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Instruments of Science and Technology

2 December 2020 | starting at 14:00 GMT

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A rare system Beyer Krypto Pocket Watch cipher, Danish, circa 1933. Sold for £12,750 inc. premium

An impressive and rare Benjamin Martin tellarium / planetarium, English, circa 1765-70,. Sold for £47,750 inc. premium

A Culpeper-type compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1740,. Sold for £12,750 inc. premium

A Powell & Lealand 'No.1' compound monocular/binocular microscope, English, 1898, (3). Sold for £10,837.50 inc. premium

An Andrew ROSS Wenham's Binocular Compound Microscope, circa 1865. Sold for £3,825 inc. premium

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97 —
A JOSEPH WHITWORTH AND CO BRASS AND STEEL BENCH MICROMETER,
English, third quarter of the 19th century,

Sold for £510 inc. premium

101 —
A Ducretet & Lejeune 18 1/2-inch twin disc Whimshurst machine,
French, late 19th century,

£750 - £1,200

102^Ф,Y —
An Adams double-action air pump,
English, early 19th century,
5

£2,500 - £3,500

103 —
An impressive and rare Benjamin Martin tellarium / planetarium,
English, circa 1765-70,

Sold for £47,750 inc. premium

104 —
A 15 INCH BETT'S PATENT PORTABLE GLOBE,
English, circa 1860,

£500 - £700

105 —
A Pair of Cary's 12-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes,
English, early 19th century,
2

Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

106 —
A Focault knife-edge test apparatus by Weiss,
English, late 19th century,

£500 - £800

$An A.Picart refractometer on stand, French, late 19th century,$

107 —
An A.Picart refractometer on stand,
French, late 19th century,

£500 - £700

$A 1/4-inch refracting telescope, Italian, 18th century,$

108 —
A 1/4-inch refracting telescope,
Italian, 18th century,

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

$A William Wray 3-inch brass refracting telescope on stand, English, mid 19th century,$

109 —
A William Wray 3-inch brass refracting telescope on stand,
English, mid 19th century,

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

110 —
A William Wray split lens micrometer eyepiece,
English, mid 19th century,

Sold for £1,530 inc. premium

111 —
A brass spectroscope and Whimshurst machine,
late 19th and early 20th century,
(2)

Sold for £255 inc. premium

112 —
An Edward Troughton small size brass sextant,
English, circa 1820,

Sold for £637.50 inc. premium

113 —
A boxwood nocturnal,
English, early 18th century,

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

114 —
A Troughton pillar-frame sextant,
English, circa 1800,

£500 - £700

115^Ф,Y —
A T.B.Winter brass circular protractor,
English, early 19th century,
(2)

£500 - £700

116 —
A mahogany backstaff or Davis quadrant,
English, mid 18th century,

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

$A 1/2-inch refracting telescope in case, Italian, 18th century,$

117 —
A 1/2-inch refracting telescope in case,
Italian, 18th century,

£500 - £800

118 —
A Thomas Street brass transit Theodolite,
English, circa 1880,

£400 - £600

119 —
A Cooke Troughton and Simms brass transit theodolite.
English, mid 20th century,

Sold for £573.75 inc. premium

120 —
A Baker brass transit theodolite,
English, mid 19th century,

Sold for £255 inc. premium

121 —
A brass spectroscope,
probably English, late 19th century

£250 - £350

122 —
A Gurley brass theodolite,
American, third quarter of the 19th century,

Sold for £255 inc. premium

123 —
A George Adams brass theodolite,
English,

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

124 —
A Troughton & Simms brass transit theodolite,
English, dated 1914,

£300 - £500

125 —
A brass surveying level,
French, late 19th century,

£250 - £350

126 —
A George Adams brass Theodolite,
English, late 18th century,

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

127 —
A brass universal equinoctial ring dial,
English, circa 1700,
(7)

Sold for £765 inc. premium

128 —
A Walter Hayes brass horizontal sundial,
English, last quarter of the 17th century,

Sold for £510 inc. premium

129 —
AN ELIAS ALLEN BRASS DOUBLE SUNDIAL,
English, 1635-1645,

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

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Instruments of Science and Technology

Auction highlights

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97 — A JOSEPH WHITWORTH AND CO BRASS AND STEEL BENCH MICROMETER, English, third quarter of the 19th century,

98 — A Jules Duboscq direct vision spectrometer, French, late 19th century,

99 — A Parkins & Gotto's Electrical Cabinet, English, circa 1905,

100 — A mahogany medicine chest, English, early 19th century,

101 — A Ducretet & Lejeune 18 1/2-inch twin disc Whimshurst machine, French, late 19th century,

102Ф,Y — An Adams double-action air pump, English, early 19th century, 5

103 — An impressive and rare Benjamin Martin tellarium / planetarium, English, circa 1765-70,

