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Mid 19th Century element collection by E. Merck, Darmstadt contained in glass vials. 64 in total identified by number cross referenced against a paper catalogue. Four vials have been refabricated (bromine, platinum, sodium and possibly potassium with replacement elements). Inside lid showing a mid 19th Century lithograph of Merck’s Darmstadt Factory. The collection contains a sample of indium, discovered 1863, but no helium (1868), gallium (1875) , or certain rare earths which were discovered just after these dates suggesting a date of manufacture Read More...

13 Oct

MINIATURE WORLD MAP around 1850

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Rare miniature world map in its original box. The world map is in perfect condition, 43 mm in diameter. The instructions are in Néederland Dutch. The box is in average condition (5.2 x 6 cm) _____________________________________ Rare mappemonde miniature dans sa boite d’origine.la mappemonde est en parfait état, 43 mm de diamètre. Les indications sont en Néerlandais.La boite est en état moyen ( 5.2 x 6 cm ) Read More...

30 Sep

Brendel Salvia flower model

By Van Leest Antiques

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The Salvia flower model consists of five handpainted papier mache removable parts which are 15 times enlarged. The pistil can be secured with a pin in the petal and between the stamens. The flower tissues are hold together by hooks. The reproductive organs together are placed in the flowerbase. A wooden stem leads to the ebonized decorated base, which has blue sticker. The sticker is marked: ‘No. 111 Salvia Officinalis. L. II 1. flos Commn Sage Salbei. Blüthe Salvia Read More...

28 Sep

Carl Zeiss Photo-Macrographic microscope

By Hatchwell Antiques

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Carl Zeiss Photo-Macrographic microscope, 1899 pattern. Carl Zeiss Jena No: 32704. Made in Jena, Feb. 1900, for Carl Zeiss London. In original case with lenses and accessories. Case dimensions: H: 39 cm. W: 21 cm. D: 20 cm. This CZJ microscope was designed for use in photomicrography to capture high-quality photographs of microscopic specimens. Carl Zeiss London, 29 Margaret St., Regent St. London: 1894 – 1909. Read More...

25 Sep

A ‘Nuremberg’ Wooden Compound Microscope,c.1800

By Alpha et Omega

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A ‘Nuremberg’ Wooden Compound Microscope,c.1800 Dimension: 33cm (13”) closed; 39cm (15 ¼”) fully extended Condition: very good, optically sound, small chips to the wooden base. Maker: “IM” ———— A good wooden microscope made in Nuremberg, late 18th – early 19th. For a complete surveying on these microscopes see Yuval Goren’s coll.: https://www.microscopehistory.com/ Read More...

13 Sep

WWI Carl Zeiss Jena Fussartillerie compass

By Hatchwell Antiques

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A WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena “Fussartillerie” artillery compass. 3 3/4 inch dial marked with N W S points, the Carl Zeiss Jena logo, and B.R. 565 FUSSARTILLERIE. Compass ring marked 0 – 6400. Needle marked N. Back marked: D17. left-hand edge marked ZEIL with a 9 cm scale. Height: 10.5 cm. Width: 12 cm. Weight: 0.6 kilos. For a similar CZJ Fussartillerie compass see the collection of the Imperial War Museum, London, Catalogue number: OPT 292. Read More...

01 Sep

Müller Söhne artficial eyes

By Van Leest Antiques

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Box containing hundred artificial eyes by F. AD. Müller Söhne, made after 1909. The company Müller Söhne has been active on the market for artificial eyes since 1860 to 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 the inside of the box is indicated that Müller Sohne won the ‘Staatseherenpreis’ of 1909, the ‘Grand Prix Brussel of 1910’ and the ‘St Louis Read More...

01 Sep

Müller Söhne artficial children’s eyes

By Van Leest Antiques

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Sixty artificial children’s eyes in two boxes by 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 Read More...

24 Aug

Waltenhofen’s pendulum for magnetical induction by Kipp

By Van Leest Antiques

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A v. Waltenhofen’s pendulum by Kipp and sons Amsterdam, to demonstrate the dampening effect of induction, with a solid and a toothed piece of copper. Waltenhofen showed how to demonstrate the effect of eddy currents induced in a piece of copper moving in a magnetic field. His apparatus consists of a pendulum having a curved strip of copper at its lower end and arranged so that it hangs between the poles of an electromagnet. So long as no magnetic flux passes through the copper, the Read More...

26 Jul

2 microscope accessories from Carl Zeiss Jena

By Early Science

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2 microscope accessories from Carl Zeiss Jena Both completely intact 1 Drawing prism (Zeichenprisma) in wooden box 85 mm wide, 2 and a microscope slide 1/400 qmm by Thoma Carl Zeiss Jena in black box 92 mm wide together for € 95.- Read More...

04 Jul

~HIGHLY DETAILED CHILD’S MAXILLA-DENTAL INTEREST~

By ScientificaOpticae

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A fine and detailed model of a child’s maxillary area showing a full set of primary teeth and tooth buds for adult teeth. Composite model with numbered areas and tooth types showing tooth buds of secondary (adult ) teeth in blue. Blood supply, position in skull relative to nasal (septum) cavity, orbital bones and nasal bridge to cranium above. Fully exposed area of primary teeth and future tooth eruption. All of the maxillary bones are finely delineated, including palatines.Hand painted. Read More...

10 Jun

Zeiss / Bausch & Lomb Microscope Scale Slide, 1892 – 1904

By Gilgamesh

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In 1892 Bausch & Lomb of Rochester, New York, became the sole American company licensed to make the Zeiss products in the U.S.A. This agreement between the Carl Zeiss Optische Werkstätte and Bausch & Lomb continued through the Zeiss company’s name change to Carl Zeiss Jena in 1904. Instruments made during the licensing agreements are marked with the Carl Zeiss Jena logo and Bausch & Lomb Optical Company signature. Read More...