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Instruments of Science, Technology and Mechanical Music

27 October 2015 | starting at 13:00 GMT

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A "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 century. Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

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,. Sold for £62,500 inc. premium

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,. Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

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116 lots available

1^W —
A cylinder musical box,
Swiss, late 19th century,

Sold for £350 inc. premium

2 —
A silver cased cylinder music box,
movement Swiss, case Low Countries, early 19th century,

£1,200 - £1,800

3 —
A cylinder music box,
swiss, Circa 1900,

Sold for £312.50 inc. premium

4^W —
A large Bremond bells-in-sight Mandolin Cylinder Musical Box,
Swiss, circa 1880,

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

5^W —
A Nicoles Freres mandolin cylinder music box
Swiss, circa 1880,

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

6 —
A Paillard Vaucher Fils mandolin cylinder music box
Swiss, late 19th century,

£1,000 - £1,500

7^W —
A Paillard Vaucher Fils two-per-turn cylinder music box,
Swiss, late 19th century,

£1,500 - £2,000

13^W —
A Paillard & co interchangeable cylinder music box on stand,
Swiss, Late 19th century,

£3,000 - £5,000

14^W,Y —
An orchestral cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

15^W —
A 19 5/8 inch polyphon disc musical box,
German, circa 1900,

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

16 —
A 15 1/2 inch polyphon disc musical box
German, Circa 1900,

£1,200 - £1,500

17^W —
A 17 inch Lochmann "Original 128" tubular bells disc musical box
German, circa 1900,

£600 - £900

18^W —
A Pistor barrell organ & clock,
English, mid 18th century,

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

19 —
A singing bird in cage,
French, early 20th century,

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

20 —
A double singing bird in cage automaton,
French, late 19th century,

£700 - £1,000

21 —
A singing bird automaton,
French, 20th century,

Sold for £187.50 inc. premium

22 —
A musical violinist automaton,
French, late 19th century,

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

23 —
A singing bird automaton,
French, circa 1900,

Sold for £250 inc. premium

24 —
A clock or watchmaker's wheel cutting tool,

Sold for £625 inc. premium

25 —
A set of Johann Wilhelm Forsthoff coin scales,
German, circa 1780,

£500 - £700

26 —
A set of Abraham Kruse coin scales,
Prussian, circa 1775,

£500 - £700

27 —
A collection of pharmaceutical items,
19th century,
(7)

Sold for £225 inc. premium

28 —
A model twin cylinder five pillar reversing launch engine,
Built by S. Korm,

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

29 —
A fine late 19th century brass model of a Henry Davey Differential Valve Gear, for compound Cornish engines,

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

30^W —
A 19th century wall mounted Windmill governor,

Sold for £500 inc. premium

31 —
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

32^W —
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED MARINE STEAM DONKEY ENGINE,

Sold for £200 inc. premium

33^W —
Engineering accessories,

(qty)

Amended

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

34^W —
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED ENGINE-ROOM STEAM DONKEY PUMP,
Made by Mumford of Colchester,

Sold for £125 inc. premium

35 —
A late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

36 —
Cast brass model of a waterwheel

Sold for £500 inc. premium

37^W —
A large late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

38 —
A mid 19th century Tasker & Co hand operated model of a well head,

Sold for £2,125 inc. premium

39 —
An early 20th century rare small wall mounted Heinrici hot air engine,

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

40 —
A size 2 Donkey pump by Beccles number A201,

Sold for £75 inc. premium

41 —
A Fowler's 'magnum' circular slide rule,
English, early 20th century,

Sold for £62.50 inc. premium

42 —
A Stanley Fuller's cylindrical slide rule,
English, circa 1940,

Sold for £137.50 inc. premium

43 —
A Fuller's computing telegraph,
American, circa 1870,

£500 - £700

44 —
A very rare silver aide-memoire for accounting and calculation,
English, circa 1675,

