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SOLD Lot 51 - Medical, An Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, An Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

lot 51 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860-1890, unsigned, two-piece, finely turned fruitwood with threaded ivory fixing piece, 16.1cm [CITES] Note: This lot contains or is ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 52 - Medical, A Mahomed Sphygmograph with Ivory Rests

Medical, A Mahomed Sphygmograph with Ivory Rests

lot 52 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French. c.1875-1880, in gilt brass and ivory, with aluminium plate (to which smoked paper was attached) in velvet lined fitted case, case 21.2cm ... read more

Sold for £438    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 53 - Medical, Tobold’s Laryngoscope

Medical, Tobold’s Laryngoscope

lot 53 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

German, c.1870-1880, smaller model, with brass plaque 'Laryngoscop nach Dr Tobold', frame in laquered and black oxidised brass, lenses in lacquered ... read more

Sold for £1,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 54 - Medical, an Early Jaquet’s Sphygmograph

Medical, an Early Jaquet’s Sphygmograph

lot 54 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1910, signed on case 'G. Boulitte Ingr. Constructeur 15.21 R.Bobillot. Paris 13', in nickel plated brass,, case 12.5cm across. Note: The ... read more

Sold for £262    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 55 - Medical, a Dudgeon’s Sphygmograph by Erbe

Medical, a Dudgeon’s Sphygmograph by Erbe

lot 55 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

German, c.1910, the leather case with celluloid plaque 'C Erbe Mechanische und optische Workstatte Tubingen', velvet and silk lined, the instrument ... read more

Sold for £312    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 56 - Surgical Instruments,  A Fine Tonsillotome by Luer

Surgical Instruments, A Fine Tonsillotome by Luer

lot 56 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1870-1890, signed 'Luer a Paris' in polished carbon steel with ebony handle, in fitted case with retail label for H Basabe, Madrid, case 28. ... read more

Sold for £375    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 57 - Medical, A Compact Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, A Compact Monaural Stethoscope

lot 57 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1890-1920, in ivorine (celluloid) and nickel plated brass, stem detaches into two pieces with screw threads, which when dis-assembled are ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 58 - A Fruitwood and Ebony Monaural Stethoscope

A Fruitwood and Ebony Monaural Stethoscope

lot 58 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

European, c.1850-1880, two piece, ebony joint with screw thread, 14cm

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 59 - Medical Diagnostics, Two Specula

Medical Diagnostics, Two Specula

lot 59 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

a rectal speculum, English, c.1880-1890, with hand carved ivory handle and nickel-plated steel tri-valve blade mechanisms, unsigned but attributed to ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 60 - Medical, An Unusual Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, An Unusual Monaural Stethoscope

lot 60 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1890-1920, in ivorine (celluloid) and nickel plated brass, stem detaches into two pieces with screw threads, which when dis-assembled are ... read more

Sold for £175    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 61 - Medical, A Clinical Polygraph by Hawksley & Sons

Medical, A Clinical Polygraph by Hawksley & Sons

lot 61 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1910, a complex development of the sphygmograph, in nickel plated brass, gilt brass and other materials, clockwork mechanism designed to ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 62 - Medical, An Antique  Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

Medical, An Antique Ivory and Fruitwood Monaural Stethoscope

lot 62 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

European, c.1840-1880, two piece with simple push-fit connection, the fruitwood dark, possibly stained, 17.6cm [CITES] Note: This lot contains or is ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 63 - Medical, Two Ivory Pleximeters

Medical, Two Ivory Pleximeters

lot 63 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

one with nickel silver fittings with foliate decoration, European, c.1840-1860, 8.4cm; one with plain fitings, English c. 1870-1890, nickel-plated ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 64 - Medical, A Combination Percussor and Pleximeter and a Seitz Percussor

Medical, A Combination Percussor and Pleximeter and a Seitz Percussor

lot 64 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

both c. 1880-1900, the combination instrument in lacquered brass and steel with rubber percussor tip and ivory pleximeter attached to frame, 13.5cm ... read more

Sold for £750    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 65 - A Royal Gun Factory Torpedo Gyroscope

A Royal Gun Factory Torpedo Gyroscope

lot 65 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1902, stamped to the top '801, W & Co'(Whitehead & Co of Fiume) and to the front 451 RGF, (Royal Gun Factory) the heavy gauge brass ... read more

Sold for £900    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 66 - A Huntington Texilscope

A Huntington Texilscope

lot 66 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

French, c.1900, printed to the inside of the lid 'The Huntington Textilscope, Trade Mark Regd 441,307, - Marque Deposse Pats Pen'g Brevet - London ... read more

Sold for £188    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 67 - An Everard-type Excise Officer's Slide Rule

An Everard-type Excise Officer's Slide Rule

lot 67 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c. 1830, four-slide boxwood Imperial measure slide rule by Laban Cook, the stock stamped 'Cook Maker to the Honble Board of Excise, Late ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 68 - A Curta Calculator, Mark II

A Curta Calculator, Mark II

lot 68 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Liechtenstein, 1964, serial number 529305, retailed by Automatic Business Machines Ltd, London, in black and grey, in original black metal case, ... read more

