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HENRY SUTTON’S FORM OF MAGNETIC AZIMUTH DIALLING COMPASS, English, c. third quarter 17th century, unsigned. Set in an eight-sided wood mount, 4-3/4″ (12 cm) across, the compass has a fine printed card, a most elegantly shaped needle, and a circumferential wooden degree circle. The card has degree scales, twice-12 hour scales, calendar scale, solar declination scale, and 32-point rose. Condition is good noting the wood housing is cut on one side (where it may have attached to a plane Read More...

28 Jun

A Boxwood Sector, an Ash Universal Alloy Balance, a Model Eye and a Nettleship type Ophthalmoscope by Pillischer

By Fletcher

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An unsigned boxwood sector £30 SOLD An Ash dental alloy balance in good condition £70 A model eye with a single retinal image, brass with some losses to black paint £70 A ophthalmoscope by Pillischer, London, box lid detached, Dr. Edward Nettleship type, supplementary lens missing, ebony handle £120 Read More...

28 Jun

Two Victorian Photographs of Vertically Challenged People

By Fletcher

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A Victorian Photograph c1890 of Burmese siblings Smaun and his sister Fatama Sing Hpoo. Fatama died aged 22 at 71cms. A Victorian family (possibly) c1890 of nine vertically challenged people unidentified Read More...

26 Jun

PILLISCHER’S INNOVATIVE POCKET MICROSCOPE

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PILLISCHER’S UNIQUE “LENTICULAR” DESIGN — A STAGE WITH MICROSCOPE ATTACHED, English, c. 1850, signed “Invented by M. Pillischer, Optician &c, London, No. 136.” Made in very limited numbers, this remarkable 3″ (7.6 cm) long Pillischer design features a spring stage for 1″ x 3″ glass slides. Mounted to this hand-held brass stage are some fairly sophisticated accessories, including wheel of stops, substage concave mirror in yoke on double-jointed arm, swiveling lens holder with precision fine focus control, and two Read More...

26 Jun

A Horseshoe magnet in wooden cover.

By Van Leest Antiques

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A nice Horseshoe magnet in an mahogany cover, 19th century. The cover is locked with two brass screws with a turnig brass ring on the top. One of the poles is marked with N (Nord). In perfect condition wth measurements 35 x 13 x 3,5 cm. For shop info look on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

17 Jun

Victorian Silver for the Ear

By M and R Gordon

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A handsomely-cased “HAWKSLEY LONDON” ear speculum marked “SILVER in a velvet and silk lined leather-covered case. $195.00 A pair of pair of miniature silver “invisible ear phones” in a velvet and silk lined leather-covered case. A set can be seen on a page entitled “Paradise for the Deaf” from a Rein catalog illustrated in HISTORIC DEVICES FOR HEARING: THE CID GOLDSTEIN COLLECTION (1984:143). They were used to amplify sound in patients presumably suffering from narrowing or blockage of the external Read More...

16 Jun

A set of Six Steel Dental Scalers

By Fletcher

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A good set of steel dental scalers with steel handle all in good condition, noting one velvet separator missing. Mirror in lid, rather dull original wood case Read More...

15 Jun

Mid Eighteenth Century Non Achromatic Decagonal Reverse Taper Telescope by John Gilbert

By Jason Clarke Antiques

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For sale, a mid-eighteenth century, non-achromatic decagonal reverse taper single draw telescope by John Gilbert of Tower Hill London. This super example has a one inch non-achromatic single objective lens with original dust slide and measures 38 inches closed and 46 inches extended. The mahogany ten sided tapered barrel holds a single draw tube containing five lenses and is completed with a bulbous type eyepiece with dust slide, common during the period. The “improved- field non-achromatic terrestrial” lens arrangement of the Read More...

14 Jun

VICTORIAN LIGHT SCREEN

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VICTORIAN LIGHT SCREEN, English, c. 1850, signed on silk “C.W. Dixey, Optician to the Queen, 3 New Bond Street, London.” A fine lacquered brass stand supports a 12″ (30 cm) diameter circular green silk shade. All is collapsed for portability; the base swings open with four feet, the pillar opens on two drawtubes to 17′ maximum including its upper swivel joint, and the fan-fold shade opens full-circle from its very compact rectangle. Condition is very fine except the silk Read More...

13 Jun

TABLE-MOUNT MICROTOME FOR PREPARATION OF THIN SECTIONS

By TESSERACT

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TABLE-MOUNT MICROTOME FOR PREPARATION OF THIN SECTIONS, probably English, 19th century. This fine lacquered brass instrument measures 3\” x 2-1/2\” x 2-3/4\” (8 x 6 x 7 cm) and has a cylindrical specimen chamber with calibrated long screw to drive the specimen forward, and side clamp screw to lock it in place for slicing across the flat top. The fine screw makes 40 rotations for 1\” of travel, and each rotation is subdivided into fourths. The table clamp permits Read More...

10 Jun

PRECISION CALIPERS

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PRECISION CALIPERS, English, c. early 19th century, signed “Tylor & Pace, London, No. 21.” Made of electrum and steel, with turned steel feet and turned wood handle, the calipers are 7-1/4″ (18 cm) long overall. The rounded jaws open by convenient thumb lever, which drives the geared pointer against a semicircular scale of 0 – 250 units numbered every ten units, each unit being one one-thousandth of an inch. The instrument is in very fine condition, in a mahogany Read More...

10 Jun

MYSTERY OPTICAL DEVICE,

By TESSERACT

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MYSTERY OPTICAL DEVICE, possibly English, c. 1900. Measuring 2-3/4″ (7 cm) overall, this unusual “instrument” is made of turned boxwood, blackened on the interior, and set with a 45-degree glass prism ground and polished convex on the inner end. Held to the eye, this viewer gives a very clear magnified reversed view at right angles, in focus at a distance of 3″ from the prism. A mystery, in excellent condition. Read More...