AUCTION Auction Team Koeln  /  World’s No.1 in “Technical Antiques”

World’s No.1 in “Technical Antiques”

Auction Currency:EUR Auction Location:Bonner Str. 528-530, Koeln, Germany

Auction Details

- Photographica & Film: World's No. 1 Specialty-Auction offers approx. 600 lots of exceptionally rare and important collector's items and museum exhibits in this traditional Autumn Sale: Classic cameras, photographical treasuries and rarities from the 170 years of the history of photography and the early days of the moving image and its optical pre-history! * Classical photography * Historical photography & movie literature * Advertisements * ... and much, much more!



- Science & Technology: we're offering approx. 500 lots of highly desirable collector's items and exposition pieces of all kind of "Technical Antiques". - Extremely rare museum quality items of the entire classic "Office Technology", "Scientific Instruments", "Mechanical Music Instruments", and superbly rare "Toys & Tin Toys"


Calculating Machine Curta Type II1Calculating Machine Curta Type II
"Curta Type II" (Black), 1948 Good condition of this all black Type II model! With original metal case, manual and box. "Curta Typ II...
Start Price : 380.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 161.63) x 1 = 911.63
Calculating Machine Lindstrm Record2Calculating Machine Lindstrm Record
"Lindström Record", 1913 Manual German stepped drum calculating machine for all 4 fundamental rules of arithmetic. - Literature: Mart...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 43.10) x 1 = 243.10
Direct-II and Comptometer3Direct-II and Comptometer
"Direct-II" and "Comptometer" 1) Direct-II, 1920. Fast adder by Theo Müggli, Zürich, Switzerland. - And: 2) Rare "...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 180.00 - 300.00
Sold to srgrb for (220.00 + 47.41) x 1 = 267.41
Calculating Machine Tim, 19124Calculating Machine Tim, 1912
"Tim", 1912 German stepped drum calculating machine in good condition. "Tim", 1912 Staffelwalzen-Rechenmaschine mit 6-stelliger ...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 180.00 - 320.00
BriCal - British Calculator Mod. B5BriCal - British Calculator Mod. B
"BriCal - British Calculator Mod. B", 1905 Rare English adder for British currency calculations. With pen! - Literature: Martin, p. 174. &...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 616144958412 for (330.00 + 71.12) x 1 = 401.12
Adding Machine Adix, 19036Adding Machine Adix, 1903
Adix, 1903 Attractive 3-digit adding machine with 9 keys and release lever. With original English instructions! In original velvet case. - Very sought
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Calculating Machine Archimedes Muldivo,7Calculating Machine Archimedes Muldivo,
"Archimedes Muldivo", 1915 4 species calculating machine with live reading by Reinhold Pöthig, Glashütte/Saxony. 9-digit full ke...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimates : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (160.00 + 34.48) x 1 = 194.48
Bakelite Fast Adder Aderes, c. 19538Bakelite Fast Adder Aderes, c. 1953
Bakelite Fast Adder "Aderes", c. 1953 Successor of famous "Adix". Rare export model. - Very sought-after collector's item! - Exc...
Start Price : 235.00 | Estimates : 280.00 - 420.00
Calculating Machine Madas, 19139Calculating Machine Madas, 1913
"Madas", 1913 Very interesting Swiss stepped drum calculating machine in good working condition! "Madas", 1913 Schweizerische St...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 43.10) x 1 = 243.10
Calculating Machine Madas, 190810Calculating Machine Madas, 1908
"Madas", 1908 Very interesting Swiss stepped drum calculating machine in good working condition! - Very attractive collector's item! "...
Start Price : 670.00 | Estimates : 750.00 - 1,000.00
2 Calculating Machines112 Calculating Machines
2 Calculating Machines 1) "Comptometer", c. 1925, with original case. - And: 2) "Walter Mod. RK", 1926. German spoke wheel calcu...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 15.09) x 1 = 85.09
Automatic Calculating Slide Rule by Car12Automatic Calculating Slide Rule by Car
"Automatic Calculating Slide Rule" by Carl Zeiss, Jena Designed according to Dr. Edw. Ackermann, used to calculate the alcohol contents of...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 120.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (270.00 + 58.19) x 1 = 328.19
Calculating Machine Curta Type II13Calculating Machine Curta Type II
Curta Type II (Grey/Black), 1948 Highly desirable stepped drum calculating machine for all 4 arithmetical operations by legendary Curt Herzstark. With
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 161.63) x 1 = 911.63
Early German Calculating Board Game14Early German Calculating Board Game
Early German Calculating Board Game, c. 1890 A very rare and funny game with questions and answers. Complete with 6 cards, instructions and toy money.
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (220.00 + 47.41) x 1 = 267.41
Die Rechenmaschinen und ihre Entwicklungsgeschte15Die Rechenmaschinen und ihre Entwicklungsgeschte
"Die Rechenmaschinen und ihre Entwicklungsgeschichte" The legendary "Bible" of calculator and calculating machine history! Germa...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimates : 90.00 - 110.00
