Piggott, London.

By Scientific Inspirations

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Quite rare; a 4.5 inch nickel silver double arm protractor by Piggott, London, with geared adjustment via a thumb-wheel, the swining arms with pointers and steel springs (one missing), divided from 0 – 360 down to a half degree, the vernier reading to 15 arc seconds. The reverse engraved with previous owners name, ‘H. Stone’. Contained in original mahogany case 13.5 x 13.5 cms with two fastening hooks. Probably either George or Peter Piggott with a combined working range date Read More...

13 May

nickel silver single arm protractor in case – Stanley.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A very nice 6 inch nickel silver single arm protractor, signed on the vernier arm, ‘Stanley, London’ and also engraved on the cross bar, ‘Re-divided by C. Baker’. Contained in a felt lined mahogany case with magnifyer, the lid with two fastening hooks. Read More...

08 May

Early 19th Century Spar Ling Surgeons Or Bloodletting Thumb Lancet in Original Etui

By Gilgamesh

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A nice example of a thumb lancet with a very sharp single steel blade housed in a tortoiseshell two-piece handle, signed Spar Ling, in its original leather-coated pasteboard etui. Read More...

08 May

Antique Brass Microscope. R&J Beck’s Opaque Disc Revolver with Provenance

By Antique Microscopes

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A complete opaque disc outfit from R&J Beck, circa 1870. It was previously owned by Charles Schultz, a founder and former president of the New York Microscopical Society. The item is in very fine condition, with an intact fusee chain to drive the revolution of the disc. Read More...

20 Apr

~FINE FOLDING ARM CIRCULAR PROTRACTOR-SIMMS, LONDON~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A fine and rare six inch folding arm, circular protractor by William Simms PRIOR to the formation of the famous duo of Troughton & Simms c.1826. Signed SIMMS, LONDON in bold block letters and serialised * 11. Not geared as in later examples, the outer ring 360 degree, finely divided (not engine) according to Simms special method which intrigued Troughton and the scientific instrument community. Geared and locking slow motion worm and screw opposite a vernier reading from 0-25 Read More...

11 Apr

~UNUSUAL COMPLETE SET OF APOTHECARY WEIGHTS AND SCALES~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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An unusual and complete set of apothecary weights with equal arm balance marked D crown J lion passant (Dover Justices) c.1880. I could find NO other extant examples of these rare weight markings. The cylindrical weights (in grams-1 x 20, 2 x 10, 1 x 5, 2 x 2 and 1 x 1) all stamped D crown J with lion passant (see photo), together with wafer weights in 5 ,2 and 1 decigrams. The steel beam measures 14 cm. Read More...

07 Apr

Brass equatorial ring signed J. (Joseph) Jackson Fecit made circa 1760

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Brass equatorial ring signed « J. (Joseph) Jackson Fecit ». The meridian circle, on the signature side, bears a latitude scale 90-0-90. On the other side a scale graduated from 0 to 90 centred on the pin hole on the opposite side. The hour ring graduated on one side from I to XII twice and subdivided by 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 7,5 minutes. Inside the same divisions. The central bridge bears on one side the scale of the months and on the other the Zodiac Read More...