John, I can't help on the catalog side, the few catalogs I have which are early enough don't have illustrations. On your last question on whether 19th century...
In my pictures of instruments I have for sale (in the next to last group), are a set of instruments I do not wish to sell at the present time - the set...
As an aside to this conversation about books, I have a couple of new copies of Hambly, in French, if anyone needs one. Even if you don’t read French, the...
I hope your copy arrives soon. I am embarrassed to admit that I haven't gotten around to reading the book. So far, just enjoying the photo's. I will. It...
I read your post last week and ordered a copy. I should catch up with it next week and can't wait to see it. I think Mr. Alpern's photos in Hambly's book are...
Herb, I purchased my copy on Ebay, but thanks to your post, I went to the Amazon website, and found a couple of Editorial reviews that describe the photographs...
I received the book I ordered, that was mentioned in the article. "Catalogue of the ANDREW ALPERN COLLECTION of DRAWING INSTRUMENTS". It is fantastic! It is...
Hi Nick, That's a very nice set inspite of the missing items. I think that they should be: 1. An ivory rule of the same type as the Dollond one shown on the...
Hi all, Please have a look at the P.Hill pocket set in my album. The label dates it to a 1823/24 business address in Edinburgh. I bought it some time ago, as...
Thanks Ken, I found other articles via google as well, and printed them out. When I saw the book, I did a search for other sources, and found copies on Ebay,...
Bob, I think it may be two seperate articles. I don't believe Andrew Alpern has anything to do with the studio restoration but he is a major collector of...
I found this article while doing research on some of my instruments. It is a New York Times article about the sculptor who is mostly famous for his work on the...
Hello, there is a special story on bronze dividers: Some years ago there were excavations at the Robinson Crusoe Islands west of Chile, where the navigator...
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I can't add much here. I do have several old Bronze coins and the patina certainly looks like bronze rather than a form of brass. Bronze is a more dense...
Thx David. Lets see if we get any other inpout. Nick ... From: DrawingInstruments@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DrawingInstruments@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Nick, Presumably the instrument is unsigned; compasses were not generally signed in my experience until the second half of the 19th century. I think it...
Pretty sure David. Unlike brass it has virtually no smell, resists cleaning very strongly, again unlike brass, and its colour is significantly different to...
Nick, Bronze has been around for several thousand years so could have been used for drawing instruments since they were invented. I would hazard a guess that...
Hi all, I have a pair of tubular compasses, no maker, but apparently made in bronze. I have got the usual info on when german silver was introduced, but can...
Dear All, I acquired a set of beam compasses at a car boot sale last weekend comprising two 20" bars and a 10" bar with the fine adjuster screw mechanism...
Hi I recently aquired a liquid compass ( I know its not a drawing instrument! ) which is a variant of a Barker design dated around 1900. Instead of a prism it...
Hello Tara, I can't help you with the leads but can with the TK 9400 pencils as I collect them amongