WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

England, George III, 1760-73,half guinea wt. S.D. 10. 6 on both sides. (4.17 gm).Withers 1714g. AU.    $25

England, George III, 1760-73, 36 shillings, same inscription both sides. (14.29gm).Withers 1750b. VF.    $40

England, George III, 1773-75, 36 shillings weight made by Berry of Birmingham. (2.63 gm) Withers 1751i. VF.    $15

England, George III, 1773-75, half guinea brass weight (4.13 gm). Head of George III to r./Ewer countermark, inscription. Withers #1893G. VF.  ...

England, George III, 1771, similar with ewer countermark. (4.14 gm). Withers 1948G. EF.    $15

England, George III, 1771, raised design with no countermark , D G/5/8/. (8.28 gm) Withers 1959. VF.    $25

England, another, similar. (2.02 gm). Withers 2020U. AU.    $25

England, Royal Mint Weight, 1821 for half sovereign. (3.95 gm) Withers 2251b. AU.    $25

England, Royal Mint Weight, 1821 for half sovereign. (3.91 gm) Withers 2251b.VF+.    $20

England, Royal Mint Weight, 1843 current weight for sovereign; along with a W & T Avery weights for half sovereign. W. 2258a, 2264b. VF.  ...

Ireland, George II, 1737, a round brass weight for a moidor; 6 dwt 22 gr. Harp/Shield. (10.68 gm) Withers 2715. About VF.    $45

France, Aquitaine, c. 1450, a hexagonal copper uniface weight (3.26gm) for a salut d'or, with a portrait of a crowned bearded king facing left,...

France, Louis XIII, c. 1620 for Louis d'Or (6.47 gm) Cross/Crown over XI d I g. Dieudonne, Manuel des Poids Monetaires, Pl. III, 26/28. F/VF. N...

France, Louis XIII, c. 1620 for Louis d'Or (6.46 gm). Laur. head of king r./Cross. Dieu. Pl. IV, 12. VG    $20

Italy, c. 1780, brass uniface weight for a Spanish doppia (13.48gm). DOPPIA SPAGNA around arms of Spain. Unc.    $40

Italy, Lombardy-Venetia, Franz II of Austria for Milano, 1792-1800, brass weight for gold sovrano, SOVRANO ABOVE RMS, UNIFACE. (11.08 gm).Dieudonne,

Italy, Parma, c. 1785-1797, brass weight for half doppia, (3.56 gm), MEZZA PARMA, arms/blank. Cp. Dieudonne, XV, 4. Superb.    $30

Italy, Sardinia, Vittorio Amadeo III, c. 1780, uniface brass weight for double of Savoy (9.11gm), DOPPIA DE SAVOIA around Crowned eagle. Dieudonne, p

Italy, Vatican, Pope Innocent XIII, c. 1721, Papal arms with eagle./DOBLA/DI/ ITALIA. (6.59 gm). Dieudonne, Manuel des Poids Monetaires, Pl XII, 20.

Russia, before 1800, a bronze dome-shaped master cup missing all weights. Fine patina. A rare item. This shows Byzantine influence. See also Houben,

Russia, c. 1835, a set of brass nested weights, (missing only the smallest weight). The master cup is hall-marked under the lid. Height: 6 cm. There

Germany, c. 1840 a complete set of "Nuremberg" type nested weights with four cups and central plug. H: 2" Average quality.  
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Germany, c. 1840, a lot of two brass nested "Nuremberg" type nested weights, both missing their central weight. One is dated 1840. Nice e...

England, c. 1850, a set of six stacked brass weights marked AVERY Ltd. The smallest weight is 1 oz, the largest is 2 lbs. Each weight neatly stacks l

England, c. 1850, a set of nine stacked brass weights. The smallest1/4 oz weight is marked AVERY. The smallest weight is 1/4 oz, the largest is 4 lbs

Roman, c. 100 AD. a small steelyard beam without chains. There are two loops for suspension hooks. L: 8.5 cm.    $125

Roman, c. 400 AD. a simple equal arm beam scale with small round scyphate-shaped pans connected to the beam with fine round link chain. The beam ends

Byzantium, c. 1000 AD. a bronze steelyard balance. This lovely green patinated beam is 44 cm in length. The ball-shaped lead weight lacks the origina

Peru, Northern Coast, Moche Culture, c. 500 AD. a finely carved wooden balance beam in the form of two jaguar heads with one head on each terminal jo

Peru, Northern Coast, Moche Culture, c. 800 AD. an extraordinary balance beam with a silver seated figure with loop on top of his head. Below, a care

Peru, Northern Coast, Chimu Culture, c. 1000-1400 AD. a rectangular wood beam carved in bas relief on both sides with same design of two seated monke

Peru, Northern Coast, Chimu Culture, c. 1000-1400 AD. an "A"-shaped wood beam carved in relief on both terminals with same design of a mo...

