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Mechanical Music, Cameras, Scientific & Collectors Items

Auction 18148
7 Dec 2010, starting at 11:00 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £3,240 inc. premium
An EMG horn gramophone, Mark Xa with 3/4-depth hinged lid,
Sold for £2,640 inc. premium
A fine Polyphon 15.1/2-inch disc musical box, Style 45, circa 1895,
Sold for £2,100 inc. premium
A rare Bryans 'Retreeva' machine, circa 1946,
Sold for £2,040 inc. premium
A Drum et Bells musical box, by Bremond, circa 1883,

Lots

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1 Rolleiflex 2.8F qty £696
US$ 1,087
€812
3 A Luzo Detective camera £840
US$ 1,312
€981
4 Williamson Air Camera gun £324
US$ 506
€378
5 MPP Microflex twin lens Reflex camera £180
US$ 281
€210
7 Nikon F-301 2 £48
US$ 74
€56
8 Super Technika 4 x 5 inch camera outfit £864
US$ 1,349
€1,009
9 Four large camera lenses 4 £432
US$ 674
€504
10 A Yashica Dental-Eye III 35mm SLR camera £96
US$ 149
€112
11 Ensign Cinematograph camera £408
US$ 637
€476
13 Olympus OM10 camera £60
US$ 93
€70
14 Nikon 'F' and other cameras 6 £216
US$ 337
€252
15 Contax III camera qty £102
US$ 159
€119
16 Magic lantern slides £96
US$ 149
€112
16A Magic Lantern slides 8 £192
US$ 299
€224
17 Three rotating magic lantern slides 10 £60
US$ 93
€70
21 Stereoscopic viewers and views £288
US$ 449
€336
22 Stereographoscope £168
US$ 262
€196
23 Stereoscopic views, boxed sets 6 £360
US$ 562
€420
51 A good 200-series green bakelite telephone, circa 1938, impressed mark PL38/234, £768
US$ 1,199
€896
52 A good 200-series telephone in ivory bakelite, impressed mark 164 - 57 £288
US$ 449
€336
53 A 200-series black bakelite telephone on bell-box, circa 1952, impressed mark 164/52, £60
US$ 93
€70
54 A 200-series black bakelite telephone, £90
US$ 140
€105
55 Five black bakelite 200-series telephones: £120
US$ 187
€140
56 A type 312 ivory bakelite telephone, 1957, £252
US$ 393
€294
57 Nine black bakelite 300-series telephones: £168
US$ 262
€196
58 An A B telephone call box, £108
US$ 168
€126
59 Candlestick telephones: circa 1915 and later, £324
US$ 506
€378
60 An Ericsson No. 121 wall telephone, £204
US$ 318
€238
61 A rare Ericsson 'Effel Tower' skeleton telephone, circa 1895, £360
US$ 562
€420
62 Various wood-cased telephones, circa 1920 onwards, £120
US$ 187
€140
63 Wall-mounted, bakelite and metal-cased telephones: £156
US$ 243
€182
64 A quantity of 1910/1920s and later wall telephones, all wood-cased, some with later modifications, £228
US$ 356
€266
65 A quantity of Ericsson and other magneto telephones: £300
US$ 468
€350
66 Continental and magneto telephone receivers, £96
US$ 149
€112
67 A quantity of telephone parts and accessories, £120
US$ 187
€140
68 Two magneto 'Trench' telephones, £48
US$ 74
€56
69 Four 'Mother-in-Law' telephones, French, circa 1925, £192
US$ 299
€224
70 Continental bakelite telephones, mostly circa 1950, £192
US$ 299
€224
71 Decorative French 'Chateau' telephones, 1940s onwards, £168
US$ 262
€196
72 Vintage and novelty telecommuication: £168
US$ 262
€196
73 A Marconiphone 'Straight 8' type 81 wireless receiver, circa 1925, £432
US$ 674
€504
74 A crystal set and volt meters, £168
US$ 262
€196
75 A Gecophone No. 1 crystal set, circa 1924, B.C.1001, £240
US$ 374
€280
77 An Ekco AD65 wireless receiver, circa 1934, £528
US$ 824
€616
80 A National microphone dancer, £132
US$ 206
€154
