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Period: 20th Century
Rare Microscope "Neopan" by Carl Aubock 1963, Reichert Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare award-winning microscope, model Neopan, designed in 1963 by the Viennese architect and designer Carl Aubock. Executed by Reichert Austria. In good condition, fully workin...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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 ...
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English Victorian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Steampunk Brass Industrial Architectural Pressure Gauges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super cool pair vintage General Electric pressure gauges. Each brass and glass gauge houses an aluminum faced dial marked for the General Electric Co. Perfect for a steam punk set...
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American Steampunk 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1925 Swedish Antique Walnut Wall Telephone L.M. Ericsson AB130 Crank Magneto
Located in Sweden, SE
This authentic antique Ericsson AB130 wall telephone was manufactured by AB L.M. Ericsson & Co. in Stockholm. The AB130 model was produced from the late 19th through the early 20th c...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

1940s Antique Wood Clamps Rustic Carpentry Tool
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of antique wood clamps .Prior use to build boats Dimensions: Largest 63 L x 5.25 D x 1.25 W Short 48 L x 5 W x 1.5...
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Rustic 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1950 Film 16mm Camera, SOM Berthiot, France
Located in Miami, FL
Société d'Optique et de Mécanique Berthiot (SOM Berthiot) was a French manufacturer of optics and photographic lenses. They produced C and D mount motion picture lenses for professio...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
Old shop scale from the 1930s/1940s, manufactured in the Czech Republic by Zbrojovka Brno. Semi-automatic scale, with internal weights. The scale is set with stylish metal buttons. Adjustable legs and built-in spirit level. Original tray made of thick white glass. The scale has been cleaned and is in very nice vintage condition. In working condition, but not entirely precisely (+/- 100 grams), it probably requires minor adjustment. A beautiful and original item for the grocery store...
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Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

RARE SUITE OF ORIGINAL NATURAL HiSTORY MUSEUM CASED IN PERSPEX SPECIMENS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this amazing suite of original natural history museum cased specimens A very rare find, these are old examples and some very interesting pieces, the list is as follows 1:- POM 17615 PINGUICULA 2:- POM 17600 VENUS FLYTRAP...
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English Victorian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

French 1940 s Equestrian Brass Mercury-in-Glass Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
Even Maria Pergay would have to respect the quality and artfulness of the brass-work on this wall hanging in the form of a stirrup suspended from a buckled harness made of hand rivet...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen Encased in a glass cube this mid-20th Century papier mache, hand painted large teaching aid mushroom specimen stands 16.5 inches ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Paper

Vintage 1950s Hermes Rocket Typewriter
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage 1950s Hermes Rocket portable beige plastic typewriter with white square plastic keys and original matching beige plastic carry case
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Italian Artist s Mannequin from the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
This elegant Italian artist's mannequin from approximately 1900 is a beautiful representation of craftsmanship from the 19th century. Crafted from solid fruitwood, it stands as a tes...
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Antique 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Sketch of two herons Korea 1970s Acrylic on paper for an Animals Encyclopedia
Located in Milan, IT
Acrylic colors on paper depicting two herons; it is a preparatory sketch commissioned for an animals encyclopedia for children, created and signed by a Kore...
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Korean Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique J.C Ulmer Co. Survey Transit Compass In Original Mahogany Box
Located in New York, NY
Brass and steel survey transit and compass in the original mahogany box. Made by J.C Ulmer Co. Good condition with appropriate wear from age. One availa...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Cased Microscope, English, Scientific Instrument, Swift Son, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased microscope. An English, black enamel scientific instrument by J. Swift & Son of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 191...
Category

British Edwardian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Zoological Lithograph of Coelenterates 1912 Cardboard by H Aschehoug Co Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Zoological didactic plate n. 63 lithograph on cardboard made in 1912 depicting the family of coelenterates with jellyfish, coral and sea anemone. Dybdhals Zoologiske Plancher P.M.Bye...
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Norwegian Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

BMT 110 mm Binoculars
Located in Aspen, CO
BMT-110 Soviet Marine Binocular Telescope – 20x110mm Cold War Era Optics, Circa 1950s Step into the history of Cold War surveillance and maritime observation with this rare Soviet B...
Category

European 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Leather, Broadhurst Clarkson Co, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3-draw telescope. An English, leather and brass terrestrial refractor by Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Perfect for bird ...
Category

