Germany Archives - Fleaglass

Silver and gilded brass mechanical sundial by Rugendas with two perpetual calendars, late 17th century

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A large (78×74 mm) mechanical sundial signed “Nicolaus Rugendas In Augsburg 48 Gr”, ei Nikolaus III Rugendas who was active in Augsburg (born in 1665, active until 1745). According with the magnetic declinaison, we can date the dial from the late 17th century. This superb equinoctial sundial has two special designs, very rare : -A mechanical latitudes set-up : the octagonal sundial is equipped with a mechanism that automatically adjusts the sundial to the correct latitude. The user sets the hand Read More...

26 Nov

Ship’s taffrail log with rope and propellor – Ludolph, Bremerhaven

By ARCHIPEL International Maritime Gallery

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A ship-log records the distance travelled through the water. With the time in hours between the observations, it gives the ship’s speed in knots. This Ludolph log with taffrailshoe, line and propellor, is made of brass with enamel dial. The clock has to be fixed on the rail at the stern of a ship, the taffrail. The recorder would have been connected with a line of about 60 meters to the rotator. Drum and tube shape are made of brass Read More...

26 Nov

Dry Card Compass – Neuenstadt, Koningsberg (Kalinningrad), early 19th c.

By ARCHIPEL International Maritime Gallery

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Attractive gimbaled dry card compass in a brass, yellow painted bowl. Wooden case of pine with sliding cover with dirty grey painted inside. Made by Georg Neuenstadt, Koningsberg, Germany (Kalinningrad, Russia). The inside of the bowl also dirty grey with four lubber’s lines. The rose is made of lackered paper stiffed with mica and another layer of paper, which indicates an early compass. On the underside a strong and heavy needle and a name, difficult to read.Strong and heavy Read More...

26 Nov

Brass compass in its original case attributed to Brander

By Galerie Delalande Paris

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Brass compass in its original case dating from the mid-18th century. The circular compass is fixed to a square base with four screws. The bottom of the compass is graduated in four sectors from 0 to 90 degrees divided by 10. The four cardinal points are indicated in the centre, and a movable brass index decorated with a rosace in the centre can be used to adjust the magnetic declination. A blued steel hand with brass pivot rests on a steel needle, Read More...

19 Nov

6.5 inch Celestial globe by Freiberger DDR ca 1950

By Early Science

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6.5 inch Celestial globe by Freiberger DDR ca 1950 RESERVED This star globe was made in the former East Germany By Freiberger Prazisionsmechaniek, the globe has some light signs of use and turns nicely including shipping, well packaged and by registered mail Read More...

18 Nov

~KNOCKING IT OUT-25% OFF LIST~

By ScientificaOpticae

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Wife wants the dining room table back for Christmas (LOL). Here is your opportunity to present your offers for anything photographed or otherwise listed at a discount of at least 25%, including 7 cased Ross monocular/binocular microscopes. Enquiries welcome however will be away from my main computer for 2 weeks (photo library). Probably have what’s on your wish list. Hundreds of items, small and large. Microscopes, telescopes, navigation, engineering, surveying, scales and weights, astronomy, dialling, eclectic items, radiography, surgical, Read More...

11 Nov

Tectonic globe Kurt Ziesing

By Van Leest Antiques

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Rare tectonic globe made in the Eastern Germany by Kurt Ziesing, redacted by W. Thiele, and edited by VEB Herman Haack from Geographisch-Kartographisch Anstalt Gotha/Leipzig. The globe was made by Ziesing as a part of his thesis of the Institute of Cartography on the Technical University of Dresden that they decide to publish this thematic globe. After revisions by experts from the university of Dresden it was published in 1972. On the globe tectonic bodies are differentiated by colour, based Read More...

01 Nov

Brendel potato flower model

By Van Leest Antiques

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Brendel potato flower model no. 10 (Pirus Malus), of circa 1890. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

28 Oct

Brendel flower model Daphne Mezereum

By Van Leest Antiques

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This flattering Brendel flower model of the Daphne arises from an ebonized stand with a blue label and a turned ebonized stem. The ebonized stem which rests in the stand leads to a naturalized green stem of the Daphne plant out of which the two pink flowers grow. Two flowers of papier-mâché are depicted in this model: the first full grown, the second cut in half depicting anatomy of the flower. The label is signed:No. 61 Daphne Mezereum L. VIII Read More...

25 Oct

NUREMBERG MAGNIFYING GLASS 17th CENTURY WITH ITS CASE RIM EMBOSSED

By Opticalworld

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THE COPPER RIM READS ” J.E. MAY SEEL.ERE. IOH. HIERONIMUS SCHNEIDER 10H.ERHARD MAY SEEL.ERE. “ THE CASE WHICH IS ORIGINAL WAS LATER OWNED BY JACOB FRIES, DATED 1813 , WHO WAS A PROMINENT FIGURE IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND LED THE ” FRIES REBELLION” IN 1799. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL LENS , WORKS WELL , IT HAS SOME SCUFFING. A RARE HISTORICAL PEICE Read More...

23 Oct

German wax anatomical model of severe burn of the skin of the foot

By Nautilus Antiques

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German wax anatomical model of severe burn of the skin of the foot German anatomical model of severe burn of the skin of the foot “Second and third degree burn”, “State of bursting of the blisters, severe inflammation in addition to some preserved blister”), by the German maker Hygiene Museum of Dresden, from the 1950’s. Hand painted wax on wooden board, in great conditions (I can notice a chip in the upper part of the model), measurements of the board 33,5 Read More...

23 Oct

German wax anatomical model of severe burn of the skin of the hand

By Nautilus Antiques

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German anatomical model of severe burn of the skin of the hand (“Third degree burn”), by the German maker Hygiene Museum of Dresden, from the 1950’s. Hand painted wax on wooden board, in great conditions, measurements of the board 30 x 21 cm Read More...