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

45 —
A Thomas de Colmar arithmometer,
French, mid-19th century,

£2,000 - £3,000

46 —
A M-209-B encryption machine,
supplied by L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Inc., American, circa 1942,

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

47 —
A NEMA Type T-D enciphering machine,
Swiss, circa 1950,
(2)

£10,000 - £15,000

48 —
A rare Hagelin B-21 electromechanical cipher machine,
Swedish, after 1932,

£40,000 - £60,000

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27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
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Instruments of Science, Technology and Mechanical Music

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1W — A cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,

2 — A silver cased cylinder music box, movement Swiss, case Low Countries, early 19th century,

3 — A cylinder music box, swiss, Circa 1900,

4W — A large Bremond bells-in-sight Mandolin Cylinder Musical Box, Swiss, circa 1880,

5W — A Nicoles Freres mandolin cylinder music box Swiss, circa 1880,

6 — A Paillard Vaucher Fils mandolin cylinder music box Swiss, late 19th century,

7W — A Paillard Vaucher Fils two-per-turn cylinder music box, Swiss, late 19th century,

8Ф,W,Y — A mandolin cylinder musical box, Swiss, Circa 1880,

9 — A forte picallo cylinder music box, Swiss, late 19th century,

10 — A Nicole Freres Key-Wound Cylinder Musical Box, Swiss, mid 19th century,

11W — A forte piano mandolin cylinder musical box, Swiss, circa 1880,

12 — A forte piano key-wound cylinder musical box, Swiss, mid 19th century,

13W — A Paillard & co interchangeable cylinder music box on stand, Swiss, Late 19th century,

14W,Y — An orchestral cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,

15W — A 19 5/8 inch polyphon disc musical box, German, circa 1900,

16 — A 15 1/2 inch polyphon disc musical box German, Circa 1900,

17W — A 17 inch Lochmann "Original 128" tubular bells disc musical box German, circa 1900,

18W — A Pistor barrell organ & clock, English, mid 18th century,

19 — A singing bird in cage, French, early 20th century,

20 — A double singing bird in cage automaton, French, late 19th century,

21 — A singing bird automaton, French, 20th century,

22 — A musical violinist automaton, French, late 19th century,

23 — A singing bird automaton, French, circa 1900,

24 — A clock or watchmaker's wheel cutting tool,

25 — A set of Johann Wilhelm Forsthoff coin scales, German, circa 1780,

26 — A set of Abraham Kruse coin scales, Prussian, circa 1775,

27 — A collection of pharmaceutical items, 19th century, (7)

28 — A model twin cylinder five pillar reversing launch engine, Built by S. Korm,

29 — A fine late 19th century brass model of a Henry Davey Differential Valve Gear, for compound Cornish engines,

30W — A 19th century wall mounted Windmill governor,

31 — An exhibition class model of an Easton and Anderson single cylinder expansion valve gear condensing grasshopper beam pumping engine, circa 1885,

32W — A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED MARINE STEAM DONKEY ENGINE,

33W — Engineering accessories, (qty)

34W — A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED ENGINE-ROOM STEAM DONKEY PUMP, Made by Mumford of Colchester,

35 — A late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

36 — Cast brass model of a waterwheel

37W — A large late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

38 — A mid 19th century Tasker & Co hand operated model of a well head,

39 — An early 20th century rare small wall mounted Heinrici hot air engine,

40 — A size 2 Donkey pump by Beccles number A201,

41 — A Fowler's 'magnum' circular slide rule, English, early 20th century,

42 — A Stanley Fuller's cylindrical slide rule, English, circa 1940,

43 — A Fuller's computing telegraph, American, circa 1870,

44 — A very rare silver aide-memoire for accounting and calculation, English, circa 1675,

45 — A Thomas de Colmar arithmometer, French, mid-19th century,

46 — A M-209-B encryption machine, supplied by L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Inc., American, circa 1942,

47 — A NEMA Type T-D enciphering machine, Swiss, circa 1950, (2)

48 — A rare Hagelin B-21 electromechanical cipher machine, Swedish, after 1932,

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1^W —
A cylinder musical box,
Swiss, late 19th century,