Rare American Slide Rule Drum Thatcher16Rare American Slide Rule Drum Thatcher
Rare American Slide Rule Drum "Thatcher" With original mahogany box and manual. - A top collector's item! Rechenwalze "Edwin Thatcher...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00 + 237.05) x 1 = 1,337.05
Adding Machine The Locke Adder, 190117Adding Machine The Locke Adder, 1901
"The Locke Adder", 1901 Very attractive American adding machine with beautiful art noveau design from the turn of the 19th century! With r...
Start Price : 480.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Calculating Machine Curta Type I, 194818Calculating Machine Curta Type I, 1948
"Curta Type I", 1948 Absolutely great condition, as new! Serial number 29986. - Top condition! - As smallest miniature stepped drum machin...
Start Price : 320.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00 + 150.85) x 1 = 850.85
Calculating Machine Thomas Arithmomtre, 187019Calculating Machine Thomas Arithmomtre, 1870
Thomas' "Arithmomètre", c. 1870 One of the top collector's items and exhibition pieces. In unrestored original condition! Serial no. ...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to srgrb for (2,300.00 + 495.65) x 1 = 2,795.65
Calculator Arithmometer Tim Mod. 1, 190720Calculator Arithmometer Tim Mod. 1, 1907
Arithmometer "Tim Mod. 1", 1907 German stepped drum calculating machine in excellent unrestored condition! Serial number 822! Very early m...
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,400.00 + 517.20) x 1 = 2,917.20
Calculating Machine Curta Type II21Calculating Machine Curta Type II
"Curta Type II" (Black), 1948 Excellent condition of this all-black Type II model! With original metal case, 2 original instruction manual...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 161.63) x 1 = 911.63
Calculating Machine The Millionaire22Calculating Machine The Millionaire
"The Millionaire", 1895 Early model of the famous calculating machine, in original wooden case, with relatively low serial number: 2517. -...
Start Price : 2,250.00 | Estimates : 2,750.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to srgrb for (2,900.00 + 624.95) x 1 = 3,524.95
Adding MachineAdix Mod. 3, 190323Adding MachineAdix Mod. 3, 1903
"Adix Mod. 3", 1903 Attractive 3-digit adding machine with 9 keys, in original velvet case! - Very sought-after collector's item! "Ad...
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Calculating Machine Calculator X x X, 190624Calculating Machine Calculator X x X, 1906
Calculator "X x X", 1906 Very important brass stepped drum calculating machine by famous German manufacturer Seidel & Naumann, Dresden, in...
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00 + 237.05) x 1 = 1,337.05
Calculating Machine Saxonia, 189525Calculating Machine Saxonia, 1895
"Saxonia", 1895 Exceptionally rare German stepped drum calculating machine by Schumann & Co., Glashütte! - A superb collector's item ...
Start Price : 1,750.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Thomas Arithmomètre, c. 187526Thomas Arithmomètre, c. 1875
Thomas "Arithmomètre", c. 1875 First calculator in the world produced in series. Invented 1820 by Charles Xavier Thomas, Colmar/Alsac...
Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to srgrb for (3,500.00 + 754.25) x 1 = 4,254.25
Arithmometer Archimedes, 190627Arithmometer Archimedes, 1906
Arithmometer "Archimedes", 1906 German brass stepped drum calculating machine for all 4 arithmetical operations by Reinhold Pöthig, G...
Start Price : 2,900.00 | Estimates : 3,300.00 - 3,900.00
Sold to floor for (3,300.00 + 711.15) x 1 = 4,011.15
British Cash Register Record It, 192028British Cash Register Record It, 1920
British Cash Register "Record It!", c. 1920 Manufacturer: "The British Machine Co., Halifax", serial no. 8760, mechanically oper...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to teras58 for (90.00 + 19.40) x 1 = 109.40
Cash Register National Mod. 422, 191329Cash Register National Mod. 422, 1913
Cash Register National Mod. 422, 1913 Serial no. 1268459, 42 keys in 5 rows, for English currency, ornated bronze case on wooden base with drawer, han
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to siroco2003 for (440.00 + 94.82) x 1 = 534.82
Cash Register St. Louis Mod. 49, c. 191530Cash Register St. Louis Mod. 49, c. 1915
Cash Register St. Louis Mod. 49, c. 1915 American "Candy Store Size" cash register with fast index lever, in sheet and stamped brass. - Fr...
Start Price : 480.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 900.00
Cash Register National Mod. 313, 191031Cash Register National Mod. 313, 1910
Cash Register "National Mod. 313", 1910 Bronze case, serial no. 1424850, for $ currency, very good restored and fully working condition. R...
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00 + 258.60) x 1 = 1,458.60
Cipher Machine Cryptograph B-21, 192832Cipher Machine Cryptograph B-21, 1928
Cipher Machine "Cryptograph B-21", 1928 Similar to the legendary "Enigma" constructed Swedish cipher machine, after the patent b...
Start Price : 4,500.00 | Estimates : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to pck123 for (11,000.00 + 2,370.50) x 1 = 13,370.50
