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AN UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY SIMPLE THEODOLITE, signed on the silvered vertical half circle: J. Pallant, Maker, London., and divided 0° - 180° on the inner scale the outer 0° - 90° (x2) with fore and aft pin sights, the horizontal protractor silvered scale divided 0° - 180° (x2) with single pin sight set a 90°, further marked PC at the 115° points, with steel assembly rod and lacquered brass pillar stand 15" high, in fitted mahogany case: 16" wide. See Illustration.
A very rare 2' four fold ivory rule and square with protractor hinge by THOMAS BRADBURN & SONS Birmingham with German silver fittings and Patent locking device for 45 and 90 degree angles, also with Her Majesties Royal Letters Patent and the hinge engraved T.H.IVEY, slight sprain and one pin missing o/w G++
J Davis & Sons - a boxwood and brass inclinometer level, by J Davis & Sons, All Saints, Derby, with compass, protractor hinge, two levels and scale, cased John Davis first came to Derby for varying periods before moving on again, mainly to Cheltenham. He was in the town in 1830, again in 1831, in 1835-36, on and off during the period 1837-1843, before settling permanently behind 22, Iron Gate, Derby in 1844; the firm is still flourishing. John Davis (1811-1873) was a member of an extended family of instrument makers of Jewish descent who, like John in the years prior to 1844, mainly worked peripatetically. Some members of the family - John, senior, David, William and a female relative - had attended Spencer's academy in Green Lane, run by the philosopher Herbert Spencer's father and grandfather, during the 1780s and 1790s.. However, the description on the instrument John Davis & Son/All Saints' Derby tells us that it was made after John Davis's eldest son was taken into partnership in 1873, and Henry took over on his father's death, retaining the style ÒJohn Davis & son/DerbyÓ which was current until the Company style changed in 1898 to ÒJohn Davis (Derby) LtdÓ. The firm built a new works called All Saints' works in Amen Alley opening them in November 1875, and the use of the style ÒAll Saints', DerbyÓ on this instrument confirms that it was made within eighteen months or two years of that date, when the firm was keen to emphasise its new premises. Thus the instrument was probably made 1876-78
An early and little used set of three French brass drawing instruments comprising a folding plumb square with Ligne Aplomb, Pouces, Anglais and Measure du Metre, a sector with decorative hinge and Parties Egales and Poids de Boilets and a protractor with decorated bar and L'ing'r (engineer) Chevalier Opticiendu Roi Place du Pont Neuf 15. a Paris G++(300-500)
Bacon (Admiral Sir R.H.). The Life of John Rushworth, Earl Jellicoe, 1st ed., 1936, port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, folding charts (one with protractor), orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, together with Rodman (Hugh), Yarns of a Kentucky Admiral, 1st ed., 1929, port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, diags. to text, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, and others of naval interest, all 8vo (3 shelves)
An ivory and silver coloured metal expanding parallel ruler mid 18th century with pivoted scroll pierced x frame two screws lacking 11.5cm long; with an ivory scale ruler calibrated as a protractor and stamped ‘I: Sifson London’ to verso 11.3cm long. (2). The scale ruler is probably by Jonathan Sisson II c.1690-1747 or his son Jeremiah fl. 1736-88 Jonathan Sisson II was chief workman for George Graham and instrument maker to H R H the Prince of Wales.
A Collection of Drawing Instruments, including a circular brass protractor by Hill & Price, Bristol, eight cased drawing sets, two brass rolling rules in mahogany boxes, pantograph by Kueffer & Esser, parallel rule by Wm Harris & Co.; collection of boxwood spile rods; Sikes hydrometer; traction engine photographs.
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