Estate of Antiquities, Science, & Horology

THIS IS A  5 DAY SALE!

JUNE 11-15th. 9am - 4pm. 

EVERYTHING MUST GO!

More information and photos about the sale available at www.mechanicalcurios.com

This sale is for the collector, hobbyist, craftsman, and the individual interested in findind some unusual antique collectibles.

We have tools, equipment, and supplies for jewelers, woodworkers, blacksmiths, ceramics, watch and clockmakers, machinists, and more!

SHOP EQUIPMENT: 

This shop is packed with fine machinery.  

• A multitude of watchmakers lathes (6mm and 8mm)
• rare accessories
  • head stocks
  • tail stocks
  • slide rests
  • universal plates
  • face plates
  • bezel and wheel chucks
  • tooling
  • transmissions/countershafts
  • collets and more

There are spare parts to restore/repair every lathe and accessory.

We have

• vertical and bench lathes
• high precision drill presses (Schaublin & Bulova)
• grinding machines (Tripet, Lienhard)
• a jewel making table with diamond lap
• pivot and pinion polishers
• pantograph machines (New Century, Lienhard, Francis)
• engraving blocks
• diamond grinders
• centerless grinders
• custom made pin grinders by Bulova
• crystal sizing and cutting machines
• welders
• plating tanks
• kilns
• ovens
• rolling mills
• drawing machine
• fly presses
• jig saw
• over head drives and transmissions
• pulleys
• measuring tools
• vises
• magnetic chuck
• index centers
• micrometers
• standards
• shears
• pliers
• graver sharpeners
• hand engravers
• burnishers
• jewelers tools
• hammers
• stakes
• blacksmithing tools
• johnson gas oven
• lathe mandrels
• handles
• stone polishing drums with compounds and much much more.  

The shop  has a vast assortment of new old stock of:

• cutting and milling tools
• broaches
• watch material
• case pins
• finishing stones
• Vallorbe and Nickelson files
• dremel tools
• draw plates
• saw blades
• grinding wheels and attachments
• polishing compounds and wheels
• solder
• crucibles
• cleaning brushes
• lathe belting material
• springs
• screws
• washers
• precision ground steel stock
• brass stock
• aluminium stock
• bronze stock
• plastic stock
• glass stock
• sand paper and much much more.

There is a vast array of watch and clockmaking equipment and rare hand tools - a rounding up tool and an Ingold Fraise.

We have:

• Timing machines
• watch cleaners
• ultrasonic tanks
• demagnetizers
• movement holders
• wheel truing calipers
• case openers
• repivoting lathes
• turns
• watchmakers cabinets/tool chests
• pivot files and burnishers
• matting tools
• anvils
• staking blocks
• alcohol lamps
• countersinks
• bezel tools
• hairspring adjusting tools
• mainspring winders
• depthing tools
• counterbores
• sietz jeweling sets
• crown milling tools
• jewel bezel openers and cutters
• jewel pushers
• pallet stone setters
• adjustable keys
• alcohol cups
• glass domes
• automatic oilers
• wood oil cups
• dividers
• loupes and much much more.

There are hundreds of thousands of watch and clock crystals in orginal wood cabinets - of all sizes and kinds.

• High domed
• bull's eye
• extra thick and more.

We have parts assortments for watches and clocks.

There is also a vast collection of bottles and jars filled with raw gem quality sapphire and agate for making jewels.

LAB GLASS, EQUIPMENT, & FURNITURE: There are hundreds of vintage lab glass pieces and equipment:

• Pyrex beakers
• vessels
• bottles
• connectors
• test tubes and jars, in all shapes and sizes.
• thermometers
• hydrometers
• porcelain apothecary dishes
• stoppers
• hot plates
• test tube holders and racks
• Pyrex tubing and rods
• scientific sieve sets
• dryers
• hot plates
• mixers
• baths
• marble anti-vibration lab table
• laboratory fume hood work stations
• stainless steel sink stations
• stainless steel shelving
• stainless steel rolling carts
• We have several hooded sinks and workstations for cleaning and soldering with extraction.

ELECTRONICS:

I have never seen this much electronic equipment! Most of it is vintage and in beautiful condition. 

