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Fine Instruments of Science, Technology, and Engineered Models

Including property from The British Engineerium, Hove
25 September 2019 | starting at 13:00 BST
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London, Knightsbridge
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A Rare Swiss K 3-rotor Enigma Enciphering machine manufactured for the Swiss Government, Berlin, Heimsoeth and Rinke, delivered 1938-40,A Rare Swiss K 3-rotor Enigma Enciphering machine manufactured for the Swiss Government, Berlin, Heimsoeth and Rinke, delivered 1938-40,. Sold for £50,062.50 inc. premium
A SMALL FULL-SIZE CENTRE PILLAR BEAM ENGINE, built by R. Lukies Dovier, 1876,A SMALL FULL-SIZE CENTRE PILLAR BEAM ENGINE, built by R. Lukies Dovier, 1876,. Sold for £32,562.50 inc. premium
A SMALL FULL-SIZE BOX TABLE ENGINE, Ferrabee of Stroud, circa 1855,A SMALL FULL-SIZE BOX TABLE ENGINE, Ferrabee of Stroud, circa 1855,. Sold for £9,437.50 inc. premium
A 3-inch Newton's pocket globe, English, published 1817,A 3-inch Newton's pocket globe, English, published 1817,. Sold for £5,312.50 inc. premium
A Dean White Ptolemaic brass armillary sphere, English, modern,A Dean White Ptolemaic brass armillary sphere, English, modern,. Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

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98 lots available

A Leica IIIf outfit, 1952-53, (Qty)
A LARGE FORMAT REPRODUCING PLATE CAMERA, English, mid 20th century,
A collection of magic lantern slides, English, third quarter of the 19th century, (Qty)
A Dr Brewster's Patent Kaleidoscope, English, mid 19th century,
A Curta Type 1 Calculator, Liechtenstein 1948-72,
A rare mechanical cipher machine or volvelle, English, circa 1800,
A fine Ottico Meccanica Italiana Crytogrpah-CR Cipher Machine, Italian, late 1950's,
An ETCRRM-II on-line mixing cipher machine, Norwegian, 1950's,
A very rare Siemens & Halske electro-mechanical cipher machine T-43, German, circa 1944,
A rare M-130 Koralle meteorological cipher machine, Russian, late 1950's,
A Telecrypto 53 electromechanical wheel-based cipher machine, Swiss, circa 1955,
A Rare Swiss K 3-rotor Enigma Enciphering machine manufactured for the Swiss Government, Berlin, Heimsoeth and Rinke, delivered 1938-40,
A Hagelin HC-570 Desktop Electronic Cipher machine, Swiss, circa 1980,
A rare Nachet et Fils brass binocular compound microscope, French, circa 1860,
A Jules Duboscq brass colorimeter, French, late 19th century,
A Utzschneider and Fraunhofner 3 1/4-inch refracting telescope on stand, Munich, circa 1825,
A pair of Carl Zeiss high powered binoculars, German, circa 1940,
A part brass compound monocular microscope, Continental, late 18th century,
A J & W Cary 3-inch pocket globe, English, published 1791,
A J & W Cary 12-inch terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1812,
A William Bardin & Gabriel Wright 9-inch terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1783,
A J & W Cary 12-inch celestial globe on stand, English, published 1800,
A 9-inch terrestrial globe on stand, English, published 1851,
A 3-inch Newton's pocket globe, English, published 1817,
A Dr Hooper silver pocket terrestrial globe, English,
A Dean White Ptolemaic brass armillary sphere, English, modern,
A WATCHMAKER'S LATHE, English, mid 19th century, 19th century,
An electrostatic generator, probably Dutch, early 19th century,
A JOSEPH WHITWORTH AND CO BRASS AND STEEL BENCH MICROMETER, English, third quarter of the 19th century,
A Gaiffe's Bipolar Resonator, French, late 19th century,
A set of fourteen wood and metal geometrical models for demonstrating relation between dimension and capacity, Japanese, third quarter of the 20th century,
A CAPTAIN'S DECK-HEAD COMPASS, NO.2555,
A glass and brass demonstrational pump, 19th century,
A Baird & Tatlock laboratory reflector, English, early 20th century,
A John Farey brass ellipsograph English, circa 1810,
An unusually small brass circumferentor, English, Late 18th century, (3)
A William Collier circular brass protractor, English, circa 1740,
A Charles Bloud-type ivory magnetic azimuth dial, Dieppe, circa 1660,
A silver Butterfield dial, French, early 18th century,
A Meiser & Mertig Franklin child's electric experiment box, German, circa 1890,
An Andreas Vogler brass universal equinoctial dial, Augsburg, late 18th century,
A Jean Nourry silver and gilt brass horizontal dial, Lyon, France, circa 1780,
A GLENFIELD AND KENNEDY LTD RECORDING WATER FLOW METER,
A large pond yacht, English, late 19th century,
A MODEL OF THE PADDLE STEAMER MEG O'MELDON, modern,
A small pond yacht, English, 20th century,
A large topsail schooner pond yacht, English, 19th century,
A model of a torpedo boat destroyer, English, circa 1905,
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