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Auction House:
Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:76
Lots with images:76
Prices available:76
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*** A copper and brass twelve bolt diving helmet, 44 cm high ***
*** A Russian copper dive helmet and associated knife, second half 20th century, the copper bell with brass fittings and glazed panels, and an associated dive knife, the helmet with a brass plaque to the breastplate in Russian, 51 cm high, 45 cm wide, 36 cm… ***
*** A miniature sextant by Abraham, Liverpool, early 19th century, in original mahogany fitted box, 10.5 cm wide, the box 7.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep ***
*** A diver's suit, helmet and lead boots, probably Japanese early 20th century together with a pump ***
*** A large pair of railway gangers lights, circa 1910 fitted for electricity 232 cm high ***
*** A Japanese 12 bolt brass diver's helmet in glass case, possibly by Yokohama, early 20th century ***
*** A Provincial carpenter's woodworking bench, early 20th century, with rustic patina and wooden vice, 78 cm high, 223 cm wide, 94 cm deep ***
*** A bronze sextant by Troughton, London, in a fitted mahogany case, circa 1860, the arc inscribed 'Troughton, London', numbered 944, the case 12 cm high, 35 cm wide, 28 cm deep ***
*** An anemometer by a Nakamura & Co., Tokyo, Japan, early 20th century, with mounting bracket, 32 cm high, 33 cm wide, 9 cm deep ***
*** A Zenith ship deck watch, Swiss, circa 1940 A 15 jewel 8 day movement, with up and down indicator for 8 days, subsidiary seconds dial, silvered dial with Arabic numerals and blue steel hands, 76 mm diameter case in original three-tier gimbled fitted box ***
*** An Australian colonial carpenters bench, 19th century the single slab eucalyptus bench with dog holes and face and end vices 77 cm high, 182 cm wide, 84 cm deep ***
*** A collection of four various size woodworking planes, 19th century and later, the largest 55 cm long ***
*** A polychrome painted and carved wood ship's head in the shape of a maiden, 19th century 77 cm high ***
*** A double T-Frame Octant, by Spencer Browning & Co., London, circa 1840, complete with all filters, sighting tubes and degree scale housed in a mahogany wedge-shaped case with paper label attached to interior lid 'G.B.H. Filbri Jr: {Amsterdam, Netherlands}… ***
*** A pair of painted and coopered oak grape harvest bins, French 19th century painted with numbers 38 and 46 ***
*** A pair of painted coopered oak grape harvest bins, French 19th century ***
*** A pair of brass ships spotlights, early 20th century ***
*** An Austrian miniature brass octant, by G. Sadtler, Vienna, 19th century inscribed 'G. Sadtler in Wien', fitted wooden case 10 cm high ***
*** A collection of vintage Tasmanian and Swedish wood handled chisels, including Titan and E.A. Berg ***
*** A water meter by H.J. & Cie, Brussels, 1859, porcelain dials, marked to main dial 'H.J. et Cie Bruxelles', gilded date beneath five smaller dials, 39 cm high, 50 cm wide, 26 cm deep (approx) ***
*** A carriage time alarm, French, circa 1900, brass, platform escapement, 11 cm high ***
*** A cased brass octant, by G. Heath, London, 19th century, a brass and ebony instrument with finely calibrated ivory plaque to vernier arc, maker's mark to an ivory cartouche between the two limbs, housed in a fitted case, with remnant label to interior of… ***
*** A boxed parallel rule with associated ivory rulers, by Troughton & Simms, London, 19th century, 5 cm high, 48.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep ***
*** A miners dial, by F Mitchell, Ballarat ***
*** A vernier sextant by Bottomley, London, late 20th century, in fitted mahogany box with repairer's label to interior, the arc inscribed 'Bottomley London', 21.5 cm radius ***
*** A brass and iron sextant, Henry Hughes & Son Ltd., circa 1944, housed in the original oak case with associated lenses and fittings, with 'Husun' trademark, numbered 41104, with examination certificate ***
*** A brass ship's bell, 19th century, with brass clapper and supported on a screw form rod between hardwood supports with base, the bell 27 cm high ***
*** A cased German drum sextant and an Esdaile 'Sirius' Azimuth reflector ***
*** A bronze sextant by Tho Hemsley & Son, London, circa 1880, with fitted case and paper label to interior, the case 32 cm high, 14 cm wide, 28 cm deep ***
*** A world war II era U.S Government issue bakelite ship's clock, Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, circa 1940, the 24 hour Arabic white dial with centre sweep and eight day platform movement, housed in a dark brown bakelite casing, maker's mark to the dial and… ***
*** A cased brass sextant, 19th century, a precision made instrument with finely calibrated vernier arc, in a cloth lined fitted wood box, apparently unmarked ***
*** A large vintage pine framed shop display cabinet, early to mid 20th century, with a single long glazed door and a glazed top, raised upon a plinth base, 199 cm high, 77 cm wide and deep ***
*** Two brass ships lights, early 20th century one marked Miletich ***
*** An antique nautical octant