A Ross Military Prismatic Telescope, Gunsight
lot 698 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1940, signed '7 x 50 MONOCULAR GUNSIGHT PATT. 6353 ROSS LONDON' with military arrow, with focusing eyepiece and original wooden case, ... read more
Sold for £37 Result plus buyers premium More details 5
An Late 18th Century Electric Egg
lot 699 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1790, unsigned, hand blown glass bulb with brass collar held in place with red sealing wax, internal spike and screw on/off ball conductor, ... read more
Sold for £74 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Large late 18th Century Aurora Borealis Tube
lot 700 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1790, unsigned, long heavy gauge glass tube with brass ends held in place with red sealing wax, with air valve and internal ball ... read more
Estimated at £300 - £500 More details 2
A Imperial Standard Yard For The City Of Liverpool, By Avery
lot 701 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, Dated 1937, engraved ‘CITY OF LIVERPOOL’ and ‘W & T Avery Ltd’, at the end are hallmark stamps for 1937, 1945 and 1953 with stamps for GR VI ... read more
Sold for £595 Result plus buyers premium More details 9
A Tangent Galvanometer Under a Glass Dome
lot 702 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1920, signed to the dial Philip Harris Birmingham, on a polished mahogany base with three screw levelling feet, with a needle under a ... read more
Sold for £62 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A 1920s BBC Single Valve Radio Receiver
lot 703 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
with black Bakelite dial, 12 cm x 14.5 cm x 20 cm H
Sold for £161 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Pasteur, Louis, Portrait by Albert Edelfelt
lot 704 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
Period lithograph print in original oak frame of Louis Pasteur in his Laboratory, from the original painting by Albert Edelfelt dated 1885, print ... read more
Estimated at £150 - £250 More details 3
A Crookes' Heating Effect Tube
lot 705 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
German, C.1900, unsigned, the tube with electrodes on either side of a square of platinum foil in a glass frame, to show the heating effects of a ... read more
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Spectroscope By Duboscq and another
lot 706 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
French, c.1880, signed in script along the barrel 'Mon Jules Duboscq, Ph Pellin, Paris' hand held spectroscope with long brass lacquered body, ... read more
Sold for £198 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Set of Laboratory Scales by L. Oertling, London
lot 707 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, late 19th century, signed 'L. Oertling London' to the beam, unusually constructed of polished aluminum rather than lacquered brass, in a ... read more
Sold for £12 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Large Collection of Draftsmen's Steel Spring Bow Compasses
lot 708 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
Comprising of two sets by A. G. Thornton, one set by Grey & Elby, one set by Albert E. Mallandain, one set by Knott's, six unsigned sets and a single ... read more
Sold for £105 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Collection of 12 Sets of Draftsman's Proportional Dividers
lot 709 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
comprising of five cased examples including one signed 'Kreise', one signed 'Riefler', one signed 'STEADTLER', and six uncased examples, x11
Sold for £161 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Draftsam's Drawing Instrument set by Stanley, London
lot 710 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1930, signed to the inside of the lid 'Stanley, 286 High Holborn, London', containing 13 instruments in a velvet lined French polished ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 711 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
cylidrical spiral-scale slide rule, English, by Stanley,London, 1930, in mahogany, lacking mounting bracket, in wooden case 45.5cm across
Sold for £236 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Curious Complex Drawing Instrument
lot 712 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
scratch-built, incorpoating a circular protractor, apparently for creating repeat decorative designs on circular objects, protractor dia.18cm, case ... read more
Sold for £174 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 713 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
A 12" protractor by Stanley, English, c.1880-1900, in brass, divided to 15 arc-minutes, with a 6" protractor by Reynolds, Birmingham, c.1900, divided ... read more
Sold for £99 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 714 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
A fine 12" protractor by Stanley, English, c.1880-1900, in nickel-silver, divided to 10 arc-minutes, with a 6" protractor by T Cooke & Sons Ltd, ... read more
Sold for £174 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 715 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
circular slide rule, in nickel-silver, diameter 6.2cm, in aluminium case with instruction booklet
Sold for £56 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 716 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
circular slide rule, in nickel-silver, diameter 6.2cm, in leather case with instruction booklet
Sold for £68 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Drawing/Drafting Instruments, Napier Compasses and Pocket Dividers
lot 717 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, 19th century, a pair of Napier compasses in nickel-silver, folding out dividers and pen and pencil compasses; a pillar compass in ... read more
Sold for £149 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Proportional Dividers and Dividers
lot 718 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, in nickel-silver and steel, a good, nicely engraved pair of proportional dividers by A Abraham, Liverpool, c.1840, 16.5cm; an early 20th ... read more
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Two Cased Pairs of Proportional Dividers
lot 719 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, early 20th century, in brass and steel, one pair by B & W Ltd, 23cm, in red Morocco case; one pair by A Edgell & Co, 16.5cm; with a late ... read more
Sold for £68 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Two Early Pairs of Proportional Dividers
lot 720 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
A pair of adjustable dividers by Thomas Jones, c.1830, with an earlier pair of fixed 1:2 dividersb oth in brass, longest 17cm
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
Two Early Pairs of Proportional Dividers
lot 721 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, in brass and steel, an adjustable pair by Watkins & Hill, c.1840, and an earlier fixed 1:2 pair, longest 18cm
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Georgian Double Parallel Rule
lot 722 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1750-1780, unsigned, in ivory and brass, 15.3cm long [CITES]
Sold for £68 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Green Card Compass and an Optical Square