2 —
A silver cased cylinder music box,
movement Swiss, case Low Countries, early 19th century,

3 —
A cylinder music box,
swiss, Circa 1900,

4^W —
A large Bremond bells-in-sight Mandolin Cylinder Musical Box,
Swiss, circa 1880,

5^W —
A Nicoles Freres mandolin cylinder music box
Swiss, circa 1880,

6 —
A Paillard Vaucher Fils mandolin cylinder music box
Swiss, late 19th century,

7^W —
A Paillard Vaucher Fils two-per-turn cylinder music box,
Swiss, late 19th century,

8^Ф,W,Y —
A mandolin cylinder musical box,
Swiss, Circa 1880,

9 —
A forte picallo cylinder music box,
Swiss, late 19th century,

10 —
A Nicole Freres Key-Wound Cylinder Musical Box,
Swiss, mid 19th century,

11^W —
A forte piano mandolin cylinder musical box,
Swiss, circa 1880,

12 —
A forte piano key-wound cylinder musical box,
Swiss, mid 19th century,

13^W —
A Paillard & co interchangeable cylinder music box on stand,
Swiss, Late 19th century,

14^W,Y —
An orchestral cylinder musical box, Swiss, late 19th century,

15^W —
A 19 5/8 inch polyphon disc musical box,
German, circa 1900,

16 —
A 15 1/2 inch polyphon disc musical box
German, Circa 1900,

17^W —
A 17 inch Lochmann "Original 128" tubular bells disc musical box
German, circa 1900,

18^W —
A Pistor barrell organ & clock,
English, mid 18th century,

19 —
A singing bird in cage,
French, early 20th century,

20 —
A double singing bird in cage automaton,
French, late 19th century,

21 —
A singing bird automaton,
French, 20th century,

22 —
A musical violinist automaton,
French, late 19th century,

23 —
A singing bird automaton,
French, circa 1900,

24 —
A clock or watchmaker's wheel cutting tool,

25 —
A set of Johann Wilhelm Forsthoff coin scales,
German, circa 1780,

26 —
A set of Abraham Kruse coin scales,
Prussian, circa 1775,

27 —
A collection of pharmaceutical items,
19th century,
(7)

28 —
A model twin cylinder five pillar reversing launch engine,
Built by S. Korm,

29 —
A fine late 19th century brass model of a Henry Davey Differential Valve Gear, for compound Cornish engines,

30^W —
A 19th century wall mounted Windmill governor,

31 —
An exhibition class model of an Easton and Anderson single cylinder expansion valve gear condensing grasshopper beam pumping engine,
circa 1885,

32^W —
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED MARINE STEAM DONKEY ENGINE,

33^W —
Engineering accessories,

(qty)

34^W —
A MUMFORD FULL-SIZED ENGINE-ROOM STEAM DONKEY PUMP,
Made by Mumford of Colchester,

35 —
A late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

36 —
Cast brass model of a waterwheel

37^W —
A large late 19th century model of a double frame single cylinder steam hammer,

38 —
A mid 19th century Tasker & Co hand operated model of a well head,

39 —
An early 20th century rare small wall mounted Heinrici hot air engine,

40 —
A size 2 Donkey pump by Beccles number A201,

41 —
A Fowler's 'magnum' circular slide rule,
English, early 20th century,

42 —
A Stanley Fuller's cylindrical slide rule,
English, circa 1940,

43 —
A Fuller's computing telegraph,
American, circa 1870,

44 —
A very rare silver aide-memoire for accounting and calculation,
English, circa 1675,

45 —
A Thomas de Colmar arithmometer,
French, mid-19th century,

46 —
A M-209-B encryption machine,
supplied by L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Inc., American, circa 1942,

47 —
A NEMA Type T-D enciphering machine,
Swiss, circa 1950,
(2)

48 —
A rare Hagelin B-21 electromechanical cipher machine,
Swedish, after 1932,