1890-1900 | Metal base | 46.5 cm (height) | provenance: private pharmaceutical Museum Lot description The metal base of the scale is marked: Prof. Bauers getreideprüfer ("getreideprüfer" is German for "grain inspector") and has a threaded hole for a tall brass rod that supports a straight arm scale. The bar is equipped with clips that hold the glass tube. The 150 gram weight is sized to fit ...
[panscales ]. Metal two-shaft scale on ceramic base. Germany? Interwar period? Weight form. 52.5x21.5x24.5 cm. On the ceramic base convex inscription "10 kg". Scales made of brass sheet. Scales in working order. Attached are 9 weights, non-uniform. Losses of paint on metal parts, scales stained.
Victorian pendant compassEngland, Birmingham, 1863, setting 375 red gold, hallmarked, movable setting supplemented, length 3.5 cm, diameter 1.7 cm, weight approx. 6.5 g
Lot of three navigation instruments consisting of: 20th century a sextant, a compass and a cartographic compass of different sizes. Condition: good, one broken clasp, tools untested.
Pharmacy scale first half of the 20th century 43 x 38 x 23 cm within a cherry wood display case. Manufactured by Baird & Tatlock, London. State of preservation: good.
Victorian sugar crystal cutter 19th century Height x width x depth: 15 x 36 x 10.5 cm. Total weight: 120 g. cast iron with turned wooden handle, on wooden base. During the Victorian period sugar was sold in large hard blocks, called ‘sugar cones’, and special crystal-cutting pliers were used to break it up into smaller portions. This tool, often made of sturdy metal with decorative handles...
Goldsmith scales Italy, late 19th early XX century height x width x depth box: 7 x 28 x 20 cm. Total weight with box: 1796 g. precision instrument used by goldsmiths to weigh small quantities of precious metals and stones. It has two equal arms, with two saucers suspended from a chain. It is kept in a wooden case to protect it from draughts and dust, elements that could affect the accuracy of ...
A pair of leather horse covers England, 19th - 20th century Height x width x depth: 13 x 17 x 20 cm. Total weight: 1194 g. Each element is equipped with buckles and straps for firm attachment to the horse's leg. The part in contact with the ground is flat, reinforced with an additional layer of leather to cushion the impact and distribute the weight more evenly. They were used to protect lawns...