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ANTIQUE ENGLISH HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL

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A silver monocular spyglass by Ramsden.

Signed on the retractable single draw, ‘Ramsden, London’, with striped decoration to the barrel, 6 cm long when closed, weight 82g. No dints. 3.2 cm objective. Silver. Excellent quality. Read More...

RARE LARGE EBONY & BRASS SEXTANT BY CARY.

IN MY OPINION THE BOX IS APPRX. 70 YEARS LATER WITH MAHOGANY TOP, THE SIDES VENEERED IN THIN VICTORIAN MAHOGANY VENEERS, VERY WELL MADE WITH CARRYING HANDLE. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD NAVIGATION INST. I’VE HAD IN 45 YEARS WITH BRASS COVERING THE EBONY ARC, AN OCTANT BY TROUGHTON, HALF CIRCLE BY SMITH, NOW THIS SPLENDID EXAMPLE BY CARY. PLEASE SEE IMAGE WITH CONVENTIONAL SIZE SEXTANT AS COMPARISON. . SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ROYAL MAIL, ETC. FULLY TRACKED.  Contact Email:  michaelread060@gmail.com IVORY Read More...

~BAKER No. 1 MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE RETAILED by MILLIKIN & LAWLEY~

Standing 17 inches (20 inches fully racked up and 22 inches with 10X top hat eyepiece/21 inches with the 5X eyepiece), this impressive and large example retains about 95% of it’s original golden lacquer with many surfaces exhibiting Guilloche rose engine turning (stage, frog plate, etc.). Definitely made by Baker, as his shop was the only one of the era to use a fine focus knurled knob on the bar to control the nosepiece depth. Rarely used as all of Read More...

~WATSON VAN HEURCK OBJECTIVES AND EYEPIECE-PROFESSIONAL GRADE~(ON HOLD)

Five (5) objectives and one (1) variable eyepiece. Four(4) in original canisters, one in later plastic container but Watson. Canisters and objectives are signed and match. Two (2) bear the 313 Holborn address, two (2) with no address. One nickel plated. All in seldomly used condition. Good optics. Rare sizes. Included are: 1) variable eyepiece signed Watson &Sons, Ltd. London with focal length changer from 0-10 mm. 2) Watsons 3 in. parachromatic in black plastic canister, signed Para 3 in. WW, all brass, seldomly used. 3) Read More...

Antique Sikes’s Hydrometer by Dring & Fage in Original Box with Full Set of Weights

Antique Sikes’s Hydrometer by Dring & Fage of 20 Tooley Street, London in original fitted case.  The thermometer is missing its glass tube, otherwise all looks OK, although it’s untested and therefore sold as an antique curio/collectible. Shipping by Royal Mail.   Thanks for looking.   Read More...

C1820 Mander Weaver & Co Pill Tile

   C1820 Mander Weaver & Co Pill Tile. L&C Richardson ( THE PILL ROLLERS, 1992:68) note the rarity of this tile–see fourth image. Overall condition is good for its age. There is a barely noticeable professional repair to the top right corner–see third image. 10″ x 8″ x 3/4″.   The firm was founded in 1773 by the Mander Brothers  in Wolverhampton.By 1820, the firm traded as Mander, Weaver & Co.       Read More...

Four draw nickel silver telescope – A. Ross for Earl of Shelburne.

A four draw nickel silver telescope with a baleen covered barrel, the first draw signed, ‘A. Ross, London’ and also, ‘Earl of Shelburne’. The extended length of the telescope is 21″ ( 53.5 cm ) and 6″ ( 15.5 cm ) when closed with a main lens of 35 mm diameter. The magnification is 20 x. The telescope gives excellent views and is in excellent condition complete with leather storage case and sling. Andrew Ross worked from 1830 – 1859. Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Read More...

Large marine telescope – Richard Lekeux, Execution Dock. 1778.

A large mahogany barrelled brass telescope measuring 20.5″ when closed and 36.5″ when open. Signed on the single draw in a left hand script, ‘Made by Rd. Lekeux. 137 Execution Dock, Wapping. Improved Day or Night’. There are no cracks to the barrel or dints to the brass. The lenses are damage free and the telescope gives an excellent clear image when viewing. The main lens is just over 1.5″ diameter. The lens cap has a threaded centre cap which Read More...

Large Bone Forceps by Weiss

A pair of large, eight and a half inches, bone forceps with hinged spring, by Weiss. Consition good. Read More...

Good Brass Tourniquet by Arnold and Sons

A good brass tourniquet by ‘Arnold and Sons’ with original braid, and lacquered brass. Read More...

Nineteenth Century Gigli Bone Saw

A nineteenth century Gigli bone saw in good condition, unsigned Read More...