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Scientific Instruments For Sale
Italy 1939s Sketch Futurist Poster "Day of Two Crosses" Against Tuberculosis
Located in Milan, IT
Sketch of the futurist poster "Day of two crosses, 16th April 1939, XVII", mixed technique of pastel and water-color, for an Italian campaign against tuberculosis, to inform people a...
Category
1930s Italian Futurist Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Chrome Armillary
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) chrome armillary globe with a rust patina.
Category
20th Century American Renaissance Revival Scientific Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Mahogany Cased Barograph
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany cased barograph, having five glazed removable lid, and a drawer below to house the charts. The mechanical eight-day movement is housed in the drum, fitted with a seven-day c...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
Located in Cheshire, GB
Fairbanks doctors scale in black with brass adjustable measuring stick, and cast iron pressure plate. Retaining there original weights.
Dimensions:
Heig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Antique Root Bowl, Wabi Sabi Style, Scandinavia 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Wooden Wabi Sabi Root bowl from Scandinavia, circa 1800s. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
19th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Machine Age Art Deco Doctors or Bathroom Floor Model Scale Weigh Master by Hanso
Located in New York, NY
Great Machine Age, American Art Deco floor scale, Weigh Master by Hanson. The scale is fully functional, it shows cosmetic wear to the paint finish, and th...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
chinoiserie Decorated Circular Barometer, circa 1930s
By Acme Photo
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie decorated circular barometer, circa 1930s.
Black background with gold decoration,
Depicting, houses, temple, figures, trees & foliage,
Brass face,
Badge on back, re...
Category
1930s European Chinoiserie Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Lacquer
1860s Torricellian Barometer Oak Wood Negretti & Zambra Old Weather Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Torricellian barometer of oak wood, signed Negretti & Zambra London from the second half of the 19th century, complete with reading vernier for checking the pressure variation and thermometer.
Height 98 cm - 10.6 inches, width 27 cm - 38.5 inches, depth/thickness 5 cm - 1.96 inches.
Very good condition, fully functional.
For safety during transport the barometer will be shipped emptied of mercury. The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer.
When it was discovered, that changes of atmospheric pressure are connected to changes of weather, barometers became very popular.
Evangelista Torricelli...
Category
1860s British Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Oak
An Early 18th-Century Bronze Ring Sundial
Located in Firenze, IT
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Unsigned, but probably early 1700'...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Apothecary Jars by Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux
By Old Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Neoclassical Apothecary Jars by Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux
France, Circa 1870s
Signed : Maison A Collin Porcelaines & Cristaux a Collin paris 90 Rue de Rivoli
We...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical rangefinder signed Made in Great Britan by Kelvin Hughes a divison of Smiths Industries Limited made in the 1960s, complete with original mahogany box. AP 498 Stuats Marine Distance Meter very good working condition. Box size cm 21 x 13 H 6. It is an ancient nautical instrument used to measure...
Category
1960s British Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency gilt stenciled figural and floral ebonized dital harp signed by maker Edward Light. Retailed at Srohl Foley place London, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Giltwood, Ebony, Wood, String
Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses by Colmont Paris
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous pair of antique Mother-of-Pearl opera or theatre glasses, by renowned maker 'Colmont Paris'. Constructed from brass, with inlaid panels of i...
Category
19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid banjo barometer having a quality attractive banjo shaped rosewood case with superb satinwood marquetry inlay and a carved top, porcelain the...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Rosewood
A scale weighs travel letters, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
A scale weighs travel letters of gilt brass, S-shaped round plate of gilt brass. Ring to hold it between the fingers of one hand and pliers to insert the travel letters to be weighed...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique terrestrial telescope. An English, single drawer refractor with National Service League mark, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Perfect for bird watch...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
Located in Nantucket, MA
A double gauge bubble clinometer with precision glass tubing and nickel face mounted on a teak back plate. These tilt gauges were used on vessels to measure the angular slant of the ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Chrome
German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German Art Deco desk top barometer and weather station.
German desktop barometer, thermometer and hydrometer. This station is unsigned and made...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth century, c.1920.
What of course makes it highly collectable is the inset working co...
Category
1920s British Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Beam Compass, German, Cartography, Architect Drawing Instrument, Riefler
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage beam compass. A German, silver nickel cartographer's or architect's drawing instrument by Riefler, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Quality German ins...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
Mid-Century West German Desktop Sputnik Barometer/Thermometer Weather Station
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "Sputnik" table barometer weather station made in West Germany. This desktop space-age Sputnik-style weather station Features an acrylic ball housing a thermometer, barom...
Category
1960s German Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
1920s 35 Zeiss-Ikon 35 Cm Cinema Projector
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in London, GB
A late 1920s 35 mm Zeiss-Ikon cinema projector.
