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Sovereign Balances

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49-Wood cased sovereign balance, paper label on lid ‘Improved sovereign balance with Grain weights (no grain weights included) 50-Gilt metal sovereign balance 51-Dull unpolished brass sovereign balance marked ‘patent’ with crown 52-Unusual sovereign balance with slotsat right angles to usual position 53-Cased sovereign balance marked ‘Warranted correct’, case distressed 54-Harrison’s Improved Sovereign balance in hinged wood case 55-Sovereign balance marked ‘Simmons’ in case. 56-Cased Improved Sovereign Balance, marked ‘Bush’d’, case distressed Read More...

26 Apr

THE CABLE CAPACITY GAUGE

By TESSERACT

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Measuring the Packing Density of Cables, English, c. 1915, by Simplex Conduits Ltd. of Birmingham. The four 2-1/2″ diameter (6 cm) swivelling brass disks have holes labeled from 1/2″ to 2″, although the actual hole diameters are (intentionally) approximately 1/8″ less than these numbers. The set is complete with leather pocket case and booklet illustrating the packing density of cables of various diameters. This unusual measuring outfit is in fine condition, by a company specializing in the manufacture of Read More...

25 Apr

Antique Victorian dental Tooth Key with ebony handle c1800

By Curiotiques

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Offered for for sale is this Antique Victorian dental Tooth Key with ebony handle. 1780-1820. Brief history: Before dentists had chairs that didn’t look like torture devices, they had this: the tooth key. A charming little implement designed to wrench offending molars from your mouth with all the grace of a blacksmith pulling nails from a floorboard. Invented in the 18th century and widely used well into the 1800s, the tooth key was inspired by – you guessed it – a Read More...

25 Apr

Antique Victorian demonstration brass Gyroscope c1880

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this beautiful antique lecture demonstration brass Gyroscope from late 19th Century – c1870-1890 It’s made of Brass, steel, and another allow for the spinning gyroscope – this looks like a copper/brass alloy. This gyroscope is held in a U-shaped frame from which a circular mount is attached. The mount then holds the heavy gyroscope disc which is attached by an axis to the top and bottom and can be spun to high resolution by means of winding Read More...

25 Apr

Antique hypodermic needle set by Arnold & Sons London c1900

By Curiotiques

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Antique hypodermic needle set by Arnold & Sons London c1900. The set is presented in a lovely timber box with the makers mark. It has the original 2 needles. Rarity: There are a few hypodermic sets around, however ones in a lovely box with the makers stamp are slightly rarer. Period: Victorian Style: Victorian / early Edwardian Material: Timber/wood case. Metal and glass for the syringe. The metal appears to be made from Nickel or be Nickel plated. Height: 20mm Width: 90mm Read More...

24 Apr

three draw presentation telescope, Brighton Athletics, 1862.

By Scientific Inspirations

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A good three draw brass telescope measuring 8 inches (20 cm) long when closed and opens to 23.5 inches (59.5 cm). It has has doublet crown / flint main lens of 3.3 cm. The eye piece has a dust slider. The first draw is engraved, ‘Rowley. 128, St James’s St, Brighton’. Thomas Rowley (1V) worked at various addresses on St. James’s Street from 1839 and was listed as ‘Optician to the Sussex and Brighton Infirmary’. The second draw of the telescope Read More...

22 Apr

Unusual marine telescope by Mathew Berge.

By Scientific Inspirations

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Leather covered single draw marine telescope, signed ‘Berge, London, late Ramsden’ (quite faint). Mathew Berge took over from Jesse Ramsden in 1800 and worked until 1819. The telescope measures 45 inches (115 cm) long and when extended, 38.5 inches (98 cm) with a main lens of 54 mm diameter and gives a magnification of 22x with a clear sharp image when viewing. It has an end cap and an eye piece slider. The unusual brass bulge around the collar by Read More...

21 Apr

Antique steampunk “Adder” adding machine c.1908

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this early steampunk style adding machine – “The adder”. “The adder” was in production from around 1908 to 1920. This steampunk style adding machine looks good on any desk. This example is in good condition with no dents to the casing and has glass cover over the numbers. It is in working order. From time to time you will need to push the reset 2-3 times to reset to zero. Rarity: From what I’ve seen there are not too Read More...

20 Apr

Antique Victorian Trepanning saw – Trephine with ebony handle c1870

By Curiotiques

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Offered for for sale is this lovely Antique Victorian Trepanning saw (trephine) with ebony handle circa 1870. The depth of the cut is adjustable with the small screw on the main shaft. The saw is very sharp. Brief history: Ah, the trepanning saw – because sometimes, opening someone’s skull was just what the doctor ordered. Used from ancient times right up through the 19th century, this charmingly terrifying tool was once the go-to gadget for everything from “letting out the bad Read More...

20 Apr

Ornate antique brass personal opiate syringe case with syringe

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is this fancy ornate antique brass opiate syringe case and syringe. On the front is a space for a monogram – unmarked. Brief history: Once upon a time, before the world decided that maybe heroin wasn’t the ideal cure for a stubbed toe, elegant folks carried little syringe kits like this one – the 19th-century equivalent of having a Headache pill in your bag, if Headache pills made you see colours and forget your address. This tidy, travel-sized opiate Read More...

20 Apr

Rare Antique Jackson type x-ray tube c1896

By Curiotiques

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Offered for sale is a very rare antique Jackson type x-ray tube with a turned timber stand. Circa1896. Brief history: Geissler tubes were used for creating visual displays by making gasses glow. After this Crookes tubes which had vacuum in the tube rather than gasses. This experimentation ultimately led to the discover of X-rays by Roentgen in 1895. Just before this, the Jackson type X-ray tube was originally designed by Professor Herbert Jackson of King’s College, London in 1894. This Jackson Read More...

19 Apr

SOLD – Antique W. Watson & Sons Circuit Stage Van Heurck Brass Microscope – circa 1900, Cased

By Arcboutant Scientific

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Watson Circuit Stage Van Heurck circa 1900 serial no. 5890 Offered for sale is a highly collectable example of Watson’s Van Heurck brass microscope and particularly special in that it’s the rare Circuit Stage model. It’s quite an imposing instrument standing over 18 inches high when the draw-tubes and coarse focus are both racked out. This example dates to around 1900 based on its serial number 5890 which is engraved on the tripod just above the rear brass bun-foot and Read More...