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Lot 430
Estate of Dave Prowse - a vintage Japanese late Showa period 1/4 scale suite of model Samurai armour. Made from gilt and lacquered wood, braiding and thin metal, with partial display stand, small skin rug and all housed within its original lacquered casket. Highly detailed display, with various yellow gilt accoutrements. Decorative piece, obtained by Prowse on his many travels around the world.
Lot 50
Estate of Dave Prowse - Star Wars - a vintage 1/1 scale replica Darth Vader costume helmet. Fibreglass construction, with metal mesh mouthpiece and lightly darkened lenses to the eyes. Two pieces, the upper section removable from the face piece and originally attached via magnets (now come loose). Well made, and was displayed in Mr Prowse's home office for many years. Originally believed to have been gifted to Mr Prowse by a fan c1980s / 90s. A well made display piece, with a silvered finish mask and black gloss finish to helmet. Special item, with a wonderful history and link to one of the greatest cinema villains. Some damage - one chin spoke missing to front, chip to nose and magnets have come loose from head.
Lot 220
Estate of Dave Prowse - Star Wars - a vintage 1/1 scale prop replica Darth Vader lightsaber. Metal construction, likely from a kit or similar. Fitted with battery operated electrics (untested). Possibly a Graflex or similar. Believed to be a fan made gift. Origin otherwise unknown. Measures approx;
Lot 40
Estate of Dave Prowse - Star Wars - a vintage prototype 1/1 scale prop replica Darth Vader lightsaber. Metal construction, originally from a kit which got discontinued as a Lucasfilm Ltd license could not be obtained for mass production. Unfinished. Measures approx; 28cm long. Unknown origin, gifted to Mr Prowse after production ceased.
Lot 584
The Cyril Kempshall Fairground Collection: A working 1/17th scale model of the Chairoplanes 'Skyriders', hand-built and painted by Cyril Kempshall, father-in-law of the vendor, built in the 1980s over a period of years. The mechanisms within the ride are similar to that of a full size model upon base. Measuring approx. 60cm x 60cm at its widest points, and 45cm at its highest point. The item also comes with a fitted wooden box.
Lot 583
The Cyril Kempshall Fairground Collection: A working 1/17th scale model of Noah's Ark Speed Way, hand-built and painted by Cyril Kempshall, father-in-law of the vendor, built in the 1980s over a period of years. The mechanisms within the ride are similar to that of a full size model upon base. Measuring approx. 92cm x 90cm at its widest points, and 45cm at its highest point. The item also comes with a fitted wooden box.
Lot 241
Collection of four mechanical process prints heightened with colour, after Erte, Charles Kiffer, Austin Cooper, and Armande Rassenfosse. Overpainted prints of unknown origin, halftone or similar process, at a reduced scale to the original lithographic posters, individually mounted on card, varying in size, largest measuring 39cm by 24cm. Subjects include Folies Bergere, Royal Mail ocean liner/travel, wrestling, and Alhambra Maurice Chevalier (4)
Lot 154
A Nikon S4 Rangefinder Camera,1958-60, chrome, serial no. 6505656, with Nikon Nikkor-H f/2 50mm lens, black, serial no. 764736, body, VG, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some light internal marks, complete with S3 boxed caseNote: Uncommon USA model with a feet distance scale that was never offered for sale in the USA, it was mainly sold to US servicemen through the military ‘PX' shops and marked ‘EP’ in a diamond, this camera is not marked as such adding to its rarity. ref. "The Complete Nikon Rangefinder System" by Robert J Rotolini pp.151
Lot 376
A Large Beck No.1 Binocular Microscope Outfit,English, dated from the Beck records 1861 bought by Major Ward, signed to the foot in script 'Smith & Beck 6 Coleman St, London 2662, the microscope on a 'Y' shaped foot with tall upright architectural pillars supporting the limb on large conical trunnions, plano-concave mirror on triangular column, focusing substage collar, fully mechanical stage with X-Y control and engraved scale for rotation, body tube with inter-ocular adjustment, with two cases of accessories, the first case with five cased objectives by Smith & Beck, Leiberkuhns, two sets of binocular eyepieces, a set of dark wells, a parabolic condenser, an achromatic condenser, a polariser and analyser and other accessories, the second case with a large frog plate, Amici- type prism, a pair of eyepieces engraved 'KELNERS ORTHOSCOPIC, ROSS LONDON', a side reflector, a vertical illuminator, the main case holds a large table condenser and an internal monocular sleeve, all in the original French polished mahogany cabinet, cabinet height 49cm tall
Lot 392
An Important 18th Century Cumming's Pattern Cutting Engine or Microtome,Possibly French, c.1770, unsigned, the body of the instrument is made of brass tube finished on the oustside with a black and mottled red fired enamel to simulate tortoiseshell, at the bottom is a lacquered brass end with a wheel engraved with a scale on a fine steel thread, as the wheel is turned the specimen is raised in front of the blade at the other end, the scale is marked against the brass stop next to the wheel, at the other end is the rotating elliptical blade, this is rotated by turning the polished lignum handle, two knurled wheel at the side are used to hold the blade in place and stop rotation, the other is used to hod the specimen push rod securely in the body of the instrument, the cutting engine comes in its original Fine red Moroccan leather-covered case lined to the