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THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, probably Austrian, mid-20th century, 5-1/2″ (14 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Probably Jaschke manufacture. Fine condition. Read More...

25 Nov

THE CONSULTANT — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE CONSULTANT — AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, Austrian, mid-20th century, signed “Jaschke”, 5-3/4″ (15 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Fine condition., Austrian, mid-20th century, signed “Jaschke”, 5-3/4″ (15 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base..Fine condition. Read More...

25 Nov

THE ENT SPECIALIST– AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE

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THE ENT SPECIALIST– AN AMUSING HAND-CARVED WOODEN FIGURE, probably Austrian, mid-20th century, 5-1/2″ (14 cm) tall, fully hand-carved and painted, with a rectangular wood base. The physician is shown with his ear syringe, tuning fork, light reflector, eyeglasses, and very full beard! Probably Jaschke manufacture. Fine condition. Read More...

19 Nov

MEDICAL MISCELLANY 2

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1) Axillary Thermometer, second half 19th century, unsigned. This bent arm axilla (underarm) thermometer is 5-3/4″ (15 cm) overall, with scale (95 – 110 F., by quarter degrees) hand-engraved directly on the glass and with bold hand-engraved numerals. Condition is very fine, complete with the original shaped case (rubbed and lid detached). This transitional form must follow shortly after that with an attached calibrated plaque (see Tesseract catalogue 106 item 47). $250. 2) Petit Screw Tourniquet, c. 19th century, unsigned, Read More...

10 Nov

SPECIALIZED CALCULATING RODS — “NAPIER’S BONES” FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT CONVERSIONS

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SPECIALIZED CALCULATING RODS — “NAPIER’S BONES” FOR SIZE AND WEIGHT CONVERSIONS, Dutch, c. 1800, with the partial trade label of “Dirk Van Den Bosch,” mathematical instrument maker of Rotterdam. The fine mahogany case contains this complete set of 20 four-sided, 8-3/8″ (21 cm) long, boxwood rods. Each rod is numbered on top with an integer from 0 to 9, and punched on each face with four sets of columns of nine numbers, each column headed by different lettered abbreviations. Read More...

05 Nov

Rarefacteur Delstanche pomp mechanisme.

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A Rarefacteur Delstanche pump mechanism with two attachments for the two tubes. See for a copy of the Catalogue by Hendriks & van Steenbergen – Amsterdam. Measurement 23 x 14 x 3 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

03 Nov

EARLY DUTCH MATHEMATICAL RULE

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EARLY DUTCH MATHEMATICAL RULE, second half 18th century, signed “I. Reghter, Delft.” This thick brass rule, 14-3/4″ (37.5 cm) long, is divided on both sides with a total of six strongly nonlinear scales plus one scale of (Delft?) inches running from 0 to 12, the inches divided respectively into halves, thirds, fourths,…, twelfths (each inch 26.3 mm long). Scales are labeled cryptically “S,N” (1-32, 1-100), “V,R” (1-32, 1-125), and “L,T” (1-32, 1-125). Condition is fine except for several stains Read More...

03 Nov

School collection of raw materials and seeds

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School collection of raw materials and seeds from the former Dutch colonial institute. On the lids of the original old boxes, it says in Dutch what is in it, a total of 8 boxes with a diameter of 7 cm and 3 cm high. TAPIOCA – PARAFFIN – DAMAR – RICUNUS – PAARL TAPIOCA CITRUS VULGARIS – RESIN – CASSAVE. Will be well packaged and shipped by registered mail, shipping price depending on the destination Read More...

02 Nov

MEDICAL MISCELLANY

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1) Ophthalmic Surgery Set, English, c. second half 19th c., by Weiss & Son of London. The 6-1/2″ (17 cm) long fitted case contains two Weiss scalpels, two Weiss needles, one Charriere needle, and one Luer needle, all signed and with matching mounts. Condition is good, the case lid detached. SOLD 2) Civil War Period Thermometer, American, c. 1860’s, unsigned. This bent arm axilla (underarm) thermometer is 5-1/4″ (13 cm) overall, with scale (83 – 112 F., by half degrees) Read More...

27 Oct

EXQUISITE SILVER SECTOR

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EXQUISITE SILVER SECTOR, Continental, possibly Italian, c. early 18th century, bearing a punch mark, and with lovely shaped ends, and roses engraved to the hinge. Overall length is 4″ (10 cm) closed, and the sector is beautifully engraved with doubled sector scales “Arithmetica, Geometrica, Cubica, Gradus Quadrantis.” Additional scales give “demy Pied Roy,” i.e., half the French linear measure of the King’s Foot with subdivisions in inches and twelfths; ‘Reinlendscher. 1/2 Fusz,” i.e., half the Rhineland foot, likewise subdivided; Read More...

11 Oct

FINELY BOUND IRREGULAR LODESTONE

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FINELY BOUND IRREGULAR LODESTONE, engraved “N” and “S” at the two poles. Measuring 2-1/4″ x 2-3/4″ x 2″ (6 x 7 x 5 cm) overall, the brass is beautifully shaped to accommodate the natural form of the stone. It features large iron plates to concentrate the force, and a swiveling brass suspension ring. Constructed with a type of naturally magnetic magnetite stone, it dates 17th / 18th century, in very fine condition, retaining noticeable magnetism. Such mounting and assembly Read More...

05 Oct

FINELY SHAPED SINGLE-HANDED CHART DIVIDERS

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FINELY SHAPED SINGLE-HANDED CHART DIVIDERS, European, c. 17th century. Made of two pieces of iron, hand wrought and filed, decoratively cut and riveted together, these early navigator’s dividers measure 7-1/2″ (19 cm) overall. They are most attractive, with thin legs topped by zig-zag cut decoration, and extraordinary waviform head. Condition is fine noting overall light oxidation. A very special early example. Read More...