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Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Heath Co Lacquered Brass Vernier Sextant 19th Century
By Heath Co.
Located in London, GB
A rare cased lacquered brass vernier sextant by A Heath & Co of New Eltham London, dating from the late 19th Century. With silvered scale, stamped mark and New Eltham, London, with ...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique W. L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique W. & L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite Signed C1890 Measures - 15" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" An antique brass surveyor’s transit/theodolite by W. & L. E. Gurley ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

19th Century Indian Brass Qibla Compass
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Indian etched brass Qibla compass. The compass with brass needle and glass cover, the reverse engraved with tables. 4.2 inches high 2.3 wide A qibla (qiblah) compa...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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 Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Antique Bayliss Co 19th Century English Brass Apothecary Counter Scale Balance
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique 4 lb mercantile balance by Bayliss & Co of Birmingham, England. Features a twisted iron stand and brass balance with tray and scoop. Makers mark engraved along top arm.
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Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Iron Balance - Antique Small Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, antique French intricate brass balance with different weights in solid brass, in good condition. The iron scale is topped with the original polished brass plates. The scale ...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Antique Scholar s Microscope, English, Brass, Scientific Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scholar's microscope. An English, brass and enamelled metal scientific instrument by Henry Crouch, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Appealing micr...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Tacheometro model Soldati late 19th c. signed La Filotecnica Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Tacheometer model Soldati from the late 19th century signed La Filotecnica Ing. A Salmoiraghi Milan serial no. 18865. Construction site surveying and tracking tool used for calculati...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open. The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Fine pair of Shibayama mother of Pearl Opera Glasses
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of late 19th century Palais Royal Shibayama opera glasses in mother of pearl. Wonderfully decorated with exotic pheasants, peony and bamboo. The Shibayama technique was...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Carved Burr Walnut Banjo Barometer, circa 1880
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding carved burr walnut banjo Barometer having a lovely carved burr walnut case with a thermometer and a 12 inch round silver dial. Perfect workin...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Large Antique Brass Butcher’s Balance Scale with Ox Head, Circa 1890
Located in Barntrup, DE
A rare and visually commanding late 19th-century brass balance scale, attributed to J. Motk & Co., circa 1890. Likely of Portuguese or Central European origin, this exquisite scale w...
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Portuguese Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Luxury Victorian French Lorgnette Opera Glasses Marked "La Roi, Paris" Ca. 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury French Opera Glasses with fancy lorgnette style handle and metal mounts. Premium mother of pearl and only th...
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French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

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 Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Field Camera and tripod. An English, mahogany and brass plate camera with accessories and lens, dating to the late Victorian p...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Lord Bury 4 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, JH Steward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Lord Bury 4 draw telescope. An English, leather and brass terrestrial or astronomical refractor by J.H. Steward of London, dating t...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French Camera Lucida from the early 20th century. Original case
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique French camera lucida, a mid 1800s drawing aide tool with original box. A camera Lucida is generally considered to have been invented by the English chemist W. H. Wollaston in...
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French Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

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 Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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 Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Schaeffer Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Schaeffer & Budenberg stationary steam engine model. Made of cast iron featuring copper boiler The Budenberg Gauge Company was founded in 1918. The original pa...
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English Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Copper

Early 20th Century “National” Brass Cash Register, circa 1900
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorative “National” cash register from around 1900, beautifully crafted in engraved and gilt brass. This impressive antique model features elaborate relief decoration and the elega...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

19th Century R. J. Beck Stereoscope
By R.&J. Beck 1
Located in Norwood, NJ
Museum quality tabletop Stereoscope by British maker R. & J. Beck London. It is fitted with with adjustable rack and pinion focusing and elevation adjustment for ease of viewing. Eac...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open. The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Antique English Victorian "W T Avery" Mahogany Brass Scale, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian "W & T Avery" Mahogany and Brass Scale, Circa 1870-1880.
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English Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1—Circa 1890s This Henry Troemner balance scale #1 is a remarkable antique cast iron scale, likely manufactured between th...
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American High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Iron

19th c. Expandable Marquise Paris Field Binoculars c.1880-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original pair of leather wrapped expandable binoculars with "Marquise Paris" embossed in the center. Leather case with brass studs. The lens expands out to sharpen the view...
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French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Siebe Gorman Fire Fighter Smoke Mask
By Siebe Gorman Co.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is an early Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd. smoke mask. These full face helmets are very rare and found mostly in museum collections. This example looks and feels like it´s never have ...
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English Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Siebe Gorman Fire Fighter Smoke Mask
Siebe Gorman Fire Fighter Smoke Mask
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Antique French Lorgnette Binoculars or Opera Glasses in Brass Mother of Pearl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique lorgnette opera glasses were made by LeRoy of France in approximately 1880 in the period Victorian style. These bi...
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French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Large 19th Century Cast Iron , bronze, copper marbel Butcher s Balance Scale
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare and visually commanding late 19th-century iron/ bronze balance scale, attributed to J. Motk & Co., circa 1890. this exquisite scale would have served in a traditional butcher’...
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Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Copper, Iron

