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The recorder was signed by casella london, made in england, number 6216. This sunrecorder was stolen out my shop on the 22th marz of 2008 and came back in my collection because it was in an Auction by Derksen Auctions in feb 2022. The last owner bought it on a market and the thief take of the sign and number what you can see on website page https://www.vanleestantiques.com/product/sunrecorder-casella/. Measurements 17 x 17 x 18 cm. Read More...

03 Mar

~GOOD TWO INCH, FOUR DRAW MAHOGANY REFRACTOR-RARE SIGNATURE~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A good two inch diameter, FOUR draw mahogany barrelled, refracting hand held telescope with a rare and early signature. Manufactured by John Jones and his two sons ( William and Samuel of later renown), it is signed “Jones and Son Fecerunt, Holborn London” and is the only extant example I can find with this signature when the elder son came into the business at their new address on Holborn Street. Perfect optics (although there is a lens chip outside of Read More...

02 Mar

~LARGE SINGLE DRAW MAHOGANY TELESCOPE- T. HARRIS & SON~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A good and powerful 2 1/2 inch mahogany barrelled naval telescope whose minimum length is 21 inches and extends to a full 36 inches. Hand held, single draw, 20 X magnification, fine optics and complete. right down to the last screw and pin. Protective slides to both the object and ocular lenses (the object lens having the option of full removal of the protective cap for reduced light viewing at night). Signed at the onset of the single draw Read More...

28 Feb

Small 6 draw pocket telescope in case – Thomas Millard, London.

By Scientific Inspirations

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Nickel silver construction with baleen covered barrel, this six draw pocket telescope is signed on the first draw, ‘Tho.s Millard, 334 Oxford St., London’, with lens cap and eye piece dust slider, the objective measures 23 mm in diameter. The telescope measures 4″ (9.8 cms) closed and 15.75″ ( 40 cms) fully extended. The case holds a nickel silver clamp which tilts on a compass joint over a short column. The column unscrews to reveal a thick screw which can Read More...

26 Feb

Tongue depressor in case.

By Van Leest Antiques

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A polished steel antique tongue depressor which folds in two for easy storage in original red lined leather case. One end is smaller than the other allowing for paediatric or adult examination. Both sections are marked with “7 . The piece dates to the early to mid 19th century. measurements case 10 x 4 x 2 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

24 Feb

~FANTASTIC HAND FORGED STEEL – COMBINATION EAR SCOOP AND TWEEZERS~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A fantastic combination ear scoop and tweezer in bright steel. Hand forged and chisel worked, the detail and workmanship is first rate. Only 7 cm. long, it employs so many levels of skill to make and still be functional after 500 years !! Two pieces of steel, curved, ground and chiseled, brought together to form the strong tweezers and thereby twisted/machined into a barley rope pattern of 2 diameters and styles, terminating in a tiny curved ear scoop. The Read More...

23 Feb

~GOOD, LARGE MoP (NACRE) AND SILVER MAGNIFIER-FOLDING~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A good example of a nacre (Mother of Pearl) and silver magnifying glass (loupe) with fantastic iridescent sheen, three securing mounts (ornate clam shell design) and hinge point. No damage at all to the lens (5-10 X magnification) with a small bubble in the biconvex lens (see photo). Small nibbles to the edge of the MoP and one small fracture but the entire device is very firm and secure. Best on the market at this price. 8.5 x 6.5 Read More...

22 Feb

A Skin-Grafting and Iredectomy Scissors by Ferris

By M and R Gordon

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A nicely cased pair of skin-grafting scissors by Ferris & Co, working in Bristol,England, C1870-1880s. They are sometimes referred to as “Reverdin Scissors”, after the Swiss doctor, Jacques-Louis Reverdin (1842- 1929), who pioneered skin grafting. He has been credited by some with having accomplished what was effectively the first organ transplant. His seminal work on skin grafting was published in 1869 and his pinch-graft technique is apparently still in use today. The Phisick site indicates that these scissors were also used Read More...

21 Feb

SILVER DOLLOND LONDON MINIATURE TELESCOPE SPYGLASS, FUNCTIONS WELL, GOOD CONDITION C1810

By Opticalworld

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CLOSED IT IS 2 IN TALL, EXTENDS TO 3 IN. IMAGE GOOD , LENSES GOOD . ENGRAVED DOLLOND LONDON Read More...

20 Feb

MARTIN MARGINS SILVER SPECTACLES WITH ITS ORIGINAL SHAGREEN CASE, ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

By Opticalworld

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THE SILVER SPECTACLES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO SPLITS TO MARGINS , LENSES FOR READING , IT IS SILVER BUT NO HALLMARKS , THE ORIGINAL CASE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION , HAS SILVER MOUNTS, HINGE IS FIRM AND CLOSES WITH A HEALTHY CLICK. SILVER VACANT CARTOUCHE NO REAIRS, NOTHING BROKEN, NOTHING MISSING ALL GOOD Read More...

16 Feb

Victorian Wheel Barometer Commemorating the Life of the Duke of Wellington

By Jason Clarke Antiques

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For sale, a highly unusual Victorian wheel barometer commemorating the death of The Duke of Wellington. The body is comprised entirely from oak and lavishly carved throughout. The pediment of the barometer is peaked with five carved Royal ostrich feathers in emulation of those which graced Wellington’s Funeral Car. They surround a carved relief portrait medallion of Wellington himself with a leaf surround. The neck below is equally embellished with a Gothic stylised leaf surround which graduates out from the Read More...

15 Feb

Victorian Wall Mounted Hygrometer by Negretti & Zambra London

By Jason Clarke Antiques

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For sale, a Late Victorian wall mounted wet and dry bulb thermometer set or hygrometer by Negretti & Zambra, London. Comprised of a mahogany backboard with brass hanging loop to the top, the board is set with two large brass screws at the top onto which are set two porcelain Fahrenheit thermometer scales measuring from 20 to 120 degrees. To the left-hand side of the scale, both are painted to the makers, Negretti & Zambra, Scientific Instrument Makers, London and Read More...