82 A Mignon typewriter, £48
US$ 74
€56
83 Postcards and Cigarette cards: £66
US$ 103
€77
84 A box of assorted items: £114
US$ 178
€133
85 A Bradbury sewing machine, £60
US$ 93
€70
87 An Edison Gem phonograph, circa 1905, £252
US$ 393
€294
88 An Edison Bell Gem phonograph, circa 1899, £252
US$ 393
€294
89 An Edison Home Phonograph, circa 1900, £576
US$ 899
€672
90 An Edison Standard phonograph £432
US$ 674
€504
92 A miscellaneous collection of approximately forty phonograph cylinders, qty £72
US$ 112
€84
93 Four gramophone and phonograph horns, cylinders: £252
US$ 393
€294
94 A Berliner model 2 hand-cranked gramophone, circa 1899 and later, £480
US$ 749
€560
95 A rare Stollwerck improved model gramophone, model B, circa 1904, £1,260
US$ 1,968
€1,471
96 An EMG horn gramophone, Mark Xa with 3/4-depth hinged lid, £3,240
US$ 5,060
€3,784
97 An HMV 'Cockleshell' horn gramophone, circa 1905, £1,740
US$ 2,717
€2,032
98 An HMV Intermediate Monarch horn gramophone, circa 1908, £984
US$ 1,537
€1,149
99 A HMV model 32 horn gramophone, circa 1910, £624
US$ 974
€728
100 An oak cased table top horn gramophone, £300
US$ 468
€350
101 An HMV model 460 Lumière gramophone, Oak version, circa 1925, £1,380
US$ 2,155
€1,611
102 A good HMV model 13 cabinet grand gramophone circa 1926, £324
US$ 506
€378
103 A Mikiphone pocket gramophone, £288
US$ 449
€336
104 A Dulcetto portable gramophone, circa 1930 2 £114
US$ 178
€133
105 A Columbia Grafonola gramophone, £72
US$ 112
€84
106 A Columbia Grafonola Model I-20, circa 1920 £144
US$ 224
€168
107 A Hicks-style barrel piano by Thomas Taylor & Company of Sheffield, circa 1885, £840
US$ 1,312
€981
109 A Gem roller organ, circa 1900, 2 £168
US$ 262
€196
110 A Small hand-cranked salon barrel organ, £840
US$ 1,312
€981
111 Seraphone roll-playing twenty note organette, circa 1890, £480
US$ 749
€560
113 A Phoenix twenty-four note organette, circa 1890, £288
US$ 449
€336
114 A fine Improved Celestina twenty-note hand-crank organette, circa 1890, £912
US$ 1,424
€1,065
115 A Cotswold 14-note organette, £90
US$ 140
€105
116 An 24-note Ariston organette, circa 1892 £204
US$ 318
€238
117 A whistling figure of a man, by Karl Griesbaum, circa 1950, £456
US$ 712
€532
118 A tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems, circa 1890, £1,920
US$ 2,999
€2,242
119 A gilt metal singing bird box, by Bontems, circa 1900, £1,800
US$ 2,811
€2,102
120 A duet singing birds-in-cage, by Karl Griesbaum, circa 1950, £300
US$ 468
€350
121 A small singing bird in cage, for the Eastern market, circa 1950, £384
US$ 599
€448
122 A musical windmill automaton, under glass dome, circa 1890, formally with rocking ship, £120
US$ 187
€140
123 A musical photograph album, circa 1890, £42
US$ 65
€49
127 A good key-wind 'Tradesman's' hymn musical box, by Nicole Frerés, circa 1859, £840
US$ 1,312
€981
128 An early key-wind musical box, by Henriot, circa 1850, £600
US$ 937
€700
129 A key-wind musical box by Nicole Freres, circa 1851, £480
US$ 749
€560
130 A key-wind musical box, by Nicole Freres, circa 1850, £288
US$ 449
€336
132 A musical clock/trophy base, period case circa 1880, later Orpheus movement by Sankyo, £216
US$ 337
€252
133 An interchangeable two-per-turn musical box, by J. Billon-Haller, circa 1895, £1,056
US$ 1,649
€1,233
134 A mandoline musical box, playing eight airs, circa 1880, £984
US$ 1,537
€1,149
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