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Slide rule for exchange of weights and measures

1815

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Marquois scales

Wollaston slide rule of chemical equivalents, 1814.

1814

A revolution counter, marked Cary/London

Gould-type microscope in mahogany case lined with velvet

1851-1870

Station pointer

1801-1900

Ten inch station pointer by William Cary

1801-1851

Capt. George portable barometer by William Cary

Brass framed sounding quintant.

1885-1891

Wollaston's polariscope No. 948

1850-1899 (estimated)

Brass die with corresponding paper conversion scale

1816

Brass framed quintant.

1880-1890

Brass Cary pocket microscope

circa 1789-circa 1825

Naturalist's telescope by William Cary

1790-1810

Goniometer

Brass instrument, inscribed: F L Wollaston/Shirley Warren/Southampton

Hunter type clinical thermometer

1791-1820

Sliding parallel rule:- 3 foot

Wollaston scale of chemical equivalents, William Cary, 1814

1914

Bevan's engineer's slide rule

Pantograph in box

1791-1851

Photomicrographic camera

Gould microscope small size

1801-1830

Six's deep sea thermometer by William Cary

1800-1899

Compound monocular microscope by Cary

1800-1825

Two double sided inscribed rules

1815

Brass die for printing conversion scales, William Cary, 1816

1816

Wollaston type reflecting goniometer with descriptive pamphlet

1801-1820

Slide rule

Roget's log-log slide rule

Three foot scale

Early set of drawing instruments by William Cary

1795-1825

Combined Abney Level and Clinometer, 1875-1885

1875-1885

Box type pocket sextant.

1845-1855

4.5 inch station pointer by Cary

1851-1900

Prismatic compass & clinometer, British, 1801-1830

1801-1830

Universal equinoctial ring sundial signed "Cary London"

1789-1891
Double Slide Rule (dated 1815), inscribed on one side EXCHANGES BULLION ETC; PULISHED BY W.CARY - 182 STRAND, APR.1.1815; on other side WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND COINS; PUBLISHED BY W. CARY - 182 STRAND, APR.24.1.1815. Printed on paper, varnished and mounted on mahogany

Double Slide Rule (dated 1815)

1815-1820
Early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, by William Cary, London, in red leather case, with book of instructions, c.1830.

Early polariscope to show the rings in axis-cut crystals, with case and instructions

1825-1835
Wollaston's reflecting goniometer, circle (8") in mahogany case (no key), by William Cary, London early 19th century. Donor's name on printed descriptive labels to be, at their request, in full and in order as follows: - Mrs. Madoline Phillips Field and Mrs Anna Phillips Lane

Wollaston's reflecting goniometer

1801-1820
Double barrelled air pump by William Cary, London, 1801-1900 (see note)

Double barrelled air pump by William Cary

1801-1900
Double sounding quintant invented by Rear-Admiral Frederick Beechey, and made by William Cary, London, about 1847. Anodized brass frame, polished brass limb, a circular brass handle. Signed on the limb: Cary, London. Marked on the limb: Da.96. Inlaid silver scale with two graduations, the lower from the left from -35° to 165° every 30', measuring to 145°; the upper, from the right, from -15° to 155°, measuring to 158°. Two silver verniers to 1'; zero at the left (lower) and at the right (upper). The lower tangent screw and clamping screw are on the back of the index arm, which is on the back of the frame; the upper tangent screw is on the back of the index arm, the clamping screw is on the front. No shades. Two index glasses, adjustment by screws, one horizon glass with two silvered portions and clear glass in between; adjustment by a screw and a capstan screw. Threaded telescope bracket; perpendicular adjustment by rising-piece. Telescope (70 mm) erect image. No box.

Double sounding quintant.

1845-1850
Copper die headed "Table pour convertir recproquement les Paids les Mesures et les Monnaies de France et D'Angleterre en valeurs de l'un et de l'autre pays" with die for the English equivalent. Both inscribed "London Published by A.F.Mornay Bartholomew Lane & W.Cary Strand." & 39 paper scales of each heading with two hand-written equivalents.

Copper die

Quintant made by (William) Cary, London, about 1890. Anodized brass straight-bar pattern frame; polished limb, a wooden handle with a brass-lined hole for placing it on a stand. Signed on the limb: Cary, London. Marked on the limb: Platina. Marked on the centre strut: HO [broad anchor] 12. Inlaid platinum scale from -5° to 160° every 10', measuring to 148°. Gold vernier to 10", zero at the right. The tangent screw and clamping screw are on the back of the index arm. Four shades (all grey/green); three horizon shades (all grey/green). Index-glass adjustment by capped screw; adjustment of the horizon glass by a capped screw and a capped thumb screw. Magnifier on a 80 mm swivelling arm. Threaded telescope bracket in two parts, fitted for correcting collimation error; perpendicular adjustment by rising-piece and a milled knob. Telescope (171 mm) inverted image, four cross-wires. An anodized brass column on a tripod stand with three milled levelling screws, for mounting the quintant. The counterbalanced swinging mount can be locked into the desired position by milled screws. Wth wooden carrying case.

Brass framed quintant, with carrying case.

1885-1891
Box of drawing instruments, some by William Cary, London.

Box of drawing instruments

Portable Universal Ring sundial, by William Cary, London, with wood and cord suspension, in fitted wooden case

Portable Universal Ring sundial

1789-1891
Gould type pocket microscope, by William Cary, London, in mahogany case with accessories: 2 bone slides, tweezers, probe, ivory handled knife and probe, 3 objective lenses and hand lens and glass aquatic slide (modern ?), c. 1830

Gould type pocket microscope

Brass sextant with lacquered frame and limb, wooden handle and fitted with artificial horizon invented by Alexander Bridport Becher in 1834, and made by William Cary, London, England, 1835-45. Consists of inlaid polished silver 126° scale (-5° to 150°) with 20’ divisions and silver vernier (20”), three index-filter shades (red & 2 green), three horizon filters (red & green), scale magnifier on 55mm swivelling arm. Fitted with threaded telescope bracket for sighting telescopes (151mm – inverted image). The horizon consists of a 93-mm-long anodized brass tube with a bracket for attaching it to the sextant. The tube contains a pendulum that is lowered into a conical attachment (missing) filled with almond oil to dampen the pendulum's movement. A separate oil lamp (missing) can be fixed to the bracket for illumination at night.

Brass sextant with pendulum artificial horizon.

1835-1845
Copper template with four printed and one hand written paper rules, headed 'A scale to convert any quality of the Jewish weights, measure and money which are mentioned in the Holy Scripture into English Denomination' by William Cary, no.182 Strand, London, reverse of template inscribed Wm Ponti/ex & Comp' 46, 47 and 48 Shoe Lane, London

Scale to convert measurements