Lens: Neokino 52.5/110 by Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenow.
Original black paint.
Lamp house contain...
Category
Early 20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
1970s Ariante Electric Fan by Marco Zanuso for Vortice Elettrosociali
By Marco Zanuso, Vortice Elettrosociali
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An icon of 1970s radical and early postmodern Italian design, the Ariante fan takes the normally boring square box fan to new design heights. With 45 degree diagonal slats on a brig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale
Located in Cheshire, GB
A large set of floor standing brass balance scales and graduated weights with bullhead terminal above the circular column, to the platform base with fourteen graduated compartments f...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 20th century French Brass Opera Glasses, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful French opera glasses in Mop and brass dating from the beginning of the 20th century.
Central wheel to approach or move away the view.
Flammarion brand stamp on the to...
Category
Early 20th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of Early 20th century French brass Opera Glass, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful pair of mop and brass opera glasses dating from the beginning of the 20th century.
Central wheel to move the view away or closer (turns with difficulty).
For lovers of coll...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique L. M. Ericsson AC110 Iron Skeleton Telephone Taxen Eiffel Dachshund #3
Located in Sweden, SE
Desktop telephone model AC 110 (Old catalogue No. 375) made by L. M. Ericsson, Stockholm in period of 1895-1910. A legendary model that enjoys special attention from collectors.
Size...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Metal
Antique English Brass Cased Compass c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top used to open; just like a pocket watch.
The case is made from brass with minor wea...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique L. M. Ericsson AC 110 Iron Skeleton Telephone Taxen Eiffel Dachshund #2
Located in Sweden, SE
Desktop telephone model AC 110 (Old catalogue No. 375) made by L. M. Ericsson, Stockholm in period of 1895-1915. A legendary model that enjoys special attention from collectors.
Size...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Large Wrought Iron Mid-19th Century Scale from Catalonia
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as an “equal arm scale”, this large wrought iron scale has the traditional “T-form” associated with weighing devices of this nature. Stabilized by a tripartite stand with curve...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Beautiful Glass Apothecary Jar - price per piece
Located in Brussels, BE
Cut-glass top and blown glass jar beautiful quality.
Multiple available
Category
20th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Tiffany Big Game-Era Sterling Silver & Horn Thermometer
Located in New York, NY
American Big Game-era thermometer, ca 1910. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Thermometer screwed to nubby and irregular horn, mounted to domed sterling silver base with repouss...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Sterling Silver
Barometer from the 19th Century, Louis XV Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Barometer in blackened wood veneer and gilt bronze from the 19th century, Louis XV style.
Barometer from the 19th century, Napoleon III period, Louis XV style in gilt bronze, precio...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair Antique Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses by LeMaire, Paris c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine pair of Edwardian opera glasses made from Mother of Pearl and the polished brass; made by the creme de la creme of makers, LeMaire of Paris.
Both Mother of Pearl eye pie...
Category
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone
Located in Vero Beach, FL
English Mahogany 19th Century Stick Barometer by Tarone
Classic traditional English mahogany stick Barometer. Excellent and original feat...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by Army & Navy c.1916
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass signed on the lid interior "A & N Co. S Ltd / Westminster / SW" dating to c.1916/1917.
The hunter cased pocket co...
Category
1910s British Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
Smart Pair French Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome pair of French-made Opera glasses clad in magical Mother of Pearl or Nacre shell with it's luminous and iridescent qualities.
This pair was mad...
Category
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Large Silver Butterfield Dial French Early 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
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Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Signed Butterfield, Paris, mid-18th...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Dow Jones Wall Street Journal Broad Tape Ticker Tape Machine
Located in Stamford, CT
This antique Dow Jones News Wire Broad Tape Ticker Tape machine from the 1930s-1940s. With its beautifully crafted design and historical significan...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Wall-Mounted shelf in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted shelf in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak 1910s
Unusual design with high relief C-scrolls and Flowers
From the Art Nouveau' period) with a lovely Details
Please don't hesi...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Oak
Bronze and Marble Sculpture With Bust Desk Thermometer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Art Nouveau bronzed bust of a woman sitting atop a black marble base. This desk sculpture also functions as a thermometer.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Iron Germany Early 1700s Hourglass
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
The hourglass cage displays hexago...
Category
Early 18th Century British Georgian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
German WWII Binoculars by Schneider, Kreuznach, Germany
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Polished observation binoculars measure: 10 x 80
Schneider, Kreuznach, 1941-1944 WW2
D.F. (Doppel Fernrohe) 10 x 80 observation binoculars.
Optical quality is excellent: perfectly c...
Category
1940s German Vintage Scientific Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
A Brass Butterfield Paris Dial French Circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
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Octagonal brass dial inset compass ...
