A brass Bell Pattern No. 1 sextant Heath and Company Limited, London, late 19th century The elaborate bell-pierced frame with pivoted arm mounted with mirror opposing hinged magnification lens over aperture for reading the silver inset brass Vernier scale signed Heath & Co. Ltd., Crayford. London, and engraved with owner s name E.W. Sinclair. R.N., with two sets of hinged filters, brass sighting tube and wooden grip to rear of frame, the fitted mahogany box with various accessories and paper test certificate inscribed National Physical Laboratory, KEW OBSERVATORY... dated April 1904 applied to a maker s card to the interior of lid, the exterior with shaped brass name plate engraved E.W. Sinclair R.N. to top and ivorine plaque inscribed BELL PATTERN, No. 1, SEXTANT over recessed carrying handle to right hand side, the box 28cm (11ins) wide. The firm of Heath and Company was founded in 1845 by George Heath in Erith, Kent. He specialised in supplying instruments to the maritime trade as was succeeded by his sons Frederick Thomas and George William on his death in 1872. By 1900 the firm had expanded to become one of the most prolific manufacturers of nautical and surveying instruments and had adopted the 'Hezzanith' trade name; in 1926 the business was amalgamated with W.F. Stanley of London.
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A German lacquered and patinated brass compound monocular microscope Carl Zeiss, Jena, late 19th century The tube with rack and pinion coarse and fine top-screw focus adjustment and signed C. ZEISS, JENA, 5085 to front above objective and rectangular stage fitted with slide clips over sub-stage condenser and pivoted plano-concave mirror beneath, the limb pivoted via axis support behind the stage on 'Y' shaped foot, in original mahogany box with five objective lens canisters (one empty), another by BECK, LONDON, six eyepiece lenses, twin nosepiece and other accessories (some vacant apertures) , the box 37cm (15.5ins) wide; with a German black japanned compound monocular polarising microscope, Winkel-Zeiss, Gottingen, early 20th century, with rack and pinion focussing and filter/prism sliders to the tube inscribed WINKEL-ZEISS, GOTTINGEN Nr. 42432 over triple nosepiece and rotating stage incorporating degree scale to outer margin with substage condenser and pivoted plano-concave mirror beneath, mounted via hinged axix support on U -shaped foot, in original pitch pine box with some accessories, the box 36cm (14.25ins) high excluding handle, (2). Carl Zeiss set up business in Jena, Thuringen, Germany in 1846. In 1866 he went into partnership with Ernst Abbe whose theories brought significant improvement to microscope design. Throughout the second half of the 19th century the business expanded rapidly to become one of the largest manufacturers of optical instruments in Europe with agents and outlets based throughout the globe. The business still operates today however was completely re-structured after WWII. Zeiss microscopes have always highly regarded for the quality of the optics and their ability to keep abreast of innovation in the field of microscopy.
