Grain Standard Weights

Lot 693 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

British, mid-20th century, W & T Avery Ltd 'Standard Weights 100Gr to .01Gr Seaforth Divn Lancashire CC', complete set of five cyinder weights, in ... read more

cases 113 and 110mm wide

Group of Brass Cylinder Weights

Lot 694 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Continental, 19th century, 'harlequin' group of six, each with threaded suspension loop and loose contents, stamped: 'S140' (414g), 'S60' (165g), ... read more

each weight 37mm diam., case 172mm wide

Bronze 'Opium' Weights in the Form of Stylised Chickens

Lot 695 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

South Asian, probably 19th century, chased, with incised decoration, largest 322g, smallest 8g (Qty: 8)

largest 60mm high

Portable Brass and Steel Inspector's Standard Scales

Lot 696 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, early 19th century, the steel beam with ovoid box ends and circular brass pans, with tray for six circular nesting weights, marked for 4, 2 ... read more

case 470mm wide

A lead-weighted Latten Steelyard or Auncel Weight

Lot 697 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c.1300, 3lb 7oz/1560g, with suspension loop, decorative upper border and raised with three coats of arms on shields

72mm high

A lead-weighted Latten Steelyard or Auncel Weight

Lot 698 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c.1300, 1lb 7ozs/666g, with suspension loop, with upper decorative border, raised with three coats of arms on shields

51mm high

A bronze Dumihang Public Office 50lb Bell Weight

Lot 699 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Chinese, probably 19th century, with suspension loop and inscription aligned beneath loop on body of weight BUYER BEWARE: WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT, ... read more

240mm high

Nottingham Trading Standards, Collection of Scales and Measures

Lot 700 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

including, an inspectors travelling scale in polished aluminium in polished wooden case, beam engraved 'CITY OF NOTTINGHAM TO WEIGH 7LB' by De Grave ... read more

Nottingham Trading Standards, Inspectors Stamps

Lot 701 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

to include 4 collections of single inspector stamps most with Crown and ER

Nottingham Trading Standards, Large Collection of Inspectors Stamps

Lot 702 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

large collection of various stamps all for ER most with crowns

Nottingham Trading Standards, Standard Brass Measure

Lot 703 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English engraved 'CITY OF NOTTINGHAM WEIGHTS & MEASURES, AVERY, BIRMINGHAM' telescopic brass measure with locking nuts closed length 92cm

Cased Set of Capacity Measures

Lot 704 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c.1890, engraved with the capacity and the largest measure engraved 'DE GRAVE & CO LTD LONDON', pine case with large lock and steel drop ... read more

A part-set of four circular glass strikes for liquid measures

Lot 705 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, circa 1830, each with ground depression and hole to centre, in fitted oak case

2.25 to 5.25in diam.

Set of Brass Postal Scales

Lot 706 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c.1880, unsigned French polished wooden base with single drawer containing fitted tray of weights, single brass column holding beam with ... read more

A gilt brass Olmsted Patent Stove Company Pocket Sovereign Scale

Lot 707 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English/American, c. 1842, with beam, pan and hook weight, patent and maker's details stamped on square base, in velvet-lined red morocco case,

95mm wide

Pocket Coin Scales

Lot 708 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

possibly English, c. 1700, with iron beam and brass pans, with six brass disc Scruple weights, in plain fitted wooden case

125mm wide

A brass and steel Benjamin Stubbs Guinea Scale

Lot 709 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c. 1790, with crescent-shaped coin pan, in velvet-lined fishskin case, coin gauge missing

125mm wide

A lacquered brass and steel Solomon Henry's Royal Patent Balance for Guineas

Lot 710 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, circa 1780, the lozenge-shaped base stamped at each end 'S. Henry Inventor' and 'By Royal Patent', in fitted fishskin case, the inner lid (Qty: 2) ... read more

case 135mm wide, gauge 30mm diam.