Category
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver, Brass
David Beringer (1756-1821) Polyhedral Wooden Sundial
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy
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Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
DAVID BERINGER (1756-1821)
The frui...
Category
Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century English Inclining Sundial by William Hawks Grice London
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Early 19th Century English Inclin...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
A Brass Equinoctial Dial French 1780ca
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and l...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Two brass Gill standard measure for Lindsey County Council, dated 1912.
Located in London, GB
Two brass standard measure for Lindsey County Council, dated 1912.
1/4 and 1/2 Gill.
Each marked with the date and King George V royal cipher.
1/4 gill, Height: 2 1/2 inches. (6...
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Coquille Nut Egg Box 19th Century Flea Trap Pomander Needle Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand carved coquille nut egg box. Beautiful carving, great patina, unscrews at center to open.
The original use was a flea trap, things were d...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Set of four imperial fuel standard measures by Gaskell & Chambers in case
Located in London, GB
A set of four copper and brass CHEKPUMP imperial fuel standard measures, by Gaskell & Chambers, dated 1931 made for the County Borough of Wallasey.
Three gallon, Two gallon, One gallon & Half gallon.
Marked: GASKELL & CHAMBERS Ltd. MAKERS. DALE END WORKS BIRMINGHAM
Serial number: 252.
In original fitted oak case, with rope handles, with brass escutcheon, dated 1930, with corresponding serial number and markers mark.
Gaskell and Chambers...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved oak banjo barometer having a quality carved oak shaped case with a brass bezel, porcelain dial with original hands and a thermometer
An attractive ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Oak
Through the Looking Glass: Napoleon III Magnifying Graphoscope
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Napoleon III period graphoscope is a beautifully crafted magnifying device from the mid-to-late 19th century, designed for viewing stereoscopic images and postcards wi...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Glass
French Barometer Gilt Wood Verre Eglomise
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French Giltwood and Verre Eglomise Barometer. The barometer frame is richly decorated with bouquets of flowers, vine branches, shells and palm leaves. The Eglomisé Dial ...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Stucco, Giltwood
Antique 20th Century French Solid Gold & Sapphire Retractable Pencil c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century possibly French 14ct gold retractible pencil. Designed to be attached to a key chain or as a pendant, this pencil features a blue cabochon sapphire decorative ti...
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Early 1900s French Other Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Late 19th c. Optometrist Eye Testing Kit c.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original Victorian optometrist eye testing kit. The interior of the kit is lined in velvet with the name and number of the lenses. The optical testing lenses are wrapped in...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850
Located in York County, PA
EXCEPTIONAL GOLD RUSH POCKET SCALE WITH GREEN, ENAMELED TIN, GILT EAGLE & LETTERING THAT READS: “MADE EXPRESSLY FOR CALIFORNIA,” circa 1850
“Miners' Improved Gold Scale,” made circ...
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1850s American Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh
Located in Huntington, NY
George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer By Edie & Son. Edinburgh
Alexander James Adie FRSE MWS (7 November 1775, Edinburgh – 4 December 1858, Edinburgh) was a Scottish maker of medical ...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Inlaid Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany inlaid banjo barometer having a swan neck top, quality mahogany case with inlaid satinwood shells brass bezel engraved silvered dial original hand...
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19th Century English George III Antique Scientific Instruments
Materials
Other
Vintage, New and Antique Scientific Instruments
Decorating with vintage, new and antique scientific instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
The Age of Discovery (or the Age of Exploration) refers to a period during the 15th to 18th centuries that saw Europeans taking to the high seas to explore, trade and conquer various regions of the world. What we know about geography, the advancement of sea vessels and the development of scientific instruments all broadened significantly during this time.
With every new finding about our world, scientists invented tools to measure and record. While many of these objects are now obsolete, they are essentially works of art and have a rich history. Scientific instruments of a bygone era represent how far science and technology have advanced.
If you’re interested in introducing antique scientific instruments and tools to your decor to add contrast or draw attention to otherwise unexplored corners of your living room or dining room, there are many options to consider as far as textures and colors go. Like any curious decorative object that draws attention to your home library or mantel, vintage scientific instruments will likely add spirit to any conversation that might take place over cocktails or dinner.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Mid-century modern scientific instruments also capture a period of rapid progress, representing groundbreaking discoveries that defined the 20th century. Wouldn’t antique anatomical models of the 1950s pair well with your eye-catching abstract paintings, George Nelson clock or Florence Knoll sofa?
Whether you’re looking for a way to showcase your passion for chemistry or aviation or are making room in your foyer for a breathtaking industrial-style electronic time tower manufactured by Patek Philippe, 1stDibs offers a collection of vintage, new and antique scientific instruments that includes topographic tools, laboratory equipment and more.
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