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$A fine English mid 19th century lacquered-brass refracting telescope$
A fine English mid 19th century lacquered-brass refracting telescope

A fine English mid 19th century lacquered-brass refracting telescope
A French "Wimhurst" electrostatic induction generator

A French "Wimhurst" electrostatic induction generator
A fine French camera lucida ca. 1860 made by P Berville, Paris

A fine French camera lucida ca. 1860
A fine Dutch mid 19th century brass cased dry card Compass

A fine Dutch mid 19th century brass cased dry card Compass, signed A van Emden Amsterdam
Instructional anatomical model of the human eyeball,

An anatomical model of the human eyeball
A fine 19th century Travel or Domestic Medicine Chest

A Travel or Domestic Medicine Chest
An early 19th century English silver and enamel pocket compass

An English silver and enamel pocket compass signed W & S Jones London 1809
French Prisoner-of-War bone model

A fine early 19th century French Prisoner-of-War bone model of a 34 gun ship with bound masts,yards with stun's'l booms,standing and running rigging, carved figurehead, headrails, boomkins, main and belaying rails, hatches, etc. mahogany framed glazed case 38cm x 45cm x 19cm
Octagonal compass sundial

An early 18th century brass octagonal compass sundial signed Maulevant Paris, the horizontal plate engraved hours for latitudes 51 to 39 degrees.
Telescope by Dollond London

Telescope signed Dollond London complete in Moroccan leather coloured case.
Induction machine by Töpler

This model of an electrostatic induction generator, very much in vogue for electromedical purposes towards the end of the nineteenth century, is based on the principles of electrophorus and duplicator function
Microscope Mathew Loft type

Unsigned, the octagonal ebonised base supporting plano concave mirror and three legs with a slight bow terminating in a shaped triform stage plate mounted stage forceps, with three shorter legs supporting the body of the microscope
A brass Culpeper-type microscope

A Fine English Culpeper-type microscope signed Silberad Aldgate London. ca. 1800, the brass body tube with rack and pinion focusing mounted on the outer sleeve, projecting a further three scroll legs
Compound microscope

The body-tube with eyepiece and objective, attached via a limb to main column, the column graduated 1-6 for the rack- and pinion adjustment to the Cuff-type three arm stage, with swivelling substage plano-concove mirror
Pocket microscope

Unsigned, the tapering brass tube with simple screw rack and pinion focusing and attachment for screwing in to the lid of a mahogany case.