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Scientific Instruments For Sale
Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a 1920’s Victor Luminaire electric funeral parlor fan lamp. The fan was made by the Cincinnati Victor Co. and for funeral homes and used to display the deceased. The purpose ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

  • Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp
  • Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp
  • Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp
  • Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp

Rare Liminaire Filagree Floor Fan Lamp

Navy Binoculars
Located in Paris, FR
Binoculars Navy with polished steel adjustable tripod base. With polished aluminium and steel binoculars with glass lens, magnifying x12. Adjustable height.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

  • Navy Binoculars
  • Navy Binoculars
  • Navy Binoculars
  • Navy Binoculars

Navy Binoculars

Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique day or night telescope. An English, single draw refractor for terrestrial or astronomical use by Henry Ward of Hull, dating to the early Victorian period, cir...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

  • Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian
  • Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian
  • Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian
  • Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian

Antique Day or Night Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Henry Ward, Victorian

Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An antique visual aid of a longitudinal bone cut of the human foot. Genuine bone mounted on cardboard with handpainted structure of cartilage and tendons. With German explanation. Pu...
Category

Early 20th Century German Early Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bone

  • Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900
  • Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900
  • Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900
  • Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900

Antique Scientific Showpiece, Bone Cut of the Human Foot, ca. 1900

20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
By Nikon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned and hand pol...
Category

20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

  • 20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
  • 20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
  • 20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
  • 20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940

20thC Japanese Naval Bridge "Big Eye" 15X80 Binoculars By Nikon c.1940

1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical didactic model of human eye enlarged made of gutta-percha plastic material of vegetable origin. The model is decomposable in order to show the cornea, the iris and the l...
Category

1950s German Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

  • 1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific
  • 1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific
  • 1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific
  • 1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific

1950s Phiwe Anatomical Didactic Model of Human Enlargedf Eye Antique Scientific

Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope
By Dolland
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine Dolland spy glass telescope. Rare carved tortoiseshell around the main barrel. Signed around the eye piece Circa 1820.
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope
  • Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope
  • Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope
  • Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope

Early 19th Century Dolland Gilt Brass Spy Glass Telescope

Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
How high is the water, mama? Johny Cash was asking his mother, when it is was '6 feet high and rising'. In Egypt it would probably mean that taxes that year would be low. In E...
Category

Early 1800s Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

  • Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802
  • Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802
  • Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802
  • Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802

Rare Print of a Nilometer, a Structure Used to Calculate Taxes in Egypt, 1802

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 draw telescope. An English, brass terrestrial or astronomical refractor by Davis of London, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Perfect for bird w...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860
  • Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860
  • Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860
  • Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860

Antique 3 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, Davis of London, Victorian, 1860

Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"
By Samuel Thaxter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century solid brass gimballed boat compass with varnished wood box. Compass card is marked with maker's name Ritchie and sold by S. Thaxter and Sons of Boston, Massachuset...
Category

1880s American Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"
  • Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"
  • Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"
  • Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"

Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter & Son"

Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique Louis XV barometer was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1960. Square in shape, the wall piece features the original hand painted parchment paper barometer with F...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

  • Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
  • Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
  • Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer
  • Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer

Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Wall Barometer

Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835
By William Harris
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 12-inch table globes William Harris London, 1832 and 1835 Slight abrasions from use; few cracks lb 11 each (kg 5) The two terrestrial and celestial globes rest in their ori...
Category

1830s English William IV Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper, Wood

  • Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835
  • Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835
  • Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835
  • Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835

Pair of English 12-inch Globes by William Harris, 1832 and 1835

Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Model of the European non-poisonous snake belonging to the Natricidae family. German manufacture of hand-painted rubber and plastic dated to the 1950s, from the Hygiene Museum in Dre...
Category

1950s German Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rubber

  • Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s
  • Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s
  • Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s
  • Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s

Antique Scientific Model of the Non-Poisonous Snake of Natricidae Family 1950s

1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer
By Jaeger & Co.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1940s French Jaeger Baromètre and thermometer. Good vintage condition.
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • 1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer
  • 1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer
  • 1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer
  • 1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer

1940s Jaeger Desk Top Barometer and Thermometer

Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
Located in Cheshire, GB
Late 19th century oak cased stick barometer and thermometer by J Hicks of London with engraved scales contained in oak case having shaped and moulded pediment, and carved cistern cov...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

  • Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
  • Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
  • Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
  • Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer

Oak Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer

Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency mahogany weighing scales, the central support with concealed height measuring stick, measurement scale and brass weighing scale raised over two moulded she...
Category

Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

  • Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales
  • Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales
  • Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales
  • Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales

Early 19th Century Regency Weighing Scales

Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and top quality executed antique barometer. This late 19th-early 20th century, English manufactured wall barometer has everything that makes an antique worthwhile. F...
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer
  • Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer
  • Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer
  • Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer

Large, Good Condition and Stylish Antique English Victorian Oak Wall Barometer

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

  • Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale
  • Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale
  • Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale
  • Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale

Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale

Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer
Located in Lincoln, GB
Large Victorian carved architectural mercurial barometer, with Corinthian column sides with a broken arched pediment top, with a large decorated porcelain enamel dial, with two adjus...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Enamel

  • Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer
  • Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer
  • Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer
  • Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer

Large Victorian Carved Architectural Mercurial Barometer

Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer
Located in Barntrup, DE
This barometer features a beautifully carved oak-wood frame with Rococo or Louis XV style leaf and rocaille details. Above the barometer, there is a thermometer in Celsius degrees. E...
Category

1920s European Rococo Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Oak

  • Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer
  • Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer
  • Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer
  • Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer

Rococo Style Carved Oak-Wood Barometer with Thermometer

French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
Louis XVI carved giltwood and painted mercury wheel barometer. Eight inch circular painted wood register dial with central rosette within the scale calibrated from 27-28-29 and ...
Category

1780s French Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

  • French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
  • French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
  • French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
  • French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer

French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer

Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Dairy balance scales by Parnall of Bristol Superb large brass and iron dairy balance scales by Parnall of Bristol This very large and attractive beam balance scale is set on a ca...
Category

1880s Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

  • Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol
  • Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol
  • Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol
  • Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol

Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol

Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
By Pierre Cardin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rare and highly collectable Pop Art futuristic Ambiance phone.
Category

1980s Taiwanese Futurist Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

  • Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
  • Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
  • Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone
  • Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone

Rare Pierre Cardin Pop Art Futuristic Ambiance Phone

19th Century Antique Barometer
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this barometer with a thermometer in a wooden, decorative case made of walnut wood. The whole is date fourth quarter of the 19th century. The barometer (aneroid) and ...
Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Walnut

  • 19th Century Antique Barometer
  • 19th Century Antique Barometer
  • 19th Century Antique Barometer
  • 19th Century Antique Barometer

19th Century Antique Barometer

Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a compact vintage tripod. An English, bamboo and brass telescope stand, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. Displays a desirable aged patina Eye-catching bamboo w...
Category

Mid-20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century
  • Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century
  • Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century
  • Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century

Compact Vintage Tripod, English, Bamboo, Brass, Telescope Stand, 20th Century

Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand painted, plaster, anatomical plate by New York Scientific Supply Co. depicting the musculature and circulatory systems of the face and head on a wood plaque.
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Plaster

  • Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
  • Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
  • Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.
  • Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.

Anatomical Plaque by New York Scientific Supply Co.

Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century aluminum and bronze dental articulator or phantom head, mounted on an iron display stand, circa 1910.
Category

Early 20th Century North American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze, Iron

  • Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910
  • Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910
  • Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910
  • Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910

Dental Phantom Head, Mounted on an Iron Display Stand, circa 1910

19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Howell James & Company brass and porcelain postal letter scale, Regent St. London, circa 1880. With two hand-painted porcelain plaques depicting cherubs and two stacking weights, on...
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • 19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale
  • 19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale
  • 19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale
  • 19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale

19th Century Howell James & Company Postal Letter Scale

Bronze Mortar, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar in bronze of the 17th century, decorated with ribs in the form of pillared pilasters and, in the planes, cartouches with the representation of Saint Michael the Archangel in r...
Category

17th Century European Baroque Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