We have:

• Hewlett Packard
• General Electric
• Heathkit
• tube testers
• oscilloscopes
• steam gauges
• mercoid meters
• thermocouples
• analyzers
• multimeters
• condenser checkers
• amplifiers
• frequency counter
• transformers
• audio generator and wave measurer. 

There are also over a hundred meters (milliamperes, volt, millivolts, microampres, etc.) tubes and boxes and trays of resistors, semiconductors, capacitors of all sizes, integrated circuits, diods, transformers, resistors, copper wire, electrical cord, switches, heating elements, balasts, and other electronic miscellaneous.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT/DARKROOM:

• Color processors
• developing trays
• developing tanks
• dry mounting supplies
• dry mount
• print dryers
• film dryer
• photographic paper
• enlarger
• 8x10 camera
• 4x5 cameras (including Horseman)
• lenses for large format cameras
• negative carriers
• ground glass plates for large and medium format cameras
• large format film
• medium format film
• Polaroid film
• Polaroid land cameras
• 35 mm cameras
• digital camera lenses and filters
• batteries
• battery chargers
• camera bags
• photo printer and scanner
• New in bottles developing chemicals and solutions
• tripods
• light tables
• safety lights
• filters
• lens wipes
• lens cases and much much more.

WOODWORKING TOOLS:

• Belt sander
• paint mixer
• a huge assortment of wood planes, molding planes, plow planes,  (Stanley, Sandusky, J. Stevens / Boston, Creagh Cinn. Ohio, and more) 
• wood stock
• wood cabinets
• woodworkers tool chest
• wood drills
• planer
• compasses
• axes and much much more.

WORKSHOP/INDUSTRIAL FURNITURE & LIGHTING:  

There are parts to make beautiful industrial light fixtures, and over one hundred watchmakers and bench lamps and several hanging workshop lights.

• Bulova factory benches and shelves
• watchmaking and jewelers benches
• a cast iron table
• vintage industrial metal stools and chairs
• lathe benches with mounted motors and pulley systems ready to go
• stainless steel sinks and work stations
• metal cabinets and shelves
• glass fronted cabinets and book cases
• antique schoolhouse chairs and stools, and more.

MICROSCOPES & MEASURING EQUIPMENT: 

We have several optical comparators and measuring instruments by Hauser, Nikon, and SIP and a vast collection of micrometers, calipers, and standards of all kinds.

• measuring gages/gauges: 
  • plug, depth
  • surface
  • rule
  • rod
  • drill point
  • screw pitch
  • fillet and radius
  • thickness
  • center
  • height and much more.

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS:

There is an elaborate collection of scientific instruments:

• microprojectors
• brass scales
• compasses
• W. L. Gurley surveyors instruments
• barographs
• barometers and more.

There are multiple vintage microscopes in their original wooden cases with extra lenses, slides and accessories with keys, and much much more.

COLLECTIBLES:

• Working escapement and jewel models
• Patek Philip Navi Quartz clock
• technical drawings
• J G Hall staking sets
• hand forged vises
• toy steam engine
• rare books
• omega case back opener
• vintage rolex case openers
• antique surgical tools
• doctor's bag and much much more.

LIBRARY: 

There are books ranging from

• thermodynamics,
• electricity
• refrigeration
• brick laying
• horology
• grinding
• steel
• drafting
• electroplating
• chemistry
• physics
• metalography
• history
• engraving
• watchmakers guides and manuals
• machinists workshop guides
• workshop practices
• tool catalogues
• trade catalogues
• watch catalogues
• auction catalogues
• watch material catalogues
• service manuals for machines
• antique and horological journals
• magazines on canoeing, antiques, photography
• collectible scientific laboratory and chemical catalogs from before 1965, and much much more.

Some titles include: Watches, Patek Philippe Geneve, The Art of Breguet, Flights of Fancy, Machanical Singing Bird Tabatieres, Audemars Piguet, Original C.B. Norton Jewelers Supply Catalog, Jewelers Circular.

Drafting Equipment:

• Drafting table
• compass sets
• lettering sets
• ink and more