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Beautiful glass bottle coated with straw with various geometric decors.Typical prisoner’s work during the Napoleonic wars.Very good state of conservation.Dimensions: height of +/- 31 cm x maximum diameter of +/- 9.5 cm.France or UK, datable from the early 19th century. More photos on request. Read More...

18 Aug

Large telescope by E.Vion, Paris, 42 inches long when open

By Telescope Collector

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At 42 inches long this is a large telescope, the body has a diameter of 62mm. It is engraved on the first draw “E. VION, PARIS”, and gives a high magnification. The eyepiece has a winking cover, which when closed offers a ruby filter, suggested to be used for protecting the eyes when looking at bright objects. The objective has no cover, it appears to have been a flap type hinged onto the splash shield. The four brass coloured Read More...

07 Aug

Rare Nachet “Ultramicroscopie” or dark-field stage, Circa 1910

By Le Zograscope

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A rare dark-field stage microscope by Nachet called by himself “ultramicroscopie”. The stage bears the serial number “75” and its signed “Nachet”. It is complete and in fine condition, preserved in its original box, also signed. “Dark-field transmission or ultramicroscopy illumination “: […] Objects whose dimensions are all smaller than the resolution limit are invisible in bright-field lighting. But the existence of these “ultramicroscopic” objects can be perceived by taking advantage of diffraction. In the dark-field microscope, or ultramicroscope, only Read More...

04 Aug

THE ATTRACTIF DESTANQUES

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THE “ATTRACTIF DESTANQUES” – A SORT OF DENTAL PELICAN OF MECHANICAL COMPLEXITY, French, c. 1865, stamped “Mathieu a Paris” and “Attractif d’Estanque, B’vt. S.G.D.G.,” and stamped with a maker’s mark and “26” and internally numbered “5.” Finely shaped of steel, the device measures 9-1/4″ (23.5 cm) overall, and features a spring-loaded grip activating a mechanical retraction of the upper serrated jaw. It is a nearly parallel motion, guided by linear slots, and brings the jaws together smoothly and securely. Read More...

04 Aug

FULL RANGE OF FOLDING BISTOURIES, SCALPELS, LANCETS, AND KNIVES

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FULL RANGE OF FOLDING BISTOURIES, SCALPELS, LANCETS, AND KNIVES, French, c. third quarter 19th century, all signed “Luer,” a uniform set of 23 instruments showing the wide variety produced by this famous Parisian firm. Ranging from 3″ to 4-1/4″ (7.5 – 11 cm) long (closed), they are constructed with exquisitely patterned tortoiseshell bodies housing polished steel blades with locking / latching mechanisms. Some have gilt brass linings beneath the tortoiseshell. There are single and double ones, exhibiting all manner Read More...

03 Aug

ELABORATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL SET

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ELABORATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL SET, French, c. 1900, signed on the box “Electricite, Madame Taberlet, Paris,” on the galvanometer face “Charles Chardin, Paris,” and numbered “B127.” The 11″ x 6-1/4″ x 3-3/8″ (28 x 16 x 9 cm) fine wood box opens out to reveal three batteries behind glazed windows, 11 connecting posts (labeled “+,” and 1 to 10), a magnetic compass galvanometer with conversion table between degrees and milliamperes, and fitted compartments for the connecting wires, hand grips, conducting roller Read More...

02 Aug

THE CHROMORADIOMETRE OF DR. H. BORDIER

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THE CHROMORADIOMETRE OF DR. H. BORDIER, French, c. 1910, contained in the original 6-5/8″ x 5-1/8″ (17 x 13 cm) fitted case lined in red silk and red velvet. The device was made by “Maison S. Maury, 7 Quai Claude-Bernard, Lyon,” and consists of a printed card in a glazed gilt metal frame with suspension chain. Six colored paper windows are pasted along a central slot in the card, and a considerable supply of small comparison test disks are Read More...

02 Aug

THE SCOTOMETER OF ANTONELLI

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THE SCOTOMETER OF ANTONELLI, French, c. 1900, in its original 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ x1-1/4″ wood case covered in black fabric. The blackened brass instrument, with wood handle, measures 8-1/4″ (21 cm) overall. It features a sighting hole with leaf diaphragm adjustable against a 1(1)15 mm scale, a large rotating wheel of eight colored glass filters (for use by daylight), and a superimposed wheel of eight opaque colored targets (for use by artificial light). In very fine functional condition throughout, Read More...

21 Jul

DIMINUTIVE AMPUTATION SAW BY THE BEST

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SMALL AMPUTATION SAW BY THE BEST, French, last quarter 18th century, signed “Grangeret, Paris” and with the maker’s “crowned-H” stamp. Measuring only 11-1/2″ (29 cm) overall, the saw is finely shaped of polished steel, set with a 5″ (13 cm) long blade, a “butterfly” blade-tightening nut, and a fine eight-sided pistol grip handle of ebony. Condition is very fine with traces of old stains. The maker was Pierre Grangeret (c. 1731 – 1802), master cutler, recipient of the “crowned-H” Read More...

18 Jul

THE CONVERGENT GRASPING-HOOK OF CHASSAIGNAC

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THE CONVERGENT GRASPING-HOOK OF CHASSAIGNAC, French, c. 1875, made with polished steel fingers, “maillechort” metal guidetube and ferrule, and shaped ebony handle, with overall length of 11-1/8″ (28.5 cm). It has internal snares, opened and closed by sliding its outer guide tube. Condition is fine and functional throughout, noting a hairline crack in the handle. Charles Marie Edouard Chassaignac (1805 – 1879) was surgeon in Paris; various instruments (notably his “ecraseur”), surgical operations, and anatomical parts bear his name. Read More...

18 Jul

DRAMATIC OPTOMETRIST’S SIGN

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DRAMATIC OPTOMETRIST’S SIGN, French, c. early 20th c., the red grain-painted wood frame measuring 10-3/4″ x 14-3/4″ (27 x 37 cm), the glass panel backed with reflective material and reverse-painted or -printed in color, showing fitted eyeglasses, a cross-section of the eye, and the message “Execution Rapide des Ordonnances de M’rs. les Oculistes”. It is signed in the corner, for the patented process “Luicolor B’te. S.G.D.G., 339 rue des Pyrenees, Paris.” To the reverse is a hinged card support, Read More...

15 Jul

UNCOMMON DENTAL SET

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UNCOMMON DENTAL SET, French, c. 1875, signed in the case “H. Galante a Paris” and “Galante, Instruments de Chirurgie, 2 rue de l’Ecole de Medecine, Paris,” and on the major instruments (toothkey and two forceps) “Galante.” This fine set comprises eleven tools, plus a small turned ebony box and an auxiliary tooth key claw of larger size. The eight-sided tapered wood handles are ebony; the lovely tooth key handle is turned horn. The full set is contained in its Read More...