Porcelain mortar and pestle. Signed on the underside with the size #7, Acid Proof, Made in England. Wood handled pestle. Great for use in the kitchen, artist's studio or office. It d...

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Vintage 1950s English Rustic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paste, Porcelain

English Porcelain Mortar and Pestle #7

H 4.5 in Dm 9 in

Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster

By Negretti & Zambra

Located in Norwich, GB

19th century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster. Housed in a black metal case with a cream coloured bakelite front plate. The dial with barometer scale, hand turned ind...

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Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Early 19th Century Negretti and Zambra Bakelite Weather Forecaster

H 5.25 in W 3.25 in D 2.25 in

19th century thermometer in original case

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century thermometer in original case circa 1890. Fine quality thermometer which measures between -45 degrees centigrade and +50. In fully working condition, complete in its ori...

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

19th century thermometer in original case

H 1 in W 20.25 in D 1 in

Small Antique Pharmacist's Measuring Cup, English, Glass, Apothecary, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a small antique pharmacist's measuring cup. An English, glass and leather apothecary measure, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charmingly petite measuring cu...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Small Antique Pharmacist's Measuring Cup, English, Glass, Apothecary, Victorian

H 2.17 in Dm 1.19 in

Bavarian Pharmacy Balance

Located in New Orleans, LA

This amazing and extremely rare Bavarian Biedermeier-period pharmacy balance stand would have been at home at any apothecary’s shop during the mid-19th century. Crafted of walnut wit...

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Antique 19th Century Balkan Biedermeier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Bavarian Pharmacy Balance

H 30.75 in Dm 20.5 in

21th Century Solid Silver Ruler By Richard O.A Jarvis, England, c.2003

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

An early 21st century novelty "Premier Rule" measuring ruler with all the British Prime Ministers listed from Sir Robert Walpole 1721 up until Tony Blair 1997. It is made of solid si...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver

21th Century Solid Silver Ruler By Richard O.A Jarvis, England, c.2003

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H 13.31 in W 1.3 in D 0.12 in

John Bennett Georgian Barometer

By John Bennett

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptional Georgian barometer by the leading London instrument-maker John Bennett strongly reflects the prevalent furniture style and architectural elements of the time in its ...

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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

John Bennett Georgian Barometer

H 37 in W 4.38 in D 3.25 in

Regina Upright Music Box

By Regina Company

Located in New Orleans, LA

An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina music box company, one of the most recognized music box manufacturers in the world, com...

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Antique 19th Century American Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Regina Upright Music Box

H 64.75 in W 28 in D 14.5 in

20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Map Reading Tool, London, c.1908

By WILLIAM HORNBY, LONDON (1898-1913)

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early-20th Century Edwardian very rare solid silver map reading tool, with a magnifying glass, compass and distance measure, one side in English the other in Russian, present...

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20th Century British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Silver

20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Map Reading Tool, London, c.1908

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H 4.34 in W 1.58 in D 0.4 in

Large Antique French Brass and Iron Balance Scale with Weights

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

Elegant brass scale marked: Ets Testut 8 Rue Popincourt 8 Paris. Includes measurement indicator, and weights. Testut was a French company manufacturing and marketing measuring inst...

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Early 20th Century French Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

Large Antique French Brass and Iron Balance Scale with Weights

H 52 in W 50 in D 14 in

Pharmacy Height Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre

Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight

Pharmacy Height Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre Once these along with scales were common place in Doctors Surgeries, Chemist Shops and Drug stores, the pat...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Pharmacy Height Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre

H 88 in W 16 in D 16 in

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes

By E. Gleizes Paris

Located in London, GB

Gilt-bronze and Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer set by Gleizes French, 19th Century Height 115cm, width 30cm, depth 7cm In the Louis XV style, this elegant antique clock and barom...

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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tortoiseshell Clock and Barometer Set by Gleizes

H 45.28 in W 11.82 in D 2.76 in

Saccharimetre a Penombres by J Duboscq

Located in London, by appointment only

Numbered No 25 and signed by J Duboscq a Paris. Louis Jules Duboscq was a French instrument maker, inventor and pioneering photographer. He was known in his time and is remembered t...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Saccharimetre a Penombres by J Duboscq

H 20 in W 18 in D 7 in

Copper & brass fuel measures by Sutherland Astell

Located in London, GB

Two copper and brass metric "Checkpump" fuel measures by Sutherland Astell, circa 1950. Made for the County Borough of Blackpool. Marked: 10 and 20 litres, at 20°. 20L, Height: 23...

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Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Copper & brass fuel measures by Sutherland Astell

H 23 in W 11 in D 13 in

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Antique Yankee Prince Columbia Phonograph, Chicago IL & Original Box, c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Yankee Prince Columbia Phonograph, Chicago Illinois offers oak case and with original box

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Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique Yankee Prince Columbia Phonograph, Chicago IL & Original Box, c1900

H 12.5 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in

19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls

Located in Dallas, TX

American Phonograph Company, and finally by the Columbia Phonograph Company (known today as Columbia

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Antique Late 19th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls

H 22 in W 15.5 in D 8.5 in

His Masters Voice Large Store Display 'Nipper' Dog Victor RCA Jack Russell

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

dog was listening to a cylinder phonograph. In the 1970s, the statue of the dog and gramophone, His

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Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Fiberglass

His Masters Voice Large Store Display 'Nipper' Dog Victor RCA Jack Russell

H 34 in W 24 in D 14 in

His Masters Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign

By His Masters Voice

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

wind-up gramophone. In the original painting, the dog was listening to a cylinder phonograph. In the

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Early 20th Century Signs

His Masters Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign

H 18 in W 24 in D 0.25 in

His Masters Voice Large Store Display Paper Mache 'Nipper' Dog

By Old King Cole

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

painting, the dog was listening to a cylinder phonograph. In the 1970s, the statue of the dog and

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20th Century American Animal Sculptures

His Masters Voice Large Store Display Paper Mache 'Nipper' Dog

H 35 in W 16 in D 36 in

Columbia Disc Graphophone

Located in Vancouver, BC

Made by Colombia Phonograph Company, model B1, marked 'Fletcher Bros, Victoria, B.C.' Nine panel

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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Columbia Disc Graphophone

H 21 in Dm 21 in

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