SOLD Lot 698 - A Ross Military Prismatic Telescope, Gunsight

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  

SOLD Lot 699 - An Late 18th Century Electric Egg

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  

SOLD Lot 701 - A Imperial Standard Yard For The City Of Liverpool,  By Avery

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  

SOLD Lot 702 - A Tangent Galvanometer Under a Glass Dome

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  

SOLD Lot 703 - A 1920s BBC Single Valve Radio Receiver

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  

SOLD Lot 705 - A Crookes' Heating Effect Tube

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  

SOLD Lot 706 - A Spectroscope By Duboscq and another

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  

SOLD Lot 707 - A Set of Laboratory Scales by L. Oertling, London

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  

SOLD Lot 708 - A Large Collection of Draftsmen's Steel Spring Bow Compasses

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  

SOLD Lot 709 - Collection of 12 Sets of Draftsman's Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 710 - A Draftsam's Drawing Instrument set by Stanley, London

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  

SOLD Lot 711 - A Fuller's Calculator

A Fuller's Calculator

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  

SOLD Lot 712 - A Curious Complex Drawing Instrument

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  

SOLD Lot 713 - Two Circular Protractors

Two Circular Protractors

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  

SOLD Lot 714 - Two Circular Protractors

Two Circular Protractors

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  

SOLD Lot 715 - A Halden Calculex

A Halden Calculex

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  

SOLD Lot 716 - A Halden Calculex

A Halden Calculex

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  

SOLD Lot 717 - Drawing/Drafting Instruments, Napier Compasses and Pocket Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 718 - Proportional Dividers and Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 719 - Two Cased Pairs of Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 720 - Two Early Pairs of Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 721 - Two Early Pairs of Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 722 - A Georgian Double Parallel Rule

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  

SOLD Lot 723 - A Green Card Compass and an Optical Square

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  

SOLD Lot 724 - A Camera Lucida

A Camera Lucida

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  

SOLD Lot 725 - A Prismatic Compass and a Prismatic Clinometer

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  

SOLD Lot 726 - A  Rare Stanley Patent Dotting  Pen

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  

SOLD Lot 727 - Drawing/Drafting Instruments

Drawing/Drafting Instruments

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  

SOLD Lot 728 - A Stanley Protractor Level

A Stanley Protractor Level

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  

SOLD Lot 729 - A Good Architect's 4-fold 2-foot rule, and Scale Rules

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  

SOLD Lot 730 - Two Pairs of Precision Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 731 - A Victorian Draughtsman's Set By Stanley, London

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  

SOLD Lot 732 - A Victorian Draughtsman's Set By Stanley, London

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  

SOLD Lot 733 - Collection of 4 Draftsman's  Cased Pen Sets

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  

SOLD Lot 734 - A 6” Brass Vernier Protractor by S&S Ltd

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  

SOLD Lot 735 - A Hook Ended Set of 12in Proportional dividers, by Stanley, London

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  

SOLD Lot 736 - Two Sets of Victorian Drawing Instruments

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  

SOLD Lot 737 - A Collection of Draftsman's Rules and Roller Rules

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  

SOLD Lot 738 - Hook Ended 9in Proportional Dividers, by Stanley, London

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  

SOLD Lot 739 - Two Hook End Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 740 - Two Compasses

Two Compasses

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  

SOLD Lot 741 - A Brass Camera Lucida

A Brass Camera Lucida

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  

SOLD Lot 742 - Drawing/Drafting Instruments

Drawing/Drafting Instruments

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  

SOLD Lot 743 - Drawing/ Drafting Instruments, Three Part-sets

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  

SOLD Lot 744 - Three Good Pairs of Proportional Dividers

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  

SOLD Lot 745 - A Rare Halden Vertical Compass

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  

SOLD Lot 746 - Drawing/Drafting Instruments

Drawing/Drafting Instruments

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  

SOLD Lot 747 - Drawing/Drafting Instruments

Drawing/Drafting Instruments

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