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Brass Sextant
Brass Sextant

Brass Sextant

Sold|$2,225

Brass Sextant

Located in New York, NY

Turn-of-the-century brass astronomical measuring instrument used to determine latitude and

Category

19th Century English Used Measuring Instruments

Fabulous and Masculine Found Object Wall Sculpture
Fabulous and Masculine Found Object Wall Sculpture

Fabulous and Masculine Found Object Wall Sculpture

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A rich in character 19th century measuring instrument used on trees, wonderful as a wall-mounted

Category

1860s American Rustic Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hydrometer by Farrow and Jackson of London
19th Century Hydrometer by Farrow and Jackson of London

19th Century Hydrometer by Farrow and Jackson of London

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

by farrow and jackson of london.  This is a measuring instrument used for measuring the alcohol

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass

Spirit Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass by W. Marples & Sons Hibernia, 1860
Spirit Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass by W. Marples & Sons Hibernia, 1860

Spirit Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass by W. Marples & Sons Hibernia, 1860

By William Marples & Sons

Located in Milan, IT

2.5 cm. It is an ancient measuring instrument used to determine the slope of a surface in comparison

Category

1860s British Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass

Water Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass
Water Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass

Water Level Made of Wood, Brass and Glass

Located in Milan, IT

ancient measuring instrument used to determine the slope of a surface in comparison to the horizontal

Category

1860s British Used Measuring Instruments

Scleroscope to Measure the Hardness of Metals, USA, 1914
Scleroscope to Measure the Hardness of Metals, USA, 1914

Scleroscope to Measure the Hardness of Metals, USA, 1914

By Shore Instrument & MFG New York

Located in Milan, IT

Scleroscope shore instrument & MFG New York Pat. June 1910, Dec 15 1914 and sept 25 1915 N. 11315

Category

1910s American Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Metal, Steel

Dutch Large Size Brass Two-Tiered Balance Scale with Weights, circa 1880
Dutch Large Size Brass Two-Tiered Balance Scale with Weights, circa 1880

Dutch Large Size Brass Two-Tiered Balance Scale with Weights, circa 1880

Located in Atlanta, GA

of the scale leads the eye upwards toward the exquisite brass bull, holding the measuring instrument

Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass

French Measuring Rod
French Measuring Rod

French Measuring Rod

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

French sliding early 1900's elevation stick At highest measure: 139 1/4"H At

Category

20th Century French Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood

American Victorian Standing Scale, Early 20th Century
American Victorian Standing Scale, Early 20th Century

American Victorian Standing Scale, Early 20th Century

Located in Wrocław, Poland

measuring instruments are made of brass. It still has the original painting, which is very rare. The

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

English Bronze Imperial Peck Measure
English Bronze Imperial Peck Measure

English Bronze Imperial Peck Measure

Located in Essex, MA

Circular with handles. Inscribed " Burslem Market ", 1826. Imperial Peck, W. Pontifex, Sons and Wood, London. 72.

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19th Century English Victorian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal, 1950s
Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal, 1950s

Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal, 1950s

By Foster Instrument Co

Located in Milan, IT

black painted metal from the 1950s. It is an instrument used to measure very high temperatures

Category

1950s British Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Metal

Bronze Imperial Gallon Measure, Calcutta Mint
Bronze Imperial Gallon Measure, Calcutta Mint

Bronze Imperial Gallon Measure, Calcutta Mint

Located in Essex, MA

British controlled India weights and measures Imperial Gallon Measure. F.70 #78. With cover

Category

Mid-19th Century Indian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Set of Brass Seer Measures, 1950s
Set of Brass Seer Measures, 1950s

Set of Brass Seer Measures, 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

A set of brass measures called seers. Used during the British Raj in Colonial India. The units

Category

Mid-20th Century British Colonial Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure
19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure

19th Century English Mahogany Barometer Antique Instrument Weather Misure

Located in Milan, IT

to make an instrument for measure changes of air pressure. Man, as farmer or navigator, has always

