Sold2016Brass Trifide rack telescope Bi-unial patent No. 14309.Brass Trifide rack telescope Bi-unial patent No. 14309. 6" h x 9.25"See Sold Price
Sold2018W.C. Hughes, London Bi-Unial Laterna Magica, c.1875Large bi-unial English magic lantern, complete with two matching brass-bound lenses, each with rack and pinion focusing, all fittings made of brass, the chimney made of iron, two gas lamps built-in, tSee Sold Price
Sold2016ANTIQUE BIUNIAL / DOUBLE LENS MAGIC LANTERNANTIQUE BIUNIAL / DOUBLE LENS MAGIC LANTERN, tin, nickel, and brass, with two wooden slide racks and 15 glass slides. Fitted with two removable porcelain electric sockets. Possibly by the T. H. McAlliSee Sold Price
Sold2022Super B Double Lens Magic Lantern Riley BrothersThis mahogany and brass Bi unial/double lens magic lantern is model Super B, manufactured by Riley Brothers of Bradford, Yorkshire, UK. It projected 3 1/4" X 3 1/4" glass slides. Essentially it was twSee Sold Price
Sold2022Precision Theodolite by Carl Bamberg, c. 1872Precision Theodolite by Carl Bamberg, c. 1872 Engraved "Carl Bamberg, Berlin, No. 2220", lacquered and burnished brass, telescope with rack-and-pinion focussing, length 9 7/8 in., with 2 reading magniSee Sold Price
Sold2023English 'Everest-Pattern' Theodolite by Troughton & Simms, c. 1880English 'Everest-Pattern' Theodolite by Troughton & Simms, c. 1880 London, original lacquered and oxidized brass, telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing, dust cap on objective lens, silvered scales aSee Sold Price
Sold2020Brass Refracting Telescope by Fraunhofer, c. 1850Brass Refracting Telescope by Fraunhofer, c. 1850 Signed "Merz, Utzschneider und Fraunhofer in München". Polished brass, rack-and-pinion focusing, extended length 57 in., on folding heavy brass tripoSee Sold Price
Sold2015Brass Refracting Telescope on Heavy Tripod, c. 1880Brass Refracting Telescope on Heavy Tripod, c. 1880 Unsigned, polished brass, rack-and-pinion focusing, extended length 43 2/3 in., on lacquered wood folding tripod, optics in good condition, overallSee Sold Price
Sold2015Brass Refracting Telescope by Stevens & Co, c. 1880Brass Refracting Telescope by Stevens & Co, c. 1880 Signed "Armstrong Stevens & Co, Birmingham", polished brass, rack-and-pinion focusing, extended length 53 in., on lacquered wood folding tripod, optSee Sold Price
Sold2022AT Thompson Boston Biunial Magic LanternUnusual 19th c Biunial Magic Lantern Projector, marked AT Thompson and Co. MFRS Boston pat'd Febr. 10th 1891 in chrome finish with gas lamps, brass lenses are marked AT Thompson importers Boston Mass.See Sold Price
Sold2022A 2in Library Brass Telescope,English, c.1860, unsigned but with a letter of instructions pasted to the inside of the case lid for Negretti & Zambra, the telescope constructed entirely of lacquered brass, with rack and pinion focuSee Sold Price
Sold2015CASED ENGLISH LIBRARY TELESCOPE - Unmarked 19th c.CASED ENGLISH LIBRARY TELESCOPE - Unmarked 19th c. Solid Brass Telescope with Tripod Stand, rack and pinion adjustment, 2 1/4" objective, 30" tube, with celestial and terrestrial eyepieces, 40" with eSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large Surveyor's Level with Prism Reading by Morin, c.Large Surveyor's Level with Prism Reading by Morin, c. 1880 Marked "H. Morin - 11 Rue Dulong - Paris", no. 2493, polished brass, 1 longitudinal bubble-level, telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing,See Sold Price
Sold20182 Telescopes2 Telescopes 1) Signed "G. Avizard, Paris", brass, leather-covered body (leather worn), 4 extensions, length extended 18 ¾ in., c. 1900. - And: 2) Unsigned, brass, on tripod, rack-and-pinion focusinSee Sold Price
Sold2018Theodolite by Pistor & Martins, c. 1865Theodolite by Pistor & Martins, c. 1865 Berlin. No. 1245, polished brass, silvered scales, bubble level (dry), telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing, length 10 ½ in., no eyepiece, 2 magnifiersSee Sold Price
Sold2024Theodolite by Breithaupt, c. 1890Theodolite by Breithaupt, c. 1890 Engraved "F.W. Breithaupt & Sohn, Cassel", no. 2691, green-painted brass, silvered scales, 4 magnifiers, 2 bubble levels, telescope with rack-and-pinion focusing, lenSee Sold Price
Sold2018Schmidt & Haensch Polarimeter, c. 1885Schmidt & Haensch Polarimeter, c. 1885 Signiert: "Franz Schmidt & Haensch, Berlin, No. 2093", brass, length 28 in., dovetail rack-and-pinion compensation with D.R.P. patent no. 11226 from March 17, 1See Sold Price
Sold2022AN EARLY 19TH C. THEODOLITE OUTFIT ON TRIPODThe lacquered brass outfit on four-screw leveling base with erect telescope on semi-circular rack graduated in both degrees and links with vernier readout over silver dial compass, two spirit levels,See Sold Price
Sold2018Reichenbach's Optical Distance Meter, c. 1820Reichenbach's Optical Distance Meter, c. 1820 Probably by Utzschneider und Fraunhofer. Brass, length of the telescope 20 7/8 in., rack-and-pinion focusing, worm-gear-drive for horizontal adjustment.See Sold Price
Sold2023Brass Telescope on a wood TripodNineteenth century solid brass telescope with gerded focal tube. The scope has a two draw focal tube with a rack and pinion focal knob. The brasses are lacqured. The barrel is fitted to a hardwood triSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two English Brass Astronomical TelescopesTwo English Brass Astronomical Telescopes 19th Century the first example with a 3-inch lens and 43-inch body tube by Troughton & Simms, London, and having a finder, rack-and-pinion focusing, regular aSee Sold Price
Sold2023William E. Stieren, Pittsburgh, PA19th century brass triple-draw telescope, William E. Stieren, Pittsburgh, PA, with rack and pinion focusing, marked on backplate, on wood tripod. As found with dents to barrel, lacking screws, needs rSee Sold Price
Sold2024Boyce Moto Meter Packard Radiator CapBoyce Moto Meter radiator thermometer gauge, cap, hood ornament, mascot, with the Packard Motor Car Company bi-plane logo, most probably nickel plated brass, patent dates from both 1914 and 1918, mounSee Sold Price
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