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25 Aug

Vintage Barr & Stroud CF42 7×50 Admiralty Type WWII Binoculars with Sun/Spray Shields

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Offered for sale is a vintage pair of made-in-Glasgow Barr & Stroud ex military model no. CF42 7 x 50 binoculars in excellent condition with internal graticule, sun/spray shields and lovely original leather case.     Barr & Stroud were an optical company based in Anniesland Glasgow operational from the Victorian period through to the 1980s, with the business acquired first by Pilkington, then Thales and production eventually re-located elsewhere.  The managing director of the firm from the early 1900s to around Read More...
23 Aug

Antique Wenham Binocular Brass Microscope by Henry Crouch, London – c1870, Cased

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Offered for sale is a charming collectable example of a good size antique binocular brass microscope by quality makers Henry Crouch of London, England.   The instrument is numbered 837 and bears the details of its makers and serial number on the main tube.  It’s a fairly early example of a Crouch instrument dating to around 1870 according to my dating table sources, in Wenham binocular configuration and is in pretty good cosmetic condition considering its age at over 150 Read More...
22 Aug

Excellent Barr & Stroud CF41 7×50 Admiralty Pattern WWII Binoculars circa 1944-5

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Offered for sale is a fine vintage pair of made-in-Glasgow Barr & Stroud ex military model no. CF41 7 x 50 binoculars in excellent condition with original leather case.     Barr & Stroud were an optical company based in Anniesland Glasgow operational from the Victorian period through to the 1980s, with the business acquired first by Pilkington, then Thales and production eventually re-located elsewhere.  The managing director of the firm from the early 1900s to around 1928 was a Mr Harold Read More...
22 Aug

SOLD – Large compound microscope by Dollond

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SOLD – The microscope measures 17.5 ” ( 44.5 cm) when stood upright and can turn 360 degrees while the column and stand remain fixed; GL’E Turner refers to it as  a rare example of a transitional type stand. The two thumb wheels to the circular stage allow the user to move a specimen in an X / Y direction and the top of the stage can be turned 360 degrees.  The bulls eye magnifier fitted between the mirror Read More...
22 Aug

Ceramic weights by W & T Avery of Birmingham

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Two Victorian ceramic weights by W & T Avery of Birmingham. Imperial 2 and 1 lbs. With lead calibration inserts. 2 Lb weight with VR royal cipher and No 266. 2. lb. weight: Diameter: 9 cm. Height: 8.5 cm. 1.lb. weight: Diameter: 7 cm. Height: 6 cm.   W & T Avery Ltd. was a British manufacturer of weighing machines. Established by William and Thomas Avery when they inherited a scale making business in 1813. They took the name W & T Avery in 1818. In Read More...
21 Aug

SOLD – Drum microscope and accessories in case.

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SOLD – Focus is with push / pull to the draw tube. The height is 9.25″ ( 24.5 cm ), the body tube has a diameter of just under 2″ ( 5 cm ). Accessories as pictured noting there are only 5 of the 6 slides present and one of these is blank. With 6 objectives, stage forceps, live box etc. The 1.5″ mirror is excellent. The mahogany case measures 10.5″ x 5.5″ ( 27 x 14 cm ); no cracks or Read More...
21 Aug

Vintage Ross Bino Prism No. 5 MkIV WWII 7×50 Binoculars circa 1940s O.S 735 G.A.

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Offered for sale is a vintage pair of Ross ex military binoculars in good condition with original leather case that’s also complete and in good condition.     This specific model of binoculars is: Ross Bino Prism No. 5 MkIV, with this variant being introduced around 1941.     Specifics:   Magnification = 7x Objective diameter = 50mm Range-finding graticule in right-hand eyepiece Independent eyepiece focusing Weight = just over 1kg Issued to British Military services during the 1940s and marked with optical code O.S. 735 G.A. Non-slip crackle finish to main tubes   There’s Read More...
20 Aug

SOLD – Large Antique Microscope Bull’s Eye Desk-top Condenser with 2.5 inch diameter Main Lens

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Offered for sale is a good condition antique microscope bull’s-eye condenser in brass.   The condenser sits on a weighted brass base with extendable upright column rising to maximum height of around 12 inches as shown.  Useful accessory for incident illumination and/or display alongside vintage/antique microscopes.   The condenser will be well wrapped for shipping, which will be by Royal Mail.   Thanks for looking. Read More...
19 Aug

Two 19th-Century Concealed Tonsil Lancets

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Two 19th-century concealed tonsil lancets. Both likely English in orgin and mid-19th-century in date. The larger of the two is 8″ or 20cm in length.  These should not be confused with tonsil guillotines, which were used to excise tonsils. Tonsil lancets were used to lance and drain tonsillar cysts and abcesses.  Read More...
19 Aug

Rouilly Anatomical heart Model, Ca 1920

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An anatomical plaster model of the heart on a wooden base. The model shows a cross-section of the ventricles and atria, and reveals the heart valves. The heart has three valves, which are open, thus providing a view of the ventricles and atria; the heart valves are also clearly visible. The aortic arch and the superior vena cava are indicated.The retailer is: Adam Rouilly & Co, Anatomy Osteology, human anatomy, osteology etc., 18 Fitzroy Street, London WC1. The model Read More...
17 Aug

Optical bench F. Robson & Co.Newcastle , ca. 1880

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F. Robson & Co.Newcastle optical bench, ca. 1880 with 7 , intact accessories that can be stored in the wooden box. Dimensions of the box: 102 x 23 x 15 cm  Read More...
15 Aug

SOLD – Early Antique Lister-limb Brass Microscope by John Benjamin Dancer c1850, Cased

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Offered for sale is a very rare and collectable example of an antique monocular brass microscope by quality English makers John Benjamin Dancer of Manchester.   The instrument isn’t numbered and bears the details of its maker on the instrument’s foot.  It’s quite an early example of a dancer and would originally had pre-RMS threaded objectives since it pre-dates 1858.  However, it’s been converted to RMS, so plenty of objectives will fit the instrument.  From research, I’ve identified this example Read More...
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