Corfield Periflex 35mm camera, no. 2890, 1st or 2nd version, black leatherette covered body, black anodised aluminium top and base plate, with Corfield Lumar 1:3.5 lens, no. 2586; lower part of the brown leather case and the original purple flock covered card box, guide book, and a small number of associated accessories
A STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD 'OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST' LADY'S WRISTWATCH, BY ROLEX29-jewel Cal. 2135 automatic self winding movement, circular champagne dial with applied stepped baton markers accented by luminous dotes, luminous baton hands and center seconds, date aperture under magnifying lens, steel case with fluted gold bezel, screw down back and Oyster crown, on fitted steel and gold Rolex bracelet with folding clasp, case, dial and movement signed, serial no. 9076381, ref. no. 69173, diameter (including crown): 2.7cm
HASSELBLAD CAMERA MODEL 500C/M WITH A CARL ZEISS, SONNAR.C 250MM F/5.6 T LENS, FILM MAGAZINE A.12, QUICK FOCUSING HANDLE 1, INTERCHANGEABLE SCREENS X 3, FILTER - 50 HAZE, SPORTS VIEWFINDER & SPIRIT LEVEL, ALL WITH ORIGINAL BOXES TOGETHER WITH A CARL ZEISS F=80MM PLANAR LENS NR.6271755, VIVITAR MC 2X TELE CONVERTER FOR HASSELBLAD 6X6, A WESTON EUROMASTER EXPOSURE METER, METZ 45 CT - 1 CAMERA FLAS GUN AND OTHER ITEMS, IN A FITTED METAL CASE & 3 BOOKS 'THE HASSELBLAD SYSTEM' R. GORDON TAYLOR & 'THE HASELBLAD MANUAL' ERNST WILDI, 'THE HASSELBLAD WAY' H. FREYTAG, AN AGFA - VARIO-STELLAR - LENS IN ORIGINAL BOX F=85 - 150MM NR.771737, A GNOME LENS 1:3.5/F=50MM IN A BOX, A SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH LENS COMPONON-S 5.6/80 (NO BOX) & A WATKINS BEE EXPOSURE METER IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH INSTRUCTIONS, & 1 OTHER VINTAGE CAMERA BY KODAK WITH BALL BEARING SHUTTER IN A LEATHER CASE.
COLLECTION OF VINTAGE AND OTHER CAMERAS AND EQUIPMENT includes various box Brownie, Halina 6-4, Ross Ensign, beirette, Kodak 66 model II and Bantam, Paxette, Rollei E15 B flash, various other flashes, filters, Auto Paragon 1:2.8 f=135mm lens, Hoya Zoom close-up lens, Tamron CF Tele Macro lens, lens hoods and other items, viewing required
A selection of vintage items to include a Ladies mink stole, four cameras including a Yashica 44 FL 1091039, with two 60mm lens numbered 757661 and 767372 and a Voigtlander Voigtar camera, six compacts including a macasite set example, mother of pearl mounted vanity items, plated cutlery and six books including J.I.LUPTON, Modern Practical Farriery etc (Qty)
J.F. Shew & Co, London, eclipse camera circa 1889 - this is the lightweight quarter plate version in mahogany with maroon Moroccan leather bellows, base on the 1885 patent of George Lowdon, believed to be an early Shew lens with built in Rotary spring shutter one of the first hand cameras manufactured in England in case, complete with six mahogany film holders, glass plate and other backs
Cameras - Leica IIIc Serial No.386202 (1941-42) having a Summitar f=5cm 1:2 lens serial No.658033, with original brown leather case, together with a Hektor f=7.3cm 1:1.9 lens serial No.235337 (1934) Condition: Shutter mechanism appears to operate, lenses are dirty but not cracked, some wear to the leather - **General condition consistent with age
Scarce MKIV Spare Lens Box and Tool consisting central nut spanner, brown Bakelite tube container holding de-misting stick, MKIV left lens. Complete in card box. Together with a pair of MKVIII goggles. Grey painted frames with leather face mask (partly loose). Central hinge broken. Grey elastic strap. In need of repair ... G type oxygen mask end bayonet fitting with clip. Hose fragile.
Two Various RAF Caps and Goggles consisting blue grey field service cap. Two KC black composite RAF buttons. KC brass RAF cap badge ... Blue grey service dress cap with black composite peak and chinstrap. KC brass RAF cap badge. Internal leather sweatband. Together with a pair of tinted lens Dispatch Rider's goggles. Contained in their card box. 3 items.
Pierre Balmain - A gentleman's steel cased quartz wristwatch the pale blue dial with Arabic indicators, centresweep seconds and date aperture, subsidiary dials, signed Balmain Swiss and with the Godolphin racing emblem below a bullseye lens, with original black leather bracelet with white stitching, 38mm diameter
Late 19th / early 20th century Thornton Pickard half plate camera in mahogany with brass mounts, fitted with Thornton Pickard Time and Instantaneous Patent Shutter, with Beck Symmetrical Lens, Busch's Wide Angle Aplanat No.2 lens, three plate holders, black cloth, folding tripod stand and canvas bag.
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