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abacus  I 40528  ABACUS, 3 1/2" X 2 1/4", SOLID BRASS COUNTERS, FRAME AND BASE.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $28.00

I 28536  CANNON OR ARTILLERY SIGHTING DEVICE, TRIANGLE SHAPE, 10" ON A SIDE, TWO ENDS HINGED, THIRD HAS SPRING HELD LOCKING MECHANISM.  VERY FAINT MARKINGS, NOT LEGIBLE.  WELL MADE IRON PIECE WITH NICE PATINA.  PROBABLY 1800-'S ERA, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  EXTREMELY RARE.  $300.00

rabone rule  I 40718  RABONE BOXWOOD RULE NO. 1167, 24" , 4 FOLD, BRASS FITTINGS.  MADE IN ENGLAND, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $27.00

Carpenters measure gage  I 33481  BOXWOOD AND BRASS CARPENTERS MEASURING GAGE, ABOUT 7" LONG, ADJUSTABLE.  VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $23.00

Compass  I 32207  ASTON & MANDER, LONDON;  COMPASS, BOXWOOD WITH SOLID BRASS FITTINGS, ADJUSTABLE DIAL, UNUSUAL CONFIGUARTION.  PRE-1900 VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, 2" X 2" X 3/4", DOME SHAPE.  $85.00

  I 22580 VINTAGE COMPASS CLINOMETER, 2 3/4" SQUARE MAHOGANY CASE, HINGED TOP LID, ALL BRASS FURNITURE.  SUPERB QUALITY, VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA 1860.  $225.00

French compass  I 33207  COMPASS, 2 1/4" DIAMETER, 3" X 3" X 1 1/4" FITTED MAHOGANY CASE WITH BRASS HARDWARE.  MARKED MADE IN FRANCE.  PROBABLY 1900 VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $145.00

silver fruit knife mother of pearl grips  I 31294  ENGLISH SILVER FRUIT KNIFE WITH MOTHER OF PEARL CARVED HANDLES.  5 1/8" LONG, SILVER HALLMARKS INDICATE BIRMINGHAM 1876.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $145.00

  I   26274  ENGLISH SILVER FRUIT KNIFE, 2 5/8" LONG, CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES.  HALLMARKS INDICATE SHEFFIELD 1881, MAKER W.N.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $125.00

   I 27527  SILVER FRUIT KNIFE, MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES.  OVERALL LENGTH 4 1/4".  BRITISH HALLMARKS INDICATE SHEFFIELD 1899, MAKER MARK W.N.  VERY NICE CONDITION.  $125.00

  I 31295  ENGLISH SILVER FRUIT KNIFE, 5 1/2" LONG WITH MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES.  SILVER HALLMARKS INDICATE SHEFFIELD 1901.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $145.00

  I 31297 ENGLISH SILVER FRUIT KNIFE, 4 5/8" LONG WITH MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES.  SILVER HALLMARKS INDICATE SHEFFIELD 1902.  EXCELLENT, CLEARLY MARKED BLADE.  ONE HANDLE IS CRACKED.  SCARCE, EARLY PIECE.  $95.00

  I 26307  ENGLISH SILVER FRUIT KNIFE, 2 3/4" LONG, CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLES.  HALLMARKS INDICATE SHEFFIELD 1908, W. N. MAKER.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $135.00

silversmiths hammer  I 40524  SILVERSMITHS HAMMER, 2 5/8" LONG HEAD MARKED AGIER FORD, THIN 9" LONG HANDLE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $95.00

hiatt handcuffs  I 40549  HIATT, HANDCUFF OR "COME ALONG".  NICKEL PLATED STEEL, SPRING STEEL LOCK.  THESE WERE USED TO ESCORT THE PRISONER FROM THE JAIL TO THE COURTROOM.  FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY.  FINISH IS FLAKED.  GOOD SOUND CONDITION.  $135.00

