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A collection of unique historical objects including a sounding machine, a coffee pot model, a pin key, and ventilation models showcasing early engineering.

Black with flower motifs painted plate cans of coffee pot with cylindrical kettle and built-in drawer console in pedestal, two lion heads as handles, coffee pot miniature doll toy toy relaxant model tin metal paint, play
Black with flower motifs painted plate cans of coffee pot with cylindrical kettle and built-in drawer console in pedestal, two lion heads as handles, coffee pot miniature doll toy toy relaxant model tin metal paint, play
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Black with flower motifs painted plate cans of coffee pot with cylindrical kettle and built-in drawer console in pedestal, two lion heads as handles, coffee pot miniature doll toy toy relaxant model tin metal paint, playOld manual meat grinder on a wooden tableSounding machine, Edward Massey, 1810 sounding lead Counting for a deadplood. A logvin has been applied to a brass plate, which drives a counter with a screw without end. This indicates Vadems on one side, to the other dozens of Vadems. When collecting the lead, the logvin is blocked by a circular blocking device; Because of this it was not necessary to know the moment that the lead hit the bottom. London brass (alloy)Model of a Ventilator, anonymous, 1800 - 1850 demonstration model Model of a fan, working as a double bladder ball. In the large rectangular compartment, a shelf, which is mounted with hinges at half height against the short front, is moved with a lever up and down; The two halves in which the compartment is distributed through the board are reduced and enlarged in turns. Air is included in the front two square valves, consisting of simple valves with chamois leather, one upstairs and one below the hinges of the board. By similar valves, the air is drained to a small compartment for, where the air flow to a single output is led in a square ventilation patch, which leads upwards; This tube can be detached. model maker: Netherlandsafter design by: United Kingdom wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal). chamois (animal material)Pin key 17th-18th century probably Italian. Pin key. probably Italian. 17th-18th century. Wrought iron. Metalwork-IronModel of ship guns on affuit, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1900 gunmodel Model of ship guns consisting of a loop with chair and gun gate with a variable cane. unknown bronze (metal). wood (plant material). ropeMagic lantern. 18th-century magic lantern of tinned iron. With a loose lens house and upper top.Clock and gunpowder horn, Anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596Model of a Capstan, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1800 demonstration model Model of a capstan on a wooden floor. It is a capstan for eight wind trees; Two piles in the floor prevent the walking, one for each direction of rotation. The drum has five molars in the form of a faint z, which are filled down to a circle downstairs and at the head. The brass king is stuck in the deck, the drum rotates around it. Three bolts safeguard the head plate of the head, which takes a little to the rounded point of the king and the drum lifts a little off the floor to minimize the friction. A support for unknown use is mounted on top of the cover plate. Scale 1:15 (estimate). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Close-up of a Magic Lantern projector, c. 1880Swinging Lamp. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 32.8 x 24.4 cm (12 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" wide; 10" overall. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roy Weber.Przeszo Przyszoci unknownVintage old blowtorch Vintage rusty blowtorch isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxEreminx 5654065Khorten. Prayer-wheel. 19th century. Wood, ivory, turquoise and coral. From Tibet (China). Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.In the brewhouse of a brewerySweden, 20th century - Ericsson local battery telephone, circa 1910.J. Philip Reis's (1834-74) telephone. From R. Wormell Electricity in the Service of Man, London, 1890.Mortar on Carriage 1753 Nuremberg. Bronze, iron, and wood .Foot Warmer. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 51 cm (14 x 20 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: L. Vladimar Fischer.Elongated padlock with etched flowers, with key, anonymous An elongated padlock with etched flowers, with key. An elongated padlock with etched flowers, with key.Model of the Paddle Gear of the Lock at Flushing. Model of a winch for operating the spuien of lock doors, on a base board. The winch stands in four legs. With a crank on either side, a paddle work is driven inside, so that a rack with round pins is moved up and down instead of teeth. A gear wheel with right on one side prevents the winch. Scale 1: 3 (derived).Model of a Pètard, Anonymous, 1599 - 1799 gunmodel Model of a petarde, also referred to in the Netherlands with the term Springbus. The petarde was used to inflate wooden doors of city gates and fortress walls. The petarde was secretly applied to the city gate, after which the gunpowder was brought into the bronze or iron mortar. The Petarde is a French invention that was also used in the State army at the end of the sixteenth century. In the course of the 18th century, the petarde fell into disuse due to changes in the Vesting War. West-Europa Pètard: Copper (Metal). hook, nails: Iron (metal). Plateau: Wood (Plant Material)Cube Sundial, 1750-1800. Manufacturer: I G Kleininger.. Pinto Collection, Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.. 