lot 723 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1900, prismatic compass by Archbutt, diameter 9cm, optical square by Stanley, dia. 6.2cm, both in leather cases
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
lot 724 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1900, by Stanley, in brass and black oxidised brass, 26cm closed
Sold for £56 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Prismatic Compass and a Prismatic Clinometer
lot 725 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, compass by Stanley, c.1915, a sophisticated example, twin filters to fore-sight, adjustable mirror to back-sight, with an angle of sight ... read more
Sold for £87 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Rare Stanley Patent Dotting Pen
lot 726 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
dotting pen c.1900, in nickel-silver and steel, the sprung ink nib is caused to rise and fall by means of interchangable toothed wheels, 14cm, cased
Sold for £124 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 727 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
a small, good quality set in nickel-silver by Lilley & Son, c.1900, in leather-bound fitted wooden case with cream velvet and green silk lining, with ... read more
Sold for £149 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
lot 728 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
heavy brass-bound 12" two-fold boxwood rule, c.1900, with protractor hinge and twin levels, can be used as a simple clinometer, compass inset to one ... read more
Sold for £186 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Good Architect's 4-fold 2-foot rule, and Scale Rules
lot 729 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
'Architect's' rule by Thomas Bradburn & Sons, c.1880, in ivory, each section with bevelled edges with scale rules, nickel -silver arch protractor ... read more
Sold for £211 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
Two Pairs of Precision Proportional Dividers
lot 730 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
a Halden type in nickel-silver, c.1950, setting bar with micrometer screw adjustment which can be transposed as a locking bar in the alternative ... read more
Sold for £87 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
A Victorian Draughtsman's Set By Stanley, London
lot 731 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1890, stamped in gold to the inside of the lid 'STANLEY, Great Turnstile, Holborn, London, to H.M. Government' the French polished ... read more
Sold for £112 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A Victorian Draughtsman's Set By Stanley, London
lot 732 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1900, stamped in gold to the inside of the lid 'STANLEY, Great Turnstile & Railway Terminus, Holborn, London Bridge, to H.M. Government' ... read more
Sold for £174 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Collection of 4 Draftsman's Cased Pen Sets
lot 733 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
including a set in stamped to the inside of the lid 'London, J. Halden & Co, Ltd, Manchester, with a pen handle and 6 screw-in pen knibs, and another ... read more
Sold for £124 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
A 6” Brass Vernier Protractor by S&S Ltd
lot 734 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1910, stamped S&S with the military arrow, the heavy gauge brass protractor with screw-in fixing pins in a French polished mahogany case, ... read more
Sold for £81 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
A Hook Ended Set of 12in Proportional dividers, by Stanley, London
lot 735 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1900, signed 'STANLEY GT TURNSTILE, LONDON', in a French polished mahogany case with an oval plaque to the lid engraved 'BOARD OF ... read more
Sold for £93 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Two Sets of Victorian Drawing Instruments
lot 736 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
comprising: an English set, c.1900, stamped in gold to the inside of the lid 'W. H. Harling Mathematical instrument manufacturer, London' with lift ... read more
Sold for £93 Result plus buyers premium More details 6
A Collection of Draftsman's Rules and Roller Rules
lot 737 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
comprising; an 18in roller rule constructed of German Silver, c.1880, signed in script 'Stanley Great Turnstile, Holborn, London' in the original ... read more
Sold for £105 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
Hook Ended 9in Proportional Dividers, by Stanley, London
lot 738 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1900, signed 'STANLEY GT TURNSTILE, LONDON', German silver with steel points, in a leather case. Footnote: this design incorporating hook ... read more
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Two Hook End Proportional Dividers
lot 739 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
Comprising, an English pair of 6.5in dividers, c.1900, signed 'Cooke Troughton & Simms, York, London, Capetown', German silver with steel points, in ... read more
Sold for £68 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 740 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
comprising of a field compass, stamped 'CREACHE-OSBORNE COMPASS, H.UGES, LONDON, 1915' in a leather case, the other stamped 'Stanley, London' ... read more
Sold for £105 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 741 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, c.1880, unsigned, constructed of lacquered brass with clamp, extending 3 drawer support, prism with stop and two lenses, case width 25cm
Sold for £149 Result plus buyers premium More details 3
lot 742 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
a part-set for Naval use, by Negretti & Zambra, mahogany case with brass plaque 'F C Cadogan, Royal Navy' nautical type one-handed dividers in nickel- ... read more
Sold for £93 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
Drawing/ Drafting Instruments, Three Part-sets
lot 743 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
English, late 19th/early 20th centuries, one by Charles Baker, two unsigned, one with detached lid, all in nickel-silver
Sold for £50 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
Three Good Pairs of Proportional Dividers
lot 744 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
a good quality pair in nickel silver, c.1900, nicely engraved 'Troughton & Simms, London', 21.8cm; a hook-end pair in nickel-silver by Stanley, 17cm; ... read more
Sold for £74 Result plus buyers premium More details 4
A Rare Halden Vertical Compass
lot 745 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
in nickel-silver, c.1930, complete and in original condition, in fitted velvet and silk lined case, case 16.7cm across. Note: See Collecting Drawing ... read more
Sold for £149 Result plus buyers premium More details 1
lot 746 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
All in nickel-silver, all by Stanley, all cased, late19th/early 20th century, a telescopic beam compass, a complete set of beam compass ends and ... read more
Sold for £124 Result plus buyers premium More details 2
lot 747 (The Collectors Sale, 27th Jan, 2022)
a fine, triple-extention telescopic beam compass, unsigned,cased with fittings a complete set of beam compass ends and fittings, and a pair of ... read more
Sold for £99 Result plus buyers premium More details 1