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| The Edinburgh Encyclopedia …The First American Edition. Sir David Brewster (Editor).
Eighteen Volumes Plus Two Volumes of Plates. An extraordinary
resource about the status of the sciences in 1832, accompanied
by two full volumes of amazing plates (which are often seen
sliced and selling for high prices individually). Joseph and
Edward Parker, Philadelphia, 1832. Twenty volume set in calf.
Approximately 10 ¼” X 8”. Covers/bindings fair to good and could
certainly use (and be well worth) rebinding. Some pages with
light to moderate foxing but contents generally in good to very
good condition. The two plate volumes have approximately 545
plates, some illustrations double-page or fold-out including
maps. Range of topics is extensive including geography,
agriculture, industry and engineering, botany, science, etc. Sir
David Brewster, incidentally, invented the kaleidoscope and
there is an interesting section on that invention – these books
represent an almost endless source of fascinating reading and
viewing. $2,200. |
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DR-28 (168) Collection of Eight
Original Currier & Ives “Darktown Fire Brigade” Lithographs.
These don’t exactly qualify as “mechanical antiques” however we
purchased them from a retired fireman who collected them in the
1970’s because we thought they were interesting and unusual. It
would be difficult to put this many different Darktown Fire
Brigade lithographs together. I’m told there are thirteen in the
complete Currier and Ives set (they were also made later by
Joseph Koehler), this is a pretty good start on a complete set,
including: Taking A Rest; The Last Shake; The Darktown Hook And
Ladder Corps In Action; The Chief On Duty; To The Rescue;
Saved!; A Prize Squirt (has a brown discoloration streak about
one-half way to the right); Going to The Front. Copyrighted in
the 1884 – 1885 period. Very colorful - may be a great bargain
at $3800 for this set of eight.
- PRICE REDUCED to $3,800.
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| (171) SCALES! SCALES ! SCALES! A
Major Hoard of Austrian and German Scales. When we purchased
the Albert Copeland hoard of Vienna Wall Clocks, we also
purchased a hoard of two-pan style Austrian food scales. Made of
cast or wrought iron, these are heavy and decorative. Some have
pans with them, some do not. They range in size roughly from 8½”
tall by 16” wide to 11 ½” tall by 22 ½” wide. There are no
weights. We have about 2500 of these, virtually all still
wrapped from when they were imported from Austria many years
ago. We would like to sell these in quantities to dealers or
collectors who want to resell to support their collections. We
have them priced at $35 each (without pans), or two for $30
each, or five or more at $25 each, ten or more $20 each. If you
want more than ten – talk to us! Pans are $10 per pair with
scale purchases, while they last – we don’t seem to have nearly
as many pans as we have scales. AND, if you want to be in the
scale business, buy all of the approximately 2500 scales for
only $25,000!
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(167) Important Art Deco Art Glass Windows.
Set of three large high Art Deco windows from a bank building in New
Mexico. These are fabulous “high” Art Deco design, obviously custom
made for this bank, believed to be from the 1920’s or 1930’s. Fine
condition. One window (photos) has been reframed in a very expensive art
deco frame, the other two are as they came out of the building (you can
have the other two reframed, it cost us about $3000 for the custom frame
for the first window, done by a metal sculptor here in Eureka Springs).
Window is 36” wide, 62” high, frame is 40” wide, 66 ¼” high, 2” deep.
The photos do not do justice to the window because of the lack of
lighting behind it when the photos were taken. Truly an extraordinary
set. $9,000 for the set of three. Price Reduced
to $9,000.
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(164) “Premier Jr.” Nickel Plated Cash Register Made By
Michigan Cash Register Co. Probably circa 1905 – 1910. Very nice all
original condition.
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(165) Original Carousel Chariot, Heavily Carved. We purchased this carousel
chariot back in the 1980’s from Norton in Michigan, for our own
collection, because the theme was so delightful and the carving so
great. We felt that chariots represented the most “displayable” of
carousel carvings because they can be disassembled and the carved side
can be hung on a wall. I don’t recall the maker of the chariot, we once
knew, but it is one of the top five carousel carving companies. $4500
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(166) OZ-78 Four Modern Xylophones. Two “marching” xylophones on metal
harp frames, one in a suitcase, one set of barbells from Player Piano
Supply. Presumably bought to make automatic xylophones to add to pianos
or organs. $400 for the four as a lot. |
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| DR-38 (169)
"Vale & Comp" Fusee Pocket Watch Mechanism Mechanism only.
Dial badly chipped. Mechanism marked "Vale & Compy",
"Coventry", and serial number "4768". Lovely engraving on
mechanism. Fusee drive. Runs, no key. $350.
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| DR-48 (170)
"Rob. Balflower" Fusee Pocket Watch Mechanism Mechanism only.
Dial has some scratches. Mechanism marked "Rob. Balflower",
"London", and serial number "1236. Lovely engraved mechanism.
Runs, no key. $500.
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The Encyclopedia is Back! We have acquired a limited supply of brand new copies of the Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments by Q. David Bowers. This 1000 page, heavily illustrated, oversized tome is the "bible" of mechanical music. Only $100 postpaid in the U.S., two for $180, five for $400 while supply lasts. BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! We have lots of books and other paper material related to mechanical music. We have a separate book list, please email us for a copy. We have copies of Barrel Organ, Clockwork Music, and many other out of print books on mechanical music, some very scarce. Email us at info@mechantiques.com to request our latest book list.
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