Circa 1890. French device invented by Stanislas Limousin in 1850 for masking the taste of bitter medicine powders. The device made rice flour shells (cachets) to hold the disagreeable tasting drug. Ca

 

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Up for auction is a Triple Force No 6 blasting cap tin. It measures 2 5/8" by 2 1/8" by 1 1/4". This tin is in very good condition with only a few spots of surface rust. There are no dings or dents an

 

Vintage doctors bag with patent number 52817041 with name AH GAILLIOT JR. Bag is in wonderful condition outside maybe cow leather. The lining is in good condition with no damage but needs some soap to

 

You are bidding on THE VINTAGE HEAVY UNUSUAL BUBBLE LEVEL (INCLINOMETER OR CLINOMETER?) WITH SPRING AND MICROMETER MECHANISM IN BRASS & STEEL? pictured below. PLEASE FIRST READ HIGHLIGHTED TERMS O

 

Assortment of Nicol prisms in brass adjustable casings

 

A rare 19th century Apothecary Show Globe. The globe is hand blown and has bubbles and swirls in the glass, it features a wheel-cut floral and foliate decoration and applied rings on necks with footed

 

Vintage Miner's Tin Lunch Pail West Virginia Coal Mining Up for auction is a miner's lunch pail with tray and cup. Has a bail handle with wooden turned handle. Made of pressed tin metal. 8 1/4" tall i

 

OUR AUCTIONS ALWAYS START AT 99p AND HAVE NO RESERVE AN ANTIQUE (c1911) PATENT STETHOSCOPE MARKED 'ARNOLD & SONS, LONDON', AS IN THE IMAGES. PAYMENT I am happy to accept payment in GB£ sterling b

 

New Old Stock roll of Glazed Miners' Kanawha Water-Proof Blasting Paper. Original label in place. Blasting paper was used to make black powder blasting changes in mines. Not many of these unused old r