Science, Technology, and Clocks 2011-07-16 Auction - 613 Price Results - Bonhams Skinner in MA
332: Charles Fasoldt Table Regulator, Albany, New York,507: Tiffany & Company Brass and Champleve Crystal Regu505: French Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock, probably Paris
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Marlborough, MA, United States
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Science, Technology, and Clocks

Science, Technology and Clocks auctions at Skinner offer a wide range of historical and scientific instruments including nautical antiques, instruments of celestial navigation, telescopes, microscopes, globes, early medical material, mechanical music and automata, patent models and timekeeping devices. The horological component of this department spans centuries of invention and function from the earliest timekeeping devices to precision regulator clocks of the 19th century.
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Wilson-type Screw Barrel Microscope, England, c. 174: Wilson-type Screw Barrel Microscope, England, c. 1740, with ivory handle, including a compass microscope fitting the same handle, with accessories and six slides in early shagreen-covered wood case,
0001: Wilson-type Screw Barrel Microscope, England, c. 174Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Wilson Pattern Screw Barrel Microscope Compendium, 1: Wilson Pattern Screw Barrel Microscope Compendium, 18th century, with simple microscope which attaches with screw threads to one end of barrel, brass barrel with socket for ivory handle, spring
0002: Wilson Pattern Screw Barrel Microscope Compendium, 1Est. US$300-US$400
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Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, c.: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, c. 1770, brass body with turned handle, sliding and pivoting specimen holder, and three varied eyepieces, shagreen case, lg. 5 in.
0003: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, c.Est. US$800-US$1,200
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Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, 18t: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, 18th century, the handle continues to a curving arm with support for the sliding and pivoting specimen holder, the eyepiece with brass slide housing
0004: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, England, 18tEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Withering's Improved Botanical Microscope, England,: Withering's Improved Botanical Microscope, England, early 19th century, the mahogany box opens to reveal a folding apparatus with brass arm having a pivoting eyepiece with fitted magnifiers above an
0005: Withering's Improved Botanical Microscope, England,Est. US$800-US$1,200
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Brass Compass Microscope with Turned Wood Handle, En: Brass Compass Microscope with Turned Wood Handle, England, early 19th century, three magnifier arms with threaded openings, four-way adjustable specimen holder, with fitted mahogany box, overall lg.
0006: Brass Compass Microscope with Turned Wood Handle, EnEst. US$700-US$900
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Brass Naturalist Microscope, Netherlands, early 19th: Brass Naturalist Microscope, Netherlands, early 19th century, with faceted wood handle, specimen forceps, brass tweezers, and three eyepieces, in a fitted green-velvet-lined case, body lg. 6 in.
0007: Brass Naturalist Microscope, Netherlands, early 19thEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, 18th or 19th: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, 18th or 19th century, canted brass body, turned handle, sliding and pivoting specimen holder with ivory grip, eyepiece reflector, lg. 6 in.
0008: Ivory-handled Brass Compass Microscope, 18th or 19thEst. US$500-US$700
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Lacquered Brass and Wood-handled Compass Microscope,: Lacquered Brass and Wood-handled Compass Microscope, France, early 19th century, a thumbscrew adjusts the specimen slide's distance from the adjustable eyepiece, black-painted turned wood handle,
0009: Lacquered Brass and Wood-handled Compass Microscope,Est. US$500-US$700
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Boxed Compass Microscope, second half 19th century,: Boxed Compass Microscope, second half 19th century, the carved ivory handle with brass body consisting of two brass arms, one with magnifier, the other with screw-tightened specimen holder, in box
0010: Boxed Compass Microscope, second half 19th century,Est. US$250-US$450
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Boxed Brass and Wood Compass Microscope, probably e: Boxed Brass and Wood Compass Microscope, probably early 19th century, wooden body, brass eyepiece, centrally located 90-degree brass arm holds the sliding specimen holder, mahogany box, lg. 5 1/4,
