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A LEICA 'LUXUS' REPLICA RANGEFINDER,the arm reading E. LEITZ WETZLAR, the gilt large-dial (3cm diameter) rangefinder scaled in metres, 4in (10cm) ...

A LECOULTRE COMPASS CAMERA, SWISS, MID-20TH CENTURY,No. 3812, with Anastigmat 35mm f/3.5 lens and lens cap, 2in x 3in x 1 1/2in (5cm x 8cm x 4cm)...

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A LEICA M3,

A LEICA M3,No. 1035136, with Summicron 50mm f/1.2 lens, For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com ...[more]

A LEICA IIIc AND A LEICA IIIf, 1950's,the IIIc, no. 486642, with Summaron 35mm f/3.5 lens; the IIIf, no. 794327, with Summiter 50mm f/2 lens no, 6...

A RARE NIKON 1 CAMERA, JAPAN, 1948-1949,No. 609637, 24 x 32mm format, chrome, the baseplate engraved MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN externally, with Nipp...

AN E.F. MOY LTD HAND-CRANKED CINE CAMERA, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1910,cast Moy & Bastie's Patent No. 4534, 1909 Serial no., the brass-bound mahogany case ...

A MAHOGANY AND BRASS SLIDING BOX CAMERA, MID-19TH CENTURY,plate size 5-inch by 6 1/2-inch, the brass lens unit with rack-and-pinion focusing, remo...

A GROUP OF THREE CAMERA LENSES,including a Voigtlander & Sohn Euroscop no.4.on mahogany lens mount panel, and two other brass cased lenses, the la...

A COLLAPSIBLE MAHOGANY AND BRASS CAMERA, MID-19TH CENTURY,plate size 7-inch by 9-inch, lens with rack and pinion focusing with sliding stop, foldi...

A THORNTON-PICKARD 'MACHINE GUN' CAMERA, ENGLISH, 1930S,in gunmetal and brass, with makers plaque cast Thornton-Pickard Altringham, MK.III.H, in o...

A HOUGHTONS LTD SANDERSON QUARTER-PLATE TROPICAL REFLEX CAMERA ENGLISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,maker's plate reading THE 'SANDERSON', H. LTD, LONDON, ...

A NEMA TD 626 CIPHER MACHINE, SWISS MID-20TH CENTURY,maker's plate numbered TD 626, the 10-wheel cipher machine used by the Swiss Army and Diplo...

A FALKA M-125-3MN ROTOR-BASED CIPHER MACHINE WITH POWER SUPPLY, RUSSIAN, 1960'S,plaque stamped M-125-3MP2 N 98-92441, complete with ten rotors and...

A RARE KRIEGSMARINE SIGNAL BOOK, GERMAN, 1940-1944,Signalbuch der Kriegsmarine, Berlin: Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine, 1940, Third Reich Naval Hig...

A US NAVY CSP-1756 CIPHER DEVICE, AMERICAN, LAST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY,the reverse reading U.S. NAVY CSP-1756, with board with a fixed plas...

A SET OF SIX HAGELIN CIPHER WHEELS, 1960'S,serial no. 31980, the 2-inch diameter wheels numbered 25, 26, 34, 38,42 and 46, in fitted grey-green m...

A HELL STG-61 PORTABLE CIPHER MACHINE, GERMAN, 1960'S,serial no. 64401, the olive green metal casing opening to stack of six cipher wheel, alphab...

A NEMA TD 772 CIPHER MACHINE, SWISS, MID-20TH CENTURY,makers plaque stamped TD 722, the 10-wheel cipher machine used by the Swiss Army and Diplom...

A US NAVY CSP-1756 CIPHER DEVICE, AMERICAN, LAST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY,the wooden board with a fixed plastic strip at the top, another fixed...

A NEMA CIPHER MACHINE SPARES BOX, SWISS, MID-20TH CENTURY,the black painted wooden case with hinged lid opening to lift-out tray and compartmental...

A M-209 CONVERTOR CIPHER MACHINE, AMERICAN, MID-20TH CENTURY,serial number 7322, supplied by the L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Inc, N.Y., the six...

A RARE SYSTEM BEYER KRYPTO POCKET WATCH CIPHER, DANISH, CIRCA 1933,the centre reading KRYPTO System Beyer Pat. anm., by the Danish Cipher Machine ...

AN ENIGMA ROTOR BOX WITH TWO ROTORS, GERMAN, DATED 1936,Rotor serial numbers: II (A5111), V (A5111).Rotor II (A5111) of Marked 'WaA69' on flat co...

A RARE HEIMSOETH UND RINKE 3-ROTOR ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE, BERLIN, 1942,serial number A 11787, inner front panel with 'Klappe schliessen', rotors I...

AN ENIGMA ROTOR BOX WITH TWO ROTORS, GERMAN, DATED 1936,Rotor serial numbers: III (A00413/43E), V (A1727)Rotor V (A1727) of early manufacture. Thi...

A RARE HEIMSOETH UND RINKE 3-ROTOR ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE, BERLIN, 1938,serial number A 8904, inner front panel with 'Klappe schliessen' and 'ENIGM...

A MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY,with hinged lid with lined interior, opening to twelve glass medicine bottles, a drawer t...

A MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY,with recessed brass carrying handle, the hinged lid lined and opening to fifteen glass me...

