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Lot 155
A box containing a mahogany and brass bound Bellows plate camera with Dallmyer lens, together with a box of Kilner jars CONDITION REPORTS The lens expanding fabric is covered in white powder with various holes etc. Unknown if lens is in working condition. Appears to be corroded in places. Unknown if all present. All over considerable signs of wear and tear - see images for further details. The Dallmyer lens appears to be yellowed and slightly rusted with some small scratches. General small signs of wear and tear but with a cover to both sides. All items have general various signs of wear and tear throughout
Lot 20
A Vintage Bell & Howell 16 mm Cine Camera, with a Cooke King 1" fl:5 nr 359971 lens in the original canvas case. The camera originally the ownership of Edward Bishop Boughton and used for Safari Tours of Africa. Initialled E.B.B. Provenance: Mr Boughton in partnership established the engineering firm Automotive Products based in Leamington Spa in the 1920's.
Lot 1830
A Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Leica IIIc camera,serial number 508321, Elmar f3.5 50mm lens, leather case; a Leitz Elmar f4 9cm lens; a Leitz Summaron f3.5 3.5cm lens; a Leitz 5cm bright line viewfinder; a Leitz 9cm bright line viewfinder; a Leitz 3.5, 5.0, 8.5, 9.0, 13.5 cm Universal Imarect viewfinder, Leitz filters etc. (9)
Lot 678
French turn of the century opal emerald and diamond brooch, set with a large oval opal measuring 1.5cm long, closed back yellow and white metal setting, brooch overall 2.5cm longgross weight 8.1 g Opal has minor surface abrasion, no major chips or cracks apparent using zeiss lens. Brooch is very dirty, taken from a box of costume jewellery consigned for sale.
Lot 534
Four pairs of binoculars comprising a WWI pair of French manufacture for the British Army with broad arrow, engraved S-4 M6964 , manufacturer's logo of a fouled anchor and "Nautique" "Marque IRIS de Paris" , an Omega 7x50 pair in case, a pair 10x50 in case and a Swift 8x40 pair in case. All in good condition, one case strap broken, military pair missing strap, no lens shields. (4)
Lot 146
CAMERAS & EQUIPMENT - large collection to include Pentax ME Super with 28-80mm lens & 50mm lens, a Fujica ST605 SLR Camera, Mitakon 80-205mm lens, Tokina tele-auto lens, Agfa cased camera plus bags of associated filters, flashes etc. All in excellent condition with instructions and carry cases.
Lot 149
Assorted binoculars, opera glasses and a set of moderating glasses, all cased (12) Condition report Report by GHJ H Steward, the camp binocularRoss Ltd, model unknownUnknown maker and model. Serial number 23209Opera glasses in a H Hughes & Son of Fenchurch Street, casedOpera glasses, maker Ruhnke PuckOpera glasses, maker property of the International Opera Glass Company Jerrards Street London (made in France)Lens caps in a leather case embossed glasses moderating binoculars No 1 Mk 1All other items unnamed.
Lot 184
A Brewster-Pattern Pedestal Dioramic Stereoscope, by G. Lowden, Dundee, signed to oval ivory plaque on top 'PATENT DIORAMIC STEREOSCOPE, MADE BY G. LOWDEN, OPTICIAN, DUNDEE' and impressed with the number '20', walnut & satin wood veneered case with hinged top, solid wood rear for opaque views only, hinged top, push pull focus to front lens panel, viewing lenses in turned horn collars to front panel, raised on a fluted mahogany pedestal, height adjustment via a wooden screw above turned base, height 34cmA rare opportunity to acquire one of the earliest known (serial No.20) lenticular stereoscopes by George Lowden, the instrument maker responsible for producing Dr. David Brewster’s first ever stereoscope. The lenticular (use of lenses to get a 3D effect) stereoscope was invented by Dr. David Brewster and proved over time to be his best selling invention. Brewster first took his original design of a lenticular stereoscope to a local instrument maker in Dundee, George Lowden. Lowden started making Scientific instruments at the age of 24(1). In 1849 Lowden made several of Brewster’s lenticular stereoscopes which in turn were given away by Brewster to the nobility of England to promote the new discovery of stereo photography (2). Unfortunately, they were given a rather lukewarm reception and as a result were not a successful commercial venture. In Lowden’s autobiography(3) Lowden recounts the development of the stereoscope and how he came to fall out with Brewster:‘Fortunately for me at the end of 1849 I got acquainted with that nobelman so well and favourably known to all Dundonians, George Lord Kinnard, and through him was introduced to many of the servants who were entertained by his lordship at Rossie Priory. Among these was sir David Brewster, who at this period (1849) invented his stereoscope, and I got the making of the first one and sending the copies of it to many scientific men all over Europe. Later on I also improved on them and made a great number for many years afterwards. The fault of Brewster’s stereoscope was that the lens’ were to small, being in fact, only two halved of a spectacle glass. This did not suit every eye and in experimenting I discovered that larger lenses were and advantage. I pointed this out to Brewster but he was wedded to his opinion, and as I