Category

Mid-19th Century British Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Monumental Swiss Brass Telescope by Perrelet
Monumental Swiss Brass Telescope by Perrelet

Monumental Swiss Brass Telescope by Perrelet

By Perrelet

Located in New Orleans, LA

the earth and sky, the extraordinary instrument features a lens that measures an impressive 7.5-inch

Category

19th Century European Other Used Measuring Instruments

Set Of Four Bronze Measures For The County Of Northumberland
Set Of Four Bronze Measures For The County Of Northumberland

Set Of Four Bronze Measures For The County Of Northumberland

Located in Essex, MA

Second largest ; 9 x 6.25 x5.88 , 3rd ; 7.5 x 5 x 4.75. 4th ; 6 x 4 x 4. By Bate , London. Inscribed Maker of the Original Standards For The Exchequer, City of London. Gallon , half ...

Category

1820s English George IV Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Resistance Measuring Device of the Second Half of the 19th Century
Resistance Measuring Device of the Second Half of the 19th Century

Resistance Measuring Device of the Second Half of the 19th Century

By Philip Harris Ltd.

Located in Milan, IT

Resistance measuring device by Philip Harris & Co. Birmingham on oak board, made of brass and

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1860s British Used Measuring Instruments

Set Of Three Irish Bronze Measures For The County Of Wicklow
Set Of Three Irish Bronze Measures For The County Of Wicklow

Set Of Three Irish Bronze Measures For The County Of Wicklow

Located in Essex, MA

The imperial gallon with handles and the imperial 1/2 gallon and the imperial quart without handles .Cylindrical form. Inscribed 'The County Of Wicklow' 1826. This is a partial nest.

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Mid-19th Century Irish Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Set of Six County of the City of Limerick Ireland Bronze Measures
Set of Six County of the City of Limerick Ireland Bronze Measures

Set of Six County of the City of Limerick Ireland Bronze Measures

Located in Essex, MA

Dated 1826, comprising imperial 1/2 gill, imperial gill, imperial 1/2 pint, imperial pint, imperial quart, imperial 1/2 gallon.

Category

1820s Irish Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique Cordage Gauge Callipers, English, Rope, Cable Measure, Rabone, Victorian
Antique Cordage Gauge Callipers, English, Rope, Cable Measure, Rabone, Victorian

Antique Cordage Gauge Callipers, English, Rope, Cable Measure, Rabone, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

for collectors of traditional measuring instruments. The brass adds charming brightwork and a tactile

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass

Wooden Galvanometer of the Mid-19th Century
Wooden Galvanometer of the Mid-19th Century

Wooden Galvanometer of the Mid-19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

instrument used to measure weak currents. The instrument consists of a coil, a graduated scale placed under

Category

1850s British Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood

Suction Psychrometer Russian Manufacture of the 1950s
Suction Psychrometer Russian Manufacture of the 1950s

Suction Psychrometer Russian Manufacture of the 1950s

Located in Milan, IT

Suction psychrometer according to Assmann, an instrument used to measure the temperature and

Category

1950s Russian Used Measuring Instruments

Saccharimetre a Penombres by Jj Duboscq
Saccharimetre a Penombres by Jj Duboscq

Saccharimetre a Penombres by Jj Duboscq

By J. Duboscq, Paris 1

Located in London, by appointment only

Numbered No 25 and signed by J Duboscq a Paris. A saccharimeter is an instrument for measuring

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Steel, Brass

Large Airplane Shaped Wind Indicator
Large Airplane Shaped Wind Indicator

Large Airplane Shaped Wind Indicator

By Osaka Nunotani Seiki 1

Located in Peekskill, NY

This transmitter anemometer is a precision instrument used to measure the direction and speed of

Category

20th Century Japanese Industrial Used Measuring Instruments

Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal in the 1950s
Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal in the 1950s

Radiation Optical Pyrometer Made of Black Painted Metal in the 1950s

By Società Applicazioni Elettromeccaniche

Located in Milan, IT

Applicazioni Elettromeccaniche Via Lario 16 Milano. It is an instrument used to measure very high temperatures