  I 31428 HYDROMETER, BRITISH GOVERNMENT ISSUE FOR TESTING ALCOHOL LEVEL IN WHISKY PRODUCTION.  SOLID BRASS COMPONENTS IN FELT LINED MAHOGANY CASE WITH BRASS FITTINGS.  COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR THE THERMOMETER.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $95.00

i32643sikesopen.jpg  I 32643  SIKES HYDROMETER, MAHOGANY CASE WITH IVORY PLAQUE LABEL MARKED "SIKES HYDROMETER HATTON GARDEN LONDON MAKER TO THE REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM".  FLOAT AND COMPETE SET OF BRASS WEIGHTS ALL WITH MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS.  IVORY THERMOMETER MARKED - P. STEVENSON EDINBURGH.  INSTRUCTION LABEL ON UNDERSIDE OF CASE.  TOTALLY COMPLETE, EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY.  $195.00

sykes hydrometer  I 32301  LOFTUS SYKES'S HYDROMETER.  ALL SOLID BRASS COMPONENTS.  THE FLOAT IS MARKED "LOFTUS 146 OXFORD ST. LONDON NO. 11988 SIKES P51.  WEIGHTS ARE NUMBERED.  THE THERMOMETER IS IVORY, ALSO MARKED LOFTUS WHICH IS THE RETAILER.  FITTED FELT LINED MAHOGANY CASE WITH IVORY LABEL INSERT ON LIT.  SUPERB QUAILITY, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  USED TO MEASURE ALCHOHOL LEVEL - WINE, WHISKEY, BEER ETC.  $175.00

  I   25591  INCLINOMETER, WRP MAKERS MARK, "M.KV B 1359" WITH BRITISH MILITARY ARROW.  SOLID BLACKENED BRASS, VERY NICE QUALITY VINTAGE PIECE IN EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  BEWARE OF MODERN REPRODUCTIONS, WWII ERA, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  $145.00

Ivory parallel rule  I* 30592  IVORY PARALLEL RULE, 6" LENGTH.  NICKEL FINISH ON BRASS FITTINGS IS GONE, OTHERWISE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $125.00

ivory rule  I 27555  IVORY RULE, 4 SECTION, 12".  SHARP CLEAR NUMBERING, TINY CRACK AT ONE HINGE, SOME WARPAGE.  OVERALL VERY ATTRACTIVE, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY.  $175.00

Ivory rule  I* 32249  IVORY RULE, 12" MARKED IN INCHES ON FRONT, NO MARKS ON BACK.  DIRTY WITH AGE, BUT OTHERWISE, EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR WARPAGE.  $125.00

4 section folding ivory rule  IV* 36971  IVORY RULE, 18", FOUR SECTIONS, BRASS FITTINGS.  MISSING ONE KEEPER PIN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $375.00

Ivory rule  IV* 36949  ELLIOTT IVORY SCALE RULE, 12 5/16" X 1".  MARKED "W. ELLIOTT 268 HOLBORN LONDON".  BACK "I.L. BROWN".  NO CHIPS OR DAMAGE.  VERY GOOD CONDITION.  CIRCA 19TH CENTURY.  $135.00

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Antique machinist level  I 32336  ANTIQUE MACHINIST LEVEL, IRON AND BRASS 3" LONG.  HAS SIDE SET SCREW, MADE TO ATTACH TO SOMETHING.  DEEP BOTTOM GROVE, SOLID SUBSTANTIAL PIECE.  19TH CENTURY VINTAGE.  $58.00

i36875level.jpg  I 36875  SMALL MACHINIST LEVEL.  AS NEW IN IT'S ORIGINAL TWO PIECE BOX WITH LABEL, SMALLWOOD LTD., 6" LONG.  ROTATES TO PROTECT THE GLASS.  MADE IN BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND.  COMPANY IS LONG OUT OF BUSINESS.  $85.00

