An Important Collection of British Antarctic ‘Terra Nova’ Expedition archive material of Francis Davies & Maritime Auction - 19th October 2021

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An Important Collection of British Antarctic ‘Terra Nova’ Expedition archive material of Francis Davies & Maritime Auction - 19th October 2021

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A telescopic brass gun sight by W Ottway & Co:, the 21 inch main tube with maker's stamps and dated 1907, with knurled adjustment ring, in fitted ...

A Russian ship's lamp: together with a red navigation light, one other ship's lamp and a circular brass pressure gauge (4)

An ebony 13 inch radius vernier octant by McCall, Tower Hill, London:, the brass vernier arc signed as per title, the arc inset with replacement ...

A T Walker & Sons Patent A1 ' Harpoon' Ship's log in original pine case:, the brass log with enamel indicator panel signed as per title, stabiliz...

An early 19th century brass eight draw telescope by Carpenter, London: with 4 3/34 inch black lacquered main tube, in a fitted red leather case (o...

A fine 8 inch radius Gold and Platina Sextant by Carey of London, formerly the property of Rear-Admiral Ernest John Spooner DSO (1887-1942): the l...

A rare 19th century English lacquered brass sextant stand:, the 'Y' shaped frame with double heavy brass drum counterweights raised on a flared co...

A four inch brass refracting telescope by T Cook & Son, York:, the 48 inch black lacquered main tube with brass shade, 13 3/4 inch sighting scope,...

A 3 1/2 inch brass refracting telescope by Ramage, Aberdeen: the 64 inch black lacquered two stage main tube with rack and pinion focus and 9 inch...

A 2 1/4 inch telescope by Dolland, London:, the 38 inch tapering mahogany main tube with brass shade, signed to sighting tube as per title, 102cm ...

A 19th century brass 4 inch reflective telescope by Thomas Ribright, London:, the 25 inch main tube engraved 'Made by Tho's Ribright, London. Opti...

A 19th century mahogany and brass three draw telescope by Dollond, London: with 8 3/4 inch wooden main tube and signed as per title, (damage to ca...

A cased Marine Distance meter: together with a WWII brass MkII vernier compass in leather case, a Bakelite MK I magnetic marching compass, a cased...

A WWII period Air Ministry issue 3 1/4 inch radius vernier Flying Boat 'Husun' sextant by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, London,: serial number '41763' b...

A Japanese 8 inch radius vernier sextant by Tamaya & Co Ltd: the black lacquer frame with brass arc calibrated to 120° , numbered '31154' and sign...

An early 20th century presentation Course Bearing Corrector:, unsigned, constructed in oxidised and polished steel, inscribed around edge 'With th...

A Victorian brass and oak binnacle: the 5 inch compass card by Cooke, Hull in a Husun 'Dead- Beat' case numbered '10052' on a gimballed mount unde...

A late 19th/early 20th century compass by E Dent & Co, London: with 4 inch compass signed as per title to bezel and numbered '45115' with Dent tra...

A single draw telescope by Ross of London for J Gieve & Sons, Portsmouth: signed as per title with rope covered main tube and numbered '4845'. ....

A WWI period 'Faithful Freddie' pattern submarine binnacle by Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd, Glasgow: binnacle number '1134', with 3 1/2 inch liq...

A Walkers Patent A1 harpoon Ship's Log: signed to white enamel recording plate as per title and stamped 'TW' with anchor to fin, 53cm long

A pair of 7 X 50 Kriegsmarine fixed-focus binoculars by Carl Zeiss, Military Division, Jena: the base plate stamped with Ordnance Code 'blc' and ...

A small lacquered brass student microscope in mahogany case: together with a brass cased resistance meter by Henley, London (glass cracked) (2)

A black lacquered brass level:, unsigned, the 7 inch main tube with spirit bubble above, rack and pinion adjustment raised on a four screw base, i...

A collection of NBS (Northern Biological Supplies) prepared microscope slides of various subject matter:, the boxes labelled 'Fresh Water Algae', ...

A late 18th century surveying level and compass by W & S Jones, London: constructed in lacquered brass with 20 inch rack and pinion adjust telesco...

Maddox, E, E. 'Ophthalmological Prisms. The Clinical use of Prisms', first edition: pub, John Wright & Co, Bristol and Hamilton, Adams & Co, Lond...

A pair of George III silver spectacles, London 1761: with circular blue tinted lenses and folding arms, in a leather case, (case a/f)

A pair of George III silver spectacles, London 1782: with clear oval lenses and sliding extendable arms, together with a pair of steel spectacles ...

A pair of George IV silver Richardson pattern 'D' shaped railway glasses, with Martin's Margins style tortoiseshell mounts to the lenses,: on tw...

A pair of 19th century Chinese sunglasses in embroidered case:, the circular smoke quartz lenses with folding metal arms (damaged) in a blue silk ...

Lot 273

Wilson (USA).

Wilson (USA). A pair of simulated tortoiseshell sunglasses:, with circular tinted lenses, leather sides and wire arms (damaged)

An early 20th century oak sign 'Sight Testing Optician': the text cut from an oak base and highlighted in gold and black paint, the letters with ...

Two cased Opthalmoscopes by Theodore Hamblin Ltd, London: together with three other uncased opthalmoscopes and a frame heater. (6)

An optician's black lacquer measuring instrument: composed of a pair of hinged sighting tubes , one with an image of a bird, the other of a cage ,...

Two optician's small cased test sets: together with a leather cased opticians test set: comprising a single tray of lenses, the case stamped to to...

An optician's cased test set in a stained beech case:, together with an oak cased part test set ( incomplete) (2)

A mid 19th century steel tooth key:, the claw with cross hatched bolster on a shaped steel shaft with turned bone handle, together with a steel d...

A group of late 19th/early 20th century dental instruments: comprising a cast iron dental press with two brass moulds, an oak folding fluoroscope ...

A lacquered brass miner's level by Troughton & Simms:, the 11 inch main tube signed as per title with cased spirit levels and rack and pinion foc...

A 19th century lacquered brass microscope by H Comyns, Chelsea,: the single tube with rack and pinion focus mounted over stage and mirror in an op...

A 19th century French lacquered brass microscope by Nachet Et Fils, Paris: with two sliding tubes over stage and mirror together with objectives ...

A large Wenhams pattern binocular microscope by Ross, London: with rack and pinion coarse and fine adjust, engraved to the base of the main tubes ...

A 19th century lacquered brass microscope: unsigned, the sighting tube on a rack and pinion adjustment mechanism in a rectangular box section, ov...

A 19th century lacquered brass theodolite by Dollond, London: the 12 inch sighting tube signed to sliding shade as per title, mounted to the limb ...

A contemporary barograph under a glass dome by Russell Scientific Instruments Ltd.: the quartz powered recording drum and arm on a circular platfo...

An early 20th century oak cased recording barograph by Kelvin & James White, Glasgow: the four inch recording drum on a lacquered brass baseplate ...

An oak cased combination barograph and thermograph: by On , serial number 5175, lacquered brass recorder, sixteen drum atmosphere and amplifier ar...

An early 20th century French brass compound microscope by E Hartnack & A Prasmowski, Paris: with single sliding main tube and screw fine adjust an...

A 19th century marine ivory sailor's dib:, the handle decorated to one side with an anchor and letter 'H', the reverse with a whale tail over 'VR...

A Trinity House builder's drawing for the twin screw pilot boats 'Bembridge, 'Pelorus' and 'Penlee': with typed notes lower left corner, framed an...

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