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Three tooth keys. The two on either end are C1850 in date( $295.00 each) , the iron one in the center is 18th-century ($495.00). The key on the right has a turned horn handle. Read More...

21 Nov

Early 19th-Century Bone Nipple Shield

By M and R Gordon

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An early-19th century bone nipple shield. See last image ( from Bennion’s med. book) for historical perspective on nipple shields. Read More...

21 Nov

SOLD – Brass gunners calipers by Dollond.

By Scientific Inspirations

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SOLD – A good set of 6 inch brass gunners calipers by Dollond (over all length 7″) showing ‘Quantity of Powder for Filling the Chambers of Brass Mort’s and How’s’, scale for Brass Guns and Iron Guns ‘Proof Service’. Intact steel tips, no dents / knocks. Read More...

20 Nov

Three 18th-c. trepanning lenticulars

By M and R Gordon

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Three 18th-century lenticulars used for skull surgery (aka: trepanning), all likely English. See last image taken from Keith Wilbur’s ANTIQUE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS (1987: 134) for an explanation of their use. All with ebony handles. Number 2 is in very good+ condition numbers 1 & 2 have chips or a crack. Numbers 1 & 3 are $150 each; number 2 is $200.00. Read More...

18 Nov

C1800 Pewter Bleeding Bowl w. Graduated Rings

By M and R Gordon

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Large Pewter Bleeding Bowl English, C1800 porringer type with graduated rings for fluid ounces 4 – 32, maker’s touchmark to base of a unicorn and crown with a motto (not fully legible). Diameter 16.5cm Read More...

15 Nov

Davon combination telescope microscope

By Victor Burness

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The instrument is complete and in good working order. With its leather covered case Read More...

14 Nov

Small portable thermometer in case – Bate, London.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A small portable thermometer by Bate, London, circa 1830, measuring 5 inches long. No cracks or nibbles. In plush lined moroccan case. Read More...

11 Nov

BRONZE SUNDIAL PLATE BY THOMAS PATTRICK

By MikeRead

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, DHL, PARCEL FORCE ETC. FULLY TRACKED. Contact Email: [email protected] Read More...

10 Nov

Fame and Legacy: Ramsden “Mementos” from the past 100 Years

By TESSERACT

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Ramsden’s name continues in current usage, whether as the “Ramsden disk” (the exit pupil of a telescope), the “Ramsden eyepiece” (his design, with twin plano-convex lenses, the curves facing each other), or “Point Ramsden” (in present day British Columbia, named by Captain Vancouver on his 1793 explorations). Even a lunar crater bears his name, located at lunar latitude -32.9°, longitude -31.8° And much of his instrumentation has had a long productive life: his (or Troughton’s version of his) dividing Read More...

07 Nov

Maynard’s Patent Chloroform Dripping Bottle

By M and R Gordon

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A good cased example of Maynard’s patent chloroform dripping bottle.Introduced in the last quarter of the 19th century, Maynard’s patent was still in use during the early decades of the last century, as evidenced by it presence in manufacturers’ catalogs of that period. Maynard’s patent relates to the stopper, which could be turned into an open (dripping) position or a closed one What appears to be a chip on the bottle rim is actually a notch used for alignment. Read More...

07 Nov

W. Collins Thermometer

By Van Leest Antiques

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English, c.1840, engraved ‘William Collins’ thermometer glass mounted on silvered brass plate engraved in Ferenheight, scale further engraved ‘Reaumr, Just Freex, Temperate, Sum’r Heat, Blood Heat and NIGHT’, glass containing alcohol, case lined with cream silk and velvet covered in red Moroccan leather with brass suspension loop, catches and hinges, case measurements 11 x 5,5 x 2 cm. Look for shop information on www.vanleestantiques.com Read More...

07 Nov

Fleaglass microscope & Telescope Compendium, 18th C

By Van Leest Antiques

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Fleaglass microscope & Telescope Compendium, 18th C. An European, 18th Century Compendium, constructed from bone, comprising 3 sections with each piece has a Lens to make a small low powered telescope, a loop type magnifier and a fleaglass magnifier, with 2 screw on end caps. The first section of the body has a convex lens with a mounted fleaglass, which also acts as a diaphragm fleaglass. The small, high-power lens in the bone ring has a specimen pin at the Read More...