WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

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