Antique American "Bausch Lomb" Compound Monocular Microscope, Circa 1890-1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American "Bausch & Lomb" Microscope in Compound Monocular Design, Circa 1890-1910. Rochester, NY
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American Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique American Ransom Randolph # 65 Carved Oak Dental Cabinet Toledo OH 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American carved oak dental cabinet manufactured by The Ransom & Randolph C., Toledo Ohio, Circa 1899. Arguably one of the best dental cabinets ever made, with so many unique features (and forgive the pun) cutting edge technology of the late 19th century. This cabinet was patented in 1899 and made of solid quarter sawn oak throughout, with carved accents above the beveled shaped mirror and carved & pierced brackets to the base with turned ribbed column supports. The cabinet has a removable travel drawer case for making house calls, to the top of the case is a brass carrying handle and a brass plaque with the manufacturers name and "Patent applied for", making this one of the earliest manufactured of this model. The cabinet has paneled sides and a paneled back, the front is fitted with cupboard with two adjustable swing out arms with revolving circular trays. Below, the cabinet is fitted with serpentine shaped drawers to the front, a lift up mirror to the top right hand-side enclosing a stepped...
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American American Craftsman Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mirror, Oak

1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early and high quality hand-painted plaster antique anatomical model of an adult human head. I would date this to 1900. The detail...
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German Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Antique W. T. Avery English Victorian Brass Porcelain Balance Beam Scale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique W.& T. Avery English Victorian Brass, Cast Iron & Porcelain Balance Beam Scal...
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Unknown Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique 19th Century Folding English Medical Bloodletting Bleeder Fleam
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique 19th Century folding english medical or veterinary bloodletting bleeder fleam also known as phlebotomy, was a common medical practice for centuries, believed to cure a wide r...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

1880 Earnst Plank Magic Lantern, Box Plus 72 Slides
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful and decorative 1800 magic lantern full boxed set. It was created by Ernst Plank and each slide box is signed. It comes with an amazing ...
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German Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Nineteenth Century Hanging Bronze Scales with Nested Six Weights, 21-in high
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 21 inches in height, this set of large late nineteenth century French solid brass scales features two hanging brass pans that hang from chains. Six accompanying gram wei...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

19th C. Portuguese Nautical Brass Gimbal Mounted Barometer
Located in North Miami, FL
SIGNED J.J.B.L.M - 16 a 22 RN Desterro Lisbon to face, this barometer is a very Rare and unusual mid-19th century polished brass marine barometer mounted on a gimble, the steel face ...
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Portuguese Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A land surveying square, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Octagonal brass land surveying square. Each side has a slot, which allows to aim the distance and evaluate 90 and 45 degrees when measuring the field. ...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

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 Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gorgeous Victorian old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. The lens glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decorat...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

Pocket Watch In 18 Carat Gold, Dating From Around 1900 with calendar
Located in Madrid, ES
Discover a piece of timeless elegance with our exquisite 18K gold pocket watch from circa 1900! ⌚️ Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this elegant timepiece boasts a classic enamel dial on one side for traditional timekeeping and a monthly and weekly calendar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

19th Century Shop Double Paper Roll Cutter Dispenser
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century shop double paper roll cutter dispenser This is a rare and very unusual paper roll cutter, the stand is made in Beech and Iron, it ho...
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Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open. The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category

English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Rare Life-Sized Pilz Anatomical Flap Manikins, Germany, c. 1890 Imported by American Thermo-Ware Co., New York An extraordinary and exceedingly rare pair of life-sized anat...
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German High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique French Holosteric Library Barometer
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth-century holosteric library barometer with "PHBN" logo (Pertuis, Hulot, Naudet), the French maker. Copperish brass case with hanging ring. Faceplate is segmented to thirty-...
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North American Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rotary wrap reel machine. An English, brass and cast iron factory cotton skein winder by John Nesbitt of Manchester, dating to the late...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Victorian Brass Merchants Scale
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian brass merchants scale with square glass tray, round brass tray, and inset oval mirror.  
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century German “Magic Lantern” Image Projector with Brass Lens
Located in Middleburg, VA
A captivating piece of pre-cinema history, this 19th-century German "magic lantern" image projector is an evocative relic from the dawn of visual storytelling. Crafted circa 1890, th...
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German Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Metal, Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal, Tin

Antique Officer of the Watch Telescope, English, After Dollond, Victorian, 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique 'officer of the watch' telescope. An English, single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use in the manner of Dollond of London, dating to the late...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique EH Sargent Labratory Precision Orsat Gas Analyzer Apparatus Case 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th - early 20th century Orsat gas analyzer apparatus with absorption pipettes and hardwood case, produced by E.H. Sargent & Company. An Orsat gas analyser or Orsat apparatus ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Rubber, Hardwood

Antique Kent s Knife Cleaning, Polishing Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Victorian knife cleaning and sharpening machine was made by Kent's of London England in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The machine is composed of two sharpening stones...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone, Metal

Antique European Enameled Postal Scale with Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Antique European Enameled Postal Scale with Brass, this desk top pendulum scale is a quirky and fun addition to your collection of antique scales. Bought from a collector, it’s made ...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English Brass, Terrestrial Instrument, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciation, wildlife, or maritime observation. Equally suitable for observing the night sky. This is an antique 3-draw telescope. An English, ...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Victorian Scale and Height Measure
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian standing scale with mahogany center post and brass weight and height measure with platform base on wheels (signed FAIRBANKS)
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Charpentier
Located in London, GB
Designed in the French Rococo style, this clock and barometer set have been beautifully ornamented with scrolling foliate gilt bronze forms. The two are diamond shaped, with symmetri...
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French Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Barometer Altimeter, English, Explorer s Instrument, Hicks, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pocket barometer altimeter. An English, oak cased explorer's instrument by Hicks of London, dating to the late Victorian pe...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Victorian Brass Novelty Clock by Elkington Co
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian brass novelty clock by Elkington & Co., in the form of a double steering-wheel, one wheel enclosing a clock and the other a barometer, with ...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Pluviometer Set, English, Copper, Meteorological, Rain Gauge, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pluviometer set. An English, copper and glass meteorological rain gauge, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1900. ...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper

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