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Item Ships From: Continental US
19th Century French Giltwood Barometer
Located in Richmond, VA
19th Century French giltwood barometer with working thermometer. Well executed carvings of scrolls, swags and bounty all finished in gold gil...
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Gilt & Painted Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French 19th century painted and gold gilt barometer with thermometer. The elegantly carved giltwood surrounding the French gray-painted case is in a rococo and laurel leaf...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Gold
English Mahogany Steel Engraved Stick Barometer Signed F. Tarone, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany stick Barometer with a broken arch pediment, brass urn finial, Satin wood string inlay, hinged glass door revealing a numeral steel engraved dial with original mounted thermometer and barometric pressure gauge. Signed F. Tarone. Late 18th Century Barometer...
Category
1780s English Sheraton Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
English Stick Barometer by Worthington of London
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional English stick barometer is a classic example of these intriguing meteorological instruments. Crafted by the esteemed Worthington & All...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
English Victorian Brass Telescope
Located in Queens, NY
English (Scottish) Victorian brass tabletop telescope with 3 legged iron base.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Steel and Wood Chisels
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A set of antique steel and wood chisels with bronze collars. One steel nail punch.
CREATOR Stanely. Buck Brothers. E.A. Berg Eskilstuna.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850-1...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
French Louis XVI Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) barometer with original scientific illustrations and mercury vial framed with gilt foliate carvings & ebonized ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
20th Century French Vintage Art Deco Metal Berkel Auto Weighing Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Art Deco model of a vintage Berkel auto weighing scale in working condition. On the front of the Berkel up to 1kg, on the back it has an old fashioned weighing system. The s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Antique Colmont French FT Binoculars Leather Paris
By Lawrence and Mayo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Colmont FT Paris binoculars
Colmont a French optical company known for producing high-quality binoculars
leather-covered body
maker stamp present
7.75 x 5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Scientific Botanical Plant 3d Educational Leaf Cross-Section Model
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Lafayette, IN
1940's leaf cross-section model by Denoyer-Geppert of Chicago, Illinois. Model stands 19" tall and features Hand-painted details with excellent original...
Category
1940s American Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Rubber
19th Century Brass and Wooden Jewelry Scale
Located in High Point, NC
Loyally underhand for quickly weighing out gemstones and precious medals, this trustworthy sidekick was once the prized tool for the detailed work of the jeweler. Made in France in t...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
French Neo-Classical Style Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Barometer Wall Decor
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is amazing! It is a 19th century French Louis XVI style carved giltwood barometer. The crest appears to be a carved armillary of some sort with cascading laurel leaves and branc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Antique Draw Knife and Mezzaluna Knife c.1860-1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique 12 inch draw knife with wooden handles and one mezzaluna knife with Beech handles. Brass collars.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860-1900.
MAT...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel, Brass
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 Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Plaster
French Victorian Brass Opera Glasses
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian mother of pearl and brass opera glasses with handle
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
BMT 110 mm Binoculars
By Kazan
Located in Aspen, CO
BMT-110 Soviet Marine Binocular Telescope – 20x110mm Cold War Era Optics, Circa 1950s
Step into the history of Cold War surveillance and maritime observation with this rare Soviet B...
Category
20th Century European Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
American Victorian Scale and Height Measure
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian standing scale with mahogany center post and brass weight and height measure with platform base on wheels (signed FAIRBANKS)
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Large 1940s Vintage Industrial Apothecary Laboratory Teaching Scale Balance
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare 1940's vintage large-scale teaching scale/balance. Scale stands a massive 50" tall and was originally used as an instructional scale in a Purdue University...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel, Iron
Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "Sputnik" table barometer weather station made in West Germany by Relative Hygrometer. This desktop space-age Sputnik-style weather station Features an acrylic ball housi...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
English Late 19th Century Large Brass Table Scale and Weights
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning, large brass table scale, made near the turn of the century, England. The scale is no longer operational, but still makes an mighty impact on a space. The scale is made of...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble, Brass, Copper, Iron
Victorian Bronze Imperial Standard Bushel Measure
Located in Essex, MA
Impressively large bushel measure for the County Of Gloucester, England. Inscribed
"Imperial Standard Bushel". "County Of Gloucester". Made by Bate of London. Dated 1853 and 1834. ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Varvill & Son York Moving Filletster Plane circa 1829-1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Solid boxwood carpenter's wood plane with steel and bronze accents. Stamped "Varvill & Sons York" on both sides.
