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Slavenboei Landhuis Bloemhof, Anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899 A wooden buoy to secure a slave made to the ankles. The buoy consists of two wooden parts that are connected to each other on one side by an iron hinge and on the other side by an iron lock. The wooden parts have two half -round recesses, which together form two round holes for the ankles. wood (plant material). iron (metal) slavery; serfs and the enslaved
Slavenboei Landhuis Bloemhof, Anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899 A wooden buoy to secure a slave made to the ankles. The buoy consists of two wooden parts that are connected to each other on one side by an iron hinge and on the other side by an iron lock. The wooden parts have two half -round recesses, which together form two round holes for the ankles. wood (plant material). iron (metal) slavery; serfs and the enslaved
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precious book with a noble leather cover precious book with a noble leather cover Copyright: xZoonar.com/BorisxZerwannx 7006121Model or a 30-pounder gun. Model of a long cannon of 30 pounds, on a mik on a pedestal for instruction purposes. The wooden loop, long 92 cm and with a 54.5 mm caliber, has been cut lengthwise so that it can be opened to study the soul inside. The two halves are held together by brass tires. The cannon has a lock hardener and a visor at the front tap band; Behind is a puzzle ring and the grape is flat. A mouthpiece in the mouth. The mik is equipped with a soleplate with a stelewig. Scale 1: 3 (estimation).old suitcase isolated on white backgroundModel of A Ship's Stern in Construction on a Shipyard. Construction model of a stern under construction on a yard, on a base board. It is a brant model with sents on stacking blocks. Wrecked mirror with four throws and eight short retales between the upper two throws, six of which are missing. No wull, fence or side galleries. The model has three trusses of creation, all stitch tins of which the short plugs are missing, and floating ration. Four struts and the pipeline for the stern are found; Two supports and the hoisting piles are on flat oval matters. Ten stoppers on the sides of the base board.CAJA DE CAUDALES CON RUEDAS - SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.Agustí Roqué / "Artex", 2005, Sculpture.Three Sand Glasses, anonymous, c. 1860 sand glass Set of three log glasses, one of 15 seconds and two of 30 seconds. The hourglasses are mounted between wooden plates that are held together by brass bolts. France wood (plant material). cork (bark). brass (alloy). glass. sandChest with nine porcelain bottles. The Dutch East India Company maintained good relations with Asian rulers. To promote their commercial interests, they greased palms with presents: globes, paintings, animals, and chests with bottles, like this one. The expensive aromatic oils in the bottles were the actual gift. Thebottles were ordered in Japan and the chest was custommade by joiners in Batavia.Half Model of A Floating 32-Gun Artillery Battery, Rijkswerf Willemsoord, 1861 scale model. construction model Long -along section of a floating battery, on a ground board. With the front part, the skin and weighing is omitted, so that all trusses and floor beams are visible. Three decks, eleven gun gates in the side for the head deck, one and a half gate for head and upper deck front and rear. The siege of the original ship is clearly visible. The model is on the stacking blocks, which match the truss numbers on the drawings. Scale 1:50 (scale on model). den Helder wood (plant material). brass (alloy) ship-modelRectangular Linen Chest ca. 1492-1473 B.C. New Kingdom This simple rectangular box with a flat lid was whitewashed inside and out. Two battens on the underside of the lid hold it in place when closed and battens on the bottom of the box hold it above the floor surface. The box is made of sycamore and the two knobs at the front (one on the box and one on the lid are made of a harder wood, perhaps tamarisk. A length of linen cord was wound around these knobs and a piece of mud applied to the cord was impressed with a square seal.Inside the box were 25 linen sheets, the majority of which had been used before being buried in Hatnefer's tomb (36.3.1). A number of the sheets had ink inscriptions (see 36.3 151). All but one of the sheets had been cleaned and most were folded into small bundles and carefully packed into the box. At the top, several sheets had been partially folded placed in the box, and pushed down around the edges of the sheets below.. Rectangular Linen Chest 548980Half Model of a Frigate, anonymous, 1780 - 1825 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast. Four