French Dial Telegraph Set by Bréguet

Dec 19, 2023

French Dial Telegraph Set by Bréguet, c. 1855 Starting bid: € 1.200 | Estimate: € 2.000 – 3.000 Original transmitter-and-receiver device as patented in 1849, transmitter with serial no. 50427, in lockable desktop case (missing key). – Literature: Th. Karrass,...

De Locht’s Pantelephone Modèle Journaux

Dec 19, 2023

De Locht’s Pantelephone Modèle Journaux, c. 1880 Starting bid: € 1.600 | Estimate: € 2.500 – 3.500 Marked “Léon de Locht-Labye, Bté Breveté S.G.D.G. Liège, J. Journaux Cteur Paris”, wall telephone, internal cork diaphragm, switch hook, bell...

Contax II Ivory – “First Model” from 1947

Dec 19, 2023

Contax II Ivory – “First Model” from 1947 Starting bid: € 3.700 | Estimate: € 7.000 – 14.000 Carl Zeiss, Jena. Contax II no. 27908, with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/5 cm T no. 3104703, full working condition, including the self-timer, filter thread with dent,...

Victorian Book and Letter Scale

Dec 19, 2023

Victorian Book and Letter Scale, c. 1880 Starting bid: € 800 | Estimate: € 2.000 – 3.000 DeGrave & Co, London. For the English General Post Office (GPO), all brass, three-tier ladder scale, 1 oz, 2 oz and 3 oz, on solid wood base, 16 x 5 ¾ in., complete with...

Twin-Cylinder Rack-Balancing Steam Engine with Boiler House

Oct 12, 2023

Twin-Cylinder Rack-Balancing Steam Engine with Boiler House, c. 1900 Starting bid: € 1.200 | Estimate: € 2.000 – 2.500 Demonstration model of a pumping station, engraved on plaque: “Bateman & Sharratt, Rack Engine 60 H.P., Manchester Eng, 1794 to...