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  • 19th Century, Irish Marine Botany Specimens Made for the Niagara Falls Museum
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    19th century Irish Marine Botany Specimens made for Thomas Barnett of the Niagara Falls Museum. Seaweed samples were collected off the West Coast of Ireland in 1871 by Mrs. Maria J.W. Kirkwood and presented to Thomas Barnett Esquire, proprietor of the Niagara Falls Museum. These come as two separately framed pieces with hand embroidered lettering surrounded by seaweed and a poem written by Victoria Hall. Free shipping within the United States and Canada. The Niagara Falls Museum was a museum most notable for being the oldest Canadian museum (1827), as well as for having housed the mummy of Ramesses I for 140 years before its return to Egypt in 2003. It was founded by Thomas Barnett of Birmingham, England and underwent a few vocational changes in its history. More on Thomas Barnett and the Niagara Falls Museum. Thomas Barnett was born on December the 4th, 1799 near Birmingham, England. He moved to Canada in the early 1820s and opened the Niagara Falls Museum in 1827 at the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Barnett had a passion for collecting oddities. He retrofitted a former brewery house to exhibit his private collection. Although Barnett was aware of the collection patterns of his North American contemporaries, his own approach bore an uncanny similarity to the British tradition, such as the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the first traditional museum in Britain. The Niagara Falls Museum had humble beginnings. In 1827, the first museum contained Thomas Barnett's own cabinet of taxidermic curiosities. Although the details were not documented, the collection was likely composed of a number of mounted animals of local origin, combined with a smattering of Native American artifacts. Barnett's collection however rapidly grew. Prior to 1844, an account of the museum's contents stated that there were over 5000 items, including bipeds, quadrupeds, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, shells, minerals, and Native American curiosities. Through the first fifty years of its existence, the Niagara Falls Museum continued to acquire similar artifacts through the diligent efforts of the Barnett family and their associates. In 1854, Sydney Barnett (son of Thomas Barnett) made the first of his three trips to Egypt (two by himself and one with Dr. J. Douglas of Montreal) and purchased four mummies as well as a host of other Egyptian antiquities. In 1857, mastodon remains were discovered in St. Thomas, Ontario and later placed in the museum. In 1859 an inventory of the museum's contents included, in addition to the previously mentioned artifacts, an egg collection...
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  • Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    This antique surveyor's compass originates from Scotland and dates to approximately 1880 and made in the period Victorian style. The compass case is composed of solid brass with a me...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Scientific Instruments

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  • 19th Century African Shona Dagger
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    19th Century dagger from the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It features beautiful carvings, a rich aged patina and a handmade steeped blade.
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    Antique 1890s Zimbabwean Arms, Armor and Weapons

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  • 19th Century, Reliquary Saints Relics
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    1860's Saints Relics 2" long x 1.5" wide x .25" deep.
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    Antique 1860s Victorian Religious Items

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  • Negretti and Zambra Aneroid Barometer, 19th Century
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
    19th century Negretti & Zambra aneroid barometer. Large English oak, Gothic style barometer. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
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  • 19th Century Horse Racing Jockey Tintype Photograph
    Located in Hamilton, Ontario
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    Antique 19th Century Canadian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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    Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

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  • English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    From Wikipedia: “A THEODOLITE is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land...
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  • 19th Century Antique English Mahogany Marine Barometer signed Nixon
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    Located in Devon, GB
    An early 19th century mahogany marine barometer of exceptional quality and originality. The elegant carved, fluted and turned case has an inset engrav...
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    Antique 19th Century British George IV Scientific Instruments

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  • RB Spencer Marine Painting
    Located in Norwell, MA
    Richard Barnett Spencer marine painting showing a four deck ship, of the line. Ship is under full sail. Dimensions: 32"H x 43"L. Overall: 25"H x 36"L. 7 pounds.
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  • Small brass sextant S.te des Etablissements Gaumont Paris late 19th century
    Located in Milan, IT
    Small brass sextant, signed S.te des Etablissements Gaumont Paris 146, datatable around the end from the 19th century. Instrument complete with optics and housed in a beautiful o...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Nautical Objects

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  • Antique Bayliss & Co 19th Century English Brass Apothecary Counter Scale Balance
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    Located in Dayton, OH
    "An antique 4 lb mercantile balance by Bayliss & Co of Birmingham, England. Features a twisted iron stand and brass balance with tray and scoop. Makers mark engraved along top arm The antique apothecary scale...
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