• Auction 11675

    Seven Centuries of Science

    15 October 2015 - 29 October 2015, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 207,750 (GBP)
7 Lots for Sale 11675
Lot 5
A BRASS PROTRACTOR
GEORGE ADAMS, LATE 18TH CENTURY
6¾in. (17.3cm.) diameter
estimate
£500 - £800
($766 - $1,226)

price realized
£437
($667)
Lot 6
A WHEATSTONE WAVE MACHINE
PROBABLY MADE BY JOHN NEWMAN, CIRCA 1850
29¼ x 9 x10in. (74 x 22.5 x 24.5cm)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($30,660 - $45,990)

price realized
£17,500
($26,687)
Lot 7
FULLER'S COMPUTING TELEGRAPH
JOHN E. FULLER, 1852
11 x 11in. (28 x 28cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($766 - $1,226)

price realized
£437
($667)
Lot 9
A THOMAS DE COLMAR ARITHMOMETER
PARIS, MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY
18 x 7 x 4in. (46 x 18 x 10.5cm.) in case
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($7,665 - $12,264)

price realized
£3,250
($4,956)
Lot 13
THE PRINTING PLATE FOR A SLIDE RULE
KEUFFEL AND ESSER CO, 20TH CENTURY
12¼ (31cm.) long
estimate
£500 - £800
($766 - $1,226)

price realized
£375
($571)
Lot 14
ENIGMA
Germany
in (cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($122,640 - $183,960)

price realized
£182,500
($278,312)
Lot 15
A NEMA CIPHER MACHINE
SWITZERLAND,1948
14½ x 12½ x 5½in. (36.5 x 32.5 x 14cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,599 - $7,665)

price realized
£3,250
($4,956)
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