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A metacarpal saw of c. 1896. Made of steel and mahogany wood signed ‘A. Arbenz 3ie oodo Patent Jougne’. On the internet several razor blades of this company can be found. Length: 14,3 cm. Read More...

26 Oct

~FINE GILT BRASS SCARIFICATOR-GUILLOCHE~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A fine and unused 6 bladed French gilt brass scarificator with extensive knurling, fluting and guilloche (engine turning on rose lathe). Perfect condition with blued steel trigger cock and tripod chiselled trigger release. Fluted side panels, knurling top and bottom, pleasing engine turned top panel and plain base panel. All gilding intact. Works flawlessly. 4.5 x 3.4 cm. dia. c.1850. Read More...

25 Oct

~SET OF NACHET? OBJECTIVES-CASED~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A good cased set of Nachet-type stacking and single objectives for a small monocular microscope. All lenses intact and in very fine condition. Variable combination of magnifications from 5X-200X. Black card case measures 6 x 3 x 3 cm. Internal thread diameter is 0.9 cm. (9 mm.). Read More...

24 Oct

18th-Century Dubois Obstetric Forceps

By M and R Gordon

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A good pair of Dubois forceps with large ebony handles. According to Das (OBSTETRIC FORCEPS, 1929:238): Antoine Dubois introduced his forceps in 1791 . He notes: “The handles are peculiar inasmuch as they are made of tempered steel like the rest of the instrument but are covered with a wooden muff, which can be drawn out, if required, disclosing at the end of the male branch a hook and which maybe used by the acchoucheur to extract a dead Read More...

24 Oct

Early 19th century Liston knive by Grangeret

By Van Leest Antiques

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A liston-type knive of steel and an ebony handle signed ‘Grangeret’ and marked with a crowned H. Length:18,5 cm. Read More...

23 Oct

An Ecrasseur with Ebony Fittings by Collin

By M and R Gordon

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A very good c1880 ecrasseur by Collin working in Paris, c1880. The fittings are ebony and the mechanism works perfectly. Ecrasseur: “A surgical instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a chain to avoid haemorrhage.”. Length without chain: 14″ or 35cm. Read More...

23 Oct

19th century veterinary dental forceps Hugard Alfort

By Van Leest Antiques

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A 19th century French veterinary dental forceps, signed ‘Hugard Alfort’ and ‘Hugard’. Length: 31,5 cm. Read More...

13 Oct

Antique microscope ‘Grand Modele’ by Nachet (c.1865)

By Viafora

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A Grand Modele Nachet microscope signed on the foot: NACHET et FILS 17 rue St Severin, Paris’ . This is double pillar supported continental limb instrument. It comes with its original dovetailed case, lined in purple silk with padding. Several Nachet accessories are still present with the instrument. The optical tube slides into a carrier split in front to accept it. It has rack and pinion coarse and continental vertical screw fine focus. There are four original objectives and Read More...

12 Oct

19th century Mauriaud Graves typespeculum

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Graves type speculum signed ‘Mariaud a Paris’ of polished steel. Dimensions: 10,5 x 15,5 x 4 cm Read More...

07 Oct

A rare French terrestrial globe by Naud-Evrard Editeur in Paris, ca. 1870’s

By Nautilus Antiques

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A rare French terrestrial globe by Naud-Evrard Editeur in Paris, ca. 1870’s. On ebonized wooden stand with turned shaft, chromolithographed paper laid down on cardboard, inscribed “Globe terrestre – Naud-Evrard, Editeur, Rue de Geoffroy Marie N° 3, PARIS – Réduction du grand modele de Larochette et Bonnefont, Médaille d’argent à l’Exposition Universelle de 1867 – Schmidt sc., V. Janson Imp. » Lovely, “compact” dimensions: diameter of the globe is 20 cm, total height ca. 35 cm. The globe is in good, age-related condition bearing signs of wear: I can notice Read More...

23 Sep

Egusier Porcelain Douche/Enema w. Rare Decoration

By M and R Gordon

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The Egusier douche/enema was was widely adopted in Fin de Siècle France. On most days, we can find examples in brass and pewter on eBay. Porcelain examples in a single color or with floral decoration are somewhat less common. Those with human figures are quite uncommon. We are offering a charming example of the latter with two children engaging in what we would describe, in modern terms, as a parachute game. Read More...

22 Sep

1829 French Patent Odorless Commode Pot

By M and R Gordon

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This very rare odorless commode pot is about 12″ high. It was invented and patented in 1829 by a pharmacist named Frigerio, who worked at the Paris Maternity Hospital. It was sold in two form: one, with a commode; the other as a pot that could be placed within the buyer’s own commode. A French colleague tells us that:”We cannot translate “selline” because this is a neologism from, in French, “Selles” = feces/fecal matter.” The principle employed was a Read More...