In addition to the Gallery in Milan, opened in 1999, Antik Arte & Scienza has also had a channel for online sales: on this site it is possible to buy, in fact, nautical antiques, astronomical instruments, globes and antique world maps, antique compasses, measuring instruments, vintage medical instruments and related to natural history. We know how it is important to offer secure and easy on-line purchases and therefore we have decided to offer free shipping and free insurance. All objects have an accurate and safe packaging, and when necessary also a padded wooden box made to measure. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London, and you have 28 days to change your mind and return the bought items (see our general selling conditions for more information about return methods).
Man has always try to measure the world around: it is demonstrated by all measuring instruments invented during centuries, from instruments to measure lands to instruments to measure liquids, from instruments to calculate, to instruments for measure the time.
Antique scientific instruments can represent beautiful objects connected to own work or passion, but also they can be simply beautiful objects that a real collector of antiques must have.
1610546716Code 6821 Vintage tacheometerMedium model tacheometer made of burnished brass with original patina, signed Ing. A. Salmoiraghi La Filotecnica Milano n. 9795, in its original walnut case with some accessories, second half of the XIX century.
It is a scientific instrument used in terrestrial observations to measure horizontal and vertical angles. The instrument consists of a base with adjustment screws, a telescope, vertical circle and horizontal and graduated circle, three small microscopes for reading the circles, double level, English-style tripod socket.
Box size 45x23x20 cm - 17.7x9x7.87 inches, instrument height 32.5 cm - 12.79 inches.
1533909852Code 60786 Small theodoliteSmall theodolite made of gray painted metal signed by Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano Made in Italy n. 65142 in the fifties and placed in its original metal case with the shape of a cylinder with handle. Box height cm 30 - inches 11.8, diameter 15 cm - 5.9 inches.
1519383766Code 5998 Square surveyorBrass square surveyor, Italian manufacture of the mid-nineteenth century. Very good condition. Height 16 cm - 6.29 inches, diameter 8 cm - 3.14 inches.
2812015103326734Code A45 Mirror galvanometerVertical mirror galvanometer, English manufacture of the mid-XIX century, oak and glass, three adjustable screws at the base for leveling. Tool constituted by a magnet bar movable inside a coil and connected to a needle. In the absence of current the needle is positioned vertically while when the coil is crossed by the current it creates a magnetic field that moves the needle. This type of galvanometer was used for measurement of insulation of telegraph cables. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 29 cm - 11.41 inches, width 13 cm - 5.11 inches, depth cm 7 - inches 2.75.
1528458094Code A105 Coil galvanometerMoving coil brass galvanometer with 3-screw base, instrument signed Philip Harris Ltd Birmigham England n. 19402, made in the early '900, a tool used as a detector of direct current and of very weak intensities. Very good condition. Height 24 cm - 9.44 inches, base diameter cm 15 - inches 5.9.
1531404926Code 60782 Condenser electroscopeCondenser electroscope made of mahogany wood, brass and silver leaf glass, English manufacture of the early 1900s; it is an instrument that allows to recognize if a body is electrically charged; it can reveal the charge but not quantify it. It was developed by Alessandro Volta in 1780 circa. Very good condition. Measures cm 14x8.6 h 12.5 - inches 5.51x3.38 h 4.92.
1590395926Code 579A-3 Rotating Magnetic FieldRotating Magnetic Field, produced by three symmetrical sequences of alternating currents, of the same amplitude, equal pulsation. The first scientist to have conceived it in 1882 was Galileo Ferraris although the merit of this discovery should be attributed to Nikola Tesla. Mounted on a walnut wood board for didactic use, made in the late 19th century. Very good condition. Cm 40.5x20.5 h 21 - inches 15.9x8 h 8.2.
1528290211Code A90 Induction coil by Du BoisInduction coil by Du Bois Reymond, also known as Sled of the Du Bois Reymond system designed around 1870 during electrophysiology studies by Emil Du Boid Reymond (1818-1896) known German physiologist. German manufacture of the end of 1800s. There are two coils, a fixed one and a larger mobile one, that runs on the small coil by means of a rack sled with a graduated scale. The current is maximum when the moving coil is completely overlapped to the small one and decreases as far as it is. By connecting a galvanometer it is possible to verify the variation of the current. Good condition. Length 40 cm - 15.74 inches, width 14.5 cm - 5.7 inches, height 13 cm - 5.11 inches.
