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Wall Mounted Calipers from the Ross Optical Company London
Wall Mounted Calipers from the Ross Optical Company London

Wall Mounted Calipers from the Ross Optical Company London

Located in London, GB

A set of graduated calipers from the Ross of London optical company, mounted on a later wall hanging backboard.

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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Calipers

Materials

Steel

19th Century Shipwright's Half Hull Model
19th Century Shipwright's Half Hull Model

19th Century Shipwright's Half Hull Model

Located in Nantucket, MA

The ship designer would carve the hull to their satisfaction of what shape and proportions would work best for the intended job, then the builders would lift the dimensions off the c...

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Calipers

Materials

Pine

Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century
Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century

Fitted Drafting Set in a Stingray Case, 19th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

Includes 3 boxwood rulers and Calipers and misc. Tools.

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900
Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900

Located in Meer, VAN

A wonderful set of drawing instruments / calipers / compasses to draw and draft different shapes.

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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Calipers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Japanese Abumi Stirrups
Pair of Japanese Abumi Stirrups

Pair of Japanese Abumi Stirrups

Located in PARIS, FR

The traditional form of Japanese calipers take its source in the Heian period (Between 794 and 1185).

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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

Circa 1659 Blaeu Family Map: Glogau and the Odra River Valley, Silesia
Circa 1659 Blaeu Family Map: Glogau and the Odra River Valley, Silesia

Circa 1659 Blaeu Family Map: Glogau and the Odra River Valley, Silesia

Located in Langweer, NL

The bottom right includes a finely crafted scale of miles cartouche, adorned with calipers and a pair of falcons. Published between 1659 and 1672, the map has Spanish text on the v...

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1650s Antique Calipers

Materials

Paper

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock of the Astronomical Sciences
French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock of the Astronomical Sciences

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock of the Astronomical Sciences

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

One of the Greek muses with a star atop her head is shown standing on the base of the clock to the right of the plinth and she has many scientific instruments all around her includin...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Calipers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau
Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau

Antique Map of Silesia centered on Glogau

Located in Langweer, NL

At bottom right is a fine scale of miles cartouche, topped with calipers and a pair of falcons. Cartographer: W.J.

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Mid-17th Century Antique Calipers

Materials

Paper

Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius
Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius

Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius

By Gerard Mercator

Located in Alamo, CA

His engraved title-page showed King Atlas measuring the world with a pair of calipers. King Atlas was a mythical ruler of Mauritania, a mathematician and philosopher who supposedly m...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Calipers

Materials

Engraving

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18th Century Pair of Samourai Lacquered Abumi Stirrups
18th Century Pair of Samourai Lacquered Abumi Stirrups

18th Century Pair of Samourai Lacquered Abumi Stirrups

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H 10.24 in W 4.73 in D 12.6 in

18th Century Pair of Samourai Lacquered Abumi Stirrups

Located in Paris, FR

The traditional form of Japanese calipers take its source in the Heian period (Between 794 and 1185).

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18th Century Japanese Antique Calipers

Materials

Metal

Oversize calipers
Oversize calipers

Oversize calipers

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W 46 in L 34 in

Oversize calipers

Located in New York, NY

Pair or oversize brass and steel calipers, possibly used by a sculptor, Early 19th Century.

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19th Century English Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass, Steel

Early 20th Century Wood and Brass Log Calipers
Early 20th Century Wood and Brass Log Calipers

Early 20th Century Wood and Brass Log Calipers

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Early 20th century, wood log caliper with brass fittings.

Category

1910s American Industrial Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

Antique Country French Side Table
Antique Country French Side Table

Antique Country French Side Table

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H 23.6 in W 29.9 in D 22.8 in

Antique Country French Side Table

Located in High Point, NC

And despite being made by eye, rather than the gauges and calipers of industry, the quality of construction has stood the test of time.

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19th Century French Country Antique Calipers

Materials

Oak

Impressive 40" H Original Bronze Sculpture of Inventor James Watt, 19th Century
Impressive 40" H Original Bronze Sculpture of Inventor James Watt, 19th Century

Impressive 40" H Original Bronze Sculpture of Inventor James Watt, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

In following, his hand grasps scrolled plans for his steam engine and a pair of calipers, his foot resting over a large perfectly cast engine gear.

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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Calipers

Materials

Bronze

J.E. Caldwell Black Slate Mantel Clock under Bronze Sculpture of Cartographer
J.E. Caldwell Black Slate Mantel Clock under Bronze Sculpture of Cartographer

J.E. Caldwell Black Slate Mantel Clock under Bronze Sculpture of Cartographer

By J.E. Caldwell & Co.

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A Greco-Roman classical figure of a young woman seated on a klismo legged bench, dressed in a flowing toga with sandaled feet peeking out from the edges, she looks off into the dista...