British Edwardian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Set of 28 Geometric Bakelite Bauhaus Science Classroom Crystal Models, CZ 1930s
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 28 Geometric Bakelite Bauhaus Science Classroom Crystal Models, Prague, 1930s Exceptional and rare set of twenty-eight geometric crystal models from a Czech science classroom...
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Czech Bauhaus 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Vintage Goodell-Pratt Brass and Wood Level c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage level with two bubbles, large brass label and brass accents. CREATOR Goodell-Pratt Company, Mass. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHN...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

"Kodak Special Model A" Sealskin Folding Camera c.1915-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT The body of the Kodak Special, Model A incorporates several unusual design features. The most immediately obvious of these is the Bakelite panel on either side of the lens a...
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Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Swid Powell Magnifying Glass in Original Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Richard Meier designed magnifying glass for Swid Powerll, having ebony wood handle, silver plate and glass, plus original sleeve and box.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver Plate

Large 1950s Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Educational Eye Eyeball Model
Located in Lafayette, IN
1950's Vintage scientific human 3d eyeball model. Hand-painted with wonderful original patina!
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rubber

Early 20th Century Pair of Mirror Witches Balls on Bronze Stands
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A matching pair of early 20th century mirrored witches balls, with pressed steel galleries and hanging hoops. They have later been associated to a pair of extremely well cast and he...
Category

English 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique Weber Costello 12 Inch Globe - Rare Tall Base
Located in Peekskill, NY
I checked the globe and its signed Weber London but could not find a date of printing. This is an 12 inch desk globe is a bit different because of the extra tall decorative stand. I ...
Category

English Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Antique Iron Worker Hand Forged Vintage Tools Set of 9
Located in Chula Vista, CA
collection handmade Iron Blacksmithing Tools- Set of 9 Antique Iron Worker Tools forging metal circa early 1900s tool total 9 25 the longest x 3...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron, Metal

Vintage Tesla Telephone Set With Original Maker’s Mark, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
This elegant vintage telephone set by Tesla showcases the original maker’s stamp on the underside, confirming its authenticity. Its streamlined curves and timeless design reflect mid...
Category

Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Carved oak wall hanging Banjo barometer
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved oak barometer, the shaped carved oak frame with rectangular thermometer encased by glass. Above the silvered dial with silvered bezel, flanked by crisp scrolling carved decora...
Category

British 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Theater binoculars with scalloped silver coating and red cabochon-shaped stones
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Theater binoculars with cut-out silver lining and red cabochon-shaped stones. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 218.53 grams. Dimensions: 8.5cm x 11...
Category

European 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver

Paravia Optical Cassette Complete with Lenses and Teaching Apparatusu2028 -Italy- 1960s
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

Metal

Zoological Lithograph of Ungulates 1912 on Cardboard by H Aschehoug Co, Norway
Located in Milan, IT
Zoological didactic plate n. 25 lithograph on cardboard made in 1912 depicting ungulates. Dybdhals Zoologiske Plancher P.M.Bye & Co Oslo. Made by H Aschehoug & Co. Good condition. Me...
Category

Norwegian Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique French Style Chased Repoussé Gilt Telephone with Carved Jade Inset
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique French style telephone. Decorated in the Asian style. Hand chased gilt brass. Inset with carved jade moth plaque. Bakelite and brass handset. Signed. Circa 1920's. Made by Be...
Category

American 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Jade, Metal, Brass

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category

French 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

Set of Vintage Mortise Gauges, Four, Rosewood, Brass, Carpenter s Tools
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of vintage mortise gauges. 4 English, rosewood and brass carpenter's tools, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating midc...
Category

European 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Push Button Genie Telephone in Peach
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very sleek & cool styling in this Genie telephone. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear retains the great color of it's early days. Not tested.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Floor Standing Telescope by Piet G. Meesters
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This beautiful floor standing telescope, 60mm f/15 NEDOPTIFA, dates from the 1930s and was made by Piet G. Meesters. One of the most famous Dutch amateur astronomers of the last cent...
Category

Dutch Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Paravia Collection 100 Rocks, Educational Material, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Collection 100 Rocks, Teaching Material, Italy 1950s Geology teaching board "Minerals and Rocks" G.B. Paravia Scientific Collection - Turin The ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rock Crystal

