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Period: 20th Century
Metal Binoculars with Case, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Binoculars with case. Decoration complements. Silver metal binoculars with graducation nuts and clean and elegant lines. Inspired by classic models. Weight: 945 gr." Size: 9 x 15...
Category

Unknown Other 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Other

German Vintage Leather Tape Measure, Orange Brown 1940s, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Highest quality and minimalistic design tape measure in a solid leather casing. Around the late 1930s to 1940s, Germany. Sturdy seams and leather remind of Hermès and is decorative i...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category

French French Provincial Antique 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Stereoscope Bar Parallax, Scientific Instrument, JM Glauser, London
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage stereoscope bar parallax. An English, brass scientific instrument for measuring depth in aerial photographs or maps, by JM Glauser & Sons of London, dating to the m...
Category

English Other Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Magnifier Accessories Gold Bronce Desktop Eagle Claw Base Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Brass adjustable desk magnifier 20th century Elegant desktop magnifying glass made of golden brass, with original magnifying glass and very ...
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French Other 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A collection of mid-20th century teaching aid resin encased water plants
Located in London, GB
A collection of mid-20th century teaching aid resin encased water plants Dimensions in inches: H 4” x W 2.5” x D 1” Age: Mid-20th century Origin: Unknown Condition: Fair Overview ...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Resin

Paravia Magnetism and Electricity Cassette with Original Instruments, 1960su2028
Located in Milano, IT
Paravia, scientific instruments, vintage educational kit, 1960s, Norstedts, magnetism, optics, thermology, mechanics, applied electricity, top vintage lab, educational set, experimen...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper, Magnets

Antique Colmont French FT Binoculars Leather Paris
By Lawrence and Mayo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Vintage Colmont FT Paris binoculars Colmont a French optical company known for producing high-quality binoculars  leather-covered body maker stamp present 7.75 x 5 ...
Category

French Victorian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1920 s Gladstone Bag
Located in Eindhoven, NL
1920's Gladstone Bag in perfect condition. The bag closings are in perfect shape and condition and everything works perfectly. The bag has some minor spots but for the age of the bag...
Category

British 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather

1900s French Metal Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This early 1900s French Metal Scale is an evocative piece of history that marries function with rustic charm. Featuring a robust metal frame with an aged, weathered patina, the scale...
Category

French 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Pair of Cased Binoculars, English, Brass, Optical Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pair of cased binoculars. An English, enamel brass optical instrument, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900. Appealing weathering and presented in an attrac...
Category

British Late Victorian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Styled Industrial General Electric Medical Sun Floor Lamp
By Canadian General Electric
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco Industrial floor sun lamp was made by General Electric of Canada is approximately 1940, most likely for the medical industry. The lamp is done with a heavy stepped meta...
Category

Canadian Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

FER model logarithmic circular slide rule H 39 n. 1675 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
FER model logarithmic circular slide rule H 39 No. 1675 from the 1930s, Italian Patent No. 1680, housed in its original round-shaped wooden box like the instrument, complete with in...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Pair of Binoculars, Scottish, Racecourse Spotter s Glasses, Leather Case
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pair of binoculars. A Scottish, enamelled brass racecourse spotter's binocular with leather case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Fascinating set of ...
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Scottish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Antique Colmont French FT Binoculars Leather and Brass Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th Century antique Colmont French FT binoculars with leather and brass. Binoculars, also known as field glasses, have a rich history dating back to the early 17th century, be...
Category

French 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage W. T. Avery Brass/ Cast Iron Beam Scale
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful W & T Avery Class C brass and cast iron beam scale. Cast Iron top and base compliment the patinated brass nicely. Two brass pans with complete compliment of weights. Maker ...
Category

English Victorian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Surveyor s Level, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Engineering, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage surveyor's level. An English, brass scientific instrument with enamelled finish, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Appe...
Category

British 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Milan 1910/20 F.lli Koristka Antique Microscope Wooden Box with Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
Tri-ocular optical microscope Euskop model, antique scientific instrument of painted brass and chromed steel, with four-magnification turret n. 40122 by Fratelli Koristka, Milano, ci...
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage WESCO Oil Can
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Metal Oil Can. An automotive oil can made by Wesco, Birmingham. A fantastic piece of vintage motoring ephemera, the perfect gift for the motoring enthusiast. Who would have t...
Category

British Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

French Victorian Cloissone Magnifying Glass
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style magnifying glass with a cloisonne porcelain handle.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Botanic Model of Solarum Tuberosum Flower, Paravia, Italy, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A botanic didactical model, depicting a Solarum Tuberosum flower, pale pink color, made out of papier machè, plaster and wood, hand painted. Extremely detailed. Paravia, Milan, Italy...
Category

Italian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Circa 1920s Torsion Balance Co, New York "Class A" Scale
By Torsion Balance Company
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920s Torsion Balance Co, New York "Class A" Scale. Glass nickel plate metal case. According to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, which has an identica...
Category

