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19th Century Medical Science Research Artifact
Located in London, GB
19th Century Medical Science Research Artifact A fine example of 19th Century medical science
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Antique 1850s Unknown Scientific Instruments

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Natural Fiber

19th Century Medical Science Research Artifact
Located in London, GB
19th Century Medical Science Research Artifact A fine example of 19th Century medical science
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Antique 1850s Unknown Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber

Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Specimen
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Medical Science Surgical Human Skull Specimen An example of a 19th Century
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Antique 1850s Unknown Edwardian Scientific Instruments

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Natural Fiber

England Early 1900 Brass Galvanometer Antique Physic Measuring Instrument
By Philip Harris Ltd.
Located in Milan, IT
Moving coil brass galvanometer with three-screw base, instrument signed Philip Harris Ltd
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Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel
Located in Miami, FL
an instrument that measures wind speed and wind pressure. Anemometers are important tools for
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Steel, Iron

Industrial Design Science Vintage Black Cast Iron Dentist Machine 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
19th Century Industrial design black cast iron dentist machine circa 1890 Austria. Museums worthy best Industrial design dentist machine from black cast iron body and brass details ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal, Iron

1963s Italy Vallardi Box With 6 Wooden Geometric Solids Scientific Instrument
By Antonio Vallardi Editore
Located in Milan, IT
of works of art, geography and science, including a "Tour of Italy" which took twenty-two printings
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Vintage 1960s Italian Scientific Instruments

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Oak

20th Century Czech Electroscope
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the fascinating world of antique science with these 20th-century Czech Electroscopes
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20th Century Czech Scientific Instruments

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Metal

20th Century Czech Electroscope
20th Century Czech Electroscope
H 9.8 in W 6.3 in D 5.7 in
Surveyor's Level or Theodolite by W.F. Stanley, London, in Original Fitted Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Austin, TX
A fine working English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument (aka a dumpy level or surveyors
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Metal, Brass

18th Century Ring Dial by Gilbert, London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
. John Gilbert was a mathematical instrument maker at Tower Hill, London and died in 1763 A ring dial by
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Antique 18th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
upon the mechanism, thereby further advancing modern astronomy. His humble instrument, now preserved in
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Antique 19th Century European Scientific Instruments

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Gold, Enamel

Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
H 3.13 in W 2 in D 2 in
Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder by Casella & Co of London
By Casella
Located in London, GB
: Science Museum, London. OBJECT NUMBER:1995-820. The National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
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Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Bronze

Microscope cloth counting glass by J. Casartelli & Son of Manchester.
Located in London, GB
collection of the Science Museum, London. Object number: 2016-2006. Textile merchants would have kept
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Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Steel

20th Century Central European Glass Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century European Scientific Instruments

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Metal

1900s European Glass Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century European Scientific Instruments

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Metal

1900s European Glass Beaker Stand
1900s European Glass Beaker Stand
H 25.6 in W 8.3 in D 8.3 in
20th Century Central European Glass Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

20th Century Central European Glass Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century European Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Big Mid-Century Modern Atomic Molecular Wood Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
this type of piece was used in the old science classes, suffering great wear and tear in its use, so
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Wood

Kinora monochrome motion picture viewer, circa 1905.
Located in London, GB
see: Science Museum Group Collection: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Optical Glass, Oak

19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870
By Vago
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
proclaimed it the sole true science of the mind. This artifact encapsulates an era when such beliefs held
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Plaster

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
the instrument to remain open is missing (absent even in the comparative specimens kept in museums
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Antique 1730s Austrian Baroque Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century Czech Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
H 37 in W 15.7 in D 9.1 in
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century Czech Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
H 40.9 in W 15.7 in D 8.3 in
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century Czech Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
H 37.6 in W 15 in D 8.3 in
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century Czech Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
H 46.5 in W 15.7 in D 10 in
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Located in High Point, NC
presents a unique demeanor. Born for the purpose of science, this fascinating device has escaped the lab
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20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
Vintage Metal Laboratory Beaker Stand
H 37.8 in W 14.6 in D 7.9 in
Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'
Located in Madrid, ES
mathematician who made measuring instruments based in Paris from the last quarter of the 17th century who
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Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

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Metal, Bronze, Other

Hughes Telegraph Set Built by Siemens & Halske 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Petersburg Museum-Rusia,Getty Museum USA,Science Museum -England,Warshaw Museum-Poland. Size
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Antique 19th Century German Baroque Scientific Instruments

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Wood

19th C. Scientific Optical Mirror in Black Hardwood Frame on Tripod Brass Stand
Located in Haarlem, NL
, the reflection however is not like a regular mirror. Mirrors like these where used in science
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Metallic Polyhedron From The 19th Century – Hexaoctahedron With 48 Faces
Located in Madrid, ES
the mastery of 19th-century craftsmanship, showcasing the fusion of art and science during that period
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Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Clitograph level by Jules Lefebvre, Paris
Located in London, GB
. Gold Medal awarded at the Paris Exhibition 1860. See the collection of the Science Museum, London
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Brass, Steel

19th C Pair of Large Optical Experimental Scientific Mirrors Concave & Convex
Located in Lowestoft, GB
studies of optical sciences and in particular the study of the properties of light rays. circa 1880s
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Brass

Pierre-Paul Montagnac Modernist Piano
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
rosewood and sycamore, and carefully and correctly restored, including the fine Erard (#127208) instrument
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Rosewood, Sycamore