Sold for £600    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 69 - An Early Form of Fowlers Adding Machine

An Early Form of Fowlers Adding Machine

lot 69 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

American, c.1863, engraved to the front 'FOWLERS ASSING MACHINE PATENTED JULY 14th 1863', the body made of polished light wood with reading register ... read more

Sold for £1,625    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 70 - Lancashire County Council, Set of 13  Metric Standard Capacity Measures, 1900

Lancashire County Council, Set of 13 Metric Standard Capacity Measures, 1900

lot 70 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, Dated 1900, each measure engraved 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 62F, DE GRAVE & Co LONDON', and all numbered 2533, each measure with multiple ... read more

Sold for £4,375    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 71 - Accrington Corporation, 5 Gallon Checkpump

Accrington Corporation, 5 Gallon Checkpump

lot 71 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1952, engraved around the brass bindings 'ACCRINGTON CORPORATION, FIVE GALLON 62F, CHECKPUMP' with a single Exchequer verification ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 72 - Standard Checkpump Petrol Measures

Standard Checkpump Petrol Measures

lot 72 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1931, by Gaskill & Chambers, Birmingham, each engraved 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, CHECKPUMP, SERIAL NUMBER 221' with calibration ... read more

Sold for £2,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 73 - A Large Inspectors Beam Scale Set

A Large Inspectors Beam Scale Set

lot 73 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1897, with each of the 3 beam scales engraved 'County of Lancaster (Lower Blackburn Division), Thos Cheshire, Liverpool' in fitted oak ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 74 - A Set of 6 Standard Working Liquid Capacity Measures

A Set of 6 Standard Working Liquid Capacity Measures

lot 74 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c. 1931, engraved 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF PRESTON' W & T AVERY Ltd LONDON', each constructed of copper with brass bindings and brass handles and ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 75 - A Substantial Lancashire County Council Bullion Balance

A Substantial Lancashire County Council Bullion Balance

lot 75 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1940, heavily engraved on the beam 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL TO WEIGH 56LB' and at the top of the main supporting column 'DE GRAVE SHORT ... read more

Sold for £3,750    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 76 - Lancashire County Council Standard Troy Weights

Lancashire County Council Standard Troy Weights

lot 76 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1904, weights all numbered 2753, with many calibration verification and Exchequer marks, in a French polished mahogany case with ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 77 - An Early 19th Century Merchant's Linear Comparison Rule

An Early 19th Century Merchant's Linear Comparison Rule

lot 77 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1800-1820, in boxwood giving 18 European and Middle Eastern linear scales on one side and 17 European scales on the other, one edge giving ... read more

Sold for £625    Result plus buyers premium More details 12  

SOLD Lot 78 - An Imperial Four Gallon Working Standard Measure

An Imperial Four Gallon Working Standard Measure

lot 78 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1893, engraved to the front 'IMPERIAL FOUR GALLON, COUNTY BOROUGH OF BURNLEY, 1893, DE GRAVE & CO LONDON', with four calibration ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 79 - A Cased Pair of Imperial Liquid Working Standard Measures

A Cased Pair of Imperial Liquid Working Standard Measures

lot 79 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, undated but c.1900, with one stamped to the front 'GALLON', and the other '1/2 GALLON' with calibration verification and Exchequer marks to ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 80 - A Mid Victorian Custom Inspectors Travelling Set of 6 Capacity Measures

A Mid Victorian Custom Inspectors Travelling Set of 6 Capacity Measures

lot 80 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1847, engraved 'COUNTY OF LANCASTER ORMSKIRK DIVISION, 1847' all numbered 965, all with calibration verification and Exchequer marks, ... read more

Sold for £1,375    Result plus buyers premium More details 10  

SOLD Lot 81 - Preston Borough Standard Cylindrical Pattern Troy Bullion Weights

Preston Borough Standard Cylindrical Pattern Troy Bullion Weights

lot 81 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1911, weights engraved 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF PRESTON, DE GRAVE & CO LTD, LONDON' and all numbered 3097, with many calibration ... read more

Sold for £2,000    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 82 - Lancashire County Council Standard Spherical Avoirdupois  Weights

Lancashire County Council Standard Spherical Avoirdupois Weights

lot 82 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1908, weights engraved 'LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, 1908' and all numbered 302984, with many calibration verification and Exchequer ... read more

Sold for £2,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 83 - Borough of Blackpool Working Standard Avoirdupois Bell Weights

Borough of Blackpool Working Standard Avoirdupois Bell Weights

lot 83 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1890, weights engraved 'BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL' and numbered 2198, with many large calibration verification and Exchequer marks, in a ... read more

Sold for £875    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 84 - Two Georgian Capacity Measures, dated 1826

Two Georgian Capacity Measures, dated 1826

lot 84 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

Two Georgian Capacity Measures English, dated 1826, bronze, the both engraved 'BLACKBURN HUNDRED LOWER DIVISION 1826' then in copperplate script ... read more

Sold for £500    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 85 - Imperial Half Bushel Measure, Burnley, Dated 1887