and twenty gun gates spread over three decks. Get mirror, Hol Wulf, no details of fence or side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. See at both ends ascending, one mountain wood and one reehout. Peaked around. Netherlands wood (plant material)Model of a Disengaging Gear for Paddle Wheels. Model of the crankshaft decoupling of a scoop wheel, on a base board. Crankshaft and Rader axis are connected by a connecting piece, a so-called pile or drawer, which permits some impurity in the alignment of the axes. The tile can be taken apart and the piece rotated to the Rover axis a quarter turn, so that crankpen comes free and the stool can rotate with the crankpen unhindered. Scale 1:10 (derived).Old style hair comb made of woodOld rusty iron Henry Meyers, Cedar Chest, c 1936 Cedar ChestWild crown with eight hooks and four arches. Wild crown of iron, with eight hooks and four archesGranary Model. Egypt, First Intermediate Period - early Middle Kingdom (2134 - 1991 BCE). Architecture; Architectural Elements. Wood, gessoed and paintedwheel helm wheel helm Copyright: xZoonar.com/Photox xFlavioxMassarix 1884545Cabinet of 140 plaques 18th century British, Staffordshire. Cabinet of 140 plaques. British, Staffordshire. 18th century. Basalt ware. Ceramics-PotteryCradle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.2 x 35.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Model of A French Pilot Cutter. Model of a French pilot cutter, with a weighted keel.Travel camera by A. Lindner, measuring 18 x 24 cm, constructed in wood around 1900, designed for large format photography.Bible Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29.2 cm (9 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bernard Gussow.Model of a Javanese Marketplace. No fewer than 154 miniature figures made of bread dough populate this marketplace on Java. Such models were made as souvenirs for Europeans. It includes all of the ingredients that appealed to Western travellers: a tropical market, various population groups, dancersand even a gamelan orchestra. Note the dignitary and his entourage. They are almost identical to the larger-scale painted court officials on view elsewhere in this gallery.TELEFONO POR EL QUE HABLO EL GRAL MOSCARDO CON SU HIJO. Author: ALONSO DE COVARRUBIAS (1488-1570). Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.Photo collection Government information service. Dick Raaijmakers (1930-2013): 'Sound installation'. undatedCampaign phone produced in Estonia, 1935. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia. Szyfa trunk; Oshkosh Trunk Company (Oshkosh; Kufrów Factory; 1902-1939); 1923-1924 (1923-00-00-1924-00-00);Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941), Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)-monogram, travel, purchase (provenance)Retro Drawers Vintage Style Cabinet With Many Colorful Drawers Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 12869969slide rule on a green backgroundOld Radio Isolated with Clipping PathMousetrap with moneyStereoscope with 24 photos. .Italy - 19th century - Printing telegraph invented by Giovanni Pasinati in 1864Vintage coffee mill Vintage coffee mill isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreyxEreminx 6036825Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line, anonymous, c. 1798 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast. One and thirty gun gates spread over three decks; No baking deck indicated. Willed mirror, Hol Wulf, no fence or side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. Rising seam, two mountainwood and one reehout. Quite flat underwater ship. Scale 1:50 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material)Half Model of a 60-Gun Frigate, anonymous, c. 1828 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast, fascinated above the Barkhout. Thirty -four guns on two decks. Safe with elliptical fence of one floor without a side gallery, above that an open gun deck; Straight with square stirring king. The Zeeg rises slightly on both ends, a barkwood and two reehouts. Peaked around. Scale approx. 1:48 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material)Wekerle Estate Wekerle Colony, Karoly Aries 1908 1914 Wekerle Estate Wekerle, Karoly Koss 1908 1914Colorful wooden crate boxes for sale in a marketHalf Model of a 32-Gun Frigate, anonymous, c. 1804 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast. Thirteen gun ports indicated on the upper deck, two small portholes one deck lower. Willed mirror, Hol Wulf, no fence or side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. Seeping a little rising at both ends, two barkhouts and one reehout. Peaked around. Scale approx. 