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19th Century American Napoleon III Antique Calipers

Materials

Marble, Slate, Brass, Bronze

Rare Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock Signed Ferdinand Berthoud
Rare Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock Signed Ferdinand Berthoud

Rare Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantle Clock Signed Ferdinand Berthoud

By Ferdinand Berthoud

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Depicting the personification of knowledge, on a plinth cast with molded guilloche and corner floral medallions, the clock decorated with symbols of knowledge and education, a patina...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Calipers

Rare antique Mining themed Albert chain, watch chain
Rare antique Mining themed Albert chain, watch chain

Rare antique Mining themed Albert chain, watch chain

Located in NEWARK, GB

It has a pick, Hammer and chisel, a pail or bucket and some tongs or calipers. It fastens with a large antique spring ring on one end and a dog clip fastener on the other.

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Calipers

Materials

Steel

Exceptional Late 19th Century Engineer's Tool Box
Exceptional Late 19th Century Engineer's Tool Box

Exceptional Late 19th Century Engineer's Tool Box

Located in London, GB

The tools include external and internal calipers, micrometers from a thousandth of an inch, depth gauges, steel rules and comparison measures, a sheet metal gauge, several thread and...

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Late 19th Century Antique Calipers

Ships Calipers
Ships Calipers

Ships Calipers

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Ships Calipers

Located in New York, NY

Oversized wooden ships calipers used for map making. Hand forged iron hardware.

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19th Century English Antique Calipers

Materials

Iron

Log Calipers
Log Calipers

Log Calipers

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H 20 in W 54.75 in D 1.5 in

Log Calipers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 19th century wood and brass log calipers, all in original surface and condition, marked CE Gould & Company, Maine origin, new wall mount brackets

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19th Century American Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

Set of Calipers
Set of Calipers

Set of Calipers

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H 6 in W 4 in

Set of Calipers

Located in Boston, MA

Set of 5 metal calipers with original finish. Some 18th & some 19th C.

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19th Century French Antique Calipers

Materials

Metal

Set of Calipers
Set of Calipers

Set of Calipers

Located in Boston, MA

A large set of 5 Calipers with graceful lines. Sold as a set. Dimensions vary.

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Calipers

Materials

Iron

1890's Lumber Calipers
1890's Lumber Calipers

1890's Lumber Calipers

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H 21 in W 40 in

1890's Lumber Calipers

Located in San Francisco, CA

Lumber calipers used to measure the diameter of logs to determine volume of board feet.

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19th Century American Antique Calipers

Materials

Wood

Steel Calipers by Starrett
Steel Calipers by Starrett

Steel Calipers by Starrett

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H 1.25 in W 2 in D 25 in

Steel Calipers by Starrett

By L.S. Starrett

Located in Waltham, MA

Large pair of steel calipers by well respected Athol, MA manufaturer L.S.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Calipers

Materials

Steel

Pair of Oversized Calipers
Pair of Oversized Calipers

Pair of Oversized Calipers

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H 40 in W 24.5 in

Pair of Oversized Calipers

Located in Sheffield, MA

Large, sculptural lumber caliper, an erstwhile tool turned art.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Calipers

19th Century Wood Log Calipers
19th Century Wood Log Calipers

19th Century Wood Log Calipers

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H 25 in W 55 in D 3.75 in

19th Century Wood Log Calipers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 19th century wood log calipers, signed E.S. Lane, Maker Upton ME, original surface and condition, new wall mount brackets.

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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wrought Iron Multi-Purpose Calipers
19th Century Wrought Iron Multi-Purpose Calipers

19th Century Wrought Iron Multi-Purpose Calipers

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Wrought iron, multi-purpose calipers; probably American, 19th century

Category

19th Century Antique Calipers

Materials

Wrought Iron

Very Large Steel Calipers with Maker's Stamp
Very Large Steel Calipers with Maker's Stamp

Very Large Steel Calipers with Maker's Stamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large steel calipers with the maker's stamp - "THE L.S. STARRETT CO.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Calipers

Materials

Steel

Large Sculptural Log Caliper
Large Sculptural Log Caliper

Large Sculptural Log Caliper

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H 28.5 in W 55.25 in D 2.38 in

Large Sculptural Log Caliper

By Florence "Flossie" Greenleaf

Located in Essex, MA

After her father's death, Flossie began producing calipers in Littleton until she moved to Belmont, Massachusetts, working there from 1922 to 1928.

Category

1910s American Antique Calipers

Materials

Brass

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An assortment of antique calipers is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique calipers — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Antique calipers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique calipers are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art and Industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

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Prices for antique calipers start at $175 and top out at $3,950 with the average selling for $1,000.