UK and Ireland Archives - Page 13 of 104

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A : GILT SILVER , CONCAVE MIRROR, IMAGE GOOD 114 mm LONG , C1850, HANDLE MONOGRAMMED,GOOD COND. B : GILT SILVER ,1847 by THOMAS DILLER LONDON, MIRROR GOOD, GOOD IMAGE, 54mm FOLDED, GOOD COND. C : SILVER 1847 ,WILLIAM & HARRY HUTCHINSON ,SOME STAINING CONCAVE MIRROR GOOD COND.52mm FOLDED D : SILVER TIFFANY , 56 mm FOLDED, IMAGE GOOD , SOME VERY SMALL MARKS TO MIRROR, GOOD COND. G : BONE HANDLED SILVER CONCAVE MIRROR GOOD IMAGE, GOOD COND. 124 mm LONG H Read More...

10 Dec

AN IMPORTANT ALBUM OF ‘GEOMETRICAL TURNING’

By Boris Jardine Rare Books

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[PLANT, George (1820–1890)] [Specimens] of Turning done in Plant’s Geometric Chuck. [Alsager, Cheshire, 1860s(?)] Clothbound album, 236 x 186mm; 95 album leaves, with 2 loose prints laid in, and 2 further folded sheets tipped in; together a total of 469 original prints, most engraved but 10 are original photographs. Good condition: rebacked with new endpapers; inscription to the first page largely erased; paper occasionally worn and fragile, specimens generally very good, noting that there is evidence of at least six having once Read More...

10 Dec

Model of a single farrow turn-wrest plough

By Hatchwell Antiques

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A late 19th century scale model of a horse drawn single farrow turn-wrest plough. On an oak display board marked: A SURRIDGE LONDON Length: 54 cm. Depth: 19.5 cm. Height: 22 cm. Read More...

08 Dec

“Iron” Microscope Powell & Lealand (c.1848)

By Viafora

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This is an example based on the Lister frame, made by Powell & Lealand and retailed by Carpenter. It is known as the \\\”Student\\\” or \\\”Iron\\\” as the stem and frame are made of black iron. Although most of these examples only have coarse focusing, this one also has fine focusing. The focusing screw activates a pinion which acts on a rack which is built inside the body tube itself. Ross and, especially, Dancer, used the same focusing system Read More...

05 Dec

Antique Surveyor’s Brass Pocket Inclinometer Gauge with Embossed Leather Case

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Offered for sale is an antique brass surveyor’s pocket inclinometer gauge with lovely time-worn patination. It’s unbranded but has the feel of a quality piece, so must have been manufactured by a top English maker. Measures 6.75 inches fully extended by 2 inches in height and its leather pouch fits it like a glove. The leather pouch has some embossing on it, but no maker’s name that I can find. All parts seem to move as they should, although Read More...

05 Dec

SOLD – Large Antique W. Watson & Sons Jackson Pattern Research Microscope c1890, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Lovely rare antique instrument from the Victorian period by Watson – a Research model Jackson-type variant in monocular configuration. This is probably one for a seasoned Watson collector with a gap in the collection for this type of early scarce-to-market Watson instrument, so please read on if you’re interested in this imposing early example of British optical engineering excellence. Offered for sale we have a fine example of a Jackson pattern microscope by W. Watson & Sons of London. The Read More...

05 Dec

Two draw marine telescope – Parnell, London.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A two draw wooden barrelled brass marine telescope measuring 15″ long (closed) and 32.75″ when fully extended with a main lens diameter of 1.5″. Engraved to the first draw, ‘Parnell, London, Day or Night’. There are slide covers at each end of the telescope. It gives a magnification of around 16 x. Read More...

05 Dec

Three draw telescope – C. Jones, Dry Dock, Liverpool.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A three draw wooden barrelled brass telescope measuring 12″ long and 33.75″ fully extended with a main lens diameter of 1.5″. There are slide covers at each end of the telescope and an extending ray shade to the front. It gives a magnification of around 16 x. Charles Jones worked from 1818 – 1841. It comes with a later wooden display stand. Read More...

01 Dec

MONAURAL STETHOSCOPES

By Fletcher

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00. Minor ink stains, signed in ink on base for owner,’H. G. Sparrow 06. Inscribed initials for owner ‘E. P. D. 07. Unsigned 08. Ebony unsigned. 09. Fruitwood, minor inkstain. Read More...

01 Dec

MONAURAL STETHOSCOPES

By Fletcher

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FIVE MONAURAL STETHOSCOPES. 1.fruitwood not signed 2. Ebony, 2 small chips to top otherwise good condition 3.fruitwood, not signed 4. 2 piece, ivorine, not signed 5. stained wood, not signed Read More...

01 Dec

SOLD – Vintage W. Watson & Sons Ltd – Edinburgh-H Brass Microscope – circa 1932, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Watson Edinburgh-H circa 1932 serial no. 51294 in Stunning Condition Offered for sale is a late model example of Watson’s Edinburgh Student’s Stand-H model microscope in brass – it dates to 1932 based on its serial number 51294. It’s also nice to see the original Watson guarantee card in the case which confirms its exact date of manufacture as 12th December 1932. This is probably the best condition example of one of these inter-war Watson Edinburgh models I’ve seen in Read More...

30 Nov

SOLD – Antique J. Swift & Son Bacteriological Brass Microscope c1895 with Fitted Case

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 Bacteriological model. This instrument isn’t numbered but from research I estimate the date will be the 1892 to 1900 late Victorian period and there’s a similar example dated to 1892 shown in Swift’s catalogue of that year as seen in the listing photos – source: Microscope Museum. This model by Swift Read More...