  • Bronze Mortar, 17th Century
  • Bronze Mortar, 17th Century
  • Bronze Mortar, 17th Century
  • Bronze Mortar, 17th Century

Bronze Mortar, 17th Century

Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique 19th century Victorian period market scale by J.H. Piper & Co. of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. Cast iron base, bowl rest, interior shaft, decorative top and ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Brass, Iron

  • Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton
  • Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton
  • Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton
  • Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton

Antique 19th Century English Market Scales by JH PIPER of Wolverhampton

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

  • Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian
  • Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian
  • Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian
  • Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian

Antique Terrestrial Telescope, English, Single Draw Refractor, NSL, Victorian

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

  • Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
  • Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
  • Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.
  • Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.

Nautical Double Gauge Bubble Clinometer on Teak Back Plate by Conn. Valley Ind.

1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight
Located in High Point, NC
A bluestone weight from Belgium, circa 1800. Rugged and rustic, the notched surface of the sedimentary rock has a tactile appeal. A cast iron handle attached to the upper surface is ...
Category

Early 1800s Belgian Rustic Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone, Iron

  • 1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight
  • 1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight
  • 1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight
  • 1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight

1800s Belgian Bluestone Weight

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 of glass, chrome, metal and bakelite.
Category

20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

  • German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
  • German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
  • German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station
  • German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station

German Art Deco Desk Top Barometer and Weather Station

Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
A very fine and palatial French 19th Louis XV style green painted with polychrome flower decor and gilt bronze-mounted barometer in the manner of La Maison Cam Opticien. Surmounted w...
Category

1860s French Rococo Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

  • Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century
  • Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century
  • Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century
  • Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century

Antique French Barometer with Original Mercury Mechanism, 19th Century

1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood
Located in Milan, IT
Box containing 14 dismounplate geometric solids of oak wood, height 12 cm, inch 4.75 in their original wooden box complete with illustrative leaflet for calculating surfaces and volu...
Category

1960s Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

  • 1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood
  • 1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood
  • 1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood
  • 1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood

1960s Box Containing 14 Dismounplate Geometric Solids Of Oak Wood

W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope
Located in New York, NY
W. Ottway Telescope from World War II: W. Ottway single-draw WWII Military sighting telescope, having black leather wrapped barrel, with ''PATT. 333.A., W. Ottway & Co. Ltd., Eali...
Category

20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather

  • W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope
  • W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope
  • W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope
  • W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope

W. Ottway Single-Draw WWII Military Sighting Telescope

Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
Period late 18th century giltwood barometer. Original gilding. Carved overall with globe, and navigation instruments. Foliate and neoclassical motifs. Maker signed.
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

  • Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
  • Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
  • Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer
  • Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer

Late 18th Century French Giltwood Barometer

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: Height 61.5 inches Width 11.5 i...
Category

Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

  • Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
  • Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
  • Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
  • Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale

Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale

Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique copper barrel valve by unknown manufacturer from France, circa early 20th century. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
Category

Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper

  • Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves
  • Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves
  • Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves
  • Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves

Set of Three Antique Copper Barrel Valves

Pair of Butterfly Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1970s pair of framed butterfly boxes. Each case contains about 300 specimens, all with data tags collected between 1960-1980 by Professor Ivo Klik of Tufts University. Made in ...
Category

20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

  • Pair of Butterfly Boxes
  • Pair of Butterfly Boxes
  • Pair of Butterfly Boxes
  • Pair of Butterfly Boxes

Pair of Butterfly Boxes

1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter
Located in New York, NY
Manual typewriter with a French language keyboard. Some keys stick. Leather handle and the case is broken. This can be seen at our 333 West 52nd St location in the Theater District W...
Category

1940s German Industrial Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

  • 1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter
  • 1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter
  • 1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter
  • 1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter

1940s Wanderer Werke French Keyboard Typewriter

Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) gilt carved and black painted barometer,with wreath top and cornucopia sides with scroll motifs.
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood

  • Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer
  • Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer
  • Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer
  • Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer

Italian Venetian Gilt Wood Barometer

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical mahogany yacht binnacle with a hinged locking oval glass viewing port, original removable brass side light burner with font, brass carrying handle, and fitted with ...
Category

