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Cased set of petrographic/petrological/polarizing and centering objectives by Carl Zeiss, Jena c.1890. All signed and serialised with early lettering system used only by this German manufacturer. Maroon case measures 15 x 11 x 5 cm. with brass clasp/hasp and dark blue velvet interior. Marked “Schlitten Objektivwechsler” (sliding objective changer). All objectives are mounted on heavy bayonet/bevelled flanges/collars with worm and screw adjustment by square key (will find). The objectives (from upper left) are as follows: 1) Apo. a* (1 1/2 inch) with correction collar 2) Read More...

13 Mar

Simon & Halske Telegraph, Germany, early 1900s

By Early Science

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Simon & Halske Telegraph, Germany, early 1900s Simon & Halske & Co. telegraph, Germany, with a large paper roll in the drawer, numbered 52473, dimensions 26 x 28 cm, 18 cm high Read More...

08 Mar

Two electric wire coils E. Leybolds

By Early Science

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Two wire coils for fundamental experiments with induction from the company E. Leybold’s successor A.G. Cologne, ca. 1920. Dimensions: 16 and 20 cm. Read More...

26 Feb

Anatomical horse model, C 1920.

By Van Leest Antiques

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An Anatomical horse model by Somso. A large c. 1920 German anatomical model of a horse probably by Somso. Hand painted papermaché and plaster on rectangular wooden base, not signed The model consist of 10 parts. The following internal organs are present: stomach, pancreas, heart, liver and kidneys. What we are missing are the lungs, spleen, small intestine and bladder. If it is a mare, which I doubt, then the uterus and ovaries are also missing. At that time, the Read More...

25 Feb

Ch. Kapp Puzzle globe, Nuremberg.

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Charles Kapp Puzzle globe, late nineteeth Century. the globe consists of 38 puzzle pieces forming a complete wooden sphere of 8 horizontal sections (diameter 20cm. when assembled), each section with a continent map on one side and a description of the continent on the other, engraved hand-coloured gores, French title and text, the south polar section mounted on wooden stand. It was designed as an instructive world globe for children, with horizontal wooden sections that fit together to Read More...

24 Feb

6 x PAINTED EACH SIDE SPECTACLES CASE C1830 GOOD COND. GOOD COND.

By Opticalworld

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GERMAN PAINTED SPECTACLES CASE PAINTED FRONT AND BACK, SEE PHOTOS, C1830 Read More...

09 Feb

RARE CHORD SIREN BY MAX KOHL

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, DHL, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...

06 Feb

Brendel Pisum Savitum model, C 1890

By Van Leest Antiques

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A Lathyrus ( Pisum Savitum) model shaped by Robert Brendel, circa 1880. Brendel (1821-1898) started on the middle of the 19th century a factory for botanical flower shaped in Breslau. This flower model is very detailed and has many parts which can be taken off the flowerstem. The retailer was “Wetenschappen Nederland / Landbouwkundig-, Handels- en Technisch Bureau / Dordrecht”. (Sciences Netherlands / Agricultural, Commercial, and Technical Bureau / Dordrecht.) Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

24 Jan

SOLD – Antique Monocular Brass Microscope by Ernst Gundlach, Germany circa 1872, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale we have a very collectable example of a compact antique upright monocular brass microscope with the instrument dating it to around the 1872-3 period by Ernst Gundlach (1834 – 1908). It’s a fairly late example of Gundlach’s German production and carries serial number 1059, which dates it to just prior to Gundlach emigrating to the United States in 1872-3. Once he’d moved to the US Gundlach worked for inter alia Bausch & Lomb as well as Read More...

20 Jan

Müller Söhne artficial eyes

By Van Leest Antiques

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Fifty artificial eyes made F. AD. Müller Söhne, made after 1909. The company Müller Söhne has been active on the market for artificial ayes since 1860 to the present day. The company states that it combines art and craft in their glass eyes ever since. The eyes cannot be exactly dated, but on one of the boxes is indicated that Müller Sohne won the ‘Staatseherenpreis’ of 1909, the ‘Grand Prix Brussel of 1910’ and the ‘St Louis Goldene medaille’ of Read More...

19 Jan

Instruments of Destruction: Two C1875 Braun Cranial Perforators

By M and R Gordon

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Two Braun cranial perforators, both with ebony handles. Maker is Katsch, working in Munich. Katsch began operation in 1865 and we believe that the perforators were made not long after that date. These gruesome instruments were, of course, used for cranial evacuation, necessitated by a still-born fetus having to be removed from the uterus. The straight example is 14.5″ or 36.25cm as shown. Read More...

19 Jan

Large set of 200 numbered and named minerals from Christian Sandler collection, a German geographer and geologist, late 19tj

By Le Zograscope

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This is the personnal collection of Christian Sandler (1858-1912), a German geograph and geologist, based in Munchen. The collection includes 200 specimens of minerals in four plates stored in in original wooden case. All specimens and minerals are numbered and referenced in an handwritting list written by Sandler himself and later rewritten. The specimens are from all around the word and of nice quality. A rare perfectly preserved of a identified amateur and scientist from the second half of 19th century. The case measures Read More...