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Signed Nachet Optician microscope with no case or accessories. Microscope is inscribed with “Nachet Optician Rue Serpente, 16, Paris”. The address dates the microscope to between 1839-1862. Height of microscope is 10.5 inches (26.7 cm). The microscope has a substage rotating aperture disc with four different sized apertures. Silvering on mirror is in rough shape. Read More...

20 Mar

BREVET ROBERTSON AN VII ( 1799 ) FANTASCOPE / Magic lantern

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Bulletin des lois N° : 268 donnant brevet pour 5 années à Mr Etienne Gaspard Robert pour son fantascope. 16 pages, 12.5 x 19.5 cm Read More...

18 Mar

Heurteloup with Rotating Scarifier. C 1850

By Van Leest Antiques

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The set in original red morocco leather case consists of a brass scarifier and two artificial leech and is lined with purple velvet. After the cut had been made the glass tube would be placed over it and the wing nut turned to create a vacuum in the tube which would draw up the blood. More commonly they have a short scarifier which works by pulling back and releasing a sprung lancet, or a string mechanism for rotating a circular Read More...

17 Mar

A cased Phonendoscope

By Fletcher

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A good example of a Bazzi and Bianchi Phonendoscope, cased and in good condition This is copied from Woods Library and Museum of Anaesthesiology-In 1894, Italian physicians Eugenio Bazzi and Aurelio Bianchi introduced their new instrument for listening to the sounds made by the body’s organs. The metal base was fitted with an inner diaphragm and a removable outer disc, both made of rubber. A metal rod holding a smaller rubber disk was inserted into the center, and it was Read More...

13 Mar

F. BOUCHER GOUACHE XVIII th

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magic lantern F. BOUCHER GOUACHE XVIII th Pretty little gouache on late 18th century paper after François BOUCHER representing the party in the village with in the center an optical box display. Frame: 20 x 24.5 cm------------------------------------------------------------- lanterne magique F. BOUCHER GOUACHE XVIII ème “ Jolie petite gouache sur papier fin XVIII ème d’après François BOUCHER représentant la fête au villageavec au centre un montreur de boite optique..Cadre : 20 x 24.5 cm Read More...

13 Mar

LITHOPHANE XIXème TISANIERE LITHOPHANIQUE / optical toy magic lantern

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LITHOPHANIC TISANIERE XIXth LITHOPHANY In Paris porcelain, this teapot has 4 lithophane sides. Perfect original condition. the lithophanes are a little fuzzy due to the thickness of the walls to better withstand the heat. 14 cm high without the teapot, 21 cm in total. around 1850.-------------------------TISANIERE LITHOPHANIQUE LITHOPHANIE XIXème En porcelaine de Paris, cette tisanière présente 4 faces lithophaniques. Parfait état d'origine. les lithophanies sont un peu flou en raison de l'épaisseur des parois pour mieux supporter la chaleur. 14 cm de hauteur sans Read More...

07 Mar

5 LITHOPHANIES FRANÇAISES P.R.

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5 LITHOPHANIES FRANÇAISES P.R. 5 Lithophanies françaises vers 1850. 10 x 11.5 cm et 10.5 x 13 cmModèles en couleur avec leur attache en laiton. ( sauf une )Marque : P.R. au dos Read More...

06 Mar

LITHOPHANIE FRANÇAISE vers 1840 DESCENTE DE CROIX

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LITHOPHANY DESCENT FROM THE CROSS Superb and large lithophany representing the descent from the cross. Of great finesse, 29 x 16 cm. No visible mark, but certainly a production of the workshops: FRENCH LITHOPHANIE around 1840 ———————————————————————————– LITHOPHANIE DESCENTE DE CROIXSuperbe et grande lithophanie représentant la descente de croix.D’une grande finesse, 29 x 16 cm.Pas de marque visible, mais certainement une production des ateliers : LITHOPHANIE FRANÇAISE vers 1840 Read More...

04 Mar

Gilted steel Lithotome / Lithotrite, C 1860

By Van Leest Antiques

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A rare Brass gilted steel Lithotome / Lithotrite, C 1860 possible French. Length 34 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

17 Feb

TOUPIE RAVISSANTE circa 1860

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Very rare discs and handle of the lovely spinning top. It is an interpretation of the phenakisticope mixed with the top game very fashionable in the 19th century..... The handle that serves as a shutter disc is made of wood and metal, the paper discs are 13 cm in diameter. The last 2 photos are there to show the complete spinning top but are not part of the sale Possibility of retail sale at 250 euros each.----------------------------------------------------------- Très rare disques et poignée de la Read More...

15 Feb

Large French “Universal Achromatic Microscope” c.1840

By Alpha et Omega

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Large French “Universal Achromatic Microscope” c.1840 A horizontal compound monocular microscope named “Grand Microscope Universel” close to the Chevalier Universal microscope. Dimension: case 38x27x9 cm (15×10 ½ x3 ½”); mounted on case 35 cm (14”) Age: 1840 circa Possibly attributed to the Parisian opticial Noel Buron, Rue des Trois Pavillons No.10. In the 1844’s sale catalogue of the firm Buron (see last photo), this microscope is described as: “ (this instrument) reunites, both as to the mechanism and the optical combination, all the Read More...

14 Feb

CUFF-TYPE MICROSCOPE by Claude-Siméon PASSEMANT (1702-1769)

By WissenschaftlichesKabinet

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Claude-Siméon PASSEMANT (1702-1769), CUFF-TYPE MICROSCOPE Paris after September 1750 (when he got his royal appointment from King Louis XV), signed on base „Passemant Ingénieur du Roi au Louvre Paris“ – further the original maker’s label (engraving) in case PASSEMANT, Ingénieur du Roi pour / les Ouvrages qui donnent une juste mesure du / Temps, et represent les mouvemens celestes avec / la plus grande exactitude; aussi bien que / pour les Microscopes et les Télescopes de / réflexion: au Louvre au dessus / Read More...