1590410762Code 579A-1 Induction spoolInduction spool also called Ruhmkorff spool conceived around the middle of the XIX century, an instrument used to produce high voltage electric discharges starting from a low voltage direct current. Mounted on a walnut board. The induction spools were used to operate the first cathode tubes during X-ray research. They were also used for fun to entertain the public with the Geissler glass tube whose operation is based on the ionization process of the gas caused by the acceleration of electrons by means of the electric field creating luminous and fluorescent effects. Very good condition. Measures cm 23x14 h 13.5 - inches 9x5.5 h 5.3.
1590412813Code 579A-8 Vintage ammeterAmmeter, bakelite wood and brass instrument, used to measure the intensity of electric current, made by S.I.P.I.E. Pozzi and Trovero Spa in Milan in the 1960s, a company active since the 1920s, with the production of measuring instruments and current transformers. Production after the Second World War expanded to all types of measuring instruments on the market. Very goodcondition and in perfect working order. Measures cm 24x24 h 14 - inches 9.44x9.44 h 5.11.
1524140282Code A46 Herschel actinometerHerschel actinometer, 1930's, wood and brass, signed Griffin & Tatlock ltd London. It is an instrument invented in 1825 by John Herschel and used for the measurement of the solar heat. Very good condition. Cm 40x4x16 - inches 15.74x1.57x6.29.
1437477072Code A114 SeismographSeismograph by Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd London and Cambridge C 548334, 1930's. Complete with accessories, camera with plates and a dark room for data logging. Placed in an oak box, 29x26x43 cm - 11.41x10.23x16.92 inches. Good condition.
1543573565Code 61057 Expansion of metalsBrass instrument on wooden board used to measure the expansion of metals subjected to heat source with indicator from 0 to 4. English manufacture of the mid-nineteenth century. Very good condition. 30 x 12 h 14 cm - 11.8 x 4.72 h 5.5 inches.
1579687310Code 6519 Vintage micromanometerMicromanometer made in the thirties in a case with accessories and diagram signed BACHARACH industrials Instruments Pittsburgh P.A. Co, a company leader since 1909 in the design and production of measuring equipment. Very good condition. Box cm 22.5x19 h 13 - inches 8.85x7.48 h 5.11.
1580725601Code 61058 Antique colorimeterColorimeter signed F. Hellige & Co Freiburg i. B. Germany made in the early 1900s. Very good working condition. Height 34.5 cm - 13.58 inches, width 11.5 cm - 4.52 inches, depth 18 cm - 7 inches.
1517239735Code 5967 Antique scleroscopeScleroscope Shore Instrument & MFG New York Pat. June 1910, Dec 15 1914 and sept 25 1915 N. 11315. It is a steel instrument with chromed parts and other parts painted in black with decorative elements and placed in its original box in wood with steel handles and complete with key. Very good. Measurements of box 45x18x18 cm - inches 17.71x7x7.
1458646295Code 5080 Dring and Fage instrumentRare measuring instrument made of boxwood and brass divided into four parts and placed in an original leather case; it was used to verify the measures of distillates in barrels and the size of the barrels themselves. Signed Dring & Fage Makers 56 Stamford St London made in the early 1900s; the company was famous for being among the oldest manufacturers of water meters and scientific instruments in England. Very good condition and working perfectly. Box size cm 27x4x1.5 - inches 10.62x1.57x0.59, length of the mounted instrument 102 cm - 40.2 inches.
3152011131152734Code 2623 French saccharimeterAntique brass saccharimeter with three feet base, including three lenses. It’s an antique instruments to measure concentration of sugars in a solution. This instrument is signed Saccharimètre- Soleil perf.né, J Duboscq à Paris, n° 1174, French manufacture of the second half of the XIX century. Height cm 40 – inches 15.74, width cm 49 – inches 19.29.
193201518257734Code A35 Lippich polarimeterLippich polarimeter with polarizer with triple field made at the end of 1800s signed Societé Genevoise pour la construction d’instruments de physique Genève, brass and black metal. It is an optical instrument of analysis used to determine the concentration of sucrose and glucose in raw materials and sugary food. Length 98 cm - 38.58 inches, height 39 cm - 15.35 inches. Good condition.
1590508801Code 579A9 Vintage polarimeterWooden and brass polarimeter with cast iron tripod base from the late 1800s. It is an instrument used to determine the concentration of sucrose and glucose in raw materials and sugar-based food products. Very good condition and in perfect working order. Measures cm 50x20 h 50 - inches 19.68x7.87 h 19.68.
