The Reginald J Cheetham Collection of Militaria, Scientific Instruments and Curios

COOKE, TROUGHTON & SIMS LTD OF YORK; a cased lacquered brass theodolite, no.41248, height 28cm.

OTTWAY OF EALING; a brass and lacquered theodolite with spirit level above main tube inscribed '1907, W. Ottway & Co, Ealing, No.498', compass pla...

EBSWORTH OF FLEET STREET LONDON; a brass theodolite with thermometer above main tube and compass to the platform with silvered dial and mounted on...

TROUGHTON & SIMS OF LONDON; a WWI military issue angle of sight instrument (MkII), dated 1915, no.1626, bearing incised broad arrows, length 11.5c...

An unnamed Wimhurst machine raised on rectangular wooden base, length 39cm, height 44cm.

COX OF DEVONPORT; an ebonised octant with ivory vernier and inscribed nameplate, unboxed, length approx 30cm.

A large 19th century rosewood octant inscribed 'Made By Francis Fitton' with repaired vernier and brass arm, length 44cm.

Three 19th century octants for restoration, all with various parts missing (3).

HORNE & THORNTHWAITE OF LONDON; a late 19th century vacuum pump with circular platform above brass barrel, wooden handled pull and mahogany plinth...

Three graduated bell jars for vacuum apparatus, height 40cm, 32.5cm and 26cm (3).

A late 19th century walnut cased induction apparatus, bearing plaque to the lid inscribed 'Appareil d'Induction Volta Faradique, A. Gaiffe a Paris...

An early 20th century leather cased chromium finished measuring instrument with adjustable outer dial and inner dial set with Arabic numerals, the...

An early to mid-20th century map measuring tool and compass, length 7cm. CONDITION REPORT: Surface wear to outer case with scratching and areas...

Three double lens magnifying instruments, all with flat lens to base and convex lens to top and bearing sticker reading 'inspected by 21', lens di...

A collection of 19th and 20th century lenses, magnifying glasses and various optical instruments to include examples for Morson & Swan of Newcastl...

A cased military issue bubble sextant MKIX9 BM. 7277/42 and another cased Air Ministry issue example number 2340/40 (case af) (2). CONDITION REP...

Two late 19th/20th century mahogany cased Magneto-Electric machines, both retaining original paper interior labels (one case af) (2). CONDITION ...

An early 20th century boxed violet ray vitalator 'The World's Greatest Rejuvenator' type J number 12061.

A late 19th century Mayer & Meltzer of London electric shock machine housed in hinged leather bound case. CONDITION REPORT: Case rather distres...

Two early to mid-20th century boxed chemistry sets containing numerous glass vessels with chemical compounds and a contemporary test tube stand an...

A mixed lot of scientific instruments and related items to include a Claude Lyons Ltd. 'Variac' variable transformer, a military issue Victoria In...

A boxed Munro of London green painted wind speed indicator, height of stand approx 38cm, the stand stamped '1485 719-41', also to include a boxed ...

A small group of 20th century scientific instruments comprising a cased astro-compass MK.II 6A/1174, a cased Air Ministry issue sextant 6B/177, an...

BELLINGHAM & STANLEY LTD OF LONDON; a brass iron and lacquered spectroscope, with delineated five spoke platform and tripod base, height 23.5cm. ...

Two mid to late 19th century surveyor's compasses, the larger signed 'J. Casartelli Manchester', with integrated spirit levels, the smaller mounte...

An early 20th century military issue wooden cased surgical kit by Arnold & Sons London, each tool stamped with broad arrows marks, also a leather ...

A collection of ophthalmic instruments including ophthalmoscope, stereoscope and further scopes including a J. Weiss & Son example in Air Ministry...

A group of travelling/pocket size scientific instruments including microscopes and magnifying instruments, also a Ross of London aluminised mirror...

Two brass scientific instruments, one stamped 'Elliott Bros, London No. 329' and two brass hinged free standing magnifying glasses (4).

A collection of aeronautical instruments to include military issue directional gyro mkIA, and further gyros, a military issue slip and turn indica...

