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).
1701100380Code 7714 TellurioTellurio, or mechanical/electrical model representative of the solar system, made of metal with green and gray hammered painting, terrestrial globe in lithographed tin, Moon in plastic material and metal base ballasted with lead and sand weights.
Measures cm 84x24x38 - inches 33x9.5x15.
The instrument was created in the 1950s by the Italian Phiwe of Turin and marketed by the La Lucerna company via Nino Guerrini 7 Cuneo, complete with the original booklet in Italian with instructions for use.
The Tellurio is powered by electricity with a 220 Volt bulb that simulates sunlight, while the clockwork mechanism with belt and pulleys works with two electric motors powered by two 4.5 volt batteries.
The instrument shows and simulates the rotation and revolution movements of the Earth, the position of the Earth with respect to the Sun in the various seasons, the movements of the Moon around the Earth, the lunar phases and the eclipses of the Moon and the Sun.
1714818972Code 7889 Terrestrial GlobePolitical desktop terrestrial globe, published in the 1960s by Rand McNally. Embossed paper mache sphere, base and complete circle of the graduated merian in metal. In good condition, very good readability. Height 43 cm – 16.9 inches, sphere diameter 30 cm – 11.8 inches.
1721491872Code 7935 Nautical CompassLarge brass liquid compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam from the 1930s. Eight-wind rose complete with protractor circle. Compass diameter 21.5 – 8.5 cm, height 10.5 – 4.1 cm.
The OBSERVATOR company was a Dutch company from Rotterdam, founded in 1924, then bought by Kelvin Hughes in 1996. It produced various instruments including sextants, etc.
1721492366Code 7908 Harpoon Ship LogBrass harpoon-shaped nautical speed log or log, signed T. Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, from the second half of the 19th century. It is an ancient nautical instrument, very rare and with a characteristic shape, which measured distance and the speed of a ship. He was thrown overboard and dragged behind the ship itself; rotating thanks to its propeller, it transmitted the number of revolutions made on itself to the three quadrants made on an enamelled metal plate placed in the center of the log; the dials reported the measurements in miles from 0 to 100 in tens, from 0 to 10 in ones, from 0 to 1 in quarters. The data was then read every hour to also obtain the speed. In good condition, fin replaced, perfectly functional and mounted on a custom-made brass wooden base. Measurements length 54 cm – 21.2 in, propeller diameter 13 cm – 5.1 in.
1717858158Code 7953 Half HullMahogany and cedar nailed planking half hull from the 1950s of a schooner. In excellent condition, measures 64x9x15 cm – 25.3x3.5x5.9 inches.
1683908566Code 695 Wood PropellerThe first and only example of a walnut lamellar propeller of the Savoia Marchetti SM 85 prototype flown for the first time on 19 December 1936 by Adriano Bacula, the company’s test pilot. During the tests some modifications were made, including the change of the propeller from wooden two-blade to metal three-blade.
On the propeller it reads:
SAVOIA MARCHETTI 85 B.G.
PIAGGIO VII
DIAM: 2:70
PASS 170 – 2.84
DIS 0599
MN 029252
Measure inches 106.3 x 11.8x8.2
1716039389Code 7940 Leiden JarLeyden jar from the second half of the 19th century, it is an electrical component that accumulates and stores a high voltage electric charge by means of an external source such as an electrostatic generator. Generally made from a glass container, often a bottle, covered on the outside with a metal foil and filled on the inside with very thin golden foils for better electrical contact and connected with a metal conductive rod which ends at the top with an inserted sphere in the Bakelite cap of the bottle.
Good condition. Height 21.5 cm – 8.5 inches, diameter 6 cm – 2.4 inches.
1720888057Code 7964 Aneroid BarometerBrass aneroid or holosteric barometer, table and wall, English manufacture from the end of the 19th century, in good condition, fully functional.
Diameter 14 cm – 5.5 in, thickness 6.5 cm -2.6 in.
1709395537Code 7875 Acoustic HornTelescopic acoustic horn in brass and Bakelite, English manufacture from the early 1900s
. The principle of its operation is based on the reflection of sound on the internal walls, so that a greater quantity of energy coming from the propagation of sound waves is concentrated on the tympanic membrane. In fact, the narrowest part is placed near the ear and the wider one collects the sound waves. In good condition, with signs of use and welding.
Measurements: open length 31 cm, closed 22.5 cm, membrane diameter 11.5 cm.
1721665568Code 7967 Ostrich EggOstrich egg mounted on a finely crafted and silvered round brass base with a convex mirror in the center of the egg. Italian manufacture from the early 1900s. Base diameter measures cm 12.5 – 4.9 in, heightcn 21.5 – 8.5 in.
Do you provide an authenticity certificate/expertise?
Of course! The legislative decree n. 42/2004 stipulates that who sells works of art or historical and archaeological items has the obligation to deliver to the purchaser the documents attesting to the authenticity of the object, or at least to submit the documents relating to the probable attribution and origin. Antik Arte & Scienza provides an expertise (as warranty) that contains a description, period and assignment or the author, if known, of the item.
How can I pay?
Secure payments by PayPal, credit card or bank transfer.
What are the shipping terms and the delivery schedule?
Shipping by DHL or UPS is free (but if we are shipping to a country non-EU remember that any taxes and customs duties are on your expense), and items will be sent just after receiving of payment. Italy: delivering on the average in 24 h.
Europe: delivering on the average in 2/3 weekdays.
Other countries: delivering on the average in 5 weekdays; custom duties charged to the buyer.
Is shipping insured?
Of course! Free insurance by Lloyd's London that covers almost all destinations.
If I change my mind, can I return the item?
Of course! (see our general terms for more information).
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