Peru, Northern Coast, Chancay Culture, c. 1000-1400 AD. a rectangular wood beam carved in bas relief on both sides with same design of a single bas re

Peru, Chimu, c. 1000-1400 AD. a miniature mother of pearl beam decorated with three inlaid circles. This tiny beam is holed for a fulcrum as well as

Afghanistan, c. 1840, a jerry-rigged powder scale with ivory balance beam, a chevron decorated ivory or bone tube used to hold gunpowder and an elabo

Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1700, a steel beam, length 30 cm with barely discernible incised lines marking values on the beam. The beam ends with a

Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 49 cm with incised lines marking values on the beam. The beam ends with a crescent shaped des

Ottoman Empire Steelyard, c. 1800, a steel beam, length 39 cm with incised lines marking values on the beam. The beam ends with an open-work cartouch

France, c. 1795, a coin scale with an equal arm balance with a steel beam 13.5 cm. in length. The round pans 5 cm, are copper. The set comes with two

France, c. 1795, a coin scale with an equal arm balance with a steel beam 13.5 cm. in length. The round pans, 4.2 cm, are copper. The set comes with

France, c. 1825, a coin scale with an equal arm balance with a steel beam measuring 14 cm. in length. The pans are copper and measure 5.3 cm in diame

Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1750-1770, a fine boxed scales with eight square knob handled brass weights, all with coin designs by the knobs. Weight design

Germany, Berlin, c. 1850, a leather boxed coin scale with thirty-six round knobbed weights each hall-marked and labeled for a specific coin value set

Germany, Berlin, c. 1850, a leather boxed coin scale with sixteen round knobbed weights each labeled with a coin denomination. The weights and scale

Great Britain, c. 1790, a small shagreen box with single top hasp housing a small steel balance and three Owens brass guinea weights with four fractio

Holland, Amsterdam?, c. 1650, a rectangular tooled wooden boxed coin scale with round and triangular pans. The steel balance beam is12 cm. in length.

Italy, c. 1800, a rectangular boxed scale with a fine set of fifteen round brass coin weights set in eight round compartments in a chamois lining. Th

Ottoman Empire, c. 1875, a nickel, tumbril counterfeit detector. There are seven spaces for the current coins to be balanced. L; 9 cm.   ...

England, c. 1800, a japanned oval box with guinea weights and an equal arm balance. The beam and box are of iron, the pans are copper as are the weig

England, C. 1850, a brass "rocker" for sovereigns and half sovereigns. With the original box, maker: Smith's. Scales virtually mint.,...

England, C. 1850, a brass "rocker" for sovereigns and half sovereigns. With the original box, maker: Simmon's. Scales virtually mint....

England, C. 1850, a brass "rocker" for sovereigns and half sovereigns. With the original box, maker unlisted. Scales virtually mint., box...

England, circa 1795-1798, an all brass self rising boxed counterfeit detector, signed Wilkinson for the half Guinea and Guinea. It is in excellent wo

United States, c. 1870, a brass counterfeit coin detector manufactured by J. ALLENDER. This instrument had five places for each of the current Americ

China, c. 1650-1750 AD. a very rare all silver steel-yard scale complete with hall-marked rectangular weight. The round pan has a scalloped rim which

China, 19th century. A typical "Dotchin" violin shaped wooden box scale with ivory beam and brass rectangular weight. The round brass pan...

Burma, c. 1850, An unusual boxed opium scale with equal arm balance. The beam measures 17.5 cm. in length. Each terminal ends in an arrow shape. The

England, c. 1900, a yarn scale contained in a leather covered box and presented in a red velvet cushioned box. The apparatus has its own weighted sta

England, c. 1920, another yarn scale. This one is labeled Blackburn's Yarn Balance, John Nesbitt, Limited, 42 Market Street, Manchester. Simila...

Germany, Frankfurt am Main, c. 1900, a boxed pocket diamond scale complete with all the carat weights (and a shovel tweezers inside the brown box lid

United States, c. 1890-1910, a fine glass encased equal arm balance diamond scales made by Becker Brothers of New York, their trade name etched in a

United States, c. 1900, a small boxed steelyard scale. The box holds the scaffold for the stand to be screwed into the base and the steelyard hangs f

Russia, dated 1866, a large equal arm beam scale with two round pans suspended by three heavy link chains. The beam has gotten quite rusty. This piece

Canada, 19th century all iron steelyard scale complete with two scaffold hooks below and one above the beam. The sliding round steel weight is unmark

Great Britain, c. 1863, made by Parnell, London, and marked with Hall's Patent. This brass hand-held scale comes complete with the original plu...

Great Britain, c. 1875, a fine British "Roberval" type postal scale with all brass fixtures including the five piece stacked weights. The...