A calormeter by Wilmot-Breeden Ltd, in chromed case, total length 19cm. CONDITION REPORT: Attached brass plate is home-made edition. ...[more]

A group of scientific instruments including a Cossor oscillograph model 1039M, serial no.7417, two megacycle and kilocycle reading devices, both w...

A group of scientific instruments including a portable scanner unit L2A1 serial no.172, a cased multimimor mk5 set by Avo Ltd of Dover, with origi...

A group of scientific and other instruments including a War Department issue receiver radio 328R with broad arrow mark, an early 20th century wood...

A Philips 1920/30s 13.5" globe raised on stained beech circular plinth, height 53cm (lacking compass to base).

A Philips circa 1900 12" terrestrial globe detailing Fleet Street address, raised on embossed black painted wrought iron base, height 52cm (af).

A Chad Valley small globe, a further similar example, a tin globe lacking stand and a Luna moon globe in stand (4).

An early 19th century oak cased ship's compass and a similar smaller metal cased example with half blued hand, largest dial diameter 17cm (2). C...

A collection of pocket compasses including brass cased example by Negretti & Zambra, and a further example marked 'Bavaria' with integrated mirror...

Three WWI period military issue pocket compasses, all with identical dials and broad arrow marks, manufacturer's marks for L. Kamm & Co 20010 1915...

A WWI period leather cased 'Verner's Pattern' military issue prismatic compass, the reverse with stamp for Anglo-Swiss Association 1915, no.34719 ...

A WWII period US Army pocket compass by Wittnauer, stamped 'U.S.' to cover, also a further smaller example stamped 'Stesco Foreign' to the reverse...

A mid-19th century mahogany cased travel/pocket compass, the blued steel needle with engraved 'N' and 'S', glazed dial diameter 5cm.

Three 19th century travel/pocket compasses, one set in a treen case with tilting dial, diameter approx 4cm (glass replaced with perspex), a James ...

A mixed lot of scientific instruments to include two Russian anemometers, a 'Vibro-Keyer', a cased voltmeter, an oak cased desk top barometer, a b...

EJ DENT; an early to mid-19th century brass cased aneroid barometer and Fahrenheit's thermometer, the silvered dial set with climate indicators an...

Four early to mid-20th century barometers including oak cased banjo example, length 45cm, and a Wood's Strom Glass example, length 22cm (4). CON...

CHADBURNS LTD OF LIVERPOOL; an early 20th century motor aneroid, the inner dial with 27-31 millibar scale, the rotating outer dial with 0-2000 asc...

LAWRENCE & MAYO OF LONDON; a compensated pocket/travelling aneroid barometer, with a home-made metal stand.

A US maritime commission compensated barometer, the circular dial stamped 'Pressure Inches of Mercury', and further for Taylor Instrument Companie...

A WWII/Battle of Britain period Air Ministry pocket aneroid barometer, mkI, no.134, the silvered circular dial set with Arabic numerals, diameter ...

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA OF LONDON; a compensated barometer no.12037, dial diameter 4.2cm, in fitted but associated German leather travel case.

Three late 19th/early 20th century pocket barometers including a compensated example with silvered dial, dial diameter 4.5cm, a cased example and ...

A group of scientific instruments and technical devices including a Pye & Co galvanometer, a wooden cased stroboscope, a Reynolds & Branson Ltd of...

A collection of drafting instruments, rules and measures to include Faber Castell, Aristo, etc. CONDITION REPORT: The item in the triangular sh...

STEPHEN HOUGHTON & SON OF ORMSKIRK; a mahogany cased set of brass folding guinea scales with initials carved into the case, a further pair by Bell...

JOHN BROWNING OF LONDON; a 19th century mahogany cased all brass binocular microscope, no.367, the case fitted with various accessories including ...

WATSON & SONS OF LONDON; a brass and lacquered cased microscope, stamped 'Agent Kemp & Co Ltd, Bombay 4592', with High Holborn address, height 29c...

BAKER OF LONDON; a walnut cased mid-20th century binocular microscope, set with three pairs of additional lenses and twin eyepieces.

BAUSCH & LOMB; a cased monocular microscope with two slides with associate additional eyepieces/lenses, the door bearing plaque inscribed 'Reynold...