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Material: Glass
Full Display Box of Early Camera Lens Salesman Samples
Located in Peekskill, NY
The velvet lined case is full and contains 45 sample lenses. The case is signed in gold stamped letters L.O. BITTNER & CO., OPTISCH FEINMECHANISCHES WERK. MUNCHEN. I have never seen ...
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Early 20th Century German Industrial Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Camera Gilles-Faller 'Paris' Studio with Easel, France, circa 1925
By Gilles-Faller
Located in Madrid, ES
Study camera with bellows in very good condition, two objectives and mounted on easel on casters for professional use that has crank for the adjustment of the camera in height and in...
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1920s French Modern Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Brass Telescope On Tripod Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The telescope has a selection of the lens that can be removed such that it fits into the case. There is a cover for the end glass. There is a tripod base with cylindrical column pe...
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Pair of Glass Pharmacy Jars, Italy, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of glass pharmacy jars, Italy, 1930s Found in an old disused pharmacy. Good condition. One has an imperceptible chip on the edge. Being handcra...
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1930s Italian Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Large Arts & Crafts Hand-Carved Nutwood Barometer with Thermometer, Early 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
This rare and decorative early 20th-century Arts & Crafts wall barometer and thermometer is a striking testament to Dutch craftsmanship. Hand-carved from a single solid piece of rich...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Egg Timer, English, Brass, Glass, 3 Minute Sand Countdown, Mid-Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage egg timer. An English, brass and glass 3 minute sand countdown, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Charming vintage timer set w...
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Mid-20th Century British Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Vintage Illuminated Magnifying Glass Eagle Hong Kong
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Eagle Magnifying Glass Hong Kong 2.75 h x 4.5 diameter x 9.5 long reading magnifying glass with light by EAGLE  stamped by maker Preowned vintage condition Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena "Fussartillerie" artillery compass
Located in London, GB
A WWI brass Carl Zeiss Jena "Fussartillerie" artillery compass. 3¾ inch dial marked with N W S points, the Carl Zeiss Jena logo, and B.R. 565 FUSSARTILLERIE. Compass ring marked ...
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Early 20th Century German Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Reynolds & Branson Ltd Scientific Instrument Leeds Tangent Galvanometer 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage tangent galvanometer produced by Reynolds & Branson Ltd - Scientific Instrument Makers - Leeds. Wooden base with three brass leveling screws and glass bell jar cloche. Dimen...
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20th Century Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Handmade Egg Timer Hourglass in Wooden Textile Bobbin Spool 3min Timer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Vintage Handmade Egg Timer Hourglass in Wooden Textile Bobbin Spool 3min Timer. Crafted with precision, the hourglass features fine sand that flows smoothly, symbolizing the passage ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Antique Pluviometer Set, English, Copper, Meteorological, Rain Gauge, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pluviometer set. An English, copper and glass meteorological rain gauge, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1900. ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
Old shop scale from the 1930s/1940s, manufactured in the Czech Republic by Zbrojovka Brno. Semi-automatic scale, with internal weights. The scale is set with stylish metal buttons. Adjustable legs and built-in spirit level. Original tray made of thick white glass. The scale has been cleaned and is in very nice vintage condition. In working condition, but not entirely precisely (+/- 100 grams), it probably requires minor adjustment. A beautiful and original item for the grocery store...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Paravia Termology Cassette with Original Instruments - Italy - 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Paravia, scientific instruments, vintage educational kit, 1960s, Norstedts, magnetism, optics, thermology, mechanics, applied electricity, top vintage lab, educational set, experimen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

20th Century German Glass Case Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 20th-century German scale encased in a glass and wood frame is a fine example of precision engineering and functional design. The scale features a b...
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20th Century German Industrial Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

Collection of Vintage Lab Glass Decanters
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Set of three glass lab decanters with removable stoppers. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Pyrex. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1970-1980. MATERI...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Glazed Specimen Box Containing Wheat Agricultural Scientific Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rustically produced 19th century glazed specimen box containing wheat and grain hybrids. The pine hinged box opens to reveal two glazed and segmented sections, with a painted blue...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Mid-Century Large Brass Hourglass
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century large brass hourglass with white sand
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael '1635-1724'
Located in Madrid, ES
Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724). Paris, circa 1700. Pocket sundial made of engraved metal, with a gno...
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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Other

French 1940's Equestrian Brass & Mercury-in-Glass Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
Even Maria Pergay would have to respect the quality and artfulness of the brass-work on this wall hanging in the form of a stirrup suspended from a buckled harness made of hand rivet...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1900s Decorative Wall Hanging „Multimeter“ Scientific Slide Rule Calculator
Located in Vienna, AT
A dekorative appr. 120-year-old, large, wall-mounted round „Multimeter“ analog slide rule calculator. Dated around 1900, made in Germany. It has a rotatable glass disc and offers multiple features like multiplication, division, interest-calculation and square root...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Through the Lens: 19th Century Standing Magnifying Glass
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted 19th-century standing magnifying glass, featuring a circular lens mounted within an elegant, square wooden frame. The frame is supported by four turned spindles...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