A brass and copper Auguste Marion & Co Wragg's Patent Pendulum Postal Scale

Lot 711 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, c. 1875, stamped 'Marion, London' to rear support, over-stamped 'Mansfield, Dublin'

190mm high

A brass and copper Mustel et Leprestre Silk Yarn Balance

Lot 712 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

French, c. 1850, for measuring skeins of silk yarn, with divided brass curved segment engraved '500 Metres Mustel et Leprestre, Rue du Bac 33, 35, a ... read more

stand 375mm high

A brass Portable Corn Scale of cylindrical form

Lot 713 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Dutch, late 19th century, two nesting cylinders of differing lengths, to carry beam and weights in transit and to act as pans in use

230mm long overall when closed, 100mm diam.

Steelyard Rod with Weight and Hooks

Lot 714 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, late 18th early 19th century, indistinctly stamped '32 BEACH', constructed of iron with hooks and weight, 35cm

Early French Pocket Scales

Lot 715 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

French .c1800, unmarked, steel beam with green silg strings and brass pans, in clam shaled case lined with chamois leather, case covered in tan ... read more

A Specific Gravity Balance in Carry Case

Lot 716 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

brass, in G condition, with a small selection of accessories, (Qty: 1)

A brass Wright, Manchester Mill Machine Sector

Lot 717 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

English, early 19th century, one face engraved for Machine Wheels, the other for Mill Gear (misspelt) Wheels, in fitted mahogany case

390mm long closed

Various Scientific & Microscope Books

Lot 718 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

including: THe Microscope, Hogg, 1911; Microscopy Spitta, 1909; Evenings at the Microscope, Gosse, 1860; Conderning the Nature of Things, Sir William ... read more

Bigelow, Frank H. Balloon Ascensions, Cordoba - Argentina 1911 1913, Europe and United States

Lot 719 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Bigelow, Frank H. Balloon Ascensions. Cordoba - Argentina 1911 1913. Europe and United States. 1906-1911. Perfect bound (352 x 215 mm). 196 page ... read more

Zanol Products Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Catalogue, 1925

Lot 720 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Zanol Products Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Catalogue, 1925, 78 fully illustrated pages of products, brown wrappers with blue impressed design, ... read more

W. J. T Mitchell, THe Last Dinosaur Book, Stephen J. Gould's Copy

Lot 721 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

First edition. 321pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed by the author "For Steven This was written to you, warm regards Tim Mitchell" with card printed 'FROM ... read more

Rowling, J. K., Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Signed Copy

Lot 722 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Rowling, J. K., Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Signed Copy, 2000, Published in 2000, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth ... read more

Warhole, Andy, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

Lot 723 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Warhole, Andy, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again), published 1975, first edition, dust jacket, library copy with DISCARD ... read more

Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph, Principles of Catholic Theology, Signed Copy

Lot 724 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph, Principles of Catholic Theology, Signed Copy, dust jacket, Second printing 1989 First published in German in 1982 and ... read more

Clinton, Bill, Between Hope & History, Signed Copy

Lot 725 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Clinton, Bill, Between Hope & History, Signed Copy, dust jacket, published 1996, first edition, with owners inscription to inside dated June 1997, ... read more

Peckham, George W. & Elizabeth G. On the Instincts and Habits of the Solitary Wasps

Lot 726 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Peckham, George W. & Elizabeth G. On the Instincts and Habits of the Solitary Wasps. [Bound together with] "Additional Observations on the Instincts ... read more

Lebour, Marie V. The Planktonic Diatoms of the Northern Seas

Lot 727 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Lebour, Marie V. The Planktonic Diatoms of the Northern Seas. With Four Plates. London: Printed for the Ray Society, sold by Dulau & Co., Ltd., 1930. ... read more

Baker, J. A. The Peregrine.

Lot 728 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Baker, J. A. The Peregrine. London: Collins, 1967. Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Spine rolled, ends of ... read more

Logsdon, Mayme Irwin. Elementary Mathematical Analysis, with Tables. Volume I [&] Volume II

Lot 729 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Logsdon, Mayme Irwin. Elementary Mathematical Analysis, with Tables. Volume I [&] Volume II. New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., ... read more

Williams, Paige. The Dinosaur Artist. Obsession, Betrayal and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy

Lot 730 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Williams, Paige. The Dinosaur Artist. Obsession, Betrayal and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy. New York: Hachette, 2018. Octavo. Original white ... read more

Turner, E. L. Broadland Birds, Eric Hoskins Copy

Lot 731 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

FROM THE LIBRARY OF BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC HOSKING - Turner, E. L. Broadland Birds. London: Country Life, Ltd., 1924. Quarto. Original quarter green ... read more

Wood, J. G., Insects at Home & Vos. Geirge H., Birds & Their Nests

Lot 732 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Wood, J. G., Insects at Home, contemporary full leather prize binding, spine elaborately gilt in compartmentsgreen Morocco label with gilt crest of ... read more

Augusta, Joseph, Greta Hort, & Zdeněk Burian. Prehistoric Animals

Lot 733 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Augusta, Joseph, Greta Hort, & Zdeněk Burian. Prehistoric Animals. Illustrated under the direction of the author by Zdeněk Burian. Translated by Dr. ... read more

Morgan, Ann Haven. Field Book of Animals in Winter.

Lot 734 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Morgan, Ann Haven. Field Book of Animals in Winter. With 283 Illustrations, Including 4 Full-Colour Plates. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. ... read more

Smith, Greene. Catalogue of Birds, Eggs and Nests

Lot 735 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Smith, Greene. Catalogue of Birds, Eggs and Nests. Museum Greene Smith, Peterboro, N. Y. July 11, 1880. Morrisville, NY: printed at the Madison ... read more

G. Nicolis & I. Prigogine. Self-Organization in Nonequilibrium Systems. From Dissipative Structures to Order through Fluctuations

Lot 736 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

ORDER FROM CHAOS - G. Nicolis & I. Prigogine. Self-Organization in Nonequilibrium Systems. From Dissipative Structures to Order through Fluctuations. ... read more

Piccard, Sophie. Sur les Ensembles de Distances

Lot 737 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Piccard, Sophie. Sur les Ensembles de Distances. Des Ensembles de Points d'un Espace Euclidien. Neuchâtel: Secrétariat de l'Université, 1939. Octavo. ... read more

(Mathematics). Georgian Era Arithmetic Workbook. England, c. 1800-1820

Lot 738 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

(Mathematics). Georgian Era Arithmetic Workbook. England, c. 1800-1820. 84-leaf blank book (200 x 165 mm). Original tan half skiver, waste paper ... read more

Glenie, James. The Doctrine of Universal Comparison

Lot 739 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Glenie, James. The Doctrine of Universal Comparison, or General Proportion. [Bound together with] A Geometrical Investigation of Some Curious and ... read more

Boole, Mary Everest. The Mathematical Psychology of Gratry and Boole, 1897

Lot 740 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Boole, Mary Everest. The Mathematical Psychology of Gratry and Boole. Translated from the Language of the Higher Calculus into that of Elementary ... read more

[Woodhead, Joseph]. Catalogue or Guide to the Liverpool Museum of Anatomy

Lot 741 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

[Woodhead, Joseph]. Catalogue or Guide to the Liverpool Museum of Anatomy. Liverpool: Matthews Brothers, Printers, [c. 1870s]. 64-page pamphlet. ... read more

Bonnevie, Kristine, Chromosomenstudien III. Chromatinreifung in Allium cepa. Mit 4 Tafeln

Lot 742 (Cameras & Scientific Instruments)

Bonnevie, Kristine. "Chromosomenstudien III. Chromatinreifung in Allium cepa. Mit 4 Tafeln." Offprint from The Archiv for Zellforschung volume 6, ... read more