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A TINY HORN MONOCULAR+CASE Late 18th Dimension: 6.1cm (2 3/8”) extended; case 5.6cm (2 3/16”) max. diam. 3.2cm (1 ¼”) Turned horn body with paper cover; white metal draw. Optically OK. Cardboard case with floral interior: lacking one cardboard top disk. Please note a crack in the horn mount. Read More...

15 Jun

Ear trumpet from “audios marque deposee – 32”

By Van Leest Antiques

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A signed “audios marque deposee – 32” european ear trumpet made from faux tortoise and dating to the end 19th century. The faux tortoise grille is very decorative and the original brass ear piece unscrews. Dimensions: 14 x 7 x 4 cm and in good condition. Look for shop information on website www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

17 Apr

Travelling microscope signed Cadot A Lyon and dated 1732.

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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The whole object is presented as a brown leather cylindrical case with two caps. The upper part, once withdrawn, opens on the green gilt decorated vellum draw tube topped with the wooden eyepiece. The lower, outer barrel has a fine screw adjustment on the outside for raising and lowering between the objective and the eye lens. The objective is held in a wooden cell that screws on the nose and has a pinhole opening. The maker’s name is engraved around Read More...

14 Apr

Haemacytometer w. Levy Counting Chamber and Neubauer Double Ruling

By M and R Gordon

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American Standard Haemacytometer w. Levy Counting Chamber and Neubauer Double Ruling. Retains leather covered case and original labeled-cardboard box. Read More...

12 Apr

An Alcohol meter by Dujardin-Salleron in original case

By Van Leest Antiques

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An Alcohol meter by Dujardin-Salleron in original case. In the sheath are a late 19th century glass test tube by Dujardin, three autographed alcohol meters and a thermometer. In addition in the case a catalogue, pricelist and a table of Dujardin Salleron-Paris. Dimensions 18 x 34 x 6.5 cm. Read More...

09 Mar

Rudolph Koenig Wave-machines, 1880

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Three Wave Machine made by Rudolph Koenig, Paris. If you turn on the handle, you see a wave movement of with with black paper. All three are different with the same measurements : 13,5 x 13,5 x 113 cm 1. A proper Signature on the handle, good working and you can cover a part of the wave with two slides ( not possible by the other two machines). Pictures 1 till 6. 2. this machine is sign on the mahogany turning handle but the Read More...

09 Feb

Brass folding square by Butterfield, Paris

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An early 18th century brass folding square by Butterfield, Paris. Signed by Butterfield À Paris and engraved over one side with different scales entitled 4 Pouces De France / 5 Pouces Du Vin, hinged at centre with plumb-bob string hole and cut-away cavity 11.5cm folded. This one is shorter (11,5 cm) than the regular folding squares which are normaly 17 cm long. Look for shop information on website page www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

14 Dec

Pellin’s Hematospectroscope D’Henocque, C 1890

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An Hematospectroscope D’Henocque, Analyseur Chromatique by PH. Pellin, Paris. His business was in Paris as an optical instrument maker from the 1880. By the hematospectroscope there are two revolving discs with coloured glasses, numbered 0 – 3 – 10 – 11 – 12 – B (blue) and 0- 6 -7 -8 – 11 – B. There are also two original calibrated slide, ( 0 till 60 mm) , one from glass with silver ends and the other from emaille. Both Read More...

25 Nov

Daniels Column in case, C 1870

By Van Leest Antiques

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An very nice Daniels Column in original case. This one isn’t signed but in perfect condition It will be dated C 1870. The scales are in Celcius centigrades and the column is in good condition, 17 cm high. It was used as a travelling Daniels column. Measurements case 19,5 x 15 x 5,5 cm. Look for shop information on website page www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

13 Nov

A French folding rule or Partie du Pied de Roi, by Lerebours, Paris.

By Nautilus Antiques

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A French folding rule or Partie du Pied de Roi, by Lerebours, Paris. Engraved in old French: “Ligne aplomb”, “Partie du Pied de Roi”, “Partie du Metre”. Closed lenght 17 cm Read More...

13 Nov

Grand Nachet microscope, C 1875

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Grand 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. There is a calibrated draw tube. It has rack and pinion coarse and continental vertical screw fine focus. There Read More...

05 Nov

Gilted silver sundial signed CHAPOTOT A PARIS

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Octogonal made for the latitude of 50 degrees. Signed “CHAPOTOT A PARIS”. Datable circa 1670/80. In its black leather case. Dimensions : 5,7 cm high x 4,1 cm width IMPORTANT : If you do not receive a reply within 24 hours, please email us directly at [email protected] . Thank you. Read More...