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27 October 2015 | starting at 13:00 GMT
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A "Ertel-Werke" 3-rotor Enigma Enciphering Machine, Munich, circa 1944A "Ertel-Werke" 3-rotor Enigma Enciphering Machine, Munich, circa 1944. Sold for £92,500 inc. premium
A fine Andrew Ross compounsd monocular microscope No. 1, English, mid-19th centuryA fine Andrew Ross compounsd monocular microscope No. 1, English, mid-19th century. Sold for £17,500 inc. premium
A rare four-rotor M4 Enigma cipher machine, German, circa 1944,A rare four-rotor M4 Enigma cipher machine, German, circa 1944,. Sold for £146,500 inc. premium
A rare Matthew Berge brass combined planetarium, lunarium and tellarium, English, circa 1800,A rare Matthew Berge brass combined planetarium, lunarium and tellarium, English, circa 1800,. Sold for £62,500 inc. premium
A fine and large set of George Adams senior drawing instruments in walnut case, English, mid 18th century,A fine and large set of George Adams senior drawing instruments in walnut case, English, mid 18th century,. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
An exhibition class model of an Easton and Anderson single cylinder expansion valve gear condensing grasshopper beam pumping engine, circa 1885,An exhibition class model of an Easton and Anderson single cylinder expansion valve gear condensing grasshopper beam pumping engine, circa 1885,. Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

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116 lots available

A cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,
A silver cased cylinder music box, movement Swiss, case Low Countries, early 19th century,
A cylinder music box, swiss, Circa 1900,
A large Bremond bells-in-sight Mandolin Cylinder Musical Box, Swiss, circa 1880,
A Nicoles Freres mandolin cylinder music box Swiss, circa 1880,
A Paillard Vaucher Fils mandolin cylinder music box Swiss, late 19th century,
A Paillard Vaucher Fils two-per-turn cylinder music box, Swiss, late 19th century,
A mandolin cylinder musical box, Swiss, Circa 1880,
A forte picallo cylinder music box, Swiss, late 19th century,
A Nicole Freres Key-Wound Cylinder Musical Box, Swiss, mid 19th century,
A forte piano mandolin cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1880,
A forte piano key-wound cylinder musical box, Swiss, mid 19th century,
A Paillard & co interchangeable cylinder music box on stand, Swiss, Late 19th century,
An orchestral cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,
A 19 5/8 inch polyphon disc musical box, German, circa 1900,
A 15 1/2 inch polyphon disc musical box German, Circa 1900,
A 17 inch Lochmann "Original 128" tubular bells disc musical box German, circa 1900,
A Pistor barrell organ & clock, English, mid 18th century,
A singing bird in cage, French, early 20th century,
A double singing bird in cage automaton, French, late 19th century,
A singing bird automaton, French, 20th century,
A musical violinist automaton, French, late 19th century,
A singing bird automaton, French, circa 1900,
A clock or watchmaker's wheel cutting tool,
A set of Johann Wilhelm Forsthoff coin scales, German, circa 1780,
A set of Abraham Kruse coin scales, Prussian, circa 1775,
A collection of pharmaceutical items, 19th century, (7)
A model twin cylinder five pillar reversing launch engine, Built by S. Korm,
A fine late 19th century brass model of a Henry Davey Differential Valve Gear, for compound Cornish engines,
A 19th century wall mounted Windmill governor,
An exhibition class model of an Easton and Anderson single cylinder expansion valve gear condensing grasshopper beam pumping engine, circa 1885,
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED MARINE STEAM DONKEY ENGINE,
Engineering accessories, (qty)
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED ENGINE-ROOM STEAM DONKEY PUMP, Made by Mumford of Colchester,
A late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,
Cast brass model of a waterwheel
A large late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,
A mid 19th century Tasker & Co hand operated model of a well head,
An early 20th century rare small wall mounted Heinrici hot air engine,
A size 2 Donkey pump by Beccles number A201,
A Fowler's 'magnum' circular slide rule, English, early 20th century,
A Stanley Fuller's cylindrical slide rule, English, circa 1940,
A Fuller's computing telegraph, American, circa 1870,
A very rare silver aide-memoire for accounting and calculation, English, circa 1675,
A Thomas de Colmar arithmometer, French, mid-19th century,
A M-209-B encryption machine, supplied by L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Inc., American, circa 1942,
A NEMA Type T-D enciphering machine, Swiss, circa 1950, (2)
A rare Hagelin B-21 electromechanical cipher machine, Swedish, after 1932,
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