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1) A 35 MM. DIAMETER BULLSEYE WITH ARM, 95 MM. LONG WITH A 3 MM. PIN. Perfect lens. 2) A PAIR OF HAND HELD COPPER? FORCEPS/TWEEZERS 80 MM. LONG N.B. combine the French and English spares for an additional 20% savings Read More...

28 Apr

LATE 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY HADLEY’S QUADRANT BY BENJAMIN BROWNE OF BRISTOL

By MikeRead

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PLEASE SEE MY OTHER BRISTOL QUADRANT ON FLEAGLASS ALSO ANOTHER IN GREENWICH. I BELIEVE THESE PROBABLY CAME FROM THE SAME WORKSHOP WITH SIMILAR FEATURES: INSET DIAMONDS AND SIGNED ON THE ARC. ETC. SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ROYAL MAIL ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: michaelread060@gmail.com IVORY EXEMPTION NUMBER XL9SN8JR Read More...

26 Apr

R & J Beck binocular microscope outfit.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A brass binocular microscope engraved to one of the draw tubes, ‘R & J Beck. 31 Cornhill, London. 6951’. In mahogany case with various accessories (as pictured). Some slats are loose inside the case. Post to U.S.A. will be £75. Read More...

26 Apr

Victorian Single Draw Hexagonal Marine Telescope by Ross of London

By Jason Clarke Antiques

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For sale a Victorian Single Draw Hexagonal Marine Telescope by Ross of London. This beautifully manufactured nickel-plated telescope has its original leather sleeve to the hexagonal barrel and pull-out objective sunshade. It measures 64cms fully extended, 46cms closed and has an inch and a quarter diameter objective lens. The single draw is marked to “Ross London” with a serial no: 34253 and Patent below. A very unusual telescope style for its period, the hexagonal shape is more commonly found on Read More...

20 Apr

BABBAGE’S DIFFERENCE ENGINE: OFFPRINT OF THE FIRST EVER REPORT ON AUTOMATIC COMPUTING (1823)

By Boris Jardine Rare Books

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BABBAGE, Charles (1791–1871) [OFFPRINT] Mr. Babbage’s Invention. Copies of the Correspondence Between the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury and the President and Council of the Royal Society, relative to an Invention of Mr. Babbage [INCLUDING]: A letter to Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. on the application of machinery to the purpose of calculating and printing mathematical tables Published by House of Commons, London, 1823 Folio; pp. [8] THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE GAINS THE SUPPORT OF DAVY, THE ROYAL SOCIETY, AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. An Read More...

19 Apr

PLYMOUTH VERNIER SEXTANT

By MikeRead

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MAHOGANY DOVETAILED BOX 10″x 9″x 5″ INCHES. LAST TESTED IN 1952 SHIPPING BY FEDEX, ROYAL MAIL, UPS, ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: michaelread060@gmail.com Read More...

17 Apr

HM Customs Inspectors 1lb Beam Scales

By Michelle Clarke

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Dating from around 1895 and made by Thomas Cheshire, London these English beam scales are designed to weigh up to 1lb in weight. They were in use with the West Riding of Yorkshire authorities. The scales are operated by the bar at the foot of the centre column, which when pressed, lifts the scales off the wooden plinth the weigh items in the brass pan. At the top of the centre column is a pointer which shows when the Read More...

16 Apr

~CUFF/JONES/SOLAR MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM PARTS-18th C~(REVISED)

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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A collector/museum has a very large compendious microscope case once containing Cuff-type/Jones-type/Solar microscopes and these are perhaps the missing spares. Judging by the dimensions, the Jones-type (probably by Adams/Bleuler/Dollond) would have been close to 50 cm. tall, fully assembled. These parts all exhibit early diagonal roping/knurling of the brasswork and are abnormally large. The part solar microscope is now included for the same price + postage. (see last 4 photos). 1) Lower body tube is 10 cm. long with a Read More...

14 Apr

Antique Lens by Ross, London – Zeiss Convertible Antistigmat. with Iris & Case

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a very high quality antique brass lens assembly marked as under: Ross, London Zeiss Convertible Antistigmat. 8 inchWith adjustment Zeiss patent end lenses 9 inch No. 2938 & 14 inch No. 2883 The function of the lens is not known with certainty but it’s likely to be from an antique Victorian-era plate-type camera, so it’s untested but hopefully will be of interest to collectors. The iris moves OK, as does the adjustment collar. The item will be well wrapped for Read More...

14 Apr

SOLD – Antique Wenham Binocular Brass Microscope by Smith Beck & Beck, London – c1865

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a charming collectable example of a good size antique binocular brass microscope by quality makers Smith Beck & Beck of 31 Cornhill, London. The instrument is numbered 4114 and bears the details of its makers and serial number on the main tube. It’s a late example of a Smith Beck & Beck dating to 1865 according to my dating table source, in Wenham binocular configuration and is in pretty good cosmetic condition considering its age Read More...

14 Apr

Antique J. Swift & Son – Army Bacteriological Brass Microscope – c1910, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is a nice very clean and complete example of an antique monocular brass microscope by quality makers J Swift & Son of London termed the Army Bacteriological model. This instrument is numbered 15977 on the underside of the tripod and via research I’ve established that an estimate the date of manufacture will be circa 1910, so late Edwardian period. This model by Swift was specifically designed to meet the needs of medical professionals undertaking biological investigations Read More...

13 Apr

~FINE GOULD & PORTER DRAFTING SET-COMPLETE WITH PAINTS & PROVENANCE~

By Scientifica Opticae Inc.

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Rosewood and electrum bound military case measuring 20 x 16 x 5 cm. deep, this fine and complete set of drawing/draughtsman instruments boasts the added bonus of paints, inking and calligraphy pens, pencil, brushes, tacks, eraser and rulers. With provenance. Trade label in gold to the interior of the lid reads: “Gould and Porter, Successor to Cary, Opticians and Mathematical Inst. Makers by Special Appointment to the Admiralty War Office, 181 Strand, London” . The transition and re-naming of the Read More...