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Wood and Brass Apothecary Scale, 1950s
Located in Felino, IT
Precision apothecary scale, 1940s-1950s. Wooden base with drawer, brass instruments. Original set
Category
1950s European Art Nouveau Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage pantagraph. An English, brass scientific mapping instrument, dating to the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 4.14 in W 33.47 in D 7.29 in
Vintage Fuller's Calculator, English, Bakelite, Brass, Mathematical Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Fuller's Calculator. An English, Bakelite and brass cased mathematical instrument
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 4.34 in W 18.12 in D 4.53 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 3.75 in W 9.85 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Rolling Rule English Brass Scientific Instrument, Navigation, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage rolling rule. An English, brass scientific instrument to aid navigation, dating
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 0.99 in W 17.92 in D 2.56 in
Vintage Fuller's Calculator, English Scientific Instrument, Stanley, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Fuller's Calculator. An English, mahogany and brass cased scientific instrument
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 3.94 in W 13.98 in D 4.34 in
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
Category
1950s English Other Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 3.15 in W 2.56 in D 16.15 in
Vintage Spirit Level, English, Rosewood, Craftsman's Instrument, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage spirit level. An English, Rosewood and craftsman's instrument, dating to the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 1.78 in W 9.45 in D 1.38 in
Vintage Laboratory Microscope, German, Scientific Instrument, Carl Zeiss Jena
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage laboratory microscope. A German, enamelled metal scientific instrument by Carl
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 14.77 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Vintage Balance, English, Mahogany, Scientific Scales, Stanton Instruments, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Stanton Instruments of London, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1960.
Beguiling vintage scientific
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 18.31 in W 18.31 in D 10.44 in
Vintage Fuller's Calculator, English, Walnut Case, Scientific Instrument, C.1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Fuller's Calculator. An English, Bakelite and walnut cased scientific instrument
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
H 4.34 in W 18.12 in D 4.53 in
Lamp Table Pocket Trumpet Brass 19
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
mood lighting
Bore brass instrument pitched in Bb, used in brass bands, concert bands and occasionally
Category
1980s Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Travelling Cartographer's Compass Set, English, Drawing Instruments
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage travelling cartographer's compass set. An English, brass drawing instrument case
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 0.79 in W 5.52 in D 2.76 in
Beautiful Antique Brass Scale
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Immerse yourself in the elegance and charm of yesteryear with this exquisite antique brass scale, a
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass Trumpet Hunt Bugle Horn Table Lamp 38"
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper brass instrument table lamp in the shape of a bugle decorated with black
Category
Late 20th Century Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage 5 Draw Brass Telescope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage brass 5 draw extendable hand telescope. Comes with original cap to cover glass end and
Category
1970s American Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ships Nautical Miles Gauge
Located in Norwell, MA
Dimensions: 9" H x 7" L x 3" D
Made: England
Material: Brass
Date: 1970
Category
1970s Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fitted to its original hardwood box with a fine
Category
1950s North American Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
1960s Hanging Brass Temperature Thermometer Gauge
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brass Temperature Gauge
1960s Modern Decorative Brass Hanging Temperature Thermometer Gauge
Solid
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
instrument is fitted to its original hardwood box with a fine varnished finish. The bottom of the compass
Category
1950s North American Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-Century Expanding Spyglass Brass & Leather
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century spyglass brass & leather (similar to a telescope) expands from 7 1/8 to 17 1/4" - from
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Telescope on Walnut Tripod Stand
Located in North York, ON
Vintage brass telescope on walnut tripod stand. Sold as is for decorative purposes. Country of
Category
1950s Unknown Industrial Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Handles Brass, 1950, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
Handles Borsani.
Category
1950s Other Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass and Iron "KEKUATAN" Hanging Beam Scale
Located in London, GB
A brass and iron beam scale, marked with KEKUATAN 110 kg. along with various proof and numeral
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Vintage Automobile Heavy Brass Car Horn
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early automobile mounted brass horn. This horn stamped Made in India, is polished with beautiful
Category
1950s Indian Industrial Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bausch & Lomb Brass Harbormaster 0905 Telescope on Tripod Stand
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bausch & Lomb Brass 0905 Harbormaster 48" Telescope on Tripod Stand. Circa Mid to Late
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
20th Century Made in Japan Brass Opera Binocular, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice opera binocular from the 50s in its original fabric pouch and box.
Made of brass
Category
1950s Japanese Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Czechoslovakian Brass Army Military Boy Scout Bugle Trumpet Horn
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage military / boy scouts style brass bugle, made in Czechoslovakia. Measure: 17".
Category
Late 20th Century Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 5.5 in W 17.25 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Taper Maker, English, Brass, Shipwright's Woodworking Tool, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage taper maker. An English, brass shipwright's woodworking tool, dating to the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 2.96 in W 2.96 in D 13.59 in
Maitland Smith Art Nouveau Style Large Standing Brass Nautilus Magnifying Glass
By Maitland Smith
Located in Doylestown, PA
clear and in good condition, no cracks. Brass has a nicely aged patina. Maitland Smith tag is on the
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century European Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 7.88 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical desk anemometer in brass.