Great Britain, c. 1880, a similar postal scale all in polished brass with a seven piece central stack of postal weights from 4 oz. down to a half. Wi

China, 19th century lot of three wooden rulers each with inlaid silver markings. L: 13+ inches. W: 5/8". Very fine.    $100/3

China, set of 18th-19th century wooden printing blocks, comprised of forty-eight individual wood type piece with raised Chinese calligraphy on one si

England, late 18th early 19th century shagreen boxed complete set of drafting tools including a folding ivory sector, ivory parallels, an ivory scale

England, c. 1850. Boxwood ruler for determining scale on maps. This 6" x 2" surface is heavily inscribed with three different scales of m...

England, c. 1875, a silver three inch ruler with a sliding marker which is decorated by a rosette.    $75

France, c. 1790's, a fine folding brass T-square sector made by Quillet of Paris. The piece is inscribed "Demi Pied de Roi". Rare and...

France, c. 1790's, a fine folding brass equal part sector made by Quillet of Paris. Folded length 7". A beautiful instrument. Cp. Hambly, ...

United States, c. 1880, a fine wooden stereoscope with brass and ivory fittings. Expensive features like a felt bottom, decorated brass hasps, and gl

Indo-Persian Zodiacal Astrolabe, unsigned in ferrous metal; the 19 cm. Diameter mater graduated around the edge and with various decoratively engrave

Persian, late 19th century brass astrolabe, the instrument is complete with four marked plates, with the highly decorated outer rete. The signs of th

Persian, late 19th century brass astrolabe, the instrument is complete with four poorly marked plates, with a decorated outer rete. The signs of the

Canada, c. 1927, a brass ship's compass dial with moveable dials. This fine piece is marked: CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY on top of dial handle. Th...

United States, c. 1920, a brass cylinder-shaped pump action fog horn with an iron horn which can be manually pointed up or down. The cast iron base f

Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1600 AD. an ivory encased sun dial with a movable brass moon dial affixed to the inner lid. When the middle brass dial of the

France, Lyon, 16th century, a brass sundial marked in script JB L r Lyon with a fixed gnomen and the numerals for the sundial. On the other side arou

France, an exceptional Butterfield style compass/sundial dating to the 18th century and signed "LeMaire Paris". It measures 5.5 cm long b...

Germany, a fine small equinoctial Sundial by Lorenz Grassel, circa 1770 with an octoganal face measuring two inches across. The instrument is signed

Portugal, c. 1680-1720, a carved ivory dial with incised numbers both Roman and Arabic form. The central number is XII and to its right are I II III

United States, c. 1875, a machine stamped copper time keeper and sun dial. The lid is embossed with a radiate sun around which is written: MAGNETIC T

Annam, (Vietnam), c. 1890-1910, a small compass set in larger round wooden case. The dial is surrounded by a scrimshaw forest scene within which are

Iran, Luristan, c. 800 BC. a fine bronze pin surmounted by the head of a lion with target-shaped eyes. L: 16 cm. A beauty! Ex Montanari Collection....

Roman Empire, Balkans, c. 150-300 AD. a lot of three bronze keys. Each one is a finger ring with an elaborate key shaft attached. Finger ring size: 4

Roman Empire, Italy, c. 150-300 AD. a fine bronze medical spatula. The bronze handle is carefully decorated. The spoon is only 5 mm. L: 12 cm. Ex Mon

China, Ch'ing Dynasty, Kuang-Hsu Period, c. 1875 AD. a fine brass lock and key, in- cised on top with floral scene with a reclining leopard in ...

China, Ch'ing Dynasty, Kuang-Hsu Period, c. 1875 AD. a fine brass lock and key, in- cised on top with floral scene with a reclining hare0in cen...

Burma, c. 1895, a tattoo maker's tattooing needle. The top silver handle depicts the tattooer kneeling atop a demon totem style. The frog-bodie...

Persia, 17th century AD. a small brass combination lock which still works. H:32 mm. with hasp. Rare!    $175

Persia, 17th century AD. a fine brass lock and key in the form of a soldier on guard duty. He holds a sword and shield. A separate key when properly

Persia, c. 17th century AD. a fine steel dental wrench for extracting teeth. The instrument operates like. a wrench. The bottom handle has a butt pom

England, c. 1890, wood ring sizer with knobbed turned handle. The shaft with nineteen incised concentric circles are guides to the various ring sizes

Maurice Dauymas, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS of the 17th & 18th Centuries and their Makers, B. T. Batsford, London, 1972, first edition with dj. 4to...

Donald and Joan Gear, EARTH TO HEAVEN, The Royal Animal-Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empires, Silkworm Books, Chiang Mei, 1990, Soft Cover. $40

Robert T. Gunther, The Astrolabes of the World, Oxford, 1932, 2 volumes. Hard bound original set from the library of Jake Zeitlin. The best and most