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McArthur Lying Drop Slide in Original Case

This is a lying drop slide made from aluminium and measures 76mm X 25mm and has an aperture of 16mm in diameter. A round coverslip is glued to the base of the aperture. This type of slide was produced to perform automatic focusing, where the shallow thickness of the coverslip enables the specimens to be (almost) always in focus when using various objectives. Read More...

Antique syringe. Surgical, medical.

Antique surgical syringe from the early 20th century by Charles Ferris of Bristol. Fashioned from chromed solid metal it would have been used for such purposes as wound irrigation and enemas, when large-bore syringes were needed. The component parts top and bottom unscrew and the plunger moves smoothly up and down. The catalogue page shown is from Thackray catalogue of the time.  A nice clean example. The syringe measures 24.5cm (9.75″) in length when closed. Read More...

SOLD – Surgeon’s amputation set – Krohn & Sesemann.

SOLD – A fine surgeons amputation set by Krohne & Sesemann. All instruments are excellent and appear unused. No cracks, staining or breaks – very nice! Includes three Liston knives, three flesh and three incision knives all with tooled ebony handles, tourniquet, large and small bone saws Charles William Krohne was born in born Prussia in 1823.. He founded a business making surgical equipment in Blackfriars, London, date unknown. In 1860 Charles’ half-brother Henry Frederick Sesemann joins the business is named Krohne & Read More...

Antique brass microscope with case c1900. Medical scientific.

An antique cased brass microscope by R & J Beck Ltd (London) with the number 29092 and with three objectives in metal cases. A really nice example of precision engineering in working order. There is a break to the front of the slide plate, otherwise in good order. This is a compound microscope made from lacquered brass with a continental horseshoe base which is solid brass. The substage double-sided mirror is attached via a gimbal arm to a swinging Read More...

Three draw telescope.

Unsigned, 10.5 inches long when closed, 30.25 inches fully drawn with a 1.5 inch main lens. It has a leather barrel, sun visor and lens cap. It gives good, clear imaged. End piece missing from case.   Read More...

Antique telescope microscope. Medical scientific. Rare item.

A Davidson, Micro-Telescope, – c.1910, engraved F. Davidson & Co, 29 Gt Portland Street, London W.’ , the microscope is on a cast brass stand with single sided mirror on sliding collar, simple stage, rack and pinion focus with screw fine focus, complete with eyepiece and 3 objectives, with telescope tube to fit substage collar, complete in fitted French polished oak case. F Davidson & Co were manufacturing opticians that traded from 29 Great Portland Street, London, from c. 1890 Read More...

A FINE ‘UNIVERSAL COMPOUND MICROSCOPE’ SIGNED Martin & Son c.1776

A FINE ‘UNIVERSAL COMPOUND MICROSCOPE’ SIGNED Martin & Son c.1776 Signed on the body tube: “Martin & Son London”.   Dimension: 15” (38cm) height, case 11”x6 ½”x3” (28x18x8cm) Fully complete with all the accessories, bone slides in cardboard case, others larger in wood, this remarkable microscope represent the late evolution of the so called Martin’s models of 1760’s for many points, i.e. (i) the possibility to incline the whole microscope towards the observer, (ii) the two extensible tubes inside the pillar for stage Read More...

LATE 17TH CENTURY SUNDIAL BY JOHN WORGAN

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Brass field microscope in original case. Antique.

A miniature field microscope which would have been used for educational purposes in the 1920’s or possibly a little later. It comes in two parts which slot together, a sprung mechanism operated by two lugs allows for the slide to be placed below the lens for viewing, the slide included is of a ‘moth wing’. It comes in it’s original box of reinforced cardboard which remains robust however the hinge is broken, the original instructions remain inside the lid. Read More...

Antique dental instruments, mirror and probes.

Three antique dental tools dating from 1870, a mirror and matching probes, the probes are marked ‘DMC’ for the Dental Manufacturing Company the reverse of the mirror is marked ‘5 Boilable’ indicating that these would have been made at a time when the importance of sterilisation was beginning to be recognised. The catalogue page for similar items has been taken from a late 19th century catalogue.  The three items measure 16 and 15cm in length respectively, some light scratches Read More...

Antique dental instruments, mirror and probe.

Two antique dental tools dating from 1870, a mirror and matching probe, the probe is marked ‘Ash Eng’ for Claudius Ash & Sons, the reverse of the mirror is marked ‘5 Boilable’ indicating that these would have been made at a time when the importance of sterilisation was beginning to be recognised. The catalogue page has been taken from the Claudius Ash catalogue for 1871, the distinctive handle style can be clearly seen. The two items measures 14 and Read More...

Antique dental amalgam carrier, 19th century.

An antique dental amalgam carrier dating from the late 19th century, characterised by its elaborate knurled handle design and precision construction typical of the era when amalgam fillings became the standard dental restoration material. At this time amalgam carriers were essential tools in every dental practice. This instrument was used to pick up, transport, and precisely place amalgam (mercury-silver alloy) filling material into prepared tooth cavities. The robust construction was designed for daily professional use and repeated sterilisation. This Read More...