UK and Ireland Archives - Page 7 of 95

Comments Off

A boxwood pill silverer, no internal silver, in good condition noting small dark stain on top, and a single vertical crack 1 cm as shown, but does not detract from appearance. Read More...

10 Jan

Elliott Brothers Green Card Sighting Compass

By Fletcher

Comments Off

A good example of an Elliott brothers green card compass with sights and two filters, marked on the card for the maker and on the lid for the owner ‘Edward Ireland’. In good condition, noting as shown, the locking clip over the prism will not go completely into position. Read More...

09 Jan

BRASS SURVEYORS COMPASS COMPLETE WITH SCREW FIT MOUNT IN FITTED SHAGREEN CASE

By Opticalworld

Comments Off

THE COMPASS IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , NOTHING MISSING , NOTHING BROKEN. THE SHAGREEN CASE IS STURDY AND THE HINGES FIRM , BUT SOME SHAGREEN IS MISSING AND A BIT TATTY, WITH A PIN MISSING FROM ONE CLOSURE , BUT IT WORKS WELL. Read More...

09 Jan

Cased and Signed Henry Crouch Binocular Microscope C. 1880.

By Orlando Microscopes

Comments Off

Cased and Signed Henry Crouch Binocular Microscope C. 1880. This microscope is signed “Henry Crouch London 1347”. The accessories include: stage mounted forceps, two sets of eyepieces and two empty objective cases marked “Wales ¼ In” and “Wales 1 in”. The objective mounted on the microscope is not marked. Coarse and fine focusing work well and the double-sided mirror is in very good condition. The binocular adjustment also works well. There is a substage mounted variable aperture diaphragm. As Read More...

09 Jan

GOLD PLATED WORKING ( polythene test ) POCKET BAROMETER WITH ORIG. CASE, GOOD COND.

By Opticalworld

Comments Off

SOME TARNISHING TO BACK OF BAROMETER , , OTHERWISE BOTH CASE AND BAROMETER IN GOOD CONDITION Read More...

09 Jan

WORKING (polythene test ) GOLD PLATED POCKET BAROMETER WITH ORIG. CASE. ALL IN GOOD COND.

By Opticalworld

Comments Off

CASE CLOSES WITH HEALTHY CLICK , BOTH CASE AND BAROMETER IN VERY GOOD COND. Read More...

09 Jan

Hugh Powell “Transitional” Microscope C. 1835.

By Orlando Microscopes

Comments Off

Hugh Powell “Transitional” Microscope C. 1835. No case or accessories other than what is on the scope. This microscope is unsigned but typically, Hugh Powell only supplied a trade card glued to the inner door of case and has the features of a Hugh Powell (such as two-piece vertical pillar as illustrated in the included picture of Hugh Powell with one of his microscopes. The coarse and fine focusing mechanisms work well. The Turrell type stage does rotate and Read More...

08 Jan

Unusual Spirit lamp burner for cupping set

By Fletcher

Comments Off

An unusual shaped spirit lamp for a cupping set, made of nickel, with lengthy wick coiled to interior. Read More...

08 Jan

Brass Microscope in Original Case.

By BarryHodson

Comments Off

Brass Microscope in Original Case,the microscope measures 11″tall.There are 2 Objectives and 1 eyepiece. Read More...

07 Jan

PROCTOR’S “NEW STAR ATLAS”

By TESSERACT

Comments Off

THE POLYGONAL SKY, English, 1870, the large 10″ x 14-3/4″ (25 x 37 cm) volume with cloth-bound covers, stamped with foliate designs in the spandrels and gilt-stamped with the title. With 27 text pages, 12 double-page circular charts, and two double-page “index” plates, the atlas presents “All the stars visible to the naked eye, and fifteen hundred objects of interest,… without appreciable distortion, on an adequate scale, and within a convenient volume.” Most interesting are the two index plates Read More...

07 Jan

Mahogany Stick Barometer signed T.Blunt .London

By BarryHodson

Comments Off

Mahogany Stick Barometer signed T.Blunt London,the barometer has a Silvered Dial with locking Doo.The barometer is circa 1830.it has a replacement system cover. Read More...

03 Jan

1813 Hallmarked Silver Feeding Spoon?

By M and R Gordon

Comments Off

This is an interesting and rare implement. It is fully hallmarked for London 1813 and the maker is Joseph Angell. It is also engraved with a crest and the owner’s initials. Length: 5.2″ or 13cm approx. Very good condition. Not being able to confidently establish the use of this implement, I consulted one of the UK’s most knowledgeable silver small-work dealers and he responded as follows: ” I have had two of these spoons over the years, all of the Read More...