Swiss cylinder music box, 15" cylinder playing one musical selection or air. Marked "51419" on cylinder plate and handle. Housed in a burlwood and walnut case with ebonized corners and marquetry inlay depicting musical instruments to the top and front of case, ebonized interior. Fully functional. 8 1/2" H x 30 1/2" W x 13 […]
Lot 781: Kalliope Music Box w/discs inc. Silent Night, plus Bird Automaton
Two (2) musical items plus 14 discs including "Silent Night," 16 items total. 1st item: German Kalliope Musikwerke tabletop disc music box, Leipzig, Germany, serial #106612. Fitted for 7" discs with crank wound center and four bells. Serial number marked on disc arm and on top of works underside. Includes fourteen (14) discs, among them […]
Lot 782: Imperial Symphonion Music Box w/ Stand & 42 Disks
Imperial Symphonion disc music box, marked under the disc "Symphonion Mfg. C. NY" and numbered #15913. Single comb with wind up lever to the side. Mahogany case with lithograph to lid interior. Box fully functional. Fitted with a conforming mahogany veneered stand with doors for disc storage. Forty-two (42) 15" discs included. Box – 11" […]
Lot 778: Seth Thomas Chronometer and Chelsea Ship Bell Clock, 2 items
Two (2) timepieces, nautical and railroad interest. 1st item: Chelsea Ship's Bell Nautical Clock, circular brass mounted in wooden case, retains key. Dial – 4 7/8" dia. Overall – 6 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D. Mid 20th century. 2nd item: Early Seth Thomas Chronometer Lever Number 5004 Locomotive clock with […]
Lot 779: Lyon & Healy Harp
American parcel gilt concert pedal harp, signed “Lyon & Healy/Chicago Makers U.S.A./No. 1263/Manufactured under five Patents”. Fruitwood frame with giltwood neck, knee, column, and footed base with seven pedals. Giltwood elements decorated with neoclassical motifs including Greek keys, acanthus leaves, and a column in the Ionic form. Soundboard with painted gilt foliate decorations. 69 1/4″ […]
Lot 780: Swiss Music Box on Stand w/ Interchangeable Cylinders
Swiss cylinder music box on stand. Rectangular inlaid rosewood case with ebonized corners and edges, atop a stand of inlaid rosewood with one center drawer that stores two of the three 13″ interchangable cylinders, all on tall ebonized turned legs. Interior fitted with a glass protective lid and a 13-inch cylinder music lever mechanism. Lever […]
Lot 776: Brandis Transit Surveyor, 2 Stanley Sextants, & Gimbaled Compass, 4 items
F. E. Brandis and Sons transit surveyor, 2 Stanley sextants, and Gimbaled Compass, 4 items total. 1st item: F.E. Brandis and Sons, Brooklyn, New York, No. 3036, brass surveyor's transit level compass, steel dial with engraved name "F.E. Brandis & Sons M'F'G Co/Brooklyn, N.Y./3036", engraved fleur-de-lis at North, two intact leveling vials, and a vernier […]
Lot 777: Brass Bate London Transit Compass
Brass Surveyor's Transit signed Bate London, 11 1/2" telescope with cover, 2 1/2" silvered compass dial encased atop a 4 1/2" circle, two functioning levels. Early to mid 19th century. CONDITION: Some oxidation, overall good condition.
Lot 774: Western Union Model 2825 3-A Ticker Tape w/ Stand
Western Union Model 2825 3-A 22 OHMS universal ticker tape machine, serial # 2495, with brass frame, telegraph mechanism, twin alpha-numeric rollers and tape feed, all housed in a cast iron base with Western Union label reading: Western Union Telegraph Co. Manufacturer name not present. Includes glass dome with marble top Western Union cabinet stand, […]
Lot 775: Ericsson Brass Telegraph c. 1895
L.M. Ericsson and Company telegraph machine, No. 27, with brass and glass frame, key-wind spring barrel, dual coils, and detachable print reel, together with a key marked "27", mounted on wooden base with five contacts and plaque reading "H.N.J./No. 27". Manufacturer's mark reading "L.M. Ericsson & Co. Stockholm", surface of frame. 16 1/2" H x […]