20th Century French Iron, Walnut Spotlight, Cinema Floor Spot Lamp by Clémançon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-black, vintage Mid-Century Modern French spotlight made of handcrafted lacquered iron, designed and produced by Clémançon in good condition. Th...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
Category

Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Vintage Illuminated Magnifying Glass Eagle Hong Kong
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Eagle Magnifying Glass Hong Kong 2.75 h x 4.5 diameter x 9.5 long reading magnifying glass with light by EAGLE  stamped by maker Preowned vintage condition Refer to images
Category

Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Mario Bellini Olivetti
Located in Lugo, IT
Divisumma 28 calculating machine by Mario Bellini for Olivetti. The machine turns on but doesn't work. The dot is defective, as shown in the photo. Overall, the condition is apprecia...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Three-Dimensional Anatomical Midcentury Wall Plaster Sculpture, Germany, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury three-dimensional anatomical plaster painting representing human respiratory system, provenance Hygiene Museum Dresden with museum sticker ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Antique Ross Telescope, English, 3 Draw, Terrestrial Refractor, Early 20th, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Ross of London telescope. An English, brass three draw terrestrial refractor, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Perfect for bird watching, landscape...
Category

British 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rare Early 8x10 Double Bellows Double Exposure Camera
Located in Peekskill, NY
When have you ever seen one of these? This is a first for me. This very unique camera came out of an important 2 generation New York Collection. This was a custom built double exposu...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Space Age Orange Vintage Television Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age orange vintage television from plastic model Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria. This portable television with an orange plastic casing by ...
Category

Austrian Space Age Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

French Louis XVI Style Bronze Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style bronze wall barometer with an urn finial top with a head above the round dial and draped with a ribbon design.
Category

French Louis XVI 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Scientific tool for demonstrating the refraction of light, Italy 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Scientific tool for demonstrating and assessing the refraction of light. Constructed in boxed metal with a square section, it consists of a horizontal tube that bends a few grids in ...
Category

Italian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very good condition and dates to the 1940s. Perfect in an ...
Category

Other Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Mid-20th Century “National” Red Painted Brass Cash Register
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorative “National” cash register from the 20th century, made of brass painted in red, with elegant detailing and classic industrial design. This impressive piece retains its origi...
Category

20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Walter Bosse Cow Figurine Table Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming sculptural Austrian midcentury desk thermometer, displaying a cow with a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria i...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Paravia Termology Cassette with Original Instruments - Italy - 1960s
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

Metal

Large Vintage Mongolian Wooden Standing Math Abacus with Painted Wooden Balls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage Mongolian Wooden Standing Math Abacus with Painted Wooden Balls. Item features painted wooden balls in red, purple, gray, orange, blue, yellow, green and brown. Circa M...
Category

Unknown Primitive 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...
Category

Italian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Three-Dimensional Midcentury Anatomical Wall Plaster Sculpture, Germany, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury three-dimensional anatomical plaster painting, provenance Hygiene Museum Dresden with museum sticker label, Germany 1950s. Please note tha...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Large Mid-Century Italian Giorgio Armani Eye Glasses Factice Shop Display Piece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a rare and unique item! The Armani Eyeglasses Factic for display in a shop comes with its original cardboard packaging and is made of metal a...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Kinetoscope Projector Thomas Edison, Dated About 1904, USA
By Edison
Located in Madrid, ES
Kinetoscope projector Thomas Edison, dated about 1904, is a museum piece. Film Projector Thomas Edison, USA, in excellent condition. Mounted on a ...
Category

American Modern 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Large 24 Piece Antique Mechanical Drafting Set Original Fitted Metal Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial antique mechanical drafting set most likely originates from Germany and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwa...
Category

German Edwardian 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Magnifying Glass in Mother of Pearl and Silver Plate 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Magnifying Glass in Mother of Pearl and Silver Plate 1930s Sometimes, the only quality an item really needs is beauty - and this art deco magnifying glass has it all. Age, ...
Category

European Art Deco 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage 3-Draw Telescope, English, Navigation, Astrological, Broadhurst Clarkson
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 3-draw telescope. An English, leather and brass navigational or astronomical instrument, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Perfect for bird watching, l...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass