SOLD Lot 1 - Two Large 19th C. Opticians Trial Sets

Two Large 19th C. Opticians Trial Sets

lot 1 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

comprising of a large late 19th century case mostly complete with trial frames, case width 55cm, case with faults and damages; the other smaller case ... read more

Sold for £100    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 2 - Collection of Opticians Instruments

Collection of Opticians Instruments

lot 2 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Comprising of two Professor Schioetz Tonometers, ophthalmoscopes, a H-R-R Pseudoisochromatic Plate test for colour blindness and other items, a lot

Sold for £38    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 3 - Large Opticians Trial Set

Large Opticians Trial Set

lot 3 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, early 20th Century, mostly complete missing 4 sets of convex lenses, in wooden travel case 54cm wide

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

Opticians Trial Case

lot 4 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, early 20th century, set containing Spherical concave, cylinder concave, spherical convex, cylinder convex ( mostly complete) in blue velvet ... read more

Estimated at £60 - £80 More details 3  

19th Century Opticians Trial Set

lot 5 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, late 19th century, containing two (incomplete) sets of lenses concave and convex in a plush-lined French polished case, lock damaged, 24cm ... read more

Estimated at £40 - £60 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 6 - Medicine / Optometry Opticians Trial Sets

Medicine / Optometry Opticians Trial Sets

lot 6 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

comprising of a large and almost complete set in a polished case with a set of trial frames signed Allen & Hanburys Ltd, London W and a smaller part ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 7 - A Large Collection of Spectacles

A Large Collection of Spectacles

lot 7 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

early 19th century and later, spectacles and spectacle frames and cases in a variety of materials, including a number of pince-nez, lorgnettes etc

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 8 - An Interesting Group of Antique Spectacles

An Interesting Group of Antique Spectacles

lot 8 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

including a gilt-brass and tortoiseshell lorgnette, five pince-nez sunglasses, a pair of pince-nez bi-focals etc.

Sold for £350    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

Antique Dental Instruments

lot 9 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

an early 19th century tooth key with ebony handle, 15cm long, nine 19th century dental forceps, two impression moulds and a dental elevator (13)

Estimated at £60 - £80 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 10 - Antique Dental Instruments

Antique Dental Instruments

lot 10 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

11 19th century dental instruments, all with ebony handles, pluggers, elevators etc, five by Ash & Sons, one by Savigny, longest 15.5cm

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 11 - Antique Dental Instruments

Antique Dental Instruments

lot 11 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

various, several by Ash & Sons, all with ebony handles, longest 15.5cm (12)

Sold for £75    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 12 - Two French Surgical Medical Instrument Sets

Two French Surgical Medical Instrument Sets

lot 12 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

comprising of a polished oak case lined with red chamois leather, brass fittings with a few associated instruments and another case similar in size ... read more

Sold for £75    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 13 - Medical, Maw's Improved Inhaler and other items

Medical, Maw's Improved Inhaler and other items

lot 13 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, late 19th century, pottery, transfer printed ' Improved Earthenware Inhaler manufactured by S Maw Son & Thompson Aldersgate St London ... read more

Sold for £12    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 14 - Three 19th century Spittoons etc

Three 19th century Spittoons etc

lot 14 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

a large glazed one-piece pottery spittoon with transfer printed decoration, 21cm diameter; a small pottery blue-and-white pottery spittoon; a pocket ... read more

Sold for £12    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 15 - Medical, Antique Pewter from the Sickroom

Medical, Antique Pewter from the Sickroom

lot 15 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

19th century, a pewter bedpan with screw-off cap to handle, 41cm overall, a French pewter male urinal, a French pewter invalid feeder cup, with a ... read more

Sold for £38    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 16 - Medical, A Large Model of the Human Heart

Medical, A Large Model of the Human Heart

lot 16 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

mid 20th century, good quality, detailed hand-painted plastic model with numbered parts, three ventricles opening to reveal internal structure, ... read more

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 17 - Medical, Silver Styptic Pencils/Pencil Cases

Medical, Silver Styptic Pencils/Pencil Cases

lot 17 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, 19th/ Early 20th century, 13 silver examples by A Young, Maw, Maw Son & Thompson (one hallmarked London 1887 another 1890), Savigny & Co., ... read more

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 18 - Parts of a Schematic Model Eye

Parts of a Schematic Model Eye

lot 18 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

silver plated brass, brass and glass, eight items including a turned tortoiseshell iris, in a Leitz microscope accessory case, with a German plaster ... read more

Sold for £44    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 19 - Medicine, Two Antique Electro-Medical Devices

Medicine, Two Antique Electro-Medical Devices

lot 19 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

a Golding Bird type induction coil, English, mid-19th century, with hammer magnetic contact breaker, battery absent, in pine case, probably made by ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 20 - Electro-Medical Devices

Electro-Medical Devices

lot 20 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

a magneto-electric machine, English, c.1890, by Maw, Son and Thompson, in steel, brass and nickel-plated brass, ornate cast and gilded brass drive ... read more

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 21 - A Magneto Electric Machine

A Magneto Electric Machine

lot 21 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

in a wooden box marked 'W. Gibbons Birmingham', turning handle present, missing drive belt, together with a resistance box, all pegs present, marked ' (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £25    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 22 - Medical, The Little Gem Lung Tester and Developer

Medical, The Little Gem Lung Tester and Developer

lot 22 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

American, late 19th century, in tinplate and steel, precursor to the modern day peak flow meter and spirometer. Blowing through a tube to the device ... read more

Sold for £25    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 23 - A Collection of 4 Sets of English Binoculars

A Collection of 4 Sets of English Binoculars

lot 23 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Comprising of a set by Barr & Stroud, Glasgow & London marked 10x C.F.26, two prismatic sets buy Aitchison, London, both in leather cases, and a set ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 24 - A Collection of Six French Field Glasses & Binoculars

A Collection of Six French Field Glasses & Binoculars

lot 24 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Comprising of a set engraved 'Proteus MG Zion Paris'; a set engraved 'ASFA Paris Sthenara MG 8X28'; a set engraved 'Lumiere Paris 8x24' in a leather ... read more

Sold for £25    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 25 - Collection of Three Sets of Binoculars By Ross

Collection of Three Sets of Binoculars By Ross

lot 25 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Comprising of a set engraved 'Ross, London with military marks in the original leather case (3)

Sold for £38    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

A Pair of R.E.L. Canada Prismatic 2S 6 x 30 Binoculars

lot 26 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

body F, heavy signs of use, optics P-F, heavy soiling of optics, together with two other pairs of binoculars from makers including Boots & Praktica ... read more

Estimated at £20 - £30 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 27 - A Selection of Eight Pairs of Binoculars

A Selection of Eight Pairs of Binoculars

lot 27 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

to include a pair marked 'Iris Paris', another marked 'Jumelle De Tir', another unmarked pair in a maker's case, another pair marked '8 Lenses' to (Qty: 1) ... read more

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 28 - A Decorative Victorian Letter Scale

A Decorative Victorian Letter Scale

lot 28 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

in brass, with engraving on pans, arms and frame, mounted on ebonised base with applied engraved brass fretwork decoration and bun feet, with three ... read more

Sold for £38    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 29 - County of Lancaster and Burnley, Travelling Inspectors Scales

County of Lancaster and Burnley, Travelling Inspectors Scales

lot 29 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

comprising of two sets the first English, dated 1898, with each of the 2 (of 3) beam scales engraved 'County of Lancaster (Leyland Division), Thos ... read more

Sold for £250    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

SOLD Lot 30 - Victorian Postal Scales by Waterlow & Sons

Victorian Postal Scales by Waterlow & Sons

lot 30 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, c.1865, in brass and mahogany, with nine weights (slots for 10), 33.5cm across

Sold for £88    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 31 - Six Imperial Public House Measures

Six Imperial Public House Measures

lot 31 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

in gunmetal, from one quart down, late Victorian and Early 20th century, various verification marks

Sold for £162    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

Sampson Morden Parcel Scales

lot 32 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, c.1900, in brass on heavy oak veneered base, signed 'S MORDEN & CO LONDON', with tray engraved with Inland parcel rates (not exceeding 1lb, ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 33 - Boxwood and Brass Slide Rules and Folding Rules etc.

Boxwood and Brass Slide Rules and Folding Rules etc.

lot 33 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

two Coggeshall slide rules, 19th century, one by F B Cox, the other unsigned, with old repair, with five folding boxwood rules by Rabone and others, ... read more

Sold for £50    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 34 - Sharkskin Covered Drawing Instrument Etui

Sharkskin Covered Drawing Instrument Etui

lot 34 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, c.1800, unsigned, containing original and replacement instruments, case with faults AF

Sold for £81    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 35 - A Shadow Protractor

A Shadow Protractor

lot 35 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English dated 1940, signed to the edge SHADOW PROTRACTOR N.P.L Design G. CUSSONS LTD MANCHESTER ENGLAN 1940, with micrometer adjustment in a teak

Sold for £106    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 36 - A Selection of Surveryor's Poles & Chains

A Selection of Surveryor's Poles & Chains

lot 36 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

including seven poles (a lot)

Sold for £6    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 37 - A Kern Metal Surveyor's Tripod

A Kern Metal Surveyor's Tripod

lot 37 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

(a lot)

Sold for £31    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 38 - Two Aneroid Barometer/Altimeters

Two Aneroid Barometer/Altimeters

lot 38 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

both English, early 20th century, with broad arrow for British military/aviation use, one with silvered dial engraved 'L Casella London 7172 ... read more

Sold for £112    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

SOLD Lot 39 - Two Antique Surveyor's Crosses

Two Antique Surveyor's Crosses

lot 39 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

both French late 19th/early 20th century, staff mounted, one in adonised brass with compass, in mahogany case, instrument 14.5cm; one smaller, ... read more

Sold for £94    Result plus buyers premium More details 3  

SOLD Lot 40 - Kern Theodolite

Kern Theodolite

lot 40 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Swiss, c.1960, engraved Kern Aaru Suisse, Switzerland DKM2 finished in green & nickel,with metal cover

Sold for £150    Result plus buyers premium More details 4  

A Classic Beck Metallurgical Microscope

lot 41 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, c.1950, signed Beck, London, with plano-concave mirror, focusing stage, fully mechanical stage, with Beck Vertical Illuminator, with ... read more

Estimated at £80 - £120 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 42 - Collection of Microscope Accessories

Collection of Microscope Accessories

lot 42 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

Comprising of a Leitz Microscope Mechanical Stage, a number of microscope eyepieces and two empty objective cans engraved Baker, London, a few slides ... read more

Sold for £19    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 43 - Microscope - Beck Microscope Camera

Microscope - Beck Microscope Camera

lot 43 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

English, signed Beck London to the rear of the camera casing, with fitting for microscope tube, in fitted polished case

Sold for £25    Result plus buyers premium More details 2  

SOLD Lot 44 - Two Vintage Watson Microscopes

Two Vintage Watson Microscopes

lot 44 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

comprising of a Watson Kima Microscope in a case with eyepieces and objectives, and a Watson Service microscope in a case with eyepiece and objective, ... read more

Sold for £75    Result plus buyers premium More details 9  

SOLD Lot 45 - A Chronic Bros Thread Counting Microscope

A Chronic Bros Thread Counting Microscope

lot 45 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

American, c.1910-1920, in lacquered brass and steel, stamped 'CHRONIC BROS MFRS NY' PAT OCT 20 O8 PAT SEPT 20 10 CHAS LOWINSON SOLE AGENT NY', in ... read more

Sold for £56    Result plus buyers premium More details 7  

A Quantity of Watchmakers Stocks and Ferrules, with some Lathe Components

lot 46 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

19th and early 20th centuries, in brass and steel, in two boxes

Estimated at £90 - £120 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 47 - A Watson Microsystems 70 Microscope

A Watson Microsystems 70 Microscope

lot 47 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

with four objectives, untested, in maker's fitted case

Sold for £19    Result plus buyers premium More details 5  

SOLD Lot 48 - A Lomo P11Y42 Microscope Outfit

A Lomo P11Y42 Microscope Outfit

lot 48 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

c.1980, with a range of objectives, eyepieces, & accessories, (Qty: 1)

Sold for £25    Result plus buyers premium More details 6  

SOLD Lot 49 - A Georgian Pocket Microscope

A Georgian Pocket Microscope

lot 49 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

c.1850-1900, in brass, marking to mirror, with two objectives, one eye-piece, in box with brass tweezers & rough glass for mounting, (Qty: 1)

Sold for £69    Result plus buyers premium More details 1  

SOLD Lot 50 - A Late 19th Century Society of the Arts Student Microscope

A Late 19th Century Society of the Arts Student Microscope

lot 50 (The Collectors Sale, 9th Aug, 2022)

in brass, with spare lenses and eyepieces, box may require attention, (Qty: 1)

Sold for £62    Result plus buyers premium More details 1