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20 Feb

SITTLER’S CODE BOOK

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Public Permitted to Telegraph Coded Phrases! French, published 1885, entitled Dictionnaire Abréviatif Chiffré. Bound in maroon fabric, 4-3/4″ x 7-3/4″ (12 x 20 cm), the book has 100 pages, each with 100 numbered words and phrases arranged alphabetically throughout, plus three pages of instructions, enabling “Correspondence Secrète.” Condition is good, the last few pages coming loose.   This “7th edition” explains that all editions are the same, also that a French law of 13 June 1866 permitted the public to correspond Read More...
15 Feb

Compound microscope with achromatic lenses by Buron, 1840-45

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[BURON (Noël), attributed to]. Compound microscope with achromatic lenses, unsigned, Paris, circa 1840-45. Brass, steel, glass, mahogany and purple velvet; box: 26x15x9cm.   French achromatic microscope unsigned but attributable to the work of the engineer-optician Noël Buron. He succeeded his father in 1818 and remarkably developed the family business, becoming one of the main French manufacturers of scientific instruments from the 1830s to the 1850s. Very few instruments bearing his signature are known. Buron’s business model was based on export, particularly to Read More...
10 Feb

THE “TOURNIQUET HYDRALIQUE” — A DEMONSTRATION WATER MOTOR

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The Beauty of Water Power, probably French, c. third quarter 18th century, this a remarkable example of Revolutionary design, with fine painted images of water scenes. The device stands 23-1/4″ (59 cm) in overall height, and 20″ (51 cm) across. The base and framework are constructed of beautifully grained hardwood, perhaps French walnut. The frame supports a rotatable cone shaped as a quiver full of arrows, and a lower 12″ (30 cm) diameter pan, both made of sheet steel Read More...
06 Feb

Jules Cloquet print head cross section 1825

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Hand coloured anatomical print no. 181 of a cross section of the head. from Jules Cloquet’s Manuel d’anatomie descriptive du corps humain of 1825 from volume 2 (of 4 volumes). The print depicts a cross section of the left side of a man’s head, on which the back of the septum of the nasal cavities has been removed, so as to show the inner surface of the pituitary membrane which lines this septum on the left side, and to Read More...
06 Feb

Jules Cloquet print inferior mesenteric artery 1825

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Jules Cloquet print inferior mesenteric artery 1825  Hand coloured anatomical print no. 231 of the inferior mesenteric artery. from Jules Cloquet’s Manuel d’anatomie descriptive du corps humain of 1825 from volume 2 (of 4 volumes). The print shows the inferior mesentreric artery which supply blood to the intestines, both small and large intestines. The volume contained over 340 illustrations of Haincelin. Besides from the one shown here, we have many others, with various topics, do not mind to get in Read More...
06 Feb

Jules Cloquet print male foetal skeleton 1825

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Hand coloured anatomical print no. 47 of a male foetal skeleton from Jules Cloquet’s Manuel d’anatomie descriptive du corps humain of 1825 from volume 2 (of 4 volumes). The print shows the male foetal skeleton seen from the front and in profile. The volume contained over 340 illustrations of Haincelin. Besides from the one shown here, we have many others, with various topics, do not mind to get in touch with us. Jules Germain Cloquet (18 December 1790 – Read More...
06 Feb

Jules Cloquet print male and female skeleton 1825 

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Hand coloured anatomical print no. 46 of a male and female skeleton from Jules Cloquet’s Manuel d’anatomie descriptive du corps humain of 1825 from volume 2 (of 4 volumes). The print shows the two skeletons of a man and a woman shown in the previous plates [of the book], seen in profile and set against each other, so as to make it easier to grasp the differences in the dimensions and conformation of their various parts. The volume contained over Read More...
06 Feb

Charriere-type 3 blades vaginal speculum by Capron, circa 1840

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A fine Charriere-type 3 blades vaginal speculum signed by Capron, datable circa 1840.The three blades are made in silvered brass, some part of the instrument in iron and the obturator in ebony and steel.The instrument is complete.This new speculum was introduced by Charrière in 1837. Examples by Capron are rare.Size : 19x8cm Read More...
05 Feb

Large French pharmaceutical homeopathic set by J. Boiron

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A large pharmaceutical homeopathic set by J. Boiron, from France, I’d guess early 1900’s. There are 248 slots, 246 numbered little containers with cork (2 containers are missed) and most of them comes with the original content. There’s an hand written legenda from 1 to 216. Measurements of the case are 24 x 20 x 6 cm Read More...
04 Feb

A very unsual and transitionnal brass and steel form between the Ryff/Scultet dental elevator and the tooth key, circa 1730-40

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A very unsual dental elevator, type Ryff-Scultet but with a long and perpendicular handle in brass which seem predated the handle of a dental tooth key. The size of the instrument is a little small : 9,4×5,6cm. The instrument seems to be a pre-dental key inspirated by the earliest elevator. A very unusual extracting dental instrument from the first half of 18th century. Read More...
04 Feb

A good dental tooth key, late 18th-early 19th century

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A classic and early dental tooth key made in wood and steel datable late 18th century or early 19th century. Despite some rust and hole in the wood handle, the condition is acceptable for this early toot key. 11,7×7,6cm Read More...
02 Feb

A GOOD HAIR HYGROMETER by PIXII, c. 1835

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A GOOD HAIR HYGROMETER by PIXII, c. 1835 Brass Dimension: 24 cm (9 ½”) x 6.3 cm (2 ½”) Signed: “Hygromètre selon Saussure par Pixii Rue du Jardinet N. 2 à Paris” Very good condition A nice hair hygrometer, very finely engraved. ——— Nicolas Constant Pixii (1776 – 1861) was the successor of the Dumotiez brother around 1815-18. His shop was in 2, rue du Jardinet until 1840 when he move in 181, rue de Grenelle saint-Germain. Read More...
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