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17 May

Apothecary cabinet and contents.

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A good size wooden apothecary cabinet measuring 10.5″ x 7.5″ x 9.25″ with inset flush brass handles and a good selection of pharmaceutical items. A couple of thin cracks to the lid. Plush lined in red velvet. Circa 1900. Small chips to 3 of the bottle rims. With lock & key. Read More...
17 May

Mahogany octant in case; Hughes, London.

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Marine octant by Hughes, London in very good condition. No cracks / breaks. Of 10 inch radius. In stepped oak case. Ivory submission number GGKU9Y88. Read More...
16 May

Large antique miners dial in case: Casartelli’s Patent.

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A large (larger than normal) bronze / brass mining dial, signed on the silvered dial, ‘PATENT MINING DIAL. 892. CASARTELLI & SONS LTD, MANCHESTER’; the dial diameter is 6 inches. Very nice condition. With folding sights, bubble level, cross bubble, the silvered dial inscribed from 0-90-0-90 etc, the outer from 0 – 360.   In mahogany case with locking clasps, leather strap and maker’s label. Read More...
16 May

Nickel silver presentation portable telescope, tripod & case: Royal Victoria Yacht Club.

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An excellent nickel silver four draw telescope signed on the first draw, ‘J.H. Steward, 406 – 66 – 456 Strand, 54 Cornhill, London. Maker’. With presentation inscription engraved to the ray shade, ‘Presented to The Royal Victoria Yacht Club by Thomas Knowlys Parr Esq, in Memory of Henry Bold Knowlys Esq, who was a Member of this Club for 20 years. May 1912′. The telescope measures 36 inches long when fully pulled out with an additional 3 inches when the Read More...
13 May

Set of 24 microscope slides by Arthur C. Cole & Son.

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The slides are all numbered; 12 are human, 8 are cat, 4 are rabbit. All with ‘Cole’ labels. Very clean and in original pine case. Read More...
13 May

SOLD – microscope parts job lot: microspectroscope, camera lucida, diatom catalogue by Moller 1869, diatom making kit?

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SOLD – A good collection of old microscope accessories including a Beck-Sorby Microspectroscope engraved, ‘R & J Beck, 31 Cornhill, London. 27’. A stack of prisms with pivoted glass lens (camera lucida?), 6.5 inch fish plate, a small mahogany case holding a small glass trough, 3 glass slides (one broken) with small holes of various sizes and three similar brass ones, all with locating dowels which fix to the small compressors in the lid, with additional small glass slides Read More...
12 May

George III Period Brass Sundial by Benjamin Cockings of Bridgewater

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For sale, a George III Period Brass Sundial by Benjamin Cockings of Bridgewater. Comprised of an eight-inch brass dial with Arabic numeral divisions, an incredibly unusual design feature for the period. The inner arc is further engraved with degrees subdivisions radiating in a solar pattern from the front edge of the gnomon. The latter two thirds of the dial are reserved for the maker’s name, B. Cockings, Bridgewater Fecit. Above the name is further inscribed the wonderful Latin phrase “Ab Read More...
12 May

Collection of small shells and related items, 19th century

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Collection of small shells and related items, 19th century   Collected by an English biologist in the 19th century on the beach of the English colony of Port Canning. Packaged in small round cardboard boxes; the lids bear a description, and inside the boxes is a small note with a handwritten description—an interesting collection. Dimensions of the collection box: 13 x 6 x 5 cm Read More...
12 May

Vintage Cast Iron Cork Roller/Press – Apothecary/Pharmacy/Kitchenalia

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Offered for sale we have an unusual apothecary item – a vintage cork press/roller for making bottle corks.  Potentially useful item and a great display piece in its own right with rustic charm and nice external patination.  Likely late 19th or early 20th century item, so possibly antique. The item will be shipped by Royal Mail.   Thanks for looking.   Read More...
12 May

Antique Set of Various Apothecary’s Pill & Suppository-making Tools & Equipment – circa 1900

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Offered for sale is an apothecary’s set of tools & equipment set all in decent condition, probably dating to around 1900 and comprising: – pill cutting/rolling board with 12 channels–  brass moulds of various sizes for pills/suppositories– glass roller tool– hand-held moulding tool with ejection feature– brass stand by J Gray & Son, Sheffield– set of moulds– boxwood pill polisher/silverer with stand – note some damage/cracking as shown An interesting eclectic set of apothecary’s equipment from a bygone age.  The items Read More...
12 May

Antique Set of Various Apothecary’s Pill-making Tools & Equipment – circa 1900

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Offered for sale is an apothecary’s set of tools & equipment set all in decent condition, probably dating to around 1900 and comprising: – pill cutting/rolling board with 24 channels with dimensions as shown– 4 brass pill moulds of various sizes by S Maw & Son– roller tool– hand-held moulding tool with ejection feature and holder/stand– brass stand by S Maw & Son– set of brass moulds– boxwood pill polisher/silverer with stand An interesting eclectic set of apothecary’s equipment from a Read More...
11 May

Antique Brass Rotating Mechanical Stage for Watson Van Heurck Microscope c1910

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Offered for sale is a fully mechanical rotating specimen stage that fits the W Watson & Sons Van Heurck microscope.  It’s supplied with three fixing screws and the fit dimensions are ~62mm and 93mm in terms of spacing as shown in the listing photo stream.  It should fit most model B and No.1 variants of the Van Heurck including specialist models such as the Mint Metallurgical. The stage has x and y-axis adjustments giving 1 inch of travel along each Read More...
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