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A collection of nineteenth century brass pharmaceutical powder folders, including two rare mechanical examples. All in good working order. Read More...

02 Jun

18th Century Combination Spoon and Ear Scoop

By M and R Gordon

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A most unusual combination: a spoon and ear scoop. This iron instrument was probably made in England or the USA during the the second half of the the 18th century. One might think it a medicine spoon but the bowl is small for that use and the piece has an earlier feel. Spoons specifically made for medicine are a 19th-century innovation, with Charles Gibson, of Gibson spoon fame, usually credited for introducing the first. Length: 8.5″ or 21.5 cm. Read More...

30 May

Six Folding Compasses for sale separately

By Fletcher

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1. Good quality electrum set in red silk lined case £180 2. Nickel dull unpolished finish in case £130 3. Case marked Stanley, nickel £140 4. Attractive brass instrument in case £130 5. Brass set unpolished finish £120 6. Case marked Harling, with extension rods £200 Read More...

11 May

THOMAS BLUNT COMPASS

By MikeRead

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VERY CLEAN THOMAS BLUNT SURVEYING COMPASS WITH SUPERB SILVERED COMPASS ROSE IN SIX INCH SQUARE MAHOGANY BOX, OLD REPAIR TO LID. Contact Email: [email protected] Read More...

30 Apr

1869 Harbour Master’s Log Book (Ledger) SPITHEAD / PORTSMOUTH. Maritime manuscript.

By Scientific Inspirations

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MANUSCRIPT BOOK SEA PILOTS LOG BOOK QUEENS HARBOUR MASTER SPITHEAD PORTSMOUTH 1869 This is a fascinating Original Manuscript book kept by the Queens Harbour Master, a Pilots Log Book recording all the vessels that were guided through the Solent, Spithead into Dock. The book commences on Sunday March 21st 1869, and finishes on 21st July 1869 running to fifty used pages, all fifty pages are fully used except the final leaf.Packed with Read More...

05 Jan

Victorian Foot measuring device. C1870

By Van Leest Antiques

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An English Victorian foot measuring device with a telescope system and made from ebony and brass. There are two scales on the instrument, english inches from 0 to 12 inch (30,5 cm) which is one foot and one scale where 26 (split into 0 to 12 and 0 to 14) units will be 18,8 cm so each unit is 0,72 cm. Length 22,2 cm and in extension 36 cm. Read More...

03 Jan

Early English brass folding ruler, 1753

By Van Leest Antiques

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An early English brass folding ruler with three different dimensions, Date 1753. In addition, on the folding action of the year 1753 (same engraving as the scale). This can be either a right-angle corner as “triangle” shapes with the legs of the sector. The following three scales are on the ruler: Side 1: Total length of 12 english thumbs which is a foot (12 thumsbs is 30,5 cm). There is a heart engraved under the number of 12. Side 2: 96 Read More...

25 Nov

Antique Apothecary Box, ca. 1850 – 1870

By Bjoern Kambeck

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Antique Apothecary Box, ca. 1850 – 1870, box measures 7″ x 7″ x 8 1/4″ (18 x 18 21 cm), this partly red velvet lined mahagony box is complete filled with 14 labelled original bottles of different sizes; they all fit perfectly into the box! All free blown glass stoppered bottles are obviously original, most stoppers are stuck now, most bottles still filled; the 14 bottles have different labels: “F. Slater 55, Darlington Street, Wigan” (10), “F. A. Emery Read More...

19 Nov

~CASED LARGE FORMAT MAGIC LANTERN/SOLAR/PROJECTION MICROSCOPE OBJECT LENSES~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Cased, all bright brass, unsigned, large format magic lantern /solar or projection microscope object lenses. One light reducing with a wheel of stops, the other for wooden or glass sliders up to 2 1/2″ in width. Fully functional with clear, undamaged lenses in both. Thread to magic lantern/solar mirror plate is 3 1/4″ in diameter. Ebonized pine box with two hooks. Bulbous lens with wheel of stops is 3 1/2″ long, the slider lens/adapter is 4 1/2″ long. Box Read More...

11 Nov

~IMPORTANT AND UNUSUAL 9 inch SUNDIAL by JOSEPH SINDLE c. 1829~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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An important and unusual nine inch bronze sundial by Joseph Sindle for a specific location within the grounds of Tottenham House (Savernacke Forest-Tottenham Park) latitude 51 degrees, 32 minutes and dated 1829. Cast at a more northerly latitude (53 degrees?) and with gnomen purposely bent for this specific location within Tottenham Park, this sundial has some unusual world locations included on it’s face. i.e. Boston New England, Jerusalem, Babylon in Chaldea and Cape of Good Hope. Tottenham House (1200 acres Read More...

15 Oct

CLARKS COMPUTER SURVEYORS SLIDE RULE/CALCULATOR

By catom1

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CLARKS COMPUTER SURVEYORS SLIDE RULE/CALCULATOR IN IVORINE (PLASTIC) CLARKS ST PETERS CHURCH YARD CHESTER PATENT No. 249784 9 CM DIAMETER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Read More...

13 Oct

Waywiser by Cary London, C 1800

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Waywiser by Cary London C 1800. Probably made by William Cary. The 80 cm. diameter six spoke wheel with iron tyre, brass dial signed Cary London, inscribed and divided for measurements in yards, poles, miles and furlongs. The mahogany fork body with shaped top and bar handles are connected to a clock-like movement, which in turn is driven by an iron shaft running up the inside of one of the wheel supports. Total length of 130 cm high. In Read More...