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Offered for sale is this fancy ornate antique brass opiate syringe case and syringe. On the front is a space for a monogram – unmarked. Brief history: Once upon a time, before the world decided that maybe heroin wasn’t the ideal cure for a stubbed toe, elegant folks carried little syringe kits like this one – the 19th-century equivalent of having a Headache pill in your bag, if Headache pills made you see colours and forget your address. This tidy, travel-sized opiate Read More...

20 Apr

Small brass antique pocket compass

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this small brass antique pocket compass. There is a fleur-de-lis symbol on the compass face. This may indicate that it’s origin is from France. No other markings except the compass dial. Period: Late 19th century / Early 20th century. Style: Brass – early primitive machinedMaterial: Brass, glass cover for compass and paper face for compass dial Diameter: 35 mm Height: 10mm Condition: Good. Scratches on the brass. Small knocks and scratches in the brass. Glass compass face is Read More...

18 Apr

Unusual C1830 Dental Set with Bone Handles

By M and R Gordon

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An unusual and fine dental hygiene set with bone handles, in a velvet-lined case. French in origin and C1830 in date. The set is unusual in that it includes a toothpick, tongue scraper and forceps, objects not typically seen in dental hygiene sets of this type,. which usually only contain the instruments shown in the bottom-layer of this set. The latches on the case close easily–they are shown open in the case image. The vermeil forceps are marked “BORDEAUX”. Read More...

12 Apr

Rare miniature Boyelle-Morin optical level with telescope, circa 1900

By Le Zograscope

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A rare example of one of the smallest telescope level the “Niveau Boyelle-Morin à collimateur dioptrique”, introduced by Boyelle and Morin around 1900 and manfactured by the French compagny Henri Morin. The here for a description in the 1910-1911 Morin catalogue : The example is in pristine condition. Read More...

09 Apr

A Vibrophone hearing aid by Harrys, working in Paris

By M and R Gordon

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A Vibrophone hearing aid by Harrys, working in Paris (95, rue des Boulens). Case size: 3″ x 2″ x .1″. It is complete. The band on the interior of the lid is for instructions, which are not present. A 1913 advertisement for the device in a Portuguese journal describes it “as an invisible device that is placed in the ear canal. Thanks to its great power and precision deaf people hear and can follow a conversation. With its use Read More...

19 Mar

Late 19th-Century French Medical Electricity Medallion

By M and R Gordon

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A late 19th-century brass medallion with a medical battery cast on the front and the words:” Electrique 5 degres”. Verso: a large capital “E” and “Guerison Assuree”: Healing Guaranteed. The first two images show the medallion in it current patinated state,which we’ve chosen to leave it in. It could easily be polished. The remaining two show it under high illumination. Diameter without suspension ring: 1.25″ or 3cm. Read More...

15 Mar

Antique optometrist’s skiascope rack French ca 1900

By Early Science

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Antique optometrist’s skiascope rack. A French, ebony and glass optical instrument, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fascinating instrument following the mid 19th century H. Parent principle.Displays a desirable patina throughoutTactile ebony body presents dark hues with shaped edgesTwenty four glass diopters, each in very good orderEach rack with a plus or minus magnification from 0.50 to 10With original glides and original box Dimensions:Max Width: 6.5cm (2.5”)Max Depth: 0.5cm (25”)Max Height: 42cm (16.5”) Read More...

12 Mar

ELEGANT FOLDING RULE by SAUTOUT-CHOIZY, ca.1690

By Alpha et Omega

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ELEGANT FOLDING RULE by SAUTOUT-CHOIZY, ca.1690 A 3 3/8” (8.6 cm); 6 3/8” (17.2 cm) fully open folding brass rule with decoratively shaped joint-reinforcement element and alignment pin, hand-graved Demi pied du Roy and Lignes, and reading to 6 pouces. The pouce is a French inch slightly longer than the English inch. The joint is elegantly engraved on each face with a traditional flower-and-leaf design, shaded to give it depth. Mint condition. Pierre Sautout-Choizy (active 1682 – d 1714) at Quai de l’Horloge à Read More...

06 Mar

Late 17Th Century Surveying Compass with four Pinnules Signed HAYE A PARIS

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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“Four pinnules, each with a slot, are attached to the compass shelf, which is mounted on a knee stand (and engraved with the signature); two of the stands can be folded down laterally. In the middle, the compass has a central rosette and a sixteen-way compass rose on its base, with a fleur-de-lis in the north, the French names of the four cardinal points and the initials of the four collaterals; a 360-degree scale surrounds the compass rose on Read More...

02 Mar

Equinoxial Brass Sundial rare signed Lasnier aux 2 Globes Paris C. 1735 in original leather case.

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Equinoxial Brass Sundial rare signed Lasnier aux 2 Globes Paris C. 1735 in original leather case. Octogonal base plate containing a compass, with hinged latitude arm and a hinged hour-ring. Signed Lasnier au 2 Globes Read More...

28 Feb

Rare Miniature Travel Reflecting Telescope C.1740

By Antiques Le Saint Georges

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Rare Miniature travel Reflecting telescope C.1740. Beautiful Gregorian telescope mounted on a tripod base. In the main tube, a first steel mirror receives light (the image) which is then reflected and focused towards a second, smaller concave mirror. It is this image which is observed at the other end of the tube. An endless screw, installed along the tube, makes it possible to improve sharpness and vary the distance between the two mirrors. The first model of Gregorian telescope was built in Read More...

28 Feb

A French Copernican armillary sphere, c. 1890

By Van Leest Antiques

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A French Copernican hand rotating armillary sphere of the of circa 1890. Arising from an ebonized wooden stand with rotating planets around the sun. Eleven rotating celestial bodies are depicted including the Sun, Venus, Mercurius, Earth, Moon, Mars, Vesta, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. At the centre the sun as a metal ball, the earth as a miniature papier mâche globe and the moon as a white bone globe. The earth can be rotated by hand and the remaining planets Read More...