engineering level  I 33345  IRON ENGINEERING LEVEL, 10" LONG, 3 VIALS.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $78.00

hockley abbey level  I 33450  HOCKLEY ABBEY, OAK AND BRASS LEVEL, NO. 1621.  10" LONG, GOOD CONDITION.  $22.00

i36876millerlevel.jpg  I 36876  MILLER FALLS CO. LEVEL.  IRON AND BRASS MARKED WITH MAKERS NAME AND PATENT DATE

rabone level w/rule  I 33346  RABONE & SONS, BOXWOOD LEVEL RULE.  BRASS FITTINGS, 2 VIALS, NO. 1369.  ATTRACTIVE USED CONDITION, 8" LONG, 1 3/8" TALL, 1/2" THICK.  $44.00

Rabone chesterman engineering level  I 33406  RABONE CHESTERMAN, ENGINEERING LEVEL, APPROXIMATELY 6".  STEEL AND NICKEL PLATED BRASS, SELF PROTECTED.  MINT CONDITION IN HALF BOX.  $48.00

Starrett Machinist Level  I 32279  L. S. STARRETT CO., ATHOL, MASS., STEEL MACHINIST LEVEL, 9" LONG, 2" TALL, 3/4" THICK.  ALL 3 LEVELS FUNCTION PERFECTLY.  WELL USED BUT SERVICEABLE.  $85.00

Starrett level  I 33031  L S STARRETT CO., ATHOL MASS., POCKET LEVEL.  NICKEL PLATED BRASS, ABOUT 3" LONG, SIX SIDED.  MARKED WITH MAKERS NAME ALSO "COMPLIMENTS OF FRICTIONLESS METAL CO. RICHMOND, VA. USA".  EXCELLENT CONDITION IN A LEATHER POUCH WITH BRASS FITTING.  UNUSUAL TOOL COMPANY ADVERTISING PIECE.  $38.00

billy club - life preserver  I 28580   VICTORIAN "LIFE PRESERVER".  A BILLY CLUB TYPE DEVICE MADE FOR INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL PROTECTION (NOT MILITARY OR POLICE).  HANDLE MADE OF WHALE BONE WITH A CORD WRAP.  HEAD IS LEAD COVERED WITH FABRIC. ABOUT 10" LONG.  CHARLES DARWIN WAS KNOWN TO CARRY TWO OF THESE.  A RARE PIECE OF HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA, CIRCA 1800-1850.  $200.00

  I 24021  SOLID BRASS PADLOCK, 1" X 1 1/2", STEEL LEVER & KEY.  ONLY MARK "PATENT".  CIRCA 19th CENTURY, EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL PATINA.  CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT WORK, NEEDS A LOCKSMITH.  $42.00 Sale $25.00 as is

vintage brass padlock  I 32340  BRASS LOCK, 1 14" WIDE, 1 3/4" TALL.  WELL MARKED "BRITISH MAKE" WITH SHIPS ANCHOR IMAGES.  ORIGINAL IRON SKELETON TYPE KEY.  GREAT PATINA, CIRCA LATE 1800'S.  $65.00

Solid brass lock with key  I 32325  ENGLISH LOCK, SOLID BRASS, MARKED "SECURE", 1 1/4" WIDE 1 3/4" TALL.  LARGE IRON SKELETON TYPE KEY, WORK PERFECTLY.  HAND MADE MID TO LATE VICTORIAN ERA 1850-1900.  $65.00

vintage brass padlock  I 32218  ENGLISH LOCK, SOLID BRASS INCLUDING THE HASP, 1 1/4" WIDE, 1 3/4" TALL.  MARKED "SECURE" WITH ANCHOR STAMPED ON KEY HOLD COVER.  SKELETON TYPE IRON KEY.  THICKER THAN NORMAL, WORKS PERFECTLY.  HAND MADE VICTORIAN ERA 1850-1900.  $65.00