1531395452Code A150 Polarimeter 1920Refractor polarimeter made of painted brass with cast iron tripod base by Steindorff & Co Berlin D.R.P. Germany, 1920s. It is an instrument used to determine the concentration of sucrose and glucose in raw materials and food products based on sugar. Excellent condition fully functional. Cm 36x18 h 22 - inches 14.17x7 h 8.66.
1590411708Code 579A-4 Electric pyrometerElectric pyrometer made by Allocchio Bacchini Milan in the 1930s; the instrument made of wood and brass is based on the variation of the electrical resistance of metals as the temperature changes, and can measure temperatures up to 1200°. Very good condition. Cm 18x11 h 18.5 - inches 7x4.33 h 7.28.
1531750622Code A83 Optical pyrometerRadiation optical pyrometer made of black painted metal from the 1950s, produced by Società Applicazioni Elettromeccaniche Via Lario 16 Milano. It is an instrument used to measure very high temperatures, especially ceramic furnaces. 17x27x31 cm - 6.69x10.62x12.2 inches. Very good condition.
1551264850Code 60789 Wooden scoreboardWooden scoreboard of the second half of the 1800s for the Bezique card game, French manufacture. The scoreboard has the inscription BEZIQUE. The different wooden tabs can be lifted to mark units, tens, hundreds, thousands, to facilitate counting in this way. Cm 7.2x14.2 - inches 2.83x5.59, very good condition.
1476104142Code 5384 Old abacoOld abaco of oak wood, consisting of ten horizontal metal parallel rods fixed to the base on which are strung 10 balls free to slide in horizontal line. Each row of balls has a different color. The balls in the bottom row mean 1, while that of the second row mean 10, the third row mean 100 and so on. You start with the balls all arranged on the left side and to make additions you move the balls on the right side. Italian manufacture of the early 1900. Very good condition. Measures 70x42 cm - 27.55x16.53 inches, height 155 cm - inches 61.
1580723703Code 4814 Geometric solidGeometric solid for educational use made of oak wood in the shape of a cone that can be broken down into 4 sections. German manufacture of the '30s. Good condition. Height 31 cm - 12 inches, base diameter 23,5 cm - 9.25 inches.
1580724600Code 4811 Geometric solidPyramid-shaped solid for educational use made of oak wood. German manufacture of the '30s. Good condition. Height 25x9.5x10 cm - inches 9.84x3.74x3.93.
1580724166Code 4815 Geometric solidGeometric solid for educational use made of oak wood in the shape of a cylinder that can be broken down into 3 sections. German manufacture of the '30s. Very good condition. Height 30 cm - 11.8 inches, diameter 15,6 cm - 6.14 inches.
1539351016Code 6112 14 geometric solidsBox containing 14 dismountable geometric solids of oak wood, height 12 cm, in their original wooden box complete with illustrative leaflet for calculating surfaces and volumes. Made for educational purposes for schools by Antonio Vallardi publisher in 1963. Box cm 28x36 h 10.5 cm - 11x14 h 4 inches.
Code 6112
14 geometric solids
Italy
1963
Cm 28x36x10.5 box - h 12 Inches 11x14x4 box - h 4.72
61121Code 61121 14 geometric solidsBox containing 14 dismountable geometric solid solids of oak wood, height 15 cm, in their original wooden box complete with illustrative leaflet for the calculation of surfaces and volumes. Made for educational purposes for schools by Antonio Vallardi publisher in 1963. Box cm 32x48 h 12 - inches 12.59x18.89 h 4.72.
Code 61121
14 geometric solids
Italy
1963
Cm 32x48x12 box - h 15 Inches 12.59x18.89x4.72 box - h 5.9
1539352890Code 6109 14 geometric solidsBox containing 14 dismountable geometric solid solids of oak wood, height 20 cm, in their original wooden box complete with illustrative leaflet for the calculation of surfaces and volumes. Made for educational purposes for schools by Antonio Vallardi publisher in 1963. Box cm 32x48 h 12 - inches 12.59x18.89 h 4.72.
Code 6109
14 geometric solids
Italy
1963
Cm 32x48x12 box - h 20 Inches 12.59x18.89x4.72 box - h 7.87
1533825098Code 6078 Square used by carpentersDecorated wooden square used by carpenters. Italian manufacture of the mid-nineteenth century Good condition. Cm 63x1.5x44.5 - inches 24.8x0.59x17.5.