Category

1950s Italian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Metal

Brass Graphometer, French Manufacture, Mid-19th Century
Brass Graphometer, French Manufacture, Mid-19th Century

Brass Graphometer, French Manufacture, Mid-19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

Brass graphometer, French manufacture, mid-19th century; instrument used for measuring horizontal

Category

Mid-19th Century French Used Measuring Instruments

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

, Antonio Stradivarius, label as photographed, string instrument, 19th century Measure: 22" H x 7.75" W x

Category

19th Century European Victorian Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood, Maple

Barometer Made in France by Mon. Chevallie Second Half of the 19th Century
Barometer Made in France by Mon. Chevallie Second Half of the 19th Century

Barometer Made in France by Mon. Chevallie Second Half of the 19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

instruments “Maison Chevallier L’Ingr Queslin”. When it was discovered, that changes of atmospheric pressure

Category

1860s French Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood

Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel
Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel

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

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Fit for a King Steinway Louis XV Grand Piano in Beautiful Circassian Walnut
Fit for a King Steinway Louis XV Grand Piano in Beautiful Circassian Walnut

Fit for a King Steinway Louis XV Grand Piano in Beautiful Circassian Walnut

By Steinway & Sons

Located in Tustin, CA

perfectly. Fit for a king, this grand piano is not only a work of art but is also a magnificent instrument

Category

20th Century American Louis XV Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Bronze Decorative Theodolite, 20th Century
Bronze Decorative Theodolite, 20th Century

Bronze Decorative Theodolite, 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

mechanical-optical measuring instrument used to measure vertical and, above all, horizontal angles, an area

Category

20th Century Unknown Other Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Other

Rolls Royce Presentation Grille, circa 1935
Rolls Royce Presentation Grille, circa 1935

Rolls Royce Presentation Grille, circa 1935

By Rolls Royce

Located in London, GB

that this scaled down presentation piece was made circa 1935. Apparently no measuring instruments are

Category

1930s British Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Chrome

"Musical instrument" by Robert Roesch
"Musical instrument" by Robert Roesch

"Musical instrument" by Robert Roesch

By Robert Roesch

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Robert Roesch (1946) untitled "musical instrument" Patinated bronze Measure: Height 34.5 in

Category

1980s Used Measuring Instruments

Early 19th Century Measuring Stick
Early 19th Century Measuring Stick

Early 19th Century Measuring Stick

Located in London, GB

sorts. Believed to be used as an instrument to measure bags of grain from the Tibetan regions. Both ends

Category

Early 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Wood

CWC G10 British Military 1987
CWC G10 British Military 1987

CWC G10 British Military 1987

Located in London, GB

equipment code for a Time Measuring Instrument 99 is the NATO UK country code. The number beneath is the

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1980s European Used Measuring Instruments

Drawing Table, Schmidt & Haensch, ISIS, Germany 20th Century
Drawing Table, Schmidt & Haensch, ISIS, Germany 20th Century

Drawing Table, Schmidt & Haensch, ISIS, Germany 20th Century

By Schmidt & Haensch

Located in Madrid, ES

company of great international importance in machinery, optics, measuring instruments and of laboratory

Category

20th Century German Other Used Measuring Instruments

Materials

Other, Iron

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Used Measuring Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of used measuring instruments available for sale. Each of these unique used measuring instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are all kinds of used measuring instruments available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of used measuring instruments to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Industrial, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern used measuring instruments are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made used measuring instruments over the years, but those made by Philip Harris Ltd., A. Lietz Co. and Aitchison are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Used Measuring Instruments?

Prices for used measuring instruments start at $195 and top out at $14,000 with the average selling for $1,053.
Questions About Used Measuring Instruments
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A balance scale is used to measure weight. The item you want to weigh is placed on one side of the scale, then the scale is balanced using labeled weights on the other side. Once the scale balances, the weight of the labeled weights tells you the weight of the item. Shop for a range of balance scales from sellers around the world on 1stDibs.