Diederich Peter Poppenberg of Sprockhövel, a German coin scale and weights, c.1790, the beam supporting small brass circular pans, within a hardwood cut from solid box, the interior lid with trade label and stamped 'Justirt', with seven weight apertures housing eight matching square coin weights, a Georgian 3 penny weight and a further brass lidded aperture housing three grain weights, 10.9cm The Poppenberg family specialised in coin scales, Diederich Peter (born 1754, died 1824) worked with his brothers for much of his life.
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Ulrich Odendal, Cologne, a German coin scale box, c.1652, with name and date inscribed in ink to the lid interior (date faded), the beam with swan neck ends, the later beam initialled and dated 'WG 1756', within a cut from solid fruit wood box, the lid with book binder type stamped decoration, the interior lid with sliding section housing fifteen square weights, with further stamped decoration, the main body housing ten square weights with ink inscribed titles, a sliding section enclosing two grain weights, and with sliding drawer to the base, housing a further fifteen square weights, each with ink inscribed denomination, beam 12.1cm Ulrich Odendal (working 1653-1665). Master sign a post horn with VO above in a shield. One of the family of Odendall making coin scales.
Robert Vincent II, a fine English coin scale and weights, c.1760, within a cut from solid mahogany base, the interior lid with label, inscribed 'Made by Robert Vincent, at the Hand and Scales, No.1 The Foot of London Bridge, Southwark', housing eight matching English circular weights, with sliding compartment housing fifteen square grain weights for determining loss of gold, beam 15.8cm Robert Vincent, scale maker (working 1751-died 1793). One of nine children of a leather dresser. Trained by John Swithin. He had twenty apprentices, eight from Christ's Hospital, and twelve of whom became masters. James his son trained by him, worked in partnership with him and succeeded him. His daughter Mary was of unsound mind by 1831. His will survives.
A German coin scale, 16th century, the beam supporting triangular and dished circular pans, the triangular pan struck with Master sign of a lion leaping over the letter 'B' (believed that there should be a further initial which is not evident) within a fruitwood case, with incised geometric decoration and dated in ink '1590', the interior lid with sliding section housing eight square matching weights, with ink inscribed denominations, with a further five matching weights and an aperture for grain weights (sliding section deficient), beam 9.4cm
Adolph de Backer II, fine Amsterdam coin scale, c.1650, the beam with swans neck terminals supporting triangular and dished circular silvered brass pans, within a fine fruitwood case, the case with stamped decoration to all sides, the interior lid with sliding section, opening to reveal ten assorted square weights with ink inscribed denominations, with a further five apertures housing six weights to the main body, with sliding compartment for grain weights, with a sliding tray to the base with apertures for ten weights, housing twelve, each weight marked with Adolph de Backer master sign 'D' over 'AB' within a circle and inverted cross, beam 10.1cm Adolph de Backer II (born 1691-1750), son of Martinus de Backer II. One of large family of scale makers.
Joh Casp Mittelstenscheidt, German coin scale, late 18th century, the beam with swan neck ends, within a cut from solid dark stained box, the interior lid with decorative trade label inscribed 'Justirte Gold Waage Von...' a further applied ink inscribed label inscribed 'J J Bullmann, in Frankfurt?', with seven apertures housing twelve square weights, with a brass hinged aperture with a single grain weight, beam 10.2cm Johann Caspar Mittelstenscheidt, in Lennep (born 1764-died 1819), one of a large family of scale makers, the only maker in Berg & Mark who used this wording.
An English coin scale, 18th century, the rounded beam with swan neck ends, within a mahogany cut from solid box, the lid incised with fine semi-circles and a beaded band border, the apertures with two weights for guinea and ½ guinea, beam 8.1cm CONDITION REPORT: There have been three replaced brass hinged pins
Samuel Read, a set of diamond scales, c.1731-1761, the beam with swan neck end, with hemispherical pans, all within a cut from solid mahogany case, the lid with applied printed label, inscribed 'Samuel Read, Scale Makers at the Angel, and Kings Arms, in St. Ann's Lane, Near Aldersgate, London', with eight square tapering brass carat weights, 64-1 and three square grain weights with a shovel/ tweezers slotted within the base, beam 11.4cm Samuel Read, prestigious scale maker (working 1735-died 1778), trained by John Neale, had thirty-two apprentices, (five from Christ's Hospital), of whom twelve became masters. Read led a long-running battle about quality of coin weights against John Kirk. He was on the Court of Common Council. He made a set of measures for the Royal Society, working with George Graham and maintained the balances at Christ's Hospital. He verified the National Standards & those of the Royal Society. Succeeded by Charles DeGrave. Will survives.
John Sheldon, a rare leather cased patent escritoir, the tooled leather case with gilt lettering and with a further outer tooled claret leather case, the interior lid printed 'John Sheldon's Escritoir Almanack (sic) for 1851', the fitted interior with a hinged 'T' section, marked for 'postage stamps, inkstand, wax lights, gum or other wafers', with original silver plated combination seal/ coin and letter scale, inscribed 'John Sheldon', with folding inkstand, wax light containers and taper stick and an open section for assorted pens, waxes and nibs, 14.5 x 10.5cm John Sheldon, inventor & maker of pencils, pens & steel toys (working 1833-1858, died 1864). Held Design Registrations for pens that incorporated postal spring balances, Nos.66, 1127, 1184 and 1207 of 1842, No.716 of 1843 and No.3507 of 1853. Exhibitor at Great Exhibition 1851. Made scales for the USA.