1965T5090.. Cube Sundial, 1750-1800. Manufacturer: J G. Kleininger. This cube sundial was made by J.G. Kleininger, a well-known maker of mathematical and scientific instruments in the second half of the 18th century. His work is represented in many museum collections. It is adjustable on a turned beechwood stand, and has printed paper dials to each surface of the cube... Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965... .Model of a Paddle Wheel, anonymous, 1835 presentation model Model of a scoop wheel with six moving plates. The axles of the plates are equipped with a double stool that follows a job. The upper half of the track is concentric with the axis of the scoop wheel. The lower half consists of a groove that follows a slightly more pronounced curve; Only an end of the crutches goes through this groove, so that the plates are kept in a vertical position. The crank with which the model can be moved is missing. Liverpool (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy)OCTANTE HADLEY (LONDRES 1784) - OCTANTE DE EBANO - SIGLO XVIII. Author: HADLEY JOHN. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.Photograph of Dr. J. J. Woodward's Microscope, Light Grand American Microscope, Philadelphia; Manufacturer: Joseph Zentmayer, 1864Model or a Lifting Screw. Model of a screw sleeve between stern and stirring stage, with a part of the keel and the backstuffs. The screw light device consists of a loose frame with a screw, which can be lifted up and down in the sleeve on a rope, which runs over a disc upstairs in the screw cooker and a disc in the screw window. The screw is a mangan screw, a four-leaf propeller, composed of two double-leaf screws that can be placed in parallel position for lighting. The screw is disconnected by pulling the ship into the ship. The vertical rails against the stern and the screws that the screw frame moves are provided with teeth; This includes palls of the screw window that prevents the back sliding. The palls can be retired so that the screw frame can pock up. Beams against the stevens keep the screw window down and must be removed before lighting. Scale 1:10 (estimation).Microphone of Caveat, with mouthpiece, April 14, 1877.BITACORA DE BARCO DE LA GUERRA CIVIL CON IMPACTO. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.Set of Weighing Scales 17th Century.Model of A Stopper and Bitts, Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1854 demonstration model Model of a vault stopper with chain, on a ground board, with a separate Beting. At the end of the ground board the chain runs through a normal peg. The stopper consists of a set of discs mounted on the other end in the floor, one of which turns an eccentric placed axle; The chain runs around the fixed disc, forward around the eccentric disk and back back. The voltage on the chain pulls the eccentric disk backwards so that the chain is clamped between the two discs. There is a disc around the base of the loose octagonal betting so that it can replace the fixed disc on the ground board. model maker: Amsterdamafter design by: United Kingdom wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal)Travel camera produced by Josef Wanaus, wooden construction, measuring 13 x 18 cm, manufactured around 1900.Ancient vintage portable typewriter with ball type typeface head Old vintage portable typewriter with cylinder ball type of typeface Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 12142472Model of a Double Capstan, anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1840 demonstration model Model of a double capter in a wooden frame that represents two decks. Both Cape Standers are for twelve wind trees and have six molars. The lower drum has eight places in the foot to prevent walking. The drums can be used in four ways: blocked, separate, coupled, and combined so that the upper one drives the bottom with a delay. The combinations are obtained with palls in the foot of the lower drum, with which the Raderwork consisting of sun and plan trailers, placed under the lower deck between the beams, can be put into operation, and by linking or disconnecting the kings of both Drums with a mechanism on the head of the lower capstan, which is now incomplete. Scale 1:10 (estimate). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Tankard. Maker: Joseph Richardson, Sr., American, 1711-1784old rusty insecticide spray on white background. Old insecticide sprayModel of a Wind-Driven Pump, 1827 demonstration model Model of a pump driven by Molenwieken, in two-storey frames, almost identical to NG-MC-648-1. The bottom floor is a container in which the pump tube stands, which has a drain tube at the top floor. The pump buckets are simple metal valves, as well as the pumping pendants that are connected to a crutch with a pump rod; With one model, the top of the pump tube is closed with a wooden plug, which ensures the vertical movement of the pump rod. The crankshaft is powered by a four mill wicks; Crankshaft and blades are mounted on a wooden cylinder with a metal ring, so that the whole can be turned in the wind direction. model maker: Netherlands (possibly)after design by: Netherlandsafter design by: United States of America wood (plant material). brass (alloy). textile materials. paperGraphometer or semicircle. Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/8 × 10 7/8 × 5 1/4 in. (18.1 × 27.6 × 13.3 cm). Maker: Michael Butterfield (ca. 1635-1724, worked 1678). Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bronze Bowl 1140 B.C. Wooden stereo travel camera with 9 x 12 cm plates, produced around 1870 for stereoscopic photography.Cámara fotográfica original de 1839 (el año en que Daguerre anunció el primer procedimiento fotográfico). Fue construida por Alph. Giroux, en París, con el número 178 de fabricación. Se conserva en la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes de Barcelona, o "Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona", (RACAB), número de registro 14.Police Lantern and Club. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexander Anderson.Buchbindereimaschinen 1890: eine Maschine zum Schärfen eines flexiblen Lederstreifens, der zum Richten und Polieren der Klinge eines Schneidemessers f...Model of an Installation for Tarring Rope Yarn, anonymous, c. 1849 demonstration model Model of a device for the reasons of cable yarns. The operation of the model remains unclear. A tar reservoir is lowered in the floor in the middle. Two cross layers hold a set of metal plates upright in this: one of them has a slit, the opening of which is arranged by leaving the other up and down. On each side of the tar reservoir is a frame with two coils each; On top of one frame there are also two tubular conductors for the yarns. There is a large framework at both ends, connected by a crossbar. On one side two coils with yarns and a crank are applied, on the other three empty coils, one with a drum and crank. On one side is a tripod stool with a round leaf with a pin or vertical axis on it. United Kingdom wood (plant material). brass (alloy). ropePortrait lens by Franz X. Waibl, Petzval system with tooth drive, made of glass and brass, circa 1850, designed for early photographic portraiture.First World War (1914-1918). Electric telegraph of the Russian Navy. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia.Gunlock (Flintlock) for a Carronade, anonymous, 1800 flintlock On the right canons lock (flint lock) with brass house and iron lock mechanism, rooster and pandel. The lock is mounted with a pin in the lock support and a bolt through it. The pan has a hole through which the spark is led to the Zundgat. The tractor has a deduction, which is led upwards through a heavy ring. United Kingdom copper (metal). iron (metal). ropePeper Grinder Isolated with Clipping PathFluter. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 30 cm (9 5/8 x 11 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Gas lamp. Gas lamp with inscription '1354'.Snuffers and tray 1718-19 Possibly Achille Bellanger. Snuffers and tray 200097Model of a 12-Pounder Gun on a Carriage, anonymous, 1800 demonstration model The 40.3 cm long run has a caliber of 19.8 mm, a brush ring, the grape is flat from behind. The inscriptions are engraved on the barrel, along with two crossed anchors and palm branches. The cheeks of the role horse, with four stairs and an arc -shaped crop at the bottom, are further apart behind and are connected by the calf, the sole plate and a supporting bar for the sole plate. The model has a breastpiece. The elevation plateau, which is worn with two hooks in the front by a bolt that goes straight through the two cheeks, is missing, as well as the Stelwig. The ash bodies are attached to the cheeks with brackets, which can be removed. The wooden wheels are double, the front wheels are larger than the rear wheels. Scale 1: 6 (scale on model). Rotterdam (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy). bronze (metal)Toilet with Wooden Back, Interior Design - BathroomsMERIDIAN CANYON - 19th CENTURY. Author: CHARLES CHEVALIER (1804-1859). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.William H Edwards, Coffee Grinder, c 1940 Coffee GrinderThe dirk of the officer Soviet military - marine sea fleetAntique binoculars on white backgroundWell with Movable Beam. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.4 x 36 cm (11 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 96" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.Brush pensin australia an old blur hydrant and the empty sky concept of safetyCILINDRO USADO PARA COMUNICACION ENTRE AEROPLANOS. Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.Lantern hanging on wall Copyright: xDxKanani/DinodiaxPhotoxAntique wooden spinning wheel, isolateChris Makrenos, Parlor Stereoscope, c 1937 Parlor StereoscopeSleigh. unknown, creatorretro brass samovar retro brass samovar - retro brass samovar isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 5456506CAMPANA DE BRONCE DEL ABAD SAMSON PROCEDENTE DE ESPIEL - SIGLO X - 19,5x19,5 cm. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. CORDOBA. SPAIN.Edward White, Economy Lamp, c 1937 Economy LampUSA, New Hampshire, Moultonborough. Intercom, Castle in the Clouds, Lucknow Mansion.Opening a bottle of wine Opening a bottle of wine on grey background Copyright: xZoonar.com/tudorxantonelxadrianx 2484149Kosher stamp, Jewish Museum, Schnaittach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeOld brass valve Old brass water valve isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxEreminx 3704735Maud M Holme, Spinning Wheel, c 1938 Spinning WheelOld winemaking tools in the cellar of Lucien Muzard, Santenay, Cote d'Or, Bourgogneantique chinese sun dialUnited States of America, 20th century - Kodak camera, model Brownie Junior, 1910's.George Washington Flat Iron Stand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Milton