1:40 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material) Rotterdam. AlgiersModel of a Marker Waterschip.Detail of brass hinge. Hackney Town Hall, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Hawkins Brown Architects LLP, 2017.sewing machine sewing-machine ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxKozoderovx 2138553 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedModel of the Floor and Keel of a Twin Screw Steamer, 1864 construction model Two detailed models of the construction of the near the stern (starboard side) for a wooden double screw steam ship with a stern for each screw and two stern. The actual keel bends backwards with both models; On one model a second keel was placed next to the original (three keels if the model had shown the two sides; see NG-MC-1165), on the other model the original keel is forked. Details of the keels, abdominal pieces, seed wood, reinforcement beams, parts of the skin and away can be seen on the model. Combined description Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Shaker Stove/Built-in Closet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 20.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 68" high; 17" wide (closet). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John W. Kelleher.Half model or a 24-gun frigate. Framed, polychromed mold model (starboard), completely covered, of a three-master. Upper deck with twelve gunposes, including twelve rowing species, no gun positions on semi-deck or container. Curve venture with crowned lion, elaborated galleon. The seam rice backwards, two mountain wooden and a reehout, wrinkled mirror, hollow wulf, fence and side gallery of one floor with carving, straight stir with square roaring. The model is equipped with resting and labeling blocks, crane beam, the lower ends of the masts and flagstone against the fence. A striking core brand of this model is the couple supports under the keel, in imitation of a full model on standard.Engine-Turning Lathe, 1911. Manufacturer:. R.A. Lienhard, Switzerland.. Used by John Ashford & Son, gilt-toy makers of Birmingham to engrave cigarette cases and gilt boxes.Lookingglass. Retailer formerly thought to be: John Elliott, American, active ca. 1811-1814Maker, formerly attributed to: John Elliott, Sr., American, 1713-1781Table Orrery, Hartog van Laun, c. 1800 - c. 1808 Device with which the movement of sun, earth, moon and planets can be presented in a visible way. Amsterdam brass (alloy). wood (plant material). ivory. gilding (material) gilding AmsterdamOld coffee grinders Old wooden coffee grinders in a row isolated over white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7839856Timepiece cabinet in the form of a book, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600 Wallwork cabinet of gilded copper in the form of a book. Outside of the blades is engraved with ribbon-shaped flat ornament, the inside with Niello ornament. The dial has twenty -four figures. The corners are filled with the four winds. A ring at the top. The timepiece is missing. copper (metal). gilding (material). gold (metal) gilding / engraving Wallwork cabinet of gilded copper in the form of a book. Outside of the blades is engraved with ribbon-shaped flat ornament, the inside with Niello ornament. The dial has twenty -four figures. The corners are filled with the four winds. A ring at the top. The timepiece is missing. copper (metal). gilding (material). gold (metal) gilding / engravingBox within which the sun-god tablet and its covers were deposited by Nabopolassar. 620 BC-610 BC. Neo-Babylonian Dynasty. Abu Habba (Sippar). Middle East. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.Speckfalle Speckfalle LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/ErikaxUtzx 634808Gates & Garretsee Cookstove From 1859, AntiquesModel of a Longboat, anonymous, c. 1865 - c. 1880 ship model. demonstration model Polychromed truss model on a standard. Smooth bodder double -belt barkas, around with almost flat siege and flat mirror, disc in the voorsteven; A foreclock, five dids and four railway sticks, and an open cabin with side rods and extra loose doft. Easy stir with a curved brass tile stick to be able to go around the drizzle. Scale 1:10 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Model of a Double-Threaded Archimedean Screw Propeller, P.N. Rijk (attributed to), D. van den Bosch (attributed to), 1844 instruction model Polychromed instruction model of a biling -ranged Archimedic screw in a frame on a ground board. The corridors go around twice and are divided into blue and white painted segments, from which a normal two -leaf screw can be constructed. The screw can be turned by hand on the propeller shaft. The emergency is approx. 