0011: Boxed Brass and Wood Compass Microscope, probably eEst. US$250-US$450
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Three Handheld Microscopes, 19th century, an ivory-: Three Handheld Microscopes, 19th century, an ivory-handled flea microscope (lacks specimen holder), lg. 3 1/2 in; a live-box-type with turned wood handle, lg. 4 1/2, and a Coddington lens with ivory
0012: Three Handheld Microscopes, 19th century, an ivory-Est. US$500-US$800
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An Ivory Stanhope Lens and a Compass Microscope, 18: An Ivory Stanhope Lens and a Compass Microscope, 18th/19th century, the lens within a turned ivory cylinder, lg. 2 1/8 in.; the microscope having a lens and handle on arms which fold into the brass
0013: An Ivory Stanhope Lens and a Compass Microscope, 18Est. US$300-US$500
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Silver Miniature Microscope, John Browning, London,: Silver Miniature Microscope, John Browning, London, England, c. 1880, called "Browning's New Miniature Microscope," the microscope made of German silver, with stage clips, forceps, and gimbaled
0014: Silver Miniature Microscope, John Browning, London,Est. US$800-US$1,200
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Four Small Naturalist Magnifiers, 19th century, inc: Four Small Naturalist Magnifiers, 19th century, including two Coddington lenses, one with turned brass handle the other with pivoting cover; a Stanhope lens with twisted wire handle; and a cased
0015: Four Small Naturalist Magnifiers, 19th century, incEst. US$400-US$600
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Ivory-handled Compass-type Simple Microscope, Pritc: Ivory-handled Compass-type Simple Microscope, Pritchard, c. 1830, turned handle continuing to brass body signed "Pritchard/312 Strand, with removable eyepiece, in velvet and silk-lined covered board
0016: Ivory-handled Compass-type Simple Microscope, PritcEst. US$800-US$1,200
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Group of Five Simple Microscopes or Magnifiers, lat: Group of Five Simple Microscopes or Magnifiers, late 19th/early 20th century, including the "American Agriculturist Microscope" from Orange Judd Company, New York; a wire magnifying glass; a brass
0017: Group of Five Simple Microscopes or Magnifiers, latEst. US$400-US$600
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Brass Rock Crystal Lens, Gaudin, Paris, 19th centur: Brass Rock Crystal Lens, Gaudin, Paris, 19th century, marked "GAUDIN/A PARIS" on the removable eyepiece with pinprick opening, mirrored stage below, ht. 2 in.
0018: Brass Rock Crystal Lens, Gaudin, Paris, 19th centurEst. US$300-US$500
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Wooden Simple Microscope, mid-19th century, turned: Wooden Simple Microscope, mid-19th century, turned wooden handle, spherical lens in ebony mount, opening fits a glass tube holding specimen, lg. 2 3/4 in.
0019: Wooden Simple Microscope, mid-19th century, turnedEst. US$200-US$400
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Four Magnifiers, 19th century, including a three-le: Four Magnifiers, 19th century, including a three-lens example in horn with slide-lid wooden case, another horn example in cardboard box, a circular glass with handle of black-painted wood, and a
0020: Four Magnifiers, 19th century, including a three-leEst. US$200-US$400
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Five Naturalist Microscopes of Varied Form, 19th ce: Five Naturalist Microscopes of Varied Form, 19th century, a turned wood magnifier in a threaded wooden case, a hand-held brass example with slide in clip, a cased flower microscope (incomplete), a
0021: Five Naturalist Microscopes of Varied Form, 19th ceEst. US$700-US$900
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Brass "Simple" Microscope on Stand, England, c. 180: Brass "Simple" Microscope on Stand, England, c. 1800, the vertical post supports adjustable eyepieces and the circular stage with integral magnifier and screw slide clamp, all fitting into stand
0022: Brass "Simple" Microscope on Stand, England, c. 180Est. US$1,000-US$1,500
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Cased Brass Naturalist's Microscope, W&S Jones, 30: Cased Brass Naturalist's Microscope, W&S Jones, 30 Holborn, London, England, early 19th century, the square vertical post supports pivoting interchangeable eyepieces, a multi-purpose adjustable stage
0023: Cased Brass Naturalist's Microscope, W&S Jones, 30Est. US$2,000-US$4,000
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Brass Naturalist's Microscope, England, first half: Brass Naturalist's Microscope, England, first half 19th century, the post, mounted in the center of the hinged box, supports a fixed arm with interchangeable eyepieces, above the stage with mounted
0024: Brass Naturalist's Microscope, England, first halfEst. US$300-US$500