American Other 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Aircraft Design Wind Tunnel Scale Model of a Late 1960s GAC-100 Airliner
Located in London, GB
A 1/10 scale wind tunnel model of a GAC-100 Commuter airliner. Wingspan: 7ft (214 cm) The model is constructed out of laminated mahogany, and is built to the highest standards,...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Table Phone in Boulle Style - Wood and Brass
Located in Cantù, IT
Elegant vintage Boulle-style desk telephone with fine brass details and decorative inlays on a tortoiseshell effect background. The square body made of fine wood is embellished with ...
Category

Italian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Danish Art Deco Desk Armillary - Sundial in Brass Onyx Marble, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish armillary sphere - sundial raised upon two architecturally shaped blocks of red/maroon onyx marble. It has a small bronze plaque saying in Danish 'Do as I, count only the l...
Category

Danish Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Brass

Early 20th Century French Peugeot Frères Cast Iron Coffee Grinder, Model A
Located in Dallas, TX
This authentic early 20th-century coffee grinder was crafted in France by Peugeot Frères, renowned for their exceptional cast iron mills long before they became famous for automobiles. Stamped with the original oval brass badge reading “Peugeot Frères, Valentigney (Doubs)”, this piece was produced in the company’s historic foundry in eastern France. The cast iron body features deeply embossed lettering: “Peugeot Frères Brevetés S.G.D.G.”, a French patent mark meaning “Patented Without Government Guarantee,” used between 1844 and 1968. The top grinding chamber is enclosed by a domed lid, while the open bevel gear mechanism is powered by a curved crank fitted with a worn, turned wood handle. Below, a single walnut drawer in warm hardwood collects the freshly ground coffee, accented by a decorative turned knob. With its crisp castings, sculptural industrial form, and rich patina, this antique Peugeot...
Category

French Country 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Large Kodak Folding No. 3A Camera with Mahogany Inlay c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A large Eastman Kodak No. 3A folding camera with red bellows and Mahogany inlay. The body is wrapped in leather with chrome and brass accents. The camera folds to 2.5 inches. ...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Early 20th Century Medical Curios Gold Teeth Dentures
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of human gold teeth, with two having their original metal pegs. Most gold teeth are of a particularly high carrot, and these are heavy to hold. Tarnished and untouched,...
Category

English 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

1950s Vintage Vornado Gray Electric Window Wall Fan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Wall Unit Vornado Industrial Gray Electric Window Fan 18 h 37 w (open) 25.5 w closed x 9.5 d Preowned unrestored vintage condition. Missing circle with label in center ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

ZEISS Ikon Novar-Anastigmat 45mm F3.5 Film Camera 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Zeiss Ikon Contina Camera with Novar-Anastigmat 45mm F3.5 Prontor SVS. Zeiss Ikon Contina 35mm RF style camera with a 45mm f/3.5 Novar-Anastigmat prime lens. Cosmetically in great co...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Copper Horse Sulky Weathervane
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vintage copper Horse and Sulky Weathervane with good size and fine traditional form mounted on a faux finished wood plinth base. Dimensions: Base - 25 3/4" L x 9 1/4" W Horse - 3...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper, Brass, Wire

English Renaissance Pewter Hour Glass
Located in Queens, NY
2 English Renaissance-style (20th Century) etched pewter hour glass. (PRICED EACH)
Category

British Renaissance 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box, France, 1900. A wonderful set of drawing instruments / calipers / compasses to draw and dr...
Category

French Arts and Crafts 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Egg Timer, English, Brass, Glass, 3 Minute Sand Countdown, Mid-Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage egg timer. An English, brass and glass 3 minute sand countdown, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Charming vintage timer set w...
Category

British 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Antique German Barometer with Hand-Carved Oak Leaves and Acorns, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
German Black Forest style barometer with fine hand-carved oak branches, leaves, and acorns. Dimensions: height 30 cm / 11.81 in; width 24 cm / 9.44 in; depth 5 cm / 1.96 in. In good ...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1920s Mahogany Brass Antique Tool Carpentry Scribe
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mahogany Wood & Patinated Brass Antique Old Carpentry Marking Tool circa 1920s USA Carpenter Scribe Marking Gauge Vintage Wood Working Tool in Wood ...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Huger West Germany Meteobar skeleton design years 60 rare real fine barometer
Located in Biella, IT
Huger West Germany meteobar design in years '60 rare and real fine skeleton barometer the barometer is in brass and is perfect vintage and original, working condition
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Fine Pair Golden Guilloche Enamel and Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Pretty as a picture and in outstanding condition, this lovely pair of early twentieth century opera glasses come complete with their original case (wear commensurate with age). Th...
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Enamel

English Marine Barometer with Rope Carved Case
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century library barometer with rope carved case. Great old piece. Fitted with a brass hanging tab. Circa 1920.
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Brass Wall Barometer, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century Brass Barometer, 1950s Working and in good condition.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Anatomical model: a decomposable eyeball, SOMSO, Germany circa 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model for schools, educational use, depicting a decomposable eyeball, complete in all its parts, made of plaster, glass and painted paper mache, metal hooks, holding on a ...
Category