11 cm, the diameter 8 cm. Scale 1:20 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Old retro wooden chest and vintage grunge suitcase isolated on stone paved house backyardSnow shoesCoffret. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.4 x 11.4 cm). Date: late 15th-16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Model of a Timber Ship, anonymous, c. 1824 ship model. demonstration model Small sketchy, polychromed stacking model of a four -master, incomplete. It has a straight prime life and striker for ship; flat mirror. In diameter the hull is completely square, in the stern Serp; Wide keel and an excellent edge around the ship in the right -angle. Fully flat siege and one barkhout. On the deck there are two decks, a Betting and a Cape Storer. The four -mastern rig all shows the masts, stengen and marsen, plus the bowsprit. model maker: Netherlands (possibly)after design by: Québec wood (plant material). brass (alloy) QuébecMAQUETA DEL BANCO DE BILBAO DE AZCA.Bob Ernemann Folding Camera, 116 mm, 1925, manufactured by H Ernemann Werke AG, 63x108 mm, Germany, 20th century.Incense sticks against a timber boxCopyright carved door carved with square geometric motifs carved with square geometric motifs: xzoonar.com/bartomeuxbalaguerxrotgerx 22682394Wide-angle Aplanate lens by Emil Busch AG, focal length 27 cm, f/8, with 7 slices, constructed with glass, brass frame, and wooden lens standard, circa 1890.Lacquered wood boxesOld blacksmith's hammer of 1875, Industrial Museum, Lauf, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeVintage Photograph. Hand holding Universal Atomics Corporation Geiger Gun in front of solid background, Frame 5Treasure chest full of gold bars on black backgroundHalf Model of A 50-Gun Frigate, Rijkswerf Vlissingen, 1843 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast. Eight and twenty gun gates on two decks. Stern with elliptical fence and decorated side gallery of one floor, above it an open deck; Stir with round roser king (Soetermeers version) and the rudder leaf rounded down. The Zeeg is almost flat, one barkhout. Peaked around. Scale 1:50 (scale on model). Flushing wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Drilling apparatus for metal. Beautiful ornamented drill stand on wooden base plank. The drilling machine is driven by hand with a crank, the transmission is 5: 1. The drill shaft can be pushed down with a lever, which can also be weighted with weights. A fork-shaped lever halfway through the shaft serves to move up the drill back. The drill bit has a square opening for the drives that are missing. The base board has a round hole under the shaft.MODELO DE LA MAQUINA DEL NUMANCIA. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.1969 Brooke Bond collectors tea card, depicting: The First Television and a 1960's TV set. By the 1920s, when amplification made television practical, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird employed the Nipkow disk in his prototype video systems. On 25 March 1925, Baird gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion, at Selfridge's Department Store in LondonHarmonium after 1886 Victor and Auguste Mustel French The harmonium is the term most commonly applied to reed pump organs made in Europe. This example was made by the venerable Parisian firm Victor and Auguste Mustel. Victor Mustel (1815-1890) was born in Le Havre and learned the carpentry trade. In 1844, he moved to Paris where he worked in several workshops building free reed instruments. He established his own firm in 1853 and won a prize for his harmonium design in the Paris exposition of 1855. He trained his son Auguste (1842Stop knobs above keyboard: O/forte/expressif; SB/sub bass/16 pds; C/contre basse/16 p; B/basse/8 p; 5/harpe/eolienne/2 pds; 4/basson/8 pds, 3/clairon/4 pds; 2/bourdon/16 pds; 1/cor anglais/8 pds; 1p/percussion/et/cor anglais8 pds; E/expression; 1/flute/8 pds; 2/clarinette/16 pds; 3/fifre/4 pds; 4/hautbois/8 pds; 5/musette/16 pds; 6/voix celeste/16 pds; 7/baryton/32 pds/ 8/harp eolienne/8 pds; S/salicional/16 pds; O/forte/expressifTechnical description: Heavy rRubber stamp tool to mark dates.The Babbage Engine by Charles Babbage (1791-1871) computer pioneer and designer. Dated 19th CenturyVintage looking Alarm siren Vintage looking Alarm siren and flash light against burglary Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 9892453Open old suitcase isolated on white backgroundStandard Volume Measures, Amsterdam Geschut- en Klokgieterij, 1820 chest Gray painted box with two handles. Lid closed with two violin hooks. Lid of the box on the inside. It considers yellow -cut contents for wet waters with matte -slept cover glasses: 1. 10 cup of Dutch creature (decilitre); 2. 5 Dutch head with cover glass; 3. 2 Dutch head; 4. Standard Dutch head/jug (litre) with inscription surrounded by oval: containing a distilled water, in the temperature of 39.5 Fahrenheit, a Dutch pound or kilogram; 5. 