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Lot 15
A late 19th century ormolu mounted ebony Louis XV style barometer by Negritti & Zambra, opticians to Her Majesty, the ormolu surround of scrolling foliage, flower and motif in the Rococo style, with circular enameled dial and ceramic panel thermometer scale, height 113cm (ceramic scale cracked) (illustrated)
Lot 124
A DERBY RETICULATED PLATE, finely painted with flowers, including a yellow rose, the gilt trellis border with three pink scale reserves and gilt with boughs in lobed gilt rim, 24.5cm diam, Robert Bloor & Co, red printed circular mark, c1820 ++Of particularly fine quality and in fine condition
Lot 1047
A VICTORIAN BRASS SEXTANT, the three hole frame with engraved silver inset scale and signed Crichton London 3907 made for J B... Sunderland, with two sets of three and four glass filters, telescope and two telescopes, ebony handle, radius 19cm, fitted mahogany case ++The instrument recently polished. One of the filter frames lacking its glass, the mirror slightly scratched, the lid applied with an engraved bronze presentation tablet dated 2003
![A LANCASHIRE BRASS SECTOR, with engraved scale for MACHINE WHEELS or MILL GEER [sic] WHEELS and signed Wright Manchester, on](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10086/2770616/1060-69-10086_468x382.jpg)
Lot 1060
A LANCASHIRE BRASS SECTOR, with engraved scale for MACHINE WHEELS or MILL GEER [sic] WHEELS and signed Wright Manchester, on three milled feet, radius 36.5cm, fitted mahogany box ++In very good condition, the box satisfactory with small veneer loss. Retaining both of the brass hook fasteners, one damaged
Lot 69
A WELL CONSTRUCTED AND DETAILED 1:12 SCALE WOOD AND BRASS MODEL OF A CULVERIN OF THE TYPE USED ABOARD SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S FLAGSHIP REVENGE, modelled by A. Walshaw with barrel after Thomas Owen's original of 1571, cast with Tudor Rose motif and "signed" Thomas Owen-Made This-Pece-Anno-DNI 1571, mounted on a metal fitted oak truck of marine type, 4 x 11in. (10 x 28cm.)
Lot 181
A GEORGIAN BRASS NAVIGATOR'S GUNTER-SCALE RULE, finely incised over both sides and contained within a mahogany case with sliding lid, 22Iin. (57cm.) diameter, Gunter's scale or Gunter's rule, generally called the "Gunter" by seamen, is a plane scale, engraved on one side with the natural lines (as the line of chords, the line of sines, tangents, rhumbs, etc.), and on the other side the corresponding artificial or logarithmic ones. By means of this instrument questions in navigation, trigonometry etc., are solved with the aid of a pair of compasses.
Lot 184
A FINE LACQUERED BRASS SUNDIAL BY HENRY SHUTTLEWORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1770. engraved to a latitude of 55º (Newcastle or Londonderry) with finely worked sixteen-point compass rose, outer minute scale, perspective radiused Roman hour numerals recording IIIIam to VIIIpm each separated by a decorative Fleur-de-Lys motif, signed at South Shuttleworth London, gnomen, three threaded pad feet, (retaining much original lacquered finish and black-waxed filling), 10in (25.5cm.) high, Lit: Turner, A: Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800, Sotheby's 1987, p.176, this dial illustrated fig. 182. Henry Raines Shuttleworth (w,1760-1797) was apprenticed to the famous London Maker John Cuff in 1746. Made a Freeman of the Spectacle Makers Company 1756 he subsequently established his own Mathematical Shop near the West end of St. Paul`s in Ludgate Street. Succeeded by his son, (also Henry, apprenticed to his father 1778) in Ludgate Street 1797-1811. His signature denotes some of the finest London mathematical Instruments of the Period.
