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Style: High Victorian
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s
By Henry Troemner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1—Circa 1890s This Henry Troemner balance scale #1 is a remarkable antique cast iron scale, likely manufactured between th...
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Late 19th Century American Antique High Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Iron

Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s
Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s

Henry Troemner Apothecary Cast Iron & Metal Balance Scale #1, Circa 1890s

19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870
By Vago
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Attributed to A.L. Vago London. C 1870 This diminutive plaster Phrenology head, attributed to A.L. Vago London circa 1870, stands as a f...
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19th Century English Antique High Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870
19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870

19th C. Diminutive Plaster Phrenology Head, Atribb. A.L. Vago London, C.1870

Civil War Era Brass Bodied Bloodletting Fleam
Located in Garnerville, NY
American Civil War Era brass bodied bloodletting fleam, phlebetome or scarificator. The fleam, which has many other spellings such as phleam, flew or fleame, is a very distinct surgi...
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1860s American Antique High Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Civil War Era Brass Bodied Bloodletting Fleam
Civil War Era Brass Bodied Bloodletting Fleam

Civil War Era Brass Bodied Bloodletting Fleam

Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate
By Young Son & Marlow
Located in Hyattsville, MD
No chips or cracks to the Stoneware tray. Heavy item about 60 lbs. Seems to be working, but you will need counterweights to use it, that will go on the metal tray. Ironstone stone...
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19th Century American Antique High Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate
Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate

Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate

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H 2.17 in W 2.17 in D 0.6 in
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H 36 in W 3.25 in D 3 in
Victorian green & gold Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1890s
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H 5 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
A Set of Renaissance Classical 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Plaster Intaglios
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H 4.73 in W 2.96 in D 0.24 in
Contemporary Pharmaceutical (Paxipam) Phrenology Bust / Head Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
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Contemporary Pharmaceutical (Paxipam) Phrenology Bust / Head Paperweight
Contemporary Pharmaceutical (Paxipam) Phrenology Bust / Head Paperweight

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H 4.5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869
By Vago
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A tactile plaster cast phrenology head, primitively produced yet highly decorative and a obvious rare survivor. A inscribed label of the maker Vago alo...
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Plaster, Paper

19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869
19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869

19th Century Plaster Phrenology Bust by Vago of London, 1869

H 6.11 in W 2.56 in D 3.55 in
Double Bronze/Brass Apothecary Scale
Located in Guaynabo, PR
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H 19 in W 17.75 in D 5.5 in
Antique English Victorian Brass Postal Scale, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Brass Postal Scale, Circa 1880-1890.
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H 4 in W 8 in D 5 in
The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, by Francis T. Miller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Miller, Francis Trevelyan (editor). The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes. New York: The Review of Reviews Co., 1912. Quarto, ten volume set, in original blue cloth gilt bindings. Illustrated with thousands of photographs, plus maps. This is an important 10-volume photographic history of the Civil War, edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller. The set was first published in 1911, the 50 year anniversary of the start of the Civil War. This 1912 edition contains “thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.” This mammoth work contains written contributions from over 39 academics, writers, veteran officers of both Union and Confederate forces, and President William H. Taft. A number of the photographs are from the collections of private individuals, as well as the extensive Eldridge Collection of Mathew Brady Civil War photographs...
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H 11.13 in W 8.25 in D 1.38 in
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H 0.5 in W 1 in D 9 in
Antique Trade Scale Brass and Painted Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
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H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 8.08 in
Late 19th French Mahogany & Brass Balance Scale, c.1870
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Gorham Sterling Table Top Postal Scale, 1906
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Gorham Sterling Table Top Postal Scale, 1906

H 5 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
19th century Brass Skeleton Clock Under Dome
Located in Savannah, GA
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1850s English Antique High Victorian Scientific Instruments

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19th century Brass Skeleton Clock Under Dome
19th century Brass Skeleton Clock Under Dome

19th century Brass Skeleton Clock Under Dome

H 22 in W 16 in D 8.75 in
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English Brass High Victorian Period Terrestrial Telescope, circa 1850 on Stand
English Brass High Victorian Period Terrestrial Telescope, circa 1850 on Stand

English Brass High Victorian Period Terrestrial Telescope, circa 1850 on Stand

H 18.5 in W 42 in D 10 in

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