by Spencer Barrett & Co, London, circa 1840with ivory inlay and brass fittings33.5 cm long ***
*** An Anchor copper and brass ship's light, by Tung Woo of Hong Kong, 58 cm high, 29 cm diameter ***
*** A brass vernier sextant by Joughin of London, in a glass topped fitted mahogany box, inscribed to slide ' Joughin 17 upper East Smithfield, London', 17 cm radius ***
*** A pair of brass ships lights, early 20th century ***
*** An American 8 bell ships clock, circa 1900, brass cased with a Roman numeral dial with subsidiary dial, inscribed 'Attendance prize Boston, Karnea 1919', the diameter of the face 16 cm, the overall length of the clock 26 cm ***
*** Two large hardwood sailor's fids, 19th century, one of Lignum Vitae and the other of oak, also known as an Admiral's fid, the largest 40 cm ***
*** A Stockburger brass quartz nautical ship's clock, with Roman numerals and marked ship's bell quartz to dial, 15 cm diameter ***
*** A whalebone sailmakers serving mallet, 19th century, 16.5 cm long ***
*** A large carved wooden Fid, late 19th / early 20th century, 43.5 cm long ***
*** A brass portable drum sextant by Cary, London, mid 19th century, in original mahogany fitted case, the sextant 8 cm diameter, the case 4.5 cm high, 11.5 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep ***
*** A boxed brass sextant by Dalton Harllepool, 19th century, the case 13 cm high, 27 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** A collection of four small metal woodworking planes, 19th century and later, the largest 18 cm ***
*** Two antique hand drills and an antique hand saw, 18th century and later ***
*** A cherry & Sons bentwood box butter churn, circa 1930, with a metal hand crank, the sides stamped 'Cherry & Sons Pty. Lt., Gisborne, Victoria, 40 cm high, 41 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** Ship's clock by Smith Astral, from the Orca, the brass mounted clock with an Arabic dial and key ***
*** Two antique cut crystal decanters and a glass rinser, early 19th century and after, a ship's decanter with a facet cut elongated stopper, a small ovoid decanter on a footed base with three annulated neck rings decorated with diamond and lens cuts, and a… ***
*** A vintage brass pocket drum sextant, circa 1943, including a brass octant case, the sextant cover reading 'Tp Wmc No.57 D^D', the largest 7 cm diameter ***
*** A ships helm, 19th century ***
*** A cased sextant by Tamaya & Co. Ltd of Tokyo, circa 1960, the stamped brass plate reading 'Trade Mark Tamaya & Co. Ltd, No. 12703 Ginza Tokyo 1960 12', the sextant 24 cm long ***
*** A nickel cased barometer/thermometer, together with a boxed compass, circa 1900, 100 cm diameter and smaller. Provenance: Property from the collection of George Gyori, Melbourne ***
*** A collection of antique carpenters scribes, mortice gauges and spirit levels, brass, ebonised and varnished wood, the largest 30 cm long ***
*** A collection of five iron axe and hammer heads, 18th century and later, the largest 12 cm long ***
*** A vintage shop display cabinet, with glass front and top and single hinged door, 20 cm high, 92 cm wide, 46.5 cm deep ***
*** A box leverage gauge, 12 cm wide ***
*** An early gold miners pick, reputedly from the Ballarat Goldfields, 19th century, 61 cm long ***
*** A large ship's hanging light 75 cm high, 53 cm diameter ***
*** A heavy brass and copper gimbled ship light, 19th century 30 cm high ***
*** A brass miner's safety lamp by Ackroyd & Best, Leeds, early 20th century, with polished brass fittings and glass shade, editioned '674' to makers plaque, 28 cm high ***
*** A collection of antique planes and tools in a pine tool box, 31 cm high, 64 cm wide, 32 cm deep ***
*** A simulated brass and copper ships engine order telegraph possibly used as a film prop ***
*** A vintage Stanley spirit level, circa 1950, in seasoned cherry with cat's eye glasses and 'tested for accuracy', 61 cm long ***
*** A half size model brass sextant, Kelvin & Hughes, London, 1917, 7.5 cm high, 14 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep ***
*** A continental fruitwood brace, probably Dutch, circa 1790, 54.5 cm long ***
*** A collection of lithographs and engravings, comprising the bread exhibition, Sydney 1930, the Technological Museum, 1900, city of Ballarat 1901 and the Universities public Examination certificate 1912, 30 x 38.5 cm (average size) ***
*** A timber sailmakers seam rubber, 19th century, engraved with the letters 'Ip', 13.5 cm ***
*** A copper ships compass by Johan Gulbransen, Oslo ***
*** A pair of brass ships lights, late 20th century ***
*** An American combination square and a parallel ruler, the square 38 cm long ***
*** A 19th century ebony and brass breast drill made by G. Buck, London well crafted and bearing a brass band to the handle inscribed 'G. Buck, maker 247 Tottenham court Road 32 cm long ***
*** A copper cased ships compass by John E. Hand & Sons 58 cm high, 210 cm diameter ***
*** A ships helm, early 20th century ***
*** A collection of vintage wood planes and a sharpening stone in wooden box, includes wood working planes of varying scales ***
*** Two brass and red glass ships light covers 26 cm diameter ***