Map Measurer & Compass  I 37013  MAP MEASURER AND COMPASS.  TWO SCALE INCHES TO MILE AND CENTIMETERS TO KILOMETER.  MARKED MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY, 1950'S VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  INCLUDES FITTED CASE AND INSTRUCTIONS.  $38.00

bone pully  I 33417  BONE NAUTICAL PULLEY, BRASS FITTINGS, 1 1/2" X 2 1/4".  NICELY MADE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $65.00

Filby octent  I 33209  D. FILBY, HAMBURG GERMANY, OCTANT.  OAK AND BLACKENED BRASS WITH IVORY INLAID MAKERS LABEL AND TWO IVORY NUMBER SCALES.  MAHOGANY CASE WITH BRASS FITTINGS, PAPER LABEL - "McMILLAN & TALBOTT NAUTICAL INSTRUMENT" ALSO MARKED "CHART AND BOOKSELLERS 13 TOWER HILL E. LONDON CHRONOMETERS, WATCHES, SEXTENTS, COMPASSES, ADMIRALTY CHARTS &c."   THE INSTRUMENT AND LABEL ARE FINE, THE WOOD CASE SHOW MUCH USE.  CIRCA 1820.  $1150.00 

  I 23531  JOHNSON HENDON LONDON FILM TANK.  BLACK BAKELITE, ABOUT 5" DIAMETER, 4 1/2" TALL.  COMPLETE WITH INNTER PARTS.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $25.00

   I 23655 JOHNSON HENDON LONDON FILM TANK.  BLACK BAKELITE, ABOUT 5" DIAMETER, 4 1/2" TALL.  COMPLETE WITH INNER PARTS.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, LIKE NEW IN THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH INSTRUCTION FOLDER.  $38.00

ivory plumb bob  I 36992  IVORY PLUMB BOB, 4 1/2" LONG.  ABOUT 1 1/4" DIAMETER ELONGATED SOLID IVORY BODY.  SOLID BRASS FITTINGS WITH IRON POINT.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $245.00

Ivory plumb bob  IV 36994  IVORY PLUMB BOB, 5".  ABOUT 2" DIAMETER SOLID IVORY BODY, UNUSUAL MULTIPLE TURNED RIDGES.  SOLID BRASS FITTINGS WITH IRON POINT.  AGE CRACKS AND CRAZING, VERY ATTRACTIVE.  $245.00

  I 31421 ADMEL INTERNATIONAL LTD., ENGINE DIVIDED RULE, 12 3/4" BOXWOOD AND CELLULOID.  DOUBLE SIDED MARKINGS.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $15.00

  I 31424  ADMEL INTERNATIONAL LTD., ENGINE DIVIDED RULE, 12 3/4", BOXWOOD AND CELLULOID.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $12.00

Engine divided boxwood rule set  I 33383  A. J. S. & CO., ENGINE DIVIDED BOXWOOD RULE SET, 5 - 12 3/4" LONG AND 5 - 2" LONG ALL WITH DIFFERENT NUMBER SCALES.  HINGED MAHOGANY FITTED CASE WITH BRASS HARDWARE.  TOP MARKED "SCALES MATH. NO. 1 SET A. J. S. & CO. W.10/V.O. 1650".  CONTENTS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH PROPER MARKINGS.  PRE WWII VINTAGE.  $175.00

  I 30591 IVORY PARALLEL RULE, 6" LENGTH.  BRIGHT WHITE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $125.00

   I 27458  IVORY RULER, 6 1/4", MARKED STANLEY GREAT TURNSTILE HOLBURN LONDON.  UNUSUAL NUMBERING, PROBABLY USED IN LAND SURVEYING.  OWNER NAME "F.H. JONES".  SCALE ONLY ON ONE SIDE.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  CIRCA 19TH CENTURY.  $95.00

  I 23931  SYBREN BOXWOOD RULE, INCHES AND CENTIMETERS, MADE IN HOLLAND, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $27.00