Clairtone Project G2 Series T11 Console Stereo System & Garrard Turntable
By Clairtone
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa Ontario Clairtone opened its first international sales
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

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Aluminum

Kinora Monochrome Motion Picture Viewer
Located in London, GB
was not marketed in the UK until 1902. For a similar viewer see: Science Museum Group collection
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

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Oak, Paper

Italian Antique Botanical Model Early 1900s Plaster on Wooden Base
By Antonio Vallardi Editore
Located in Milan, IT
nineteenth century, the publishing house was noted for the production of works of art, geography and science
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Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments

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Plaster, Wood

1950 Film 16mm Camera, SOM Berthiot, France
Located in Miami, FL
"Scientific or Technical Achievement" category from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The award
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Napoleon III French Marble and Bronze Astronomical Sciences Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Napoleon III figural astronomical sciences clock. The patinated bronze winged putto stands beside
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock of the Astronomical Sciences
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
standing on the base of the clock to the right of the plinth and she has many scientific instruments all
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock Depicting the Astronomical Sciences
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
instruments is in the style of Clodion.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Fragment Depicting Scientific Instruments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved oak wall sculpture from the 19th century, depicting scientific instruments. Those
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Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Oak

Flora's Chromatic Splendor: Hand-Colored Engravings of 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Classique des Sciences Naturelles' by Pierre Auguste Joseph Drapiez, a comprehensive natural science volume
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

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Paper

Flora's Chromatic Splendor: Hand-Colored Engravings of 1845
Flora's Chromatic Splendor: Hand-Colored Engravings of 1845
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H 10.44 in W 6.89 in D 0 in
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New Orleans, LA
famed Vacheron Constantin. One of the most accurate instruments ever created for measuring time, the
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20th Century Swiss Other Nautical Objects

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Mahogany

Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
Vacheron Constantin Chronometer
H 2.75 in W 4.5 in D 5.75 in
Early 20th-Century Marquetry Commode with Marble Top from Maison Rinck
By Maurice Rinck
Located in NICE, FR
instruments from the ancient times. It is a creation of the renowned Maison Rinck, a Parisian furniture
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
By Zacharie Raingo
Located in New Orleans, LA
, the Royal Collection in Madrid, the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan and the London Science Museum. The
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Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver, Brass, Bronze, Steel

Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
Orrery Clock By Raingo À Paris
H 30 in W 18 in D 18 in
Antique Medical Print 'Seconde Pl. XIV' by D. Diderot, circa 1760
Located in Langweer, NL
various surgical instruments of the era. Published around 1760, this work is part of an extensive series
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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Victorian Three Bottle Tantalus & Games Compendium 19th C
Located in London, GB
for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London
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Antique 1880s Desk Sets

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Crystal, Silver Plate

1630 Pierre Petit map "Description du Gouvernement de la Capelle" Ric0010
Located in Norton, MA
since it allowed him to become more involved with men of science than he could be in a town like
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Large Sculpture by Robert Roesch
By Robert Roesch
Located in NYC, NY
: General Instrument Corp, Horsham PA,'98. Orion: Science Complex Plaza. Appalachian State University
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Late 20th Century American Sculptures

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Limestone, Metal

Large Sculpture by Robert Roesch
H 43 in W 31 in D 27 in
A truly delightful miniature terrestrial pocket globe
By Nathaniel Mills
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
the sciences were quickly advancing during this period. Alternatively, pocket globes could be seen as
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Dutch Colonial Globes

Materials

Other

19th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
make an instrument that will pick or open this lock shall receive 200 guineas the moment it is produced
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Corrado Mezzana (italian 1890-1958) Large Oil Painting (132x102cm) Signed, 1931
Located in Firenze, FI
induments. The boy is playing his "Zampogna" (Tipical Sardinia ancient instrument as a Highlands pipe
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Vintage 1930s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Exquisite 19th Gothic Revival Mantle Clock of Young Girl Holding Spire by Pons
By Honoré Pons
Located in Palma de mallorca, IB
the finest and most precise clocks and instruments. The clock has its original porcelain dial with
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Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
various activities; some play musical instruments on board of small boats, others are fishing; figures
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Copper, Gold

Cosmgraphy and Astrology, 1686 by Richard Blome from the First Edition
By Richard Blome
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
cosmography and astronomy; below, two emblematic figures with scientific instruments either side. Lettered
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Antique 1680s English Charles II Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

1993 Donald Lipski "Pieces of String" Abstract Caged Art Exhibit Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
instruments. The series "Who's Afraid of Red, White and Blue?" brought this approach into conjunction with the
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1990s Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal, Other

French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-promoter and underplays his dependence on the instruments, experiments, and ideas of other chemists
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Long-view "Gregory & Son London"
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
, his descendants founded "Gregory and Son" to make science instruments that are now very rare. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Negretti and Zambra Aneroid Barometer, London
Located in Kent, GB
instruments involved collaboration with eminent figures in the nascent science of meteorology such as Admiral
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant
By Ilon Industries
Located in Palm City, FL
few oil stains on the interior. Every thing is designed to make this instrument perform like a full
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Vintage 1960s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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Find many varieties of an authentic science instrument available at 1stDibs. A science instrument — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the science instrument you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each science instrument bearing mid-century modern, Baroque or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made science instrument has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Antonio Vallardi Editore, Clairtone and Europa Antiques are consistently popular.

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