Lot 204
A BOARD OF TRADE MARINE STANDARD OR "KEW-PATTERN" BAROMETER BY GRIFFIN & TATLOCK, EDINBURGH, with black-painted brass body and cistern, scale impressed with maker's name and numbered '6280', secured to panel for wall hanging (residual quantity of mercury present), 41Din. (104.5cm.) high overall
Lot 208
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 11IIN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY B. WALTER, LONDON, with maker's plate inscribed WALTER : LONDON, the ebony frame with ivory scale divided to 95º and Ramsden's foul-anchor dividing mark to centre, braced lacquered brass index arm and fittings including pinhole sight, interchangeable shades and mirrors, turned pencil head in 'T' bar, note plaque to reverse and pin feet, contained within stepped keystone case with trade label for J. W. Norie & Co., lock and brass escutcheon, 15in. (38cm.) wide
Lot 209
A 19TH-CENTURY DRUM SEXTANT BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, of typical form, signed above the silvered scale divided to 140º, the lacquered brass case further engraved P. Murray / Bengal Engineers - 3in. (7.5cm.) diameter; together with a military-pattern pocket inclinometer signed and numbered F. Barker & Son 3189 contained within a fitted leather travelling case, 3Iin. (9cm.) diameter, (2)
Lot 249
A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED BUILDER'S-STYLE 1:48 SCALE MODEL OF THE RUSSIAN "VNIMATELNI" CLASS TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER FOREL (VNIMATELNI, 1900), the carved hull finished in red and black with planked decks, gratings, polished fittings and armament as appropriate, mast and rigging, mounted within a brass-bound glazed case with specification plaque within, 20N x 51 x 12in. (52.5 x 129.5 x 30.5cm.) overall, One of five in this class, Forel was built by the French yard of Normand and laid down in 1898, but was not completed until 1901. Fitted with four of Normand's own boilers, she had a distinctive outline with two funnel groups and could generate 5,200 horse power to make 26.5 knots at full speed. Displacing 312 tons and measuring 185ft 8in, she carried 1-11pdr, 5-3pdr guns and 2-15in. torpedo tubes on turrets. She was wrecked on 26th May, 1904, three months before the Russo-Japanese War started, and which sank two more of her sisters (Sterlyad and Oestr). The remaining two (Kefal and Losos) were scrapped in 1921.
Lot 251
A 32':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE CELEBRATED FIRST CLASS NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP STELLA POLARIS, modelled by R.A. Wilson with a hull carved from laminated wood and finished in white with planked decks, fittings, superstructure and lifeboats, masts, rigging and funnel as appropriate, depicted steaming in an undulating blue sea within glazed wooden case with labels, 7 x 21D x 7Din. (18 x 54 x 18.5cm.), Carry case; historical data, Famed as the world's first purpose built cruise liner, Stella Polaris enjoyed a long and eventful career from the day she was launched in 1927 to the day she sank under tow to be a hotel in 2006. Fitted with advanced and luxurious accommodation for 200 passengers on normal cruises or 100 on world cruises, she was established as a favourite long before World War II interrupted. Serving as a mess for German officers, with Peace she was, re-fitted and continued for another twenty-nine years until sold to Japan for conversion to a floating hotel. She was sold again in 2006 and re-named Scandinavia in order to return to the land that built her to continue as a hotel. En-route she took on water and sank in seventy metres two miles off Wakayama state. Attempts to salvage her have so far been thwarted by a vigorous underwater current.
Lot 263
TWO MID-20TH-CENTURY 32':1" SCALE WOOD AND METAL WATERLINE MODELS, comprising the Clyde paddle steamer La Marguerite and the, four-masted barque Herzogin Cecile, each mounted on a moulded and painted sea-form base within glazed cases, the larger 8 x 15I x 5Nin. (20 x 39.5 x 14.5cm.), (2), La Marguerite was built and owned by Fairfield Engineering of Govan, completed in 1894, she was one of the famous Clyde passenger ferries and plied her trade until 1925; Herzogin Cecile was one of the last sailing trading ships to be built and registered, an impressive 3,242 tons. Built by Rickmers of Bremerhaven and completed in 1902 for Norddeutscher Lloyd she survived until broken up in 1936.