German 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

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 ...
Category

American 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Reynolds Branson Ltd Scientific Instrument Leeds Tangent Galvanometer 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage tangent galvanometer produced by Reynolds & Branson Ltd - Scientific Instrument Makers - Leeds. Wooden base with three brass leveling screws and glass bell jar cloche. Dimen...
Category

20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Large Painted Plexiglas Terrestrial Globe, France circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Important relief earth globe representing the oceans and the continents. The globe is made of painted plexiglas, fixed to the marble base by a brass axis. France around 1950.
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Brass

Italian Renaissance Chrome Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) chrome armillary globe with a rust patina.
Category

American Renaissance Revival 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Olivetti Lettera 36 Portable Typewriter Designed by Ettore Sottsass. circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Olivetti Lettera 36 Portable Typewriter with the Original Case. circa early 1970s Created by famed Italian designer/architect Ettore Sottsass...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder by Casella Co of London
Located in London, GB
A mid twentieth century Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder, by Casella & Co, London. Pattern: Mk III C 45- 65 (latitudes 45° – 65°, North or South). 4 inch glass sphere. Serial number: 6962 Marked: CASELLA LONDON MADE IN ENGLAND 6962 For similar Casella sunshine recorders see the collections of: Science Museum, London. OBJECT NUMBER:1995-820. The National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy, Torpedo Bay, New Zealand. The Campbell–Stokes sphere is used to record sunshine. It was invented by John Francis Campbell in 1853 and modified in 1879 by Sir George Gabriel Stokes. The original design by Campbell consisted of a glass sphere set into a wooden bowl with the sun burning a trace on the bowl. Stokes’s refinement was to make the housing out of metal and to have a card holder set behind the sphere. C. F. Casella and Co: Established in 1810 as Tagliabue and Casella. Incorporated as a limited liability company, C. F. Casella and Co, in 1910. Circa 1930: C. F. Casella and Co Ltd., of Regent House, Britannia Walk, London, N1 7ND - Makers of anemometers, anemographs, barometers, barographs, hygrometers, hygrographs, radiation instruments, rain gauges...
Category

English 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique "No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, Model AB" Camera c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The Kodak No.3 Model AB is an early model. The body of camera is all leather with a leather handle and unique leather covered lens. it folds smoothly closed to 1.75 inches. ...
Category

Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1940 s WW2 Binoculars.
Located in Aspen, CO
Nikon marine binoculars mounted on a wooden period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely Original optics in a distinctly Japanese straight-body instrument with 15mm x magnification with 80 mm objective naval lens that have been originally restored in a time-consuming process to reveal a crystal clear Image.A one of a kind pair of Nikon binoculars...
Category

Japanese Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Silver

1940
s WW2 Binoculars.
1940
s WW2 Binoculars.
$7,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Brass Field Binoculars by W. Watson &. Sons of London
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of wonderfully aged brass field binoculars with moveable brass eye shields, which help to give clearer views without additional light coming through the sides. This pair of bin...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Walter Bosse Cow Figurine with Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cow figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by H...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Cold War Japanese Defence Agency 20x 120 Binoculars with Illumination Control
By Kowa
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Tokyo Optical Company 20 x 120 Naval Binoculars official issue for the Japan Defence Agency, manufactured in October 1984, supplied via Yonei Shoten (government contractor), manufact...
Category

Japanese Industrial Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze

American Mid-Century Brass Sundial
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1940s) brass sundial.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel architect or cartographer's instrument set by Riefler of Munich, dating ...
Category

German Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Blue Art Glass and Brass Kaleidoscope
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Blue Art Glass and Brass Kaleidoscope
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographer compass from the early 1900s, brass and bakelite base; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with its tip th...
Category

European Antique 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rare Antique Agfa Ansco Readyset Traveler Folding Camera c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Readyset Traveler folding camera. The body of camera is covered in a luggage canvas with a a pop out view finder and it folds smoothly closed to 1.5 inches. This ...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Collection of 33 old geometric zinc shapes
Located in Haaltert, BE
Unique collection of 33 geometric zinc shapes. Circa 1900-1930. These forms were used by artists and art students to visualize and learn perspective, volumes, light and shadow.
Category

Dutch Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Zinc

Magnifying Glass in Mother of Pearl and Solid Wood 1920s
Located in Meer, VAN
Magnifying Glass in Mother of Pearl and Solid Wood 1920s Magnificent early 20th century magnifying glass in solid wood and inlaid mother of pearl. Wonderful curved handle and high...
Category

European Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique 2 French Electro Therapy Devices "Institut Electrotherapy" Dated 1905
Located in London, GB
Of scientific interest two French Electrotherapy devices, both wih plaques to the tops stamped "Institut Electrotherapy, 27 Rue Godot de Mauroy, Paris" Complete with original instru...
Category

French Antique 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Other