  I 31423 A.G. THORNTON, LTD., MANCHESTER,  ENGINE DIVIDED RULE, 12 3/4", BOXWOOD AND CELLULOID.  EXCELLENT CONDITION. $12.00

  I 23195  VINTAGE CABINET MAKERS SAW, 10" BRASS BOUND STEEL BLADE, TURNED WOOD HANDLE, 15" OVERALL LENGTH.  CIRCA 1900, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $48.00

Spear & Jackson flooring saw  I 32374  SPEAR & JACKSON FLOORING SAW.  ENGLISH OAK HANDLE, 14" LONG.  CLEARLY SIGNED, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $34.00

Slave leg irons - shakles  I 25716  SLAVE LEG IRONS, HEAVY DEVICE, THE SHACKLES ARE AT LEAST 1/4" THICK, OVERALL LENGTH ABOUT 33" INCLUDING LOCKING DEVICE.  THE INTERVAL PARTS OF THE LOCK ARE GONE, WHICH MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A WEDGE DRIVEN INTO PLACE.  WEIGHT ABOUT 5 POUNDS.  THERE IS CONSIDERABLE WEAR ON ALL OF THE LINKS, THESE WERE WELL USED.  THERE IS A HATCH MARK APPLIED DECORATION ON ALL THE FLAT SURFACES.  100% ORIGINAL CONDITION.  PROBABLY EARLY 1800'S, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  $500.00

spyglass  I 40714  VINTAGE BRITANNIC SPYGLASS OR TELESCOPE.  SOLID BRASS, 3 DRAW, MARKED "B. C. & CO. LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND".  18" LENGTH, 15 POWER, COWHIDE WRAP WITH FINE STITCHING.  BRIGHT, SHARP, CLEAR OPTICS.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $145.00

spyglasss  I 40659  SPYGLASS, 3 DRAW, ALL BRASS BODY WITH BLACK LEATHER COVER, 20 POWER, 8" LONG CLOSED, 23" LONG FULLY EXTENDED.  SHARP CLEAR OPTICS  SOME SCUFFS TO THE LEATHER, OTHERWISE EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  CIRCA 1900, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  $175.00

spyglass  I 40577  SPYGLASS, 6 DRAW, ABOUT 20 POWER.  ALL BRASS BODY, BLACK HIDE COVER, REMOVABLE LENS COVER, 1" DIAMETER, 4" LONG CLOSED, 16" LONG EXTENDED.  SHARP CLEAR OPTICS.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY.  SIX DRAW EXAMPLES ARE RATHER SCARCE.  $285.00

   I 21596  CARPENTERS OR CABINET MAKERS SQUARE.  MAHOGANY, BRASS AND STEEL, 3 1/2" X 6".  NICE QUALITY, VICTORIAN PERIOD PIECE.  CIRCA 1800'S.  $27.00

  I 21774  VINTAGE WOOD, TIMBER THERMOMETER, HORSLEY & SMITH & CO. LTD. FLOORING SPECIALISTS.  ADVERTISING PIECE MADE OF A 12" X 2 3/4" TONGUE AND GROOVE SECTION OF HARDWOOD FLOORING.  INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL PIECE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  PROBABLY PRE WWII VINTAGE.  $85.00

I 25888  HANDCUFFS OR FINGER RESTRAINTS, NICKEL PLATED STEEL, MARKED TAIWAN.  THIS IS NOT A TOY, SUBSTANTIAL DEVICE.  ONCE APPLIED, MEANT TO HOLD.  EXCELLENT, CONDITION BUT NO KEY.  $27.00

  I 31020 WEIGHT SET, MAHOGANY FITTED CASE WITH ALL BRASS HARDWARE CONTAINS 10 NICKEL PLATED SOLID BRASS WEIGHTS, 1 GRAM - 100 GRAMS, TWEEZERS.  NICE SET.  $65.00



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