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Click here to subscribeA gents vintage Omega steel cased wristwatch having singed silver dial, red sweep seconds hand, manual wind movement, replacement expanding bracelet, dia. 35mm Condition Report / Extra Information Currently in working order.Very worn to the dial around centre, between 2 & 3 and 8 & 9 o'clock.No logo on winder.Does not say Swiss Made to dial.Some areas of corrosion around lugs.
A vintage Universal Geneve Compax steel gentleman's chronograph manual wristwatch, ref 22278, calibre 281, case no. 1074064/224105, on replacement strap. Condition Report: Commensurate with age and use, scratching to bezel and case. Glass shows deep scratching. All over minor pitting to dial, rusting to hands, minute hand missing enamel. Appears in woirking order UNTESTED. measures 36mm approx, excluding crown. case. NO box or papers. see www.universalchrono.com for further usefull information. Timepiece section winds, adjusts and runs, including the continuous seconds dial at 9 'clock.Chronograph buttons work. The large second hand and small minute hands start, stop and return zero correctly. When the chronograph is running the small minute hand goes forward one notch correctly once the large second hand completes a circuit and passes 12. In our opinion this watch will require attention.
FOUR VARIOUS BROOCHEScomprising a fine Victorian hardstone cameo brooch, 22mm high, unmarked; an Edwardian eighteen carat gold amethyst and pearl bar brooch, 50mm long, 3.2g; a Victorian nine carat gold gem set brooch, 46mm long, 3.2g and an unmarked blue gem set bar brooch, 56mm long; along with a lady's The Angus early twentieth century nine carat gold manual wind wrist watch, signed movement, the round dial with Arabic numerals in black, outer seconds track in gold, 25mm case, on a black strap, lacking box
*Map game. The Silver Bullet or the Road to Berlin, manufactured by R.Farmer and Son, circa 1916, a British wartime dexterity puzzle in the form of a stylised map charting the Allied advance on Berlin, manufacturer's instructions printed on a label to verso of frame, 240 x 165 mm, together with Europe, Get Rid of Huns. circa 1914, a dexterity game based on a map of Europe, requiring the player to 'push' enemy armies back into their territory using a ball of mercury, slight abrasion to printed surface, manufacturer's descriptive printed label to verso, of frame, 180 x 180 mm The first described game comprises of a small wooden glazed box in which a silver ball bearing is manipulated through a simple maze littered with military obstacles and battlefield hazards such as mined roads and destroyed bridges. The maze shows the route of the Allied advance to Berlin with cities such as Cologne, Dresden, Hanover and Potsdam along the way. If the advancing army's ball is lost down one of the many traps and holes it magically re-appears in the bottom left hand corner allowing the player to try again. The instructions on the verso explain the finer points of a simple but difficult game of manual dexterity. The second game is not suitable for export because of the contained mercury. (2)
Thomson (C. Wyville). The Voyage of the 'Challenger'. The Atlantic..., volumes 1 & 2, 1877, 56 black and white plates including colour folding maps, period inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light spotting, split guttering, top edge gilt, uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Rogers (Fairman), A Manual of Coaching, 1900, limited edition of 1500 copies, 34 black and white plates, some minor toning, original gilt decorated plum cloth, 8vo, and other late 19th and early 20th century natural history reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (a carton)
Rafinesque (Constantine Samuel). New Flora of North America, 4 parts bound in one, Philadelphia: printed for the author and publisher, 1836, occasional spotting and browning to pages 55-65 with stain to lower portion, original printed yellow wrappers to each part bound in, contemporary dark green half morocco, very slightly rubbed, 8vo Rare. Not in Nissen ZBBI. Rafinesque Constantine Samuel (1783-1840), the pioneering natural scientist and botanist, described and named many of the new plants that he discovered on his travels through the American wilderness, the present work being the author's main exposition on the subject, following numerous research expeditions in the States of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and including a 2000 mile tour over the Alleghamy mountains into Ohio, Indiania, Illinois, Kentucky and elsewhere. The present work appears to be much scarcer than the same author's medical flora, or manual of the medical botany of the United States, published in Philadelphia in 1828, and we have found no auction record for the present work here. (1)
*Thompson (D'Arcy Wentworth, 1860-1948). Two Typed letters signed and one autograph letter signed, 'D'Arcy W. Thompson', St Andrews, 13 December 1935, 19 November 1938 & 5 February 1941, both addressed to [Ronald] Winckworth, the first thanking him for the two boxes of Murex and letter, 'I must begin by saying that I am abashed and ashamed by the trouble I have given you. In the way of notes all I ever expected was a few words to draw my attention to characters that might escape my notice; but you have given me what amounts to a revision of the entire group. I am immensely obliged to you, - but still more than a little ashamed. The figure of M. Scolopax in the sand is only one of the many interesting things that your notes contain', continuing on the same subject before asking 'When are you going to begin to a "Manual of the Mollusca"? I am not flattering you in the very least when I say that there is nobody else who could do it...', with an initialled postscript saying that he was shocked to find the letter lying around unsigned and unposted for the best part of a month, 2 pp., 4to, the second letter a technical letter concerning Mare Sporco and including classical references to Aristotle with a few words inserted in ink in Greek, both 2 pp., 4to, the third autograph letter saying that he will be honoured to have honorary membership of the Malacological Society, talking of his love for shells from early boyhood and recounting 'I was about 13 or 14 when I had my first apprenticeship for collecting, in the old classic ground of Birtubay Bay. You may assure the Society of my warm gratitude...', talking of other good natural history societies and talking about his correspodence writing projects, 2 pp., small folio Ronald Winckworth (1884-1950) was a British natural historian and president or vice-president of three learned societies in the field, specialising in British and Indian mollusca. (3)
DOUBLE MANUAL POLYCHROMED HARPSICHORD LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY with ebony major and ivory minor keys, the yellow painted case decorated with neoclassical motifs, the interior painted with a scene of an 18th century musical fete, on reeded tapered legs 209cm long, 93cm high, 96cm deep Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Large Collection of Civil Defence Cloth Insignia, Metal Badges and Ephemera, including Glasgow Salvage Corps embroidered shoulder title, embroidered Civil Nursing Reserve breast badge, Casualty Collection armband, various embroidered Civil Defence Corps battle dress insignias and trade badges, quantity of Civil Defence embroidered area shoulder title, Civil Defence manual of basic training Atomic Warfare, plus other items. All housed in collectors album. Viewing strongly recommended. (120 items)
Display of WW2 Home Guard Cloth Insignia and Ephemera, including variations of cloth HOME GUARD shoulder titles, black on khaki KT/57 designation formation sign, embroidered black on khaki LDV shoulder title, black on khaki HG shoulder title, publication “Unarmed Action! – A Handbook for the Home Guard” by Wood, various Home Guard wartime manuals, 1940 Lewis Machine Gun for the Home Guard manual, plus other items. All mounted into a wooden and Perspex display frame. Measures 61 x 61cms.
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