inside with red chamois leather, in the case, there is the original shaped stone for sharpening the elliptical blade, a glass slide, a cut-glass bottle with a stopper and another similar but taller with a silver cap, the case 17.4cm wide Footnotes: The Cumming's Cutting Engine - The instrument that changed microscopy. In 1770 a book was published by John Hill (b.1714 – d.1755) on the structure of wood as examined under the microscope. In this book ‘The Construction of Timber from its Early Growth, Explained by the Microscope’, Hill illustrated finely cut sections of wood which were only made possible due to the recent invention of cutting engine or microtome designed and built by Alexander Cumming (ca.1743 – d.1814). This instrument allowed thin sections to be cut so that light could pass through enabling, for the first time, microscopists to see the cell structure of plants. This simple step revolutionised the use of the microscope into a serious scientific instrument. It was George Adams,, then, maker of scientific instruments to King George III, who before this pivotal moment had lamented that the interest in the microscope had waned, famously stating of microscopy “either satisfied with the discoveries already made … or tired by its own exertionsâ€, after Hill's book was published Adams went on to say “So important a subject soon revived the ardor for microscopic pursuits, which seems to have been increasing ever sinceâ€. From Hill’s book, it was stated that Mr. Cummings had made two or three of his cutting engines, the design was then passed to Ramsden who made them commercially, one of which resides today in the collection of the Oxford Science Museum. The Cumming's Pattern Cutting Engine proved difficult to use as keeping the curved blade sharp was a problem. It doesn't appear to have been a great commercial success with only a few instruments surviving today. However, the value of these sections that could be produced for microscopy was now realised and new microtomes were designed and produced by a number of scientific instrument makers. These instruments were easier to use and produced better results consigning the Cumming's Pattern Cutting Engine to history. The design of the instrument offered here is particularly interesting and worth considering. Unlike the existing English instrument by Ramsden this instrument appears to be French in construction: the box is very typically continental with the inside lined with red chamois leather; the instrument has some typically French features with the double knurling of the brass adjusting wheels; the way the lignum handle is turned suggests there may well be Dutch influence. As far as we are aware this is the first time a Cummings Cutting engine has ever been offered for sale at auction. For a similar instrument see: https://www.ssplprints.com/image/81932/microtome-1770 https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/record-details/?thumbnails=on&irn=1733&TitInventoryNo=65389
Lot 409
A Collection of 11 Exceptional Butterfly Scale Arrangements,By various preparers, microscope slides include; several bouquets of flowers, a very well executed lizard with a handwritten label for 'H Dalton Preparer London & Berlin'; an unusual 'Artistic Cross, by Wheeler, at 18 Tollington Road, London, and others in a card case, 11 in total
Lot 460
A Rare Thomson's Lunar Corrector Slide Rule by Robert Bate,English, c. 1818-1820, an early version of this three-foot rule in boxwood and brass, double sided with numerous finely divided logarithmic scales and early form of cursor, time side with scales marked for Tangents, Latitude Sines, Diff TD, Time PM, Time AM, Azimuth; lunar side with scales F Distance, S Distance, Hor Par, Alt, and a full length logarithmic number scale, signed 'Bate London no 110', one edge a 36 inch rule divided in tenths, length 95cm overall. Note: For determining longtitude at sea. This rule was designed in 1816 by David Thomson (1789-1834), an Arbroath merchant captain. The lunar distance method continued to be used well into the 19th century until marine chronometers became more affordable.Condition report: The slide rule is in good overall condition with all divisions on all scales on the boxwood clearly visible although there are old ink stains and marks and wear from use. The rule is not warped but there is a sepration of about one mm between slide and frame around the centre of the rule. The slide is very stiff but does move, it is chipped at one end just at the time side, the long chip 32mm long, 2.5mm deep. There is no trace of any scale engraved on the cursor.
Lot 214
Clifford Essex paragon tenor banjo, with engraved pearl and ebony fingerboard, marquetry and pearl inlaid resonator, tailpiece etched with makers name and the headstock branded 'Paragon' with padded hard case.57cm scale length 84cm overall length.Condition report: The Clifford Essex banjo is generally good with some wear from use and age. There are several small areas where the brass is showing through the plating. All the joints in the instrument can be felt as the varnish has crazed over time along each of the glue lines. There are areas where the veneers are lifting on the resonator. The neck has a very slight forward curve but on that you would expect for a good playing action which the banjo appears to have. The friction tuners look all original but they require some attention as they do not hold the string tension correctly and are prone to slipping when a string is tightened. Inside the instrument, there are two ebony wedges which are loose. The case has significant wear and some joint separation.
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