Grubstein.25 cent binoculars on a pier in San DiegoVISOR DE CAMARA FOTOGRAFICA.Spinning wheel, upright model on tripod, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 A spinning wheel, upright model of twisted and with various decoration processed leg on tripod with Trappedaal connected to metal sling of the wheel that is located in the middle between three twisted styles; Upstairs, attached to these styles the coil or spindle with wing and the spider skirts. Germany (possibly) oak (wood). maple (wood) A spinning wheel, upright model of twisted and with various decoration processed leg on tripod with Trappedaal connected to metal sling of the wheel that is located in the middle between three twisted styles; Upstairs, attached to these styles the coil or spindle with wing and the spider skirts. Germany (possibly) oak (wood). maple (wood)f isolated rusted letter with gears on black f isolated rusted letter with gears on black Copyright: xZoonar.com/OxanaxRishnyakx 8950499Model of an 18-cm Gun on a Pivot and Slide, anonymous, anonymous, c. 1868 - c. 1869 gunmodel. demonstration model Very detailed model of a cannon of 18 cm on rotators on a ship's part. The Iron Loop is from the Armstrong front loader mantle-type, with three grooves; Guidelines are applied on the back. Affuit and sled are made of metal. The upper off-exit has an Eleveer device with gear and rack on either side. The sled has a brake layout consisting of five iron plates, between which teeth run from the upper off -exit; With a clamping device with lever on the outside of the upper off -exit, the brake is put into operation. Tackles and breaches are missing. The sledge is placed on a ship's deck on a shot gate on draacirkels, with a pivot bolt in the gate threshold; The wheels under the corners of the sledge are radial compared to the pivot bolt. The model has been added to the model to which a grenade is screwed. Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal)Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle, c. 1660-1720. Austria, late 17th-early 18th Century. Steel, inlaid with gold design of Hapsburg eagle, pierced and chiseled; overall: 30.7 x 17.2 cm (12 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.). Originally part of a deluxe weapon, the lock plate's entire surface is inlaid with an exquisite floral pattern in gold. Carefully chiseled, the fanciful hammer takes the form of an animal head crowned by a mass of foliage. The double eagle on the wheel plate suggests the weapon was made for a member of the Hapsburg family.Baby Chaise. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 47.3 cm (14 x 18 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 48" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Murphy.Pa. German Balancing Man. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 29 cm (14 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mina Lowry.Gandhi spinning wheel Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotoxAntique gramophone Antique vintage gramophone with golden horn speaker Copyright: xZoonar.com/NikolaxObradovicx 11906785Model Mallejan or Triquebal noticed on asl. Model Mallejan or Triquebal. Marked on asltive trique ball. The dot of the drawbar is missing. A Mallejan or Triquebal is a single-axle load slip for moving guns (19th century).Inside of an antique radio, speaker wires and capacitorToy balance -handgezogene vintage kaffeemühle hand drawn vintage coffee grinder, vector eps 10 LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/balasoiuxclaudiax 11999558Switzerland, Gotthard pass, Sasso San Gottardo museumBlank parchment manuscript and pencilmodel of an Odometer that Leonardo da Vinci drew on the first folio of his Codex Atlanticus, folio 1 r. 1504. This is a machine calculated distance travelled. This machine, however, was already known in antiquity, given that Leonardo did nothing more than re-elaborate the Odometer devised by Heron Alexandrinus, a Greek inventor who lived in the First century AD. Unlike the former one, the Odometer that Leonardo designed was shaped a little like a push cart and had a toothed wheel mechanism. Each time the wheel on die ground turned, the vertical toothed wheel turned once, in turn actuating a horizontal wheel. The latter contained metal balls or stones, which fell through a hole into a bucket: counting them at the end of the journey allowed the distance travelled to be calculated.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Bronze double-action water-pump. Roman Probably 3rd century AD. From Bolsena, Italy. This pump had two pistons which were raised and lowered by a rocking-beam. The pistons were housed in two cylinders. At the bottom of each cylinder was a non-return valve. When one of the pistons was raised, the valve was pushed open and the water rose inside the cylinder. When the piston reached its highest point the valve closed, trapping the water inside the cylinder. On its downward stroke, the piston forced the water out through a side pipe. It then passed through a second valve into the central discharge pipe where it drained away.Engraving depicting a floating buoy with a warning bell. Dated 19th CenturyOld wooden abacus on white backgroundThe interior of a shoemaker shop with an old calculator at the historic Gold King Mine and Ghost Town from the 1890s outside of Jerome in Arizona, USA.Re-construction of a Machine Gun or Multi-Barrel Gun, based on a drawing in CODEX ATLANTICUS- FOLIO 157. (1478 -1519), by Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).