1/2 Dutch head; 6. Double Dutch size with cover glass; 7. Dutch buddy (decilitre) with cover glass; 8. 1/2 Dutch size with cover glass. All eight sizes on the top tire with a stamp first class of the Royal Netherlands Institute and of the Ministry of the Interior. In the coffin is a printed 'instructions' entitled: 'Information about the copper standards'. With red ink, this is written: 'Below NO. 301 received 5 Deeb. 1882 at the standards'. Amsterdam brass (alloy). glass Nethsoldier s helmet and Soviet harmonica isolated on a white background with cliping path. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxxKozoderovx 18898809Old Cash Register: An old hand cranked cash register in a small shop in the village of Frelingsburg.School satchel satchel and school table against white background copyright: xzoonar.com/simonevoigtx 2066927Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig, anonymous, c. 1826 ship model. builder's model. half model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a two -mast. The skin above the barkwood is closed, seven painted gun gates on one deck. For ship elaborated with galle and sculpture of a gilded curl. Get mirror, hollow wulf, fence with three lights, no side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. Sail to the front and rear slightly rising, one bark wood and one reehout. Peaked around. Scale 1:40 (scale on model). Rotterdam (possibly) wood (plant material). metal Rotterdam. Surabaya. HellevoetsluisCalling Card Matchsafe; Manufactured by Sampson Mordan & Company; England; silver, enamel; 3.3 x 5.7 x 1 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 in. )Black old sewing machine cartoon icon on a white background. Black old sewing machine cartoon iconquestion mark, exclamation point, ampersand, and other punctuation symbols - vintage letterpress printing blocks in small wooden typesetter box with dividers, isolated on whitePortrait lens by Emil Busch AG from 1925, designed by Nicola Perscheid, focal length 48 cm, aperture f/4.5, with iris blends and Lifa Ultra-Rapid yellow filter in glass, metal, and wooden construction.Screen fender, c. 1800, Bronze, United States, 18th-19th centuryHandbagModel of a Pinky, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1870 ship model. fully rigged model. show model Netherlands wood (plant material). rope. textile materials. paint (coating) ScheveningenARQUETA DE MARFIL-07X10X05-S XII. Location: MUSEO RIOJA. Logrono. Rioja. SPAIN.Lisbon, Portugal. Antique telephone switchboardTandberg's Radiofabrikk in Oslo launched their TB 1 tape recorder in 1952. This Norwegian radio manufacturer focused on tapes in its search for a new product that could rival the radio in popularity.Sewing box, Mirto palace with authentic decoration and original furniture represents the lifestyle of a wealthy family of the 18th century, Palermo, Sicily, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, EuropeJUGUETE DE MADERA CARRETA CON BURRO. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.Braun Radio sk 61, Baujahr ca. 1962, analoges Empfangsgerät mit Plattenspieler, berühmtes Designmodell , entworfen von Hans Gugelot und Dieter Rams, McPKST McP_WAL_2024_002443 *** Brown Radio SK 61, Year of manufacture Ca 1962, analog Receiver with Record player, Famous Design Model , designed from Hans Gugelot and Dieter Rams, McPKST McP Wal 2024 002443 McPKSTModel of a 74-Gun Ship on a Slipway, anonymous, c. 1797 - c. 1800 ship model. hull model. demonstration model Construction model or the hull of a line ship of 74 pieces in the ropes on a slope, according to the French method of launch. The skin is omitted on port under the barkhout and starboard above the bark wood; A piece of skin with trusses can be removed on starboard in three places. Seven and sixty gun gates spread over three decks, plus eight places for guns on the baking deck. The Galjoen has only been worked out on port: the Schegbeeld is a woman in Roman robe with a laurel wreath in the lifted hand. Get mirror with two gates in the Wulf; The one floor fence is decorated with allegorical figures, weapon trophies and an oval shield with wreath and branch; At the top two gates of the half cover. On starboard a side gallery of one floor with an open convenience above it. Straight stirring with square roser king and holes for two stir pins, stir -stir and a care tire; Double steerCanvas tent, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxAlbum of miniature landscape paintings, from a double album set, 1723, Fang Shishu, Chinese, 1692 - 1751, 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 3/4 in. (14.61 x 8.57 x 1.91 cm) (closed), Ink and light colors on paper, China, 18th century