John Sheldon, a rare leather pocket escritoir, inscribed 'John Sheldon's Patent Escritoir', the lid with applied Sheldon Escritoir Almanack (sic) for 1845, with well fitted interior with folding ink stand and wax lights containers and a folding taper stick, a hinged centre compartment with applied label containing sealing wax and a Sheldon's 12 inch measuring tape with plain and chequered seal, with further apertures for postage stamps, pens, gum or other wafers and a combined dip nib pen/ spring coin and letter scale, with an original John Sheldon's blotting card and instructions leaflet, all within a morocco leather gilt tooled outer case, 10.5 x 7.5cm
A John Sheldon combination spring letter/ sovereign scale, c.1843, with dip pen, stamped to the body 'John Sheldon, registered Nov 16 1843', capacity 2oz (seal cap end missing), 7.4cm and a Sheldon type combined coin and letter scale, with dip nib, propelling pencil and ½ sovereign gauge (cap end missing)
A quantity of books relating to coins weights and measures, to include Dr Bruno Kisch, 'Weights and Scale Makers in Old Cologne', published 1960, G. M. M. Houben '2000 years of weights in Holland', signed by the author, '200 Years of George Salter & Co. Ltd.', 'John Sheldon Toy Maker, Pencil Maker and Silversmith', 'Money Scales and Weights' by T. Sheppard and J. F. Musham, and 'Money, a History' edited by Jonathon Williams, 'Sovereign Balances 1 - Standard Rockers' by Michael A. Crawforth, Anita Maconnel - R. B. Bate of the Poultry 1782-1847 'A Life and Times of a Scientific Instrument Maker', 'European Coin Weights for English Coins', F. G. Skinner 'Weights and Measures', Poids et Mesures Metrologie
A silver christening mug, Edward Viner, Sheffield 1936, the monogrammed bell shaped cup on a spreading foot, with a C shaped handle, 7.5cm tall; with a cased silver spoon and fork set, lace back trifid pattern; a pair of silver swing handled bon bon baskets; a small silver dish; a silver ash tray; a silver book of matches case; a cased set of six silver tea spoons; a set of six loose silver tea spoons; a pair of silver sugar tongs; and a cased set of six silver handled knives; 441g (14.2 oz) gross weighable; also with a silver coloured coin set bowl; a silver coloured niello decorated cigarette case and a similar powder compact with mirror lid
A silver desk stand, Birmingham c.1891, of rococo style, raised on three ball feet and supporting a glass bottle with silver collar, approx 13.5cm together with a silver pin dish inset with a one rupee coin dated 1840, a silver double photograph frame,a modern triangular clock, a mother of pearl frame clock, a medalion, a plated paper weight and a small shell form plated vase, approx gross silver weight 4.9oz. (lot)
2 Original Issue Star Ward Figures by Kenner & Palitoy Kenner - ‘The Power of the Force’, ‘Special Collectors Coin’ Issue. ‘B-Wing Pilot’. In unopened packaging. Printed in English only. Plus a Palitoy ‘B-Wing Pilot’. In unopened packaging. Printed in three different languages. VGC, minor/some creasing to both. Dated 1983 and 1984. See Plate 4
14 various medallions/coins/tags. An interesting group from various countries. USA postal tags. Plus a 500 Portuguese Reis, marked ‘Trans-Atlantic Flight NC 1-3-4 Ponta-Delgada Azores 5-19-19 Antonio Abeyta’ on a coin dated 1896. Cuba 1 peso with Zeppelin to one side. Plus unusual medallions ‘Souvenir of the great European war 1914’. ‘Launched 1929 Largest Airship In The World’ by ‘JR Gaunt & Son Ltd’. ‘Final Flight Of The USS Macon 1935-1985’. NEF-EF one with some surface marking. See website
Collection of early 20th Century cigarette lighters and one post 1945 miniature lighter. Three lighters. The first, a brass circular lighter (nearly 5cm in diameter x 1.5cm deep), mounted on one side is a small medallion showing the Lebaudy airship “Liberty” flying over a stone arch bridge, on the reverse is mounted a French 25 centime piece (c1914) (nickel has been worn off the coin). GC for age. The second lighter is a machined tube of aluminium alloy (5cm tall x 2cm diameter) with a screw lid. On the front is scratched a crude representation of an airship below which are the letters L71 (with a continental seven). L71 was one of the Super Zeppelins appropriated by the allies as war reparations, and allocated to the British. Flown to Pulham by a German crew in 1920, she was never flown by the British, and scrapped in an emergency to make space for a damaged R36. Some damage to cap from a scrape (may have been there since new as the knurled band appears undamaged). The third lighter is a streamlined item representing the Graf Zeppelin, (11 cm long x 3cm) stamped on the empennage “LZ 127”. Appears to have been made of silver plated brass, the device pulls apart to reveal the wheel mechanism and wick. there appears to be some rust towards the rear. Also there is a miniature Zippo style lighter, made in Japan with a picture of the Hindenburg (showing red tail insignia with a white disk) labelled “Zeppelin, Germany, 1907”. See Plate 25
An early American ‘Air Way Bally Product’ mechanical pinball machine. A heavy black painted wooden framed professional gaming machine 90cm x 42cm x 28cm. Activated by inserting a coin into a slot. ‘A game of skill for amusement only’, ‘10 balls for 1c’. Also with instructions to operate. Each ball destination is marked by an American city name, for example ‘New York’, ‘Boston’, ‘St. Louis’, etc. Also each with the outline of a plane and points value plus two airships to the centre. GC some light wear. In working order, but spring weak/adjustments required. See Plate 25
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