Antique Inventions

Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museu...

In some texts, he is even credited with the invention of astronomy itself. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1995.

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

The stamps commemorate the work of the clock’s maker Eugene Bourdon (1808-1884), who received the awards for his invention of the ‘Bourdon tube’, which was used to measure pressure.

From the cartridge pleating to the micro French seams, all sewn before the invention of the sewing machine. Meant to fit oversized, the armholes and collar are more of a small.

In England the containers took their name from the term Newton used for his invention, and they became known as “vesta cases”, “vesta boxes” or simply “vestas”.

Set of two Danish Just Andersen Art Deco candlesticks in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S The set of 1920's candlesticks are made in Disco metal, an alloy of lead and antimony, whic...

This monumental sculpture is made of artificial limestone, an invention of F. Austin. The sculpture is made for outdoors and is weather resistant.

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhou...

In the Victorian era of innovation and invention this was a state of the art engineering.

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museu...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Wikipedia defines “A neume (/ˈnjuːm/; sometimes spelled neum) as the basic element of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notati...

In 1818, Jeremiah Chubb invented and patented the revolutionary Chubb Detector Lock, which was designed to detect tampering attempts and render itself inoperable if someone tried to ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Early advances were made that laid the foundations of astronomy and mathematics and the invention of the wheel. Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired 1970s to 1990s Ex Rupert ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

He played a key role in developing an early synchronization device for aircraft-mounted machine guns, allowing pilots to fire through the propeller arc, a revolutionary innovation fo...

., which was created around his most famous invention.

Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museu...

19th century Octagonal Dutch Brazier ~ Outdoor Cooker is a wonderful invention that allows one to use hot coals to warm up or Cook items outdoors while enjoying fresh air and sunshin...

Breguet himself originally came from Neuchatel in Switzerland, the same region as the Perrelets. Some important inventions and innovations are attributed to the Perrelets, such as th...

In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engrav...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

The box has a secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which allows the box to be opened, an ingenious invention with the piano hinge shifting to allow this, the hinge m...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Extra imensions: Depth: 60cm Height to seat flat: 52cm Width when completely flat: 220cm Width when in upright position: 160cm Height to top of the seat in upright position: 120cm ...

By the time they closed shop Elgin had produced over 60 million watches and left a legacy of excellence and inventions as well.

The invention seems to have been made in Iran or the Middle East before the ninth century.

Clocks are one of the greatest and most important inventions of the Renaissance period, improving steadily into the Age of Discovery.

19th century English mahogany tilt-top end table is an ingenious invention that most agree originated with the English but who knows for sure?

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W. Cavendish.

In weekly issues Harper’s reported the news, entertained with literature, poetry and art, as well as educating its readers about world affairs and new inventions. It's woodcut engrav...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

The firm exhibited and won medals for its ornamental lathes at several World’s Fairs, including the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the International Inventions Exhibition of 1885. The ...

Tired of industrial work, Diaz embarked in the late 1820s on a course of independent study, was briefly tutored by the history painter François Souchon (1787-1857), copied the master...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Independent and undogmatic, he acted with both impetuous engagement and rigorous discipline, moved easily from classical to modern subjects, and integrated scrupulous preliminary stu...

This print originates from 'Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux' by W. Cavendish.

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

The track is made of all-metal elements (rails and sleepers) that can be dismantled and transported easily. This invention found applications in many fields: mining and industrial op...

The Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith reported on the watches, chromometers and repeating watches exhibited by them at the Inventions Exhibition of 1885. They moved to 13 Charterho...

Stam was extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th century European architecture, including the invention of the cantile...

Stam was extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th century European architecture, including the invention of the cantile...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhou...

This dramatic scene on this woven rug has been framed by delicate floral guard bands and crisp Greek key borders with the same balance of tradition and invention. Handmade rugs compl...

The iconography of the Young John the Baptist in the desert, often accompanied by a Lamb, was born in the post-Tridentine era resulting from the invention of the episode of Saint Joh...

Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhou...

With the invention of the halftone print process, photographic postcards like this became inexpensive to produce and became widely distributed in the first decades of the 20th century.

Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is ...

He is best known for his warped depictions of reality, which he created through his invention of the Paranoiac Critical Method, allowing Dali to tap into his own subconscious to disc...