1890s American American Empire Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
  • American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
  • American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
  • American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A very fine late Regency period ten in dial barometer by Arizzi of Leeds, with mother-of-pearl decoration, silvered dial, thermometer, hygrometer, spirit level, having a swan neck pe...
Category

19th Century English Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

  • Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer
  • Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer
  • Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer
  • Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer

Regency Period 10ins Dial Barometer

Bronze Weight, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container glass and two of the smallest, all decorated in cold with incised and patterned motifs, simple edge...
Category

18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

  • Bronze Weight, 18th Century
  • Bronze Weight, 18th Century
  • Bronze Weight, 18th Century
  • Bronze Weight, 18th Century

Bronze Weight, 18th Century

Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc
By Detecto Scale Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Art Deco Penny scale salvaged from old downtown Buffalo NY drug store, perfect working condition, accurate weight, retains original key/ keys. Great size and proportion, per...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Iron, Chrome

  • Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc
  • Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc
  • Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc
  • Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc

Rare Art Deco/ Machine Age Rx Arcade Penny Scale, RX Scale Mfg.Co Inc

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury-filled glass thermometer still in working order. Wonderfully ornate, carved wood f...
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1790s French Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

  • 18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
  • 18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
  • 18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
  • 18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

18th Century French Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer

Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
An ancient Italian ophthalmological device with a table with backlit letters, to test eyesight. Labeled “Sbisa”, company founded in Florence in 1869. Case in oak wood and opal glass....
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Early 20th Century Italian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930
  • Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930
  • Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930
  • Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930

Antique Ophthalmology Device, Italy, 1930

Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter
Located in Munich, DE
Extraordinary and rare Louis XVI barometer and thermometer carved exquisitely in beech wood circa 1775. This wonderful object ist beautifully carved, gilt and painted, it has been ma...
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Beech

  • Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter
  • Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter
  • Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter
  • Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter

Antique Louis XVI 1775 Paris Beech Wood Barometer and Thermometer for a Hunter

Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London
By Negretti & Zambra
Located in Norwich, GB
Negretti & Zambra Fine Edwardian mahogany cased barograph with beveled glass panels and central chart drawer. Seven vacuum chambers linking the recording arm to the eight d...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

  • Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London
  • Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London
  • Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London
  • Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London

Edwardian Mahogany Cased Barograph by Negretti & Zambra, London

19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique ceramic water filter, complete with pewter spout and lid, was created in Provence, France, circa 1870. In the old days, it was used as a promotional display in a Pharmac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

  • 19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item
  • 19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item
  • 19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item
  • 19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item

19th Century French Glazed Porcelain Water Filter Pharmacy Display Item

19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed W. T. FISHER Great Yarmouth, mid 19th century. The compass is made up of a copper container with a lead and glass counterweig...
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1850s British Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

  • 19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation
  • 19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation
  • 19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation
  • 19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation

19th Century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher Maritime Navigation

Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern plexiglass and glass mercury wall thermometer, 1980s Mercury wall thermometer, from a doctor's office, with rectangular frame and plexiglass panel with numerical indi...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Plexiglass

  • Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s
  • Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s
  • Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s
  • Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s

Italian Modern Plexiglass and Glass Mercury Wall Thermometer, 1980s

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mortar with fleurs de lys decoration.
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Early 17th Century French Baroque Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

  • French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
  • French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
  • French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
  • French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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Early 20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Shell

  • Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
  • Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
  • Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
  • Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900

1900s French Marble Mortar
Located in High Point, NC
A stone mortar from France, circa 1800. Rustic and refined, the mortar is shaped from a single piece of caramel beige marble; the textural quality of the stone gifts it an immediate ...
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble

  • 1900s French Marble Mortar
  • 1900s French Marble Mortar
  • 1900s French Marble Mortar
  • 1900s French Marble Mortar

1900s French Marble Mortar

Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Optometrist eye chart cabinet, antique eye chart, light up eye chart, optometrist eye test, PSEG optical collectible, steam punk supply, This looks homemade, but there is a PSEG ...
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Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

  • Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box
  • Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box
  • Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box
  • Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box

Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet PSEG Phone Box

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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