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Period: 1870s
Torricellian barometer French manufacture from the second half of the 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian mercury barometer, French manufacture from the second half of the 19th century, made of mahogany veneer wood with cedar wood edge threading complete with rare thermomet...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Wood

Mechanical solar system with Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Tellurium or representative and demonstrative mechanical model of the solar system composed of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon and Mars, realized by the Prague geographer and ...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Brass floor astronomical telescope signed Edmund Wheeler London 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Astronomical round-section brass ground astronomical telescope with two-extension focusing and rack and pinion, with searcher scope, complete with wooden tripod and wooden case conta...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Wooden compass box with rosewood veneer circa 1870s
Located in Milan, IT
Box of compasses wood with rosewood veneer from the second mid-19th century, complete with key. In the center of the lid a rhombus-shaped brass medallion is engraved with the name...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

English Brass Telescope w/ Spotting Scope Stabilizer Bar on Tripod Stand 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass and polished steel telescope with spotting scope, adjustable stabilizer bar, and mounted on folding tripod stand, 19th Century. Manufacturer T. Cooke & Sons, York. Tel...
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American Victorian Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Steel

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Leather, Newton Co, Victorian, C.1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 draw telescope. An English, brass and leather dressed refractor by Newton & Co, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Perfect for bird watching, landscape...
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British Victorian Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

A small telescope in paper, glass and snakewood. Golden decoration. France 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
A small pocket telescope with one extension, lens holder and ring in amoretto wood (Brosimum Guianense); objective holder body in green painted and pressed cardboard with rich decora...
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French Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Shagreen, Wood

19th Century Portable Sundial in Wooden Case
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portable Sundial in Wooden Case Charming portable sundial from the 19th century, housed in its original wooden case. This compact instrument exemplifies the craftsmanshi...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Fruitwood

Torricellian cue barometer on oak wood table Germany 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian mercury stick barometer on oak wood table, complete with atmospheric pressure reading nonius, late 19th-century German manufacture. Measurements 13.5x4.5x 96 cm - inches...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Wood

1870 Antique Burnished Brass W F Stanley Level Surveyor Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic level signed W.F Stanley of burnished brass, from the second half of the 19th century. In excellent condition and complete with original mahogany box with brass hinges an...
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British Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Brass

19th century pair of French Carboys
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of French Carboys Dimensions: H 18” x W 15” x D 15” Weight: 10kg (Pair) Date: Circa 1870 Origin: France Material: Glass Overview A huge pair of glass chemists a...
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French Early Victorian Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Blown Glass

Ebonized wood stick barometer signed TECNOMASIO ITALIANO circa 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Ebonized wooden stick barometer signed TECNOMASIO ITALIANO , from the second half of the 19th century. Complete with reading nonius for atmospheric pressure change and mercury therm...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Wood

19th Century Portable Sundial in Wooden Case
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Portable Sundial in Wooden Case Charming portable sundial from the 19th century, housed in its original wooden case. This compact instrument exemplifies the craftsmanshi...
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Antique 1870s Scientific Instruments

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Fruitwood

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Gold piquet small tortoiseshell box with lover’s eye. France circa 1870.
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Antique Astronomical Chart of the Solar System and Seasons – Black’s Atlas, 1884
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English Brass Telescope on Tripod Stand signed Dollond, London Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass telescope on tripod stand with slipper feet. Telescope has the original carrying case with lens covers. Late 19th Century
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19th C. John Byrne Brass Telescope with tripod
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
19th C. John Byrne brass telescope with tripod. Marked John Byrne New York 1882. 3.5 inch refracting telescope with 43.5 inch main tube. A wonderful piece of history, Optics are not ...
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Set of Antique Books Dating From the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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Antique Telescope, English, 6-Draw, Brass, Leather, Terrestrial, Victorian, 1860
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Located in London, GB
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Chrome-plated brass anemometer signed R. F. Brevetés Paris No. 5244 c. 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Chrome-plated brass anemometer signed R. F. Brevetés Paris No. 5244, from the second half of the 19th century, complete with original leather-covered wooden box with hinges and meta...
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Cased Map or Chart Magnifying Glass by J P Cutts c.1870
Located in Bath, GB
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Antique 19th C. W A K Johnston 18" Celestial Library Floor Globe Stand 1879
Located in Portland, OR
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French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
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Earth globe signed Viviene de Saint-Martin Paris of 1870
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Marine Spyglass Brass and Leather Handle English manufacture 1870
Located in Milan, IT
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19th Century Brass Telescope Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
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Located in Milan, IT
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