AN OAK APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY,the cushioned hinged lid opening to twenty-one glass medicine bottles of various sizes, most labell...

A MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, MID 19TH CENTURY,with brass carrying handle, double doors opening to seven medicine bottles and two dropping...

AN S. MAW & SON PORTABLE DOMESTIC MEDICAL CABINET, ENGLISH, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY,the inside lid reading S. MAW & SON PORTABLE DOMESTIC MEDICAL...

A VERY LARGE MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY,with brass carrying handle, the double doors opening to six drawers each with ...

A LARGE MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, MID 19TH CENTURY,the hinged lid opening to sixteen glass medicine bottles with stoppers, most labelled...

A SNAKESKIN TRAVELLING PHYSICIAN'S MEDICINE CASE, AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY,the hinged case opening to a two double-sided folding trays, holding...

AN UNUSUAL MAHOGANY APOTHECARY CHEST, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY,in the 'spice cupboard' style with two brass carrying handles, the chest with cen...

A LEITZ BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE WITH A COLLECTION OF ACCESSORIES, GERMAN, 1960S-1970S,the microscope with five-objective centring turret with rotatin...

A BRASS CARPENTER-TYPE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE, ENGLISH, MID-19TH CENTURY,in fitted mahogany case with six lenses, liver box, Lieberkuhn and set of sl...

A ROSS COMPOUND MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE, ENGLISH, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY,base signed ROSS LONDON, 2084, the microscope stage with rack-and-pinion f...

AN EDWARD TROUGHTON DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1820,signed Troughton, London, with silver scale and vernier, magnifier, two sets of c...

A JOHN BENNETT BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR IN CASE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1750,signed J. BENNETT, LONDON, the brass compass rose engraved with eight cardinal po...

A JOHN DOVASTON SIGNPOST OR ANGLE BAROMETER, ENGLISH, DATED 1786,signed John Dovaston fecit 1786, the mahogany baseboard with turned wood cistern...

AN 18TH CENTURY-STYLE COMBINED POLYHEDRAL SUNDIAL AND WINDVANE, CONTINENTAL,the central gilded sphere surrounded by four brass panels, engraved wi...

A PHILIP HARRIS & CO TANGENT GALVANOMETER, ENGLISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,dial reading PHILIP HARRIS & CO. (1913 LTD), BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, with magn...

A NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA CAMPBELL STOKES SUNSHINE RECORDER, MK 3, ENGLISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY,engraved LAT 45' -65', the glass sphere pivoted in brass a...

A CURTA TYPE 1 CALCULATOR, LIECHTENSTEIN, MID-20TH CENTURY,No. 43896, the stepped gear-type pocket calculator engraved CURTA, the base reading Sys...

A CARPENTER & WESTLEY CASED BAROGRAPH, ENGLISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,plaque to the barograph reading Carpenter & Westley, 24. Regent St., London, a ...

A COLLECTION OF GIESSLER TUBES, ENGLISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,comprising nineteen glass examples, forms include spiral, coiled, and tubes, some with...

AN 'ELECTRIC EGG' DISCHARGE GAP, ENGLISH, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY,the hand-blown glass 'egg' of ovoid form, on freestanding brass vacuum pump bas...

AN UNUSUAL PRINTED CARD HYGROMETER, SPANISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,the wall mounted hygrometer with cut-out figure of seated monk automaton who indic...

A ROYAL GUN FACTORY TORPEDO GYROSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1905,Serial no. 2468 and stamped R.G.F., the gyroscope composed of brass and steel component...

A SET OF GERRIT GEENS COIN SCALES AND WEIGHTS, DUTCH, DATED 1648,signed in manuscript on the interior case edge, complete with set of coin scales...

A LARGE BENJAMIN MARTIN BRONZE HORIZONTAL DIAL, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770,Signed B Martin LONDON, Engraved with hours scale in Roman numerals and divide...

AN EDWARD NAIRNE OCTAGONAL BRASS HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY,signed E Nairne London, engraved with compass rose and cardinal p...

A JAMES SHORT 2-INCH REFLECTING TELESCOPE ON STAND, ENGLISH, MID 18TH CENTURY,Signed James Short London, 115 / 851 = 7, the tube supported on shor...

A BENJAMIN MARTIN BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR, ENGLISH, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY,signed B. MARTIN, LONDON, the silvered brass compass rose engra...

A W. & J. GEORGE LTD 'NIVOC' GALVANOMETER, ENGLISH, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY,the dial labelled W & J. GEORGE LTD, BIRMINGHAM ENG., the magnetic nee...

A PART SET OF BRASS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY,including a pair of single-handed double dividers with steel pointers, two sm...

A DAVIS & SON 12-INCH ROLLING PARRALEL RULE, ENGLISH, MID-19TH CENTURY,the base engraved Davis & Son, Derby, the brass rolling rule in mahogany ca...

A GEORGE ADAMS MAHOGANY WAYWISER, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY,the brass dial signed ADAMS, LONDON, together with scales in Miles, Furlongs, Poles, ...

AN EARLY ELM WAYWISER OR TRUNDLE WHEEL, ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY,with 38-inch diameter eight-spoked wheel, with iron tire, the axle connected b...

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