Scientific Collectables for Antique scientific instruments and vintage sporting collectables

Ottway 3 draw field telescope retailed by F. Robson, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Late 19th century prismatic sighting compass in case by Stanley, London

Early 1900's Goliath pocket barometer with Chester hallmarked silver display case

19th Century 3 draw monocular signed Watkins & Hill, Charing Cross, London

Late 19th century Singer's Patent
gimbal mounted Mariners boat compass

Early Lucien Vidi barometer signed
E. J.DENT, Paris, serial no 833

Early 1800's mahogany cased Regency style pocket compass

Rare Negretti & Zambra desktop weather forecaster with silvered face plate

Unusually small 19th century Francis Barker green card prismatic compass

Vintage Negretti & Zambra medium speed Air meter in fitted leather case

Rare Dollond 'Prospecting Compass' with Barker patent no 12777

19th century Mariners 7 draw pocket telescope signed W. Heath, Devonport

The British Calculator Brical money calculating machine, circa 1915

19th century Mariners gimbal compass mounted in mahogany case

Henry Hughes & Son 'The Paget' angle sextant with case, early 1900's

Antique compasses, antique telescopes, sextants, barometers?

If you share my fascination for the world of science and technology, then you've come to the right place!
Please stop and browse at the varied and interesting items for sale, from 19th Century marine telescopes
to vintage fishing reels and tackle.

The items featured above are just some examples of what is currently available, go to the relevant link in the navigation bar to see more antique telescopes, barometers, vintage fishing floats, Hardy fly reels and military items.

Some are antique, others are not so old but ALL are genuine items, I leave reproductions for others, but if you need some help and advice on how to spot the difference then Click Here for some useful information and examples of replica instruments.

Please visit regularly, feel free to browse and if you have any information or knowledge on the items featured, I would appreciate any feedback you care to give.

If you are after any specific item that is not on the site, do contact me as I often have a good stock of unlisted items.
(I tend to buy more than I should!)

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Listed below are just some of the 500 plus antique scientific instruments featured on this website.

Antique telescopes and pocket compasses by Dollond.
19th century marine telescopes.
Negretti & Zambra WW1 Tel Sig snpers telescopes.
A variety of Singers patent compasses.
Antique compasses by Francis Barker & Son, and WW1 marching compasses.
Antique maritime single draw telescope by J Berry, Aberdeen.
Naval Officer of the Watch telescopes by Ross, Hughes, Heath, & Ottway.
WW2 Scout Regiment telescopes by H C Ryland & Broadhurst Clarkson.
Military pocket watch style compasses by Dennison.
Georgian mahogany cased compasses.
Antique mahogany & oak barrel marine telescopes,
by Crichton London.
Carl Zeiss binoculars.
Antique compasses by Troughton & Simms.
Antique pocket watch compass by Cary.
Antique Hughes Sextants

Vintage and antique anemometers by Negretti &
Zambra, and Short & Mason.
Vintage and antique pocket sextants by Stanley London.
Fowler's universal circular calculators & slide rules.
Vintage pocket barometer by Aitchison.
Classic Library telescopes by Aitchison.
Sporting collectables with antique & vintage fishing reels
from Hardy and Allcock.
19th century telescopes by Lennie, Edinburgh.
Vintage field stalking telescopes.
Victorian antique hourglass sand timers.
Antique aneroid barometers incorporating curved thermometer.
Vintage Sikes Hydrometers.
Naval binoculars.
Collectable vintage pinwheel calculators by Muldivo, Brunsviga, Facit, Odhner and Multo.
Vintage military telescopes by Broadhurst Clarkson
and W Ottway.
Georgian decorative police truncheons.