Impressive Antique Brass Dolland & Co. Telescope With Case for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large antique Dolland & Co brass telescope with labeled wood box with accessories as shown. Engraved brass lens G. Dollond, London. Comes with tall wooden stand or smaller brass tri...
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19th Century English Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century thermometer in original case
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century thermometer in original case circa 1890. Fine quality thermometer which measures between -45 degrees centigrade and +50. In fully working condition, complete in its ori...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Paper

19th Century German “Magic Lantern” Image Projector with Brass Lens
Located in Middleburg, VA
A captivating piece of pre-cinema history, this 19th-century German "magic lantern" image projector is an evocative relic from the dawn of visual storytelling. Crafted circa 1890, th...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Metal, Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal, Tin

Very Large George III Rosewood Gallery Magnifying Glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A very large George III rosewood gallery magnifying glass, the circular glass within a rosewood frame, the baluster handle screwing into a brass bra...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Sinar P Expert Kit Large Format 4X5
Located in valatie, NY
Sinar p 4x5 expert kit containing: Sinar copal f5.6 auto aperture shutter & release cable Sinar p 4x5 camera Regular bellows Wide angle bellows 4x5 g...
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1980s Swiss Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Antique Customs & Excise Measures, English, Etched Glass Beakers C.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique Customs & Excise measures. An English, etched glass governmental beaker set, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. A rare and intriguing example of ...
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1920s British Other Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

19th century Danish carved walnut barometer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Danish carved walnut barometer circa 1890. Beautifully carved from a solid piece of wood. Thermometer set in the top. Barometer with paper dial in danish. Some losses ...
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Late 19th Century Danish Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Double Concave Magnifying Glass with Louis Vuitton Upholstered
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique magnifying glass marked B-L Z S. It is marked B-L Z S on the frame oppositethe handle. In 1908, the Bausch & Lomb company, already a...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1880 Earnst Plank Magic Lantern, Box Plus 72 Slides
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful and decorative 1800 magic lantern full boxed set. It was created by Ernst Plank and each slide box is signed. It comes with an amazing ...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

W. Ottway & Co Ltd Brass Power 7 Telescope on Wooden Tripod Stand
By W. Ottway & Co. LTD.
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English brass power telescope on wooden tripod stand stamped “W. Ottway & Co. Ltd." marked 'Power 7 telescope,For HIGH ANGLE gun, No. 1600, 1941 Patt No. G350." Very good over...
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Mid-20th Century English Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Large Barometer
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century large barometer made in London by Thomas Rubergall, who was the Queen Victoria’s optician. The face of the barometer features engraving reading ‘Tho(s) Rubergall, Optici...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

A Large 19th Century Brass Library Telescope Marked A. Bardou, Paris
By A. Bardou
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive 19th century French brass library telescope marked A. Bardou, Paris. (Denis Albert Bardou; 1841 - 1893) The telescope mounted on a brass and cast iron tripod ...
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Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950s Dutch Industrial Scientific Convex Lens Brass Stand Cast Iron Tripod Base
Located in Haarlem, NL
Scientific school or laboratory convex shaped lens on a brass stand with cast iron tripod base. The heavy convex glass lens is 7 1/2 cm (2.95") th...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Collection of French Opaline Apothecary Jars
Located in Copenhagen, K
Collection of 20 opaline apothecary jars from the 19th century. Collection consists of 14 larger jars and 6 smaller jars.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Opaline Glass

Weather in Style: Exquisite 18th-Century French Barometer by Charles Desnioulin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 18th-century French barometer, crafted in 1778 by Charles Desnioulin (Signed), is a true masterpiece of both science and art. The finely carved wood frame, adorned wi...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Glass

J H Steward Lord Bury Brass Telescopwe with Leather Case London Ca. 1870
By steward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
J H Steward Brass Telescope. The Lord Bury Telescope comes with a leather case. The brass and leather both. are very patinated. Not only is the brass tarnished, but there are a f...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A trunk style travel apotecary cabinet in mahogany wood and brass, England 1790.
Located in Milan, IT
English travelling apothecary made of mahogany Sipo mahogany (Entandrophragma utile) and brass with a rectangular base, a front drawer, an opening to...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