Imperial Half Bushel Measure, Burnley, Dated 1887

lot 85 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1887, engraved to the front 'FOUR GALLONS, BOROUGH OF BURNLEY, 1887' with multiple calibration verification and Exchequer marks to the ... read more

Sold for £1,025    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 86 - County Borough of Burnley, Standard Check Pump Petrol Measures

County Borough of Burnley, Standard Check Pump Petrol Measures

lot 86 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1931, by Gaskill & Chambers, Birmingham, each engraved 'COUNTY BOROUGH OF BURNLEY, CHECKPUMP' with calibration standard stamps on a ... read more

Sold for £900    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 87 - Borough of Blackpool, Full Set of 11 Imperial Standard Capacity Measures, 1888

Borough of Blackpool, Full Set of 11 Imperial Standard Capacity Measures, 1888

lot 87 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, Dated 1888, each measure engraved 'BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL' and numbered 2040, each measure with multiple Exchequer and verification marks, of ... read more

Sold for £8,500    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 88 - Lancashire County Council Imperial Standard Meter, 1929

Lancashire County Council Imperial Standard Meter, 1929

lot 88 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, Dated 1929, engraved ‘STANDARD METER 62F, LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL’ and ‘DE GRAVE SHORT & CO LTD, LONDON’, at the end are multiple ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 89 - Corporation of Preston, Folding Standard Yard, 1908

Corporation of Preston, Folding Standard Yard, 1908

lot 89 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, date stamped 1908, engraved along the length 'CORPORATION OF PRESTON' and 'W & T Avery Ltd London', the scale with multiple Exchequer and ... read more

Sold for £288    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 90 - Township of Blackburn, Standard Imperial Yard, 1842

Township of Blackburn, Standard Imperial Yard, 1842

lot 90 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1842, engraved 'Imperial Yard, TOWNSHIP OF BLACKBURN COUNTY OF LANCASTER 1842' , numbered 1631, with single VR Exchequer verification ... read more

Sold for £138    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 91 - Borough Of Preston, A Very Fine Set of Standard Apothecaries Weights, 1890

Borough Of Preston, A Very Fine Set of Standard Apothecaries Weights, 1890

lot 91 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1890, the case with a label for 'DEGRAVE SHORT & CO LONDON', the case with an engraved plaque to the lid for 'APOTHECARIES WEIGHTS, ... read more

Sold for £362    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 92 - Borough Of Burnley, A Very Fine Set of Standard Troy Weights, 1891

Borough Of Burnley, A Very Fine Set of Standard Troy Weights, 1891

lot 92 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1891, with a label to the case for 'THOS CHESHIRE SCALE MAKER 146 DALE S, LIVERPOOL' the 20oz Troy weight engraved 'BOROUGH OF BURNLEY ... read more

Sold for £725    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 93 - Lancashire County Council Standard Apothecary Measures, 1913

Lancashire County Council Standard Apothecary Measures, 1913

lot 93 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, dated 1913, engraved to a brass plaque on the lid 'STANDARD APOTHECARIES MEASURES LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, HIGHER BLACKBURN DEVISION, W & ... read more

Sold for £725    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 94 - German Silver 6in Protractor, Stanley

German Silver 6in Protractor, Stanley

lot 94 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1920, engraved 'STANLEY LONDON' with trade label to the inside of the case lid, with magnifier, in French polished mahogany case, case ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 95 - A Fine German Silver 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Stanley

A Fine German Silver 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Stanley

lot 95 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c. 1890, engraved 'Stanley, Gt Turnstile Holborn, London' of typical form with swing out arms on blued steel springs with steel pointers, ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 96 - A Large 8in Brass Single Arm Protractor

A Large 8in Brass Single Arm Protractor

lot 96 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1880, engraved 'C. T. COOPER, 86 Gt DOVER St LONDON',  single arm with verner scale and locking nut, in velvet lined French polished ... read more

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 97 - A 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Heath

A 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Heath

lot 97 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1880, engraved  in copper plate script 'Heath, Plymouth, swing arm with vernier scale and sprung steel pointer, in French polished ... read more

Sold for £125    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 98 - A Very Unusual Miniature 4.5in Swing Arm Protractor, Piggot

A Very Unusual Miniature 4.5in Swing Arm Protractor, Piggot

lot 98 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1880, signed in script 'Piggott, London' and with the owners name to the reverse 'H Stone', the German silver protractor of typical form ... read more

Sold for £225    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 99 - A 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Elliot

A 6in Swing Arm Protractor, Elliot

lot 99 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

English, c.1860, engraved in script 'Elliott, London' of typical form with geared adjustment, swing arms with steel pointers, finished in brass with ... read more

Sold for £200    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 100 - A Rare American Kimber Cleaver-Type Protractor

A Rare American Kimber Cleaver-Type Protractor

lot 100 (Fine Scientific and Medical Instruments, 12th May, 2022)

American, c.1850, unsigned but built to Kimber Cleaver's design, constructed of heavy guage brass, 'X' shaped frame supporting the circle of the ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 2