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A RARE HEIMSOETH UND RINKE 3-ROTOR ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE, BERLIN, 1938,A RARE HEIMSOETH UND RINKE 3-ROTOR ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE, BERLIN, 1938,. Sold for £151,500 inc. premium
A RARE SYSTEM BEYER KRYPTO POCKET WATCH CIPHER, DANISH, CIRCA 1933,A RARE SYSTEM BEYER KRYPTO POCKET WATCH CIPHER, DANISH, CIRCA 1933,. Sold for £22,950 inc. premium
A BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE, ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY,A BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE, ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY,. Sold for £15,300 inc. premium
A MODEL TWIN CYLINDER VERTICAL COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,A MODEL TWIN CYLINDER VERTICAL COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,. Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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AN UNUSUAL PRINTED CARD HYGROMETER, SPANISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
A ROYAL GUN FACTORY TORPEDO GYROSCOPE, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1905,
A SET OF GERRIT GEENS COIN SCALES AND WEIGHTS, DUTCH, DATED 1648,
A LARGE BENJAMIN MARTIN BRONZE HORIZONTAL DIAL, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1770,
AN EDWARD NAIRNE OCTAGONAL BRASS HORIZONTAL SUNDIAL, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY,
A JAMES SHORT 2-INCH REFLECTING TELESCOPE ON STAND, ENGLISH, MID 18TH CENTURY,
A BENJAMIN MARTIN BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR, ENGLISH, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY,
A W. & J. GEORGE LTD "NIVOC" GALVANOMETER, ENGLISH, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY,
A PART SET OF BRASS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY,
A DAVIS & SON 12-INCH ROLLING PARRALEL RULE, ENGLISH, MID-19TH CENTURY,
A GEORGE ADAMS MAHOGANY WAYWISER, ENGLISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY,
AN EARLY ELM WAYWISER OR TRUNDLE WHEEL, ENGLISH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY,
AN ORNAMENTAL TURNING LATHE BY HOLTZAPFFEL & CO, 64 CHARING CROSS, No. 2040, 1859,
A RARE COMPLETE SET OF JAMES MOXON GEOMETRICAL PLAYING CARDS, LONDON, 1690's,
A 6-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE SHOWING ELIZABETH BISLAND'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD IN 1889, ENGLISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY,
URANIA'S MIRROR, OR A VIEW OF THE HEAVENS, ENGLISH, 1825, (5)
A LAING'S PATENT PLANETARIUM, CANADIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY,
A PAIR OF CARY'S 9-INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBES ENGLISH, CIRCA 1802, (2)
A 2-INCH JOHANN KLINGER TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, GERMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY,
A 1-INCH MINIATURE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, ATTRIBUTED TO CARL BAUER, GERMAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY,
A PAIR OF WILLIAM BARDIN 9-INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBES, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1785, (2)
A PAIR OF GABRIEL WRIGHT AND WILLIAM BARDIN TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBES, ENGLISH, 1782-1785, (2)
A BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE, ITALIAN, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY,
A MAXWELL HEMMENS LIVE STEAM MODEL OF A MARINE ENGINE & BOILER PLANT, ENGLISH, LATE 20TH CENTURY,
A MAXWELL HEMMENS LIVE STEAM MODEL OF 'THE CATON BOILER' SINGLE CYLINDER HORIZONTAL ENGINE, ENGLISH, LATE 20TH CENTURY,
A GEORGES CARETTE MODEL VERTICAL STEAM PLANT, GERMAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
A MODEL SINGLE CYLINDER VERTICAL STEAM PUMP ENGINE, ENGLISH, MODERN,
A RADIO-CONTROLLED SCALE MODEL OF THE STEAM LAUNCH 'BAT', ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,
A MODEL UNDERTYPE STATIONARY HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, DATED 1894,
A SINGLE CYLINDER MODEL TABLE ENGINE, ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY,
A MODEL VERTICAL INDUSTRIAL STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,
A MODEL OVERHEAD CRANK STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE,
TWO SMALL VERTICAL STEAM ENGINES, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY, (2)
A MODEL VERTICAL OVERHEAD CRANK STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE, 20TH CENTURY,
A MODEL OF A "PENDULOUS" OSCILLATING STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,
A LARGE MODEL GRASSHOPPER BEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, DATED 1971,
A MODEL TWIN CYLINDER VERTICAL COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE, ENGLISH, 20TH CENTURY,
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