feared the idea might be taken up by another, I took out a patent for my improvement – which experience has amply justified – but my action was, unfortunately, resented by Brewster, and gave rise to considerable friction, for which I did not consider I was to blame, seeing that I had pointed out the improvement and he had refused it’Following the disagreement Brewster in 1850, unable to convince another English company to manufacture his stereoscope, visited the French firm of Duboscq et Soliel in Paris, a company that specialised in optical instrument manufacture. Here Brewster showed Duboscq an example of Lowden’s stereoscope. Duboscq produced a model that was exhibited by Brewster at the 1851 great exhibition in London. It attracted the attention of Queen Victoria who was very impressed with the effect it gave. Brewster then presented theQueen with an example of Duboscq’s stereoscope with some accompanying stereo photographs. Queen Victoria’s interest sparked huge demand for the stereoscope and in 1856 Brewster reported sales of over half a million stereoscopes. The principle of Brewster’s lenticular stereoscope has survived until present day being essentially the same as the optical system used on the very latest Virtual reality headsets.Notes:, According to Dr A. D Morrison Low & J. R. R. Christie in their book Martyr of Science, Sir David Brewster, ‘No original Lowden stereoscope has ever been traced, although microscopes (INV RSM TY 1980.238 and A56557 in the Welcome Museum) and telescopes and a camera are known to have been retailed by Lowden’. Since Morison Low’s & Christie’s book, published in 1984, one other Lowden stereoscope has come to light. This stereoscope is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It was purchased by the museum in 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grant Board Funds( Registration Number GH007816). Its condition and serial number are unknown. References 1. H. Millar,James Bowman Lindsay and other pioneers of invention ( Edinburgh 19250 , p86, Lowden is assessed and an instrument maker by Clarke. 2. D Brewster, Binocular vision & the stereoscope, North British Review, 1856, 176. 3. D. Morrison-Low & J. R. R. Christie, Martyr Of Science: Sir David Brewster 1781-1868. P62 Provenance: From the Maurice Gillet collection.10/09/2017 Condition Report: Very good condition, optically and structurally, no damage to viewer or stand all appears original, no signs of repair, no significant wear.
Lot 155
A Fine & Massive Edmund Wheeler ‘Stand A’ Compound Binocular Microscope, English, circa 1870, microscope height 58cm, combined weight 25kg, Signed 'EDMUND WHEELER LONDON' to rear of foot, standing on large Y-shaped base with tall upright plates supporting the body on trunnions, the large plano-concave mirror in gimbal on sliding collar, fully mechanical substage with X & Y, crown & gear rotation and focussing control, large goniometer stage with scale engraved to perimeter, full X & Y control via rack and screw, slide clip and rest to top, massive course focussing wheels acting on rackwork to rear of column, limb at top incorporating fine focussing mechanism, Wenham prism in drawer at base of body-tube, binocular body-tube with interocular rackwork control, in large fitted mahogany cabinet, complete with large separate case of accessories including, Gillet substage condenser, Wenhams parabolic substage condenser, substage polariser, spot lens, wheel of stops, dark wells, and low power binocular eyepieces, medium power binocular eyepieces, 8 objectives by Ross & Wheeler, vertical illuminator engraved ‘Powell & Lealand Patent 14, HISLOPS ANALYSING SELENITE STAGE BY E. WHEELER’ in satin lined Moroccan leather case, complete with large table bulls-eye condenser, table side reflector, table prism and other accessories. Provenance; i) Body tube engraved with original owners name 'Horncastle, Edwinstow' ii) Sold at Sothebys in 2001 'Masterpieces of science and technology from the 16th to 20th centuries', lot 17, a copy of this catalogue accompanies the microscope
Lot 176
An 18th Century Monocular / Opera Glass, by Dollond, black-stained ivory and tortoiseshell, with silver bands, single draw, in silvered brass, signed 'Dollond London', in velvet lined black sharkskin case ( § )09/09/2017 Condition Report: Good condition overall, but one pressure flake (shallow chip) to interior of objective lens, extending 5mm from the edge. Some scratches to the tortoiseshell. Sharkskin in good condition with light wear, catch working
Lot 157
A Leitz Polarising Model KM Microscope, serial no. 333606, petrological model on larger post-war stand, with rotating graduated stage, Bertrand lens, Ahrens prism polariser, two Leitz eyepieces with cross hair, four Leitz objectives each with centering collar, two centering keys, Leitz Gips Rot 1 waveplate, in original case, factory card for 1948
Lot 1143
A good collection of cameras and equipment to include: Minolta 7000 camera body plus lens and a Miranda MAF-32 flashgun, Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515, Pentax auto 110 camera, manual and flashgun and a Paragon 35 mm 1:2.8 lens, an Optomax 4.5 200 mm lens, as well as other cameras, light meters, developing tank and adaptor ring
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