104 — A 15 INCH BETT'S PATENT PORTABLE GLOBE, English, circa 1860,

105 — A Pair of Cary's 12-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes, English, early 19th century, 2

106 — A Focault knife-edge test apparatus by Weiss, English, late 19th century,

107 — An A.Picart refractometer on stand, French, late 19th century,

108 — A 1/4-inch refracting telescope, Italian, 18th century,

109 — A William Wray 3-inch brass refracting telescope on stand, English, mid 19th century,

110 — A William Wray split lens micrometer eyepiece, English, mid 19th century,

111 — A brass spectroscope and Whimshurst machine, late 19th and early 20th century, (2)

112 — An Edward Troughton small size brass sextant, English, circa 1820,

113 — A boxwood nocturnal, English, early 18th century,

114 — A Troughton pillar-frame sextant, English, circa 1800,

115Ф,Y — A T.B.Winter brass circular protractor, English, early 19th century, (2)

116 — A mahogany backstaff or Davis quadrant, English, mid 18th century,

117 — A 1/2-inch refracting telescope in case, Italian, 18th century,

118 — A Thomas Street brass transit Theodolite, English, circa 1880,

119 — A Cooke Troughton and Simms brass transit theodolite. English, mid 20th century,

120 — A Baker brass transit theodolite, English, mid 19th century,

121 — A brass spectroscope, probably English, late 19th century

122 — A Gurley brass theodolite, American, third quarter of the 19th century,

123 — A George Adams brass theodolite, English,

124 — A Troughton & Simms brass transit theodolite, English, dated 1914,

125 — A brass surveying level, French, late 19th century,

126 — A George Adams brass Theodolite, English, late 18th century,

127 — A brass universal equinoctial ring dial, English, circa 1700, (7)

128 — A Walter Hayes brass horizontal sundial, English, last quarter of the 17th century,

129 — AN ELIAS ALLEN BRASS DOUBLE SUNDIAL, English, 1635-1645,

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97 —
A JOSEPH WHITWORTH AND CO BRASS AND STEEL BENCH MICROMETER,
English, third quarter of the 19th century,

98 —
A Jules Duboscq direct vision spectrometer,
French, late 19th century,

99 —
A Parkins & Gotto's Electrical Cabinet,
English, circa 1905,

100 —
A mahogany medicine chest,
English, early 19th century,

101 —
A Ducretet & Lejeune 18 1/2-inch twin disc Whimshurst machine,
French, late 19th century,

102^Ф,Y —
An Adams double-action air pump,
English, early 19th century,
5

103 —
An impressive and rare Benjamin Martin tellarium / planetarium,
English, circa 1765-70,

104 —
A 15 INCH BETT'S PATENT PORTABLE GLOBE,
English, circa 1860,

105 —
A Pair of Cary's 12-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Library Globes,
English, early 19th century,
2

106 —
A Focault knife-edge test apparatus by Weiss,
English, late 19th century,

107 —
An A.Picart refractometer on stand,
French, late 19th century,

108 —
A 1/4-inch refracting telescope,
Italian, 18th century,

109 —
A William Wray 3-inch brass refracting telescope on stand,
English, mid 19th century,

110 —
A William Wray split lens micrometer eyepiece,
English, mid 19th century,

111 —
A brass spectroscope and Whimshurst machine,
late 19th and early 20th century,
(2)

112 —
An Edward Troughton small size brass sextant,
English, circa 1820,

113 —
A boxwood nocturnal,
English, early 18th century,

114 —
A Troughton pillar-frame sextant,
English, circa 1800,

115^Ф,Y —
A T.B.Winter brass circular protractor,
English, early 19th century,
(2)

116 —
A mahogany backstaff or Davis quadrant,
English, mid 18th century,

117 —
A 1/2-inch refracting telescope in case,
Italian, 18th century,

118 —
A Thomas Street brass transit Theodolite,
English, circa 1880,

119 —
A Cooke Troughton and Simms brass transit theodolite.
English, mid 20th century,

120 —
A Baker brass transit theodolite,
English, mid 19th century,

121 —
A brass spectroscope,
probably English, late 19th century

122 —
A Gurley brass theodolite,
American, third quarter of the 19th century,

123 —
A George Adams brass theodolite,
English,

124 —
A Troughton & Simms brass transit theodolite,
English, dated 1914,

125 —
A brass surveying level,
French, late 19th century,

126 —
A George Adams brass Theodolite,
English, late 18th century,

127 —
A brass universal equinoctial ring dial,
English, circa 1700,
(7)

128 —
A Walter Hayes brass horizontal sundial,
English, last quarter of the 17th century,

129 —
AN ELIAS ALLEN BRASS DOUBLE SUNDIAL,
English, 1635-1645,