1561366656Code 6346b Water levelWater level made of ebony, brass and glass signed E. Preston & Sons Trade mark of the mid-nineteenth century. Very good working condition. Length 22.7 cm - 8.93 inches, width 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches, height 2.2 cm - 0.86 inches.
1550579917Code 6344 Antique levelLarge water level made of wood, brass and glass manufactured in the second half of the nineteenth century. Excellent condition fully functional. Length 35.5 cm - 13.97 inches, width 4 cm - 1.57 inches, height 3.2 cm - 1.25 inches.
1550581061Code 6346A Vintage levelWood and brass water level signed W. Marples & Sons Hibernia, from the second half of the 19th century. Excellent condition fully functional. Length 22.4 cm - 8.81 inches, width 2.4 cm - 0.94 inches, height 2.5 cm - 0.98 inches.
1550758714Code 6343 Water levelWood and brass water level signed Elliott-Lucas-Elvicta Cannock England, 1962. Excellent condition fully functional. Length 25.2 cm - 9.9 inches, width 2.5 cm - 0.98 inches, height 2.4 cm - 0.94 inches.
15122012161058734Code 3167 Meter UllathorneAntique boxwood and brass meter, signed Ullathorne, end XIX century, used to measure the length of shoes. Opened length cm 39x2.3x2.5 - inches 15.35x0.9x0.98.
1458563596Code 5074 Table clock made in ItalyTable clock made in Italy in the thirties, overhauled and fully functional, with the Veritable Westminster ringtone for quarters, hours and half-hours with pendulum and key. Elm burl structure in excellent condition. Width 75 cm - inches 29.5, depth 16 cm - inches 6.29, height 23 cm - inches 9.
1581085111Code 487A Perpetual calendarRussian engraved brass perpetual calendar, made in the 1950s. The months, seasons and all holidays of the Russian calendar are indicated. Diameter 18.5 cm - 7.28 inches, thickness 0.8 cm - 0.31 inches.
1606900538Code 6715 Casella AnemometerAnemometer made in the thirties of brass and bakelite with three scales, in its original masonite box complete with key, signed Casella London.
Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with brass base made to measure for display. Box size 29x23 h 10 cm, anemometer height 28 cm.
1602255851Code 6716 Vimtage anemometerBrass anemometer, complete with four scales, signed George & Griffin Ltd from the 1950s and placed in its original velvet-covered leather case and complete with brass support with joint. In excellent condition, fully functional. Case size cm 10.8x8 h 9 - inches 4.25x3.14 h 3.54.
1581500542Code 575A Antique opium steelyardSmall oriental steelyard for weighing opium from the end of the 19th century, made of horn and bronze in its original wooden guitar-shaped case with closing ring. Good condition and complete. Case measures 33.5x12x3 cm - 13.18x4.72x1.18 inches.
1590413712Code 579A-6 Clock for pigeons racesClock for pigeons races made of brass complete with original oak wood case and brass key for charging the clock. It is a clockwork mechanism that once loaded carried a timepiece disc in rotation: when the bird passes, a punching mechanism is triggered imprinting time on the disc, accurately deciding the winner. English manufacture of the thirties. Very good condition and in perfect working order. Box cm 20x14 h 21 - inches 7.87x5.51 h 8.26.
1575625970Code 6516 Pigeon races clockTimepiece clock for pigeon races. It is a clockwork mechanism which, when loaded, carried a timepiece disc or chain: when the bird passed through, a punching mechanism was triggered which impressed time on the disc, decreeing the winner with precision. 1950s Belgian manufacture. Very good working condition. Cm 14x12x18 - inches 5.5x4.7x7.
1551349891Code 5095 Architecture gameParticular architecture game constructions with 56 colored stones inside a wooden box made in the laboratory of Dr. Richter Rudolstadt Thüringe in the late nineteenth century. The box is complete with assembly instructions. Measures box 27x17x4.8 cm (h).
1610546017Code 6806 Antique metronomeMetronome system Johan Maelzel (1772-1838) of the late 19th century. It is an instrument used to measure the tempo of music, the sound of the pendulum indicates the exact speed of execution. The instrument consists of a pendulum with a counterweight that works with a clockwork mechanism with toothed wheels moved by a spring. The rod placed on the front equipped with a counterweight is operated by the clockwork mechanism which, with its oscillations, marks the passage of time. The instrument is placed in a pyramid-shaped box of walnut and tuja briar which on the front has an elegant relief brass plate surmounted by the crown with the inscription Metronome De Maelzel London Best English Make. Size cm 12x12 h cm 24.
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