Lot 266
A FINELY MADE AND WELL-PRESENTED 1:12 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE AMERICAN RACING BOAT LYNX (1918), modelled by K. Hoffman with planked and framed hull fitted with polished brass fittings, red leather trimmed cockpit, steel wire steering guides, finished in green below the waterline and varnish and attractively mounted on a mahogany stylised engine block with brass plaque, overall measurements 12 x 27in. (30.5 x 68.5cm.)
Lot 267
A FINELY MADE 1:12 SCALE MAHOGANY AND BRASS MODEL OF THE AMERICAN RACING SPEEDBOAT BABY BOOTLEGGER (1924), modelled by K. Hoffman with framed, planked and pinned hull with polished brass fittings and leather-trimmed cockpit, mounted on wooden cradle, 5 x 28in. (12.5 x 71cm.) Display base and legend, Powered by a V8 Hispano-Suiza 240hp engine, Baby Bootlegger achieved a top speed of 60mph and won the Gold Challenge Cup in 1924 and 1925.
Lot 276
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING, POSSIBLY BUILDER'S OR YARD APPRENTICE, SCALE WOOD AND METAL MODEL OF A FAIRMILE 'D' CLASS MTB, with carved hull and fittings finished two-tone grey and white, some painted metal fittings including railings and armament, signal mast rigged with flags, black-painted keel with four propeller shafts secured to cradles within original wood-bound glazed case with etched plate with list of classes and numbers built between 1940 and 1944. 14I x 34 x 11in. (37 x 86.5 x 28cm.), Clearly an accurate model of some age, it is typical of the type built during the war when materials were in short supply. No pre-made or artificial fittings are in evidence, yet the hull is elegantly and accurately carved and coloured. The model appears to be in largely un-restored condition and, whilst the rigging needs tightening and some fittings re-securing, it remains an interesting and rare historical document from a period few models were constructed.
Lot 3
A 19TH CENTURY BRASS SURVEYING DIAL, the silvered compass signed J Gargory, Fecit, 5 Bull St, Birm, well engraved compass points, the minor circle divided in four quadrants, the horizontal scale with vernier, arranged to adjust and rotate by enclosed rack and pinion gear, the edge-bar needle with jewelled cap and sliding lock on the underside of the compass box, the shaped base with folding fore and aft sights, level and tripod or staff mounting socket, the dial cover plate engraved with declination scale 30°-0-30° inscribed LINKS, the instrument showing some signs of original lacquer, contained in the original mahogany case, 10 3/4" (27.3cm) wide and with a mahogany tripod. See Illustration.
Lot 4
A RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR, signed T. Heath Fecit, with evidence of original lacquered finish to the underside, the silvered compass dial with finely engraved pointers to the North, South, East and West points, the inner circle divided in four quadrants, the outer 0° - 360°, the blued iron needle with gilt N and S points and brass cap, the compass box mounted on a shaped base plate with arms for twin sights and lugs with crescent wing nuts to secure the semi-circular arm supporting a surveying level with fixed focus telescope, the eye-piece with dust-slide, (object glass dust-slide missing), with bubble level, the frame cut for top and side viewing, with fore and aft fine levelling screws, the mount with crescent wing nut, the primary cut-away plate with scale divided 0° - 360° the 300° point drilled for use with a string plumet, with four detachable sights and staff mounting, 12" (30.5cm) diam; together with an additional sight. See Illustrations.
Lot 7
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY POLISHED BRASS MINING DIAL, the silvered compass engraved in red; DAVIS & SON LTD, LONDON & DERBY 763, divided in four quadrants, the edge-bar needle with jewelled cap and stop, with level and cross-bubble, mounted with axis on a shaped base incorporating twin folding sights and inclination dial with bevelled glass cover, the compass base incorporating a silvered chamfered horizontal circle with vernier scale, the underside with screw-clamp, with dial cover-plate, the tripod mounting with ball-socket joint and tightening screw, contained in the original mahogany case, 11" (28cm) wide. See Illustration.