CREATOR Varvill & Sons York, England.
DATE OF MANUF...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Mills Novelty Art Deco Green Porcelain Penny Scale
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco period penny scale by Mills Novelty co. Period green porcelain pedestal with cream colored foot hold.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
1850s American Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
"Kodak Special Model A" Sealskin Folding Camera c.1915-1920
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
The body of the Kodak Special, Model A incorporates several unusual design features. The most immediately obvious of these is the Bakelite panel on either side of the lens a...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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 Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-century Classroom Anatomical Teaching Respiratory Model c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original classroom anatomical educational model which splits in half to show the various organs and veins linked to the respiratory system...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
By Sears, Roebuck & Company
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
Manufactured for SEARS is the equivalent of a Smith-Corona Classic 12.
Features a stylish mid century...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th c. Bronze, Rosewood and Ebony Try Squares c.1850-1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of six 19th century try squares with bronze, Ebony, Rosewood, and steel handles. The Halsted & Ackerman is a rare combination square with a pop out bevel from the b...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel
19th C. John Byrne Brass Telescope with tripod
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
19th C. John Byrne brass telescope with tripod. Marked John Byrne New York 1882. 3.5 inch refracting telescope with 43.5 inch main tube. A wonderful piece of history, Optics are not ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Desk Tabletop Rotary Restored Telephone By Monogram Black with Trim
By Monogram
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Monogram Art Deco desk tabletop telephone with metal accents in excellent antique condition with minimal wear. Restored with new cords. See all pics
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Metal Scale
Located in High Point, NC
Add a touch of vintage charm to your decor with this exquisite 19th-century French metal scale. Crafted during a period renowned for its fine attention to detail, this scale features...
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Antique Rosewood Stanley No. 12 1/2 Veener Plane c.1904-1943
By Stanley
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Cabinet makers veneer scraper plane with Rosewood handles and bronze knobs.
CREATOR Stanley Tools Inc.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1904-1943.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Steel
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 ...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of 32" Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes
G & T London
20th Century
This extraordinary pair of 32-inch terrestrial and celestial globes, crafted by G & T London, pays homage to the m...
Category
20th Century English Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
By Trussant & Cie
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An antique French counter or grocer scale in ebonized hardwood and mahogany inlay with white marble top, circa 1880. The scale is made of hardwo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble, Copper
1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early and high quality hand-painted plaster antique anatomical model of an adult human head. I would date this to 1900. The detail...
Category
Late 19th Century German Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
French Late 19th Century Bronze Armillary Sphere Depicting the Titan Atlas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bronze armillary sphere depicting Atlas carrying the world from the late 19th century with verdigris patina. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century German Industrial Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Wood
Atomic Physicist A.G. Shenstone Princeton Gyroscope
Located in Savannah, GA
A machined gyroscope presented to Allen G. Shenstone (1893-1980) physicist and chair of the department of Princeton from 1949-1960. Presented by friends in the department.
7 inches...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Swiss Gold and Enamel Telescope
Located in New Orleans, LA
Scientifically advanced and exquisitely crafted, this rare 19th-century gold and enamel Swiss telescope is an item of exceptional luxury. The Swiss cre...
Category
19th Century European Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Collection of 19th and 20th Century Spoke Shaves
By Stanley
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of antique 19th century wood spoke shaves and early 20th century steel spoke shaves.
CREATOR Stanley, Made in England. Kunz, Made in Germany.
