~FINE AND COMPLETE GYROSCOPE-NEWTON & Co.~

~FINE AND COMPLETE GYROSCOPE-NEWTON & Co.~

$2000 USD (1500 GBP) postage included

A 10 inch brass and bronze gyroscope by Newton & Co. c. 1855 complete in box

Dimensions

8 x 7 x 5 inches (20 x 18 x 14 cm.) 10 inches tall (25 cm).

Circa

1855

Maker

Newton & Co.

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Engineering antiques, Office Antiques, Other Technology Antiques, Tools

Description

A fine and complete brass and bronze gyroscope signed “Newton & Co, 3 Fleet Street, LONDON” c.1855

All accessories, some old stringing missing, original inventory description in envelope, some areas of spotting to base but otherwise fine and functional. A marvel of engineering in it’s original pine box measuring 8 x 7 x 5 inches with slide out lid.

Newton (William) & Co. were only at the Fleet Street address from 1851-57 according to Clifton.

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CA ScientificaOpticae

Scientifica Opticae

Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 30 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti).

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