A barometer signed jecker, Paris 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique mahogany wall barometer composed of a glass tube containing mercury with its reserve. On the upper part a gable-shaped pediment and a screwed brass plate with a small alcohol...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Scientific "Cyclo-Stormograph" by Short & Mason Tycos
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and appears to be completely intact. Short & Mason Tycos Cyclo-Stormograph under beveled glass & mahogany with a drawer which contains extra graph paper, tiny key and origin...
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Early 1900s English Industrial Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Pair of Mirror Witches Balls on Bronze Stands
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A matching pair of early 20th century mirrored witches balls, with pressed steel galleries and hanging hoops. They have later been associated to a pair of extremely well cast and he...
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Early 20th Century English Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Handheld Tachometer, English Tool Speed Gauge, Smiths Instruments, Decor
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage handheld tachometer. An English, enamelled alloy and glass decorative tool speed gauge by Smiths Instruments, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Untested, but in fine decorative condition for the collector of vintage gauges...
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Mid-20th Century British Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare 20th Century 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...
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20th Century Japanese Other Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

French Barometer Gilt Wood Verre Èglomisè
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French Giltwood and Verre Èglomisè Barometer. A verre èglomisè (French for “gilded glass”) barometer is a decorative barometer featuring elaborate glasswork and involvin...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

An old ophtalmology device, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
An old Italian ophthalmological device with a table with backlit letters, to test eyesight. Sbisa, company founded in Florence in 1869. Case in wood and glass. The electrical system ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Pharmacist's Medicine Cup, English, Glass, Apothecary Measure, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pharmacist's medicine cup. An English, glass and leather apothecary measure, dating to the Victorian period, circa 19000. A fa...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Vintage Brewer's Thermometer, Dairy, Scientific Instrument, Zeal of London, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage brewer's thermometer. An English, cased brew or dairy scientific instrument by GH Zeal of London, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1960. Fascinating sheathed thermometer Displays a desirable aged patina Wooden case with beveled CAP in dark caramel hues Long glass...
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Mid-20th Century English Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Antique 20th Century Edwardian Large Brass Magnifying Glass c.1905
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Edwardian English oak and brass magnifying glass. A practical desk or household accessory, ideal for reading. CONDITION In Great Condition - Wear expected...
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20th Century British Other Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large School Teaching Display Anthill of the Red Wood Ant A vintage school teaching glass display of the anthill of the red wood ant. It shows the hill and inhabitants thereof, the ...
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1950s German Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Wood

Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915
Located in Hudson, NY
This large format box camera was made by the Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak in Rochester NY. The case constructed of mahogany in a rich old red finish has many original details and was being used as a working camera until around 1960. See photo 5 for a retrofitted aftermarket shutter lens that was its last upgrade and done professionally to make the antique camera...
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Early 20th Century American Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual travelling tradesman's soap display case, early 20th century in age likely Edwardian. A segmented internal draw hidden via the sliding cover,...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

A Fine Early 19th Century Marine Chronometer By Parkinson And Frodsham
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An early 19th century 2 day marine chronometer by Parkinson and Frodsham, London. Numbered on the brass bound mahogany 3 tier box, and the dial ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Set of Six Old Pharmacy Glass Bottles, Germany around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of Six Old Pharmacy glass bottles, made in Germany around 1900. 5 bottles from Jena (Schott and Gen Jena) and 1 Wirag laboratory glass. The logo ...
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Early 20th Century German Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Maitland Smith Art Nouveau Style Large Standing Brass Nautilus Magnifying Glass
Located in Doylestown, PA
Maitland Smith Art Nouveau style large standing nautilus magnifying glass. Lots of intricate details capture the beauty of this intriguing sea crea...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Set of Nine 19th C English Victorian Treen Ware Boxwood Medicine Bottle Holders
Located in Haarlem, NL
A set of nine 19th century Victorian treen turned boxwood medicine bottle holders. These containers were used for protecting delicate items such as glass apothecary bottles, perfume bottles, syringes, powder, ointment bottles, thermometers and other medical or vanity items. In two of the containers are glass bottles. Measurements: Large 18.5cm high, 8.5cm diameter, empty Large 18cm high, 8cm diameter, empty Medium 14.5cm high, 5.5cm diameter, glass bottle without stopper (wood chipped) Medium 13cm high, 6cm diameter, empty (crack in wood) Medium 12cm high, 5cm diameter, perfumed oil in glass bottle Medium 11cm high, 5cm diameter, empty Small 10cm high, 4cm diameter, talcum powder...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Boxwood

Glass & brass luminous world map by Paul Oestergaard for Colombus Verlag - 1950s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Glass & brass luminous world map by Paul Oestergaard for Colombus Verlag - 1950s World map - Mid-Century - Deco Object Measures : Ø 37cm H: 41cm Material : Brass - Glass Wear consis...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

American Brass Telegraph Mounted on Circular Mahogany Base Bendix NY, Circa 1930
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass ship's double engine order telegraph mounted on circular mahogany base. E. O. T. has been electrified and has a faint bell ring when changing positions. Bendix Corpor...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Wire

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