Enigma Type A Cipher Machine33Enigma Type A Cipher Machine
"Enigma Type A" The most legendary cipher machine in the world which influenced WWII dramatically. Good original condition, electrical fun...
Start Price : 10,000.00 | Estimates : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00 + 3,232.50) x 1 = 18,232.50
Original Key Punch by IBM, Germany34Original Key Punch by IBM, Germany
Original Key Punch by IBM, Germany For punch cards. Electric, 220 V, complete with a box of punch cards. "IBM-Locher 011", 1936 Vorkriegs-...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 180.00 - 380.00
Sold to floor for (120.00 + 25.86) x 1 = 145.86
Mechanical Numerator Crypto MN-56, 195635Mechanical Numerator Crypto MN-56, 1956
Mechanical Numerator "Crypto MN-56", 1956 During the Cold War Era in the 1950s, mixers like the "Hagelin T-55" were used to ciph...
Start Price : 85.00 | Estimates : 120.00 - 220.00
MITS Altair 8800 Personal Computer (PC) 197536MITS Altair 8800 Personal Computer (PC) 1975
World's First P(ersonal) C(omputer) "MITS Altair 8800", 1975 Just 30 years old but already the classic of the young collector's field of &...
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00 + 269.38) x 1 = 1,519.38
Russian Military Data Writer from Cold War Era37Russian Military Data Writer from Cold War Era
Russian Military Data Writer from Cold War Era, c. 1960 Type 1W44, manufacturer not known, with large barrel for paper, scales and adjustments. Untest
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Official French Stockmarket Teleprinter38Official French Stockmarket Teleprinter
Official French Stockmarket Teleprinter, c. 1920 Invented by "Wright et Nigron" and manufactured by "D'Electricité Atelier Volta...
Start Price : 360.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00 + 344.80) x 1 = 1,944.80
Brass Telegraph L.M. Ericsson, Stockholm39Brass Telegraph L.M. Ericsson, Stockholm
Brass Telegraph "L.M. Ericsson, Stockholm", c. 1870 Spring motor works! With original lacquer. - Very attractive collector's item! Messing...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to siroco2003 for (550.00 + 118.52) x 1 = 668.52
Telegraph L.M. Ericsson (Pachytrop), 188940Telegraph L.M. Ericsson (Pachytrop), 1889
Telegraph "L.M. Ericsson" (Pachytrop), 1889 Originally lacquered brass telegraph with connecting bridge (!), serial no. 6837, on wooden ba...
Start Price : 780.00 | Estimates : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (780.00 + 168.09) x 1 = 948.09
American Fire Alarm Station Gamewell41American Fire Alarm Station Gamewell
American Fire Alarm Station "Gamewell" Manufacturer: "The Gamewell Co. Newton Mass.", cast iron, no electrical unit, excellently...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 180.00 - 320.00
Sold to floor for (140.00 + 30.17) x 1 = 170.17
Telegraph Line Testing Apparatus Siemens42Telegraph Line Testing Apparatus Siemens
Telegraph Line Testing Apparatus "Siemens & Halske", c. 1900 Early precision instrument for in-line use between key and long-distance cabl...
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (2,600.00 + 560.30) x 1 = 3,160.30
2 Wall Telephones and 1 Bell432 Wall Telephones and 1 Bell
2 Wall Telephones and 1 Bell 1) Wall phone type "St f M" (1904), complete, with moveable microphone, crank replaced, with receiver by &quo...
Start Price : 220.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to teras58 for (300.00 + 64.65) x 1 = 364.65
3 Telephones443 Telephones
3 Telephones 1) Table model "ZB 08" by "Groos & Graf", Berlin, metal case, very interesting collector's item! - And: 2) 2 French...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to deo22coleccionismo for (220.00 + 47.41) x 1 = 267.41
2 German Table Telephones452 German Table Telephones
2 German Table Telephones 1) "ZB SA 19" by "Siemens & Halske", complete. - And: 2) Manufacturer "Mix & Genest", metal ...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
2 Candlestick Telephones462 Candlestick Telephones
2 Candlestick Telephones 1) "Societé des Telephones, Paris", nickel-plated base, 14 in. high. - And: 2) Unmarked, probably English, b...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 43.10) x 1 = 243.10
3 European Table Telephones473 European Table Telephones
3 European Table Telephones 1) OB 05, Germany, manufacturer: "Groos & Graf", case restored. - 2) Danish model by "Jydsk". - And:...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (260.00 + 56.03) x 1 = 316.03
2 Table Telephones482 Table Telephones
2 Table Telephones 1) OB 05 by "Groos & Graf", dated 8.2.1910, restored case, 2 cranks, complete. - And: 2) Unmarked, metal case, with dia...
Start Price : 180.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Wall Phone Jydsk Telefon Aktieselskab,49Wall Phone Jydsk Telefon Aktieselskab,
Wall Phone "Jydsk Telefon Aktieselskab", c. 1900 Wooden case with metal front, complete with all parts and handset. Wandapparat "Jyds...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 32.33) x 1 = 182.33
Danish Desk Telephone, c. 191050Danish Desk Telephone, c. 1910
Danish Desk Telephone, c. 1910 Made by "Emil Møller", metal case. complete, good original condition. Dänischer Tischapparat, um ...
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to savmil for (120.00 + 25.86) x 1 = 145.86