DATE OF MAN...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
19th c. Bock-Steger Anatomical Brain Model, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand crafted and painted plaster anatomical model of the human brain. Franz Josef Steger and pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock collaborated a...
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Bronze Skeleton
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational 19th century skeleton in bronze originating from the Louvain University Of Medicine - Belgium. An excellent addition to any doctor...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Astrolabes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique brass astrolabes with iron brackets
Category
19th Century Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most unusual Thompson-Plaster electrical cabinet, by Physician's Specialty Company, Leesburg, Virginia, United States.
The historic turn of the late 19th / early 20th century quack medicine machine used a violent ray electrotherapy apparatus as a cure-all, claiming to cure numerous ailments, cancers, and more.
Featuring the original oak framed glazed glass-covered marble top for use with 'medical' instruments, atop quartersawn oak chest fitted with three graduated drawers, opening to reveal various associated equipment and supplies, including blown glass evacuated tube implements of varying shapes and for different therapeutic uses. High-quality solid wood case, rising on castors. Signed, retaining the original manufacturer plaque. Museum quality.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Reportedly purchased by Dr. Slaughter, of Goldthwaite, Texas, May, 1903.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas. Day 2 of 3, Important Estates catalog. 2021
Similar examples can be found in select museum collections and exhibitions, including Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Virginia. Holmes Medical Museum, Foley, Alabama.
Dimensions: (approx)
40.75" High, 26" Wide, 17.5" Deep
Condition:
Excellent original antique condition. Museum quality. Unknown if complete. Wear consistent with age and use.
A scarce example of medical quackery...
Category
Early 20th Century American Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble
British Admiralty Mark III Clinometer
Located in Norwell, MA
Clinometer inspectors forty five degree mark III admiralty pattern instrument. Made by E.R. Watts & Son, London. No 23374. Fitted to a mahogany case with leather strap. 5" H x 13" W ...
Category
1950s Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1950 Film 16mm Camera, SOM Berthiot, France
Located in Miami, FL
Société d'Optique et de Mécanique Berthiot (SOM Berthiot) was a French manufacturer of optics and photographic lenses. They produced C and D mount motion picture lenses for professio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Continental US Scientific Instruments
Antique Stanley Folding Rulers c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Collection of brass and Boxwood folding rulers. Two 24" and one 36".
CREATOR Stanley Tool Co.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1920-1930.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Boxwood, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic, antique scale with original plates was created in Dijon France, circa 1870. Rectangular in shape, the fruit wood scale embellished with marquetry fillet decor, features...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Considered the first step into the world of modern photocopying, the copying machine was among the first widely used devices to successfully produce an ex...
Category
18th Century English Other Antique Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Brass, Bardou and Son Telescope Badged James W. Queen and Co.
By Bardou & Son
Located in Baltimore, MD
Table top, brass refracting telescope on folding cabriole leg base. Objective lens is 3 possibly 3.25" diameter with additional solar viewing eyepiece, and lens cap. The telescope fu...
Category
1910s French Vintage Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Eastman Kodak "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" Camera c.1909
By Eastman Kodak
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original "No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie" camera with leather wrapped body, brass and chrome accents. Autographic film window in back with iron stylus for writing notes dir...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915
By Eastman Kodak
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Postal Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely crafted Early 20th Century English postal scale is a striking example of the functional yet elegant design typical of the period. The scale is mounted on a polished woode...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Set of (14) Vintage Anatomy Charts by American Map Co. - sold individually
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of (14) Vintage Anatomy Charts
American Map Co. - Circa 1950.
14 Total Charts - Sold Individually -( 14 available )
( discounted to buy as a set )
29" x 37" unfolded
9.5" x 12...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century English Inlaid Burlwood Barometer / Thermometer
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-Century English Inlaid Burlwood Barometer / Thermometer.
Clean vintage condition. Measures 8.5" in width, 33" in height and 2.25" in depth.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Continental US Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