Lot 20
A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PATTERN POLISHED-BRASS GRAPHOMETER, signed Stanley, Great Turnstile, Holborn, London on the rotating alidade with fixed sights and vernier scales, the semi-circular frame engraved 0° - 180 (x2) and the inset compass with silvered scale, the edge-bar needle with jewelled pivot-cap and clamp, the base with two additional sights and bubble level, with ball and socket tripod or staff mounting arranged so that the instrument may be used in the vertical and horizontal planes, in oak case with iron carrying handle, 11 3/4" wide. See Illustration.
Lot 22
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS SURVEYING LEVEL, signed on the silvered compass dial Gilkerson & Co., Tower Hill, LONDON, with finely engraved scrolling foliage decoration, the outer scale dividend 0° - 360°, the dial scale dividend in four quadrants, the iron edge-bar needle with jewelled cap and clamp, inset to the body limb with tripod mounting screw, the telescope with rack and pinion focusing, bubble level and located on the limb with two clamps, one arranged for vertical adjustment, contained in the original mahogany case, 20" wide, (tripod mounting accessory missing). See Ilustration.
Lot 31
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.
Lot 328
LUTON 'MINOR' G-ALNX: A free-flight scale model of this high-wing light aircraft, the clear dope covered balsawood airframe with rubber tyred main wheels and a tail skid, cockpit details include pilots seat with restraining straps, control column and instrument panel, fitted with a 'red-head' single cylinder diesel engine driving an 8" diameter propeller, finished in clear dope and blue, 42 1/4" wingspan. See Illustration.
Lot 329
MACDONALD S-20 N106AB, a well built rubber powered flying model, the fine-fabric covered balsawood airframe with rubber-tyred undercarriage, dummy twin-cylinder engine and propeller, cockpit detail includes instrument panel and pilots head rest, finished in all-over silver with black registration letters, 28 1/2" wingspan, together with two non-scale flying propellers. See Illustration.
Lot 330
GOTHA 244 B-1: an unusual part finished flying scale model of this powered development of the 242 troop glider, the skeletal balsawood airframe with twin booms, elevator and rudders, with rubber tyred undercarriage and dummy engine nacelles, with two blade nylon propellers, 61" wingspan. See Illustration.
Lot 623
A RADIO CONTROLLED FLYING SCALE MODEL OF CESSNA G-BCRT, with working flying control surfaces, the cockpit with dummy pilot, fitted with a spark ignition single cylinder engine with outside exhaust driving a two-blade Master Airscrew Propeller, the aircraft painted all-over white with blue cheat lines outlined in grey, approximately 78" wingspan. See Ilustration.
Lot 1214
35 HO scale Plastic Commercial vehicles. Makers include AMW, Wiking, Rietze Auto Modelle, Preiser and Herpa. Mostly rigid trucks with many Mercedes, plus Ford, MAN, Iveco, Saurer etc. Plus single tractor units, tractor, Ambulance, snow plough etc All boxed, minor wear. Vehicles VGC. Some minor parts loose.
Lot 1216
25 HO scale Plastic Commercial Vehicles. Makers include AMV, Herpa, Con-Cor, Trident, etc. American and European vehicles, artics and rigids, with Mercedes, Renault, Volvo, Fiat, Ford tractor units. Plus 2 road scrapers and a few spare parts. Mostly boxed. Vehicles VGC, some minor parts loose.
Lot 1219
25 HO scale Herpa Plastic Commercial vehicles. Mostly articulated lorries mostly in European liveries, Mercedes, DAF, Scania, Ford, MAN etc tractor units. Tankers, flatbeds, box vans, tippers, log lorries, and a few single tractor units only. All boxed some wear. Vehicles VGC. Some minor parts loose.
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