Very interesting scientific coal mining anemometer, made up
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 1.14 in
Pair Of Vintage Cased Opera Glasses, French, Brass, Binocular, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage cased opera glasses. A French, brass and Mother of Pearl Galilean
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 1.97 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Large Set of 8 Vintage Lab Sieves, English, Brass, Stacking, Scientific, C.1965
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large set of 8 vintage laboratory sieves. An English, brass stacking scientific apparatus
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 16.34 in Dm 8.47 in
1950s Dutch Industrial Scientific Convex Lens Brass Stand Cast Iron Tripod Base
Located in Haarlem, NL
Scientific school or laboratory convex shaped lens on a brass stand with cast iron tripod base
Category
1950s Dutch Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
H 22.05 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell Made in a floral style in solid bras
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell
Made in a floral style in solid brass, good and ready
Category
1960s Arts and Crafts Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Glass
H 6.3 in W 2.96 in D 2.96 in
Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder by Casella & Co of London
By Casella
Located in London, GB
, barographs, hygrometers, hygrographs, radiation instruments, rain gauges, recording rain gauges, record
Category
Mid-20th Century English Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
German Reflecting Telescope in Limited Edition from the Deutsches Museum in 1978
Located in Sofia, BG
Gregory brass spyglass - Deutsches Museum 1978/79 limited edition.
This reflecting foldable
Category
Late 20th Century German Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in D 7.09 in
Marine Compass in Box by Star Compass of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass boat compass fitted to a dovetailed wood box with rich varnished finish. Compass card
Category
1950s North American Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Large Painted Plexiglas Terrestrial Globe, France circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
painted plexiglas, fixed to the marble base by a brass axis. France around 1950.
Category
1950s French Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Marble, Brass
Walter Bosse Cow Figurine Table Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Austrian Vintage Barometer in Heart Shape by Wippel & co
Located in Vienna, AT
rare austrian vintage barometer in heart shape by Wippel & co, rosewood, good original condition
Category
1950s Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Marelli Fan
Located in Roma, IT
The company was founded in 1891 in Milan as a sole proprietorship by Ercole Marelli, in his youth a worker at the Italian Tecnomasio in Milan. Initially the company manufactured elec...
Category
1960s Italian Industrial Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Midcentury Made Art Deco Style Bowl of Hygeia Symbol for Medicine / Pharmacy
Located in Lisse, NL
quality as this solid bronze and brass bowl of Hygeia (after the Greek goddess of health). Let alone one
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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H 16.1 in W 13.4 in D 2 in
Rebuilt Steinway Model S Baby Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
supports and two brass pedals. The tapered, spade piano legs have brass casters.
This Steinway has been
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 38.98 in W 58.27 in D 63 in
Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
supports and two brass pedals. The tapered, spade piano legs have brass casters.
This Steinway has been
Category
Late 20th Century German Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1956, Steinway Model M grand piano for sale with a black case and brass fittings. Piano
Category
1950s German Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
1970s German Sputnik Barometer Tabletop Sculpture Mid-Century Modernist Orb
By Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very clean example, estate fresh to you. Wonderful design by Huger of W.Germany.
Category
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
and two brass pedals. The tapered, spade piano legs have brass casters.
This Steinway has been
Category
Mid-20th Century German Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
brass pedals. The tapered, spade piano legs have brass casters.
This Steinway has been rebuilt in
Category
Mid-20th Century German Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
20th Century Vintage Thorens Gramophone AD-30 Disc Player Music Box
Located in Sofia, BG
, as well as a removable solid brass horn. The back of the cabinet features a storage area where you
Category
Mid-20th Century European Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
1950s Vintage Tricle Bakelite Olympic Tape Measure Peoples Republic of China
Located in Chula Vista, CA
measure has a cover made from dappled rich dark colored bake-lite with gilt brass fittings and a cloth
Category
1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Hand-Made High-Quality Animal Skin Bentwood Drum with Ink Graphic Decoration
Located in Miami, FL
hand-made, high-quality animal skin drum with bentwood frame and brass and metal. Acquired in Spain at
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 20.75 in W 20.75 in D 4.38 in
Walter Bosse Cow Figurine with Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
Gucci Rare Barometer and Clock Year 1960 Vintage Design
By Paolo Gucci
Located in Biella, IT
Gucci rare barometer and clock year 1960 vintage design. Measure h 17 inches x L12" x deep 3".
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage German Barometer Wrapped in Leather, Adnet Style
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage leather and brass hanging German Barometer.
Polished brass German barometer with readings
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Brass
English mid-century modern vinyl record player case by His Master's Voice, 1950s
By His Masters Voice
Located in MIlano, IT
a part of fabric with two brass closures.
Produced by His Master's Voice in 1950s. Logos present
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Brass Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 10.04 in W 14.97 in D 17.33 in
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An assortment of retro brass instruments is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique retro brass instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. Retro brass instruments have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro brass instruments bearing Mid-Century Modern or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many retro brass instruments are appealing in their simplicity, but Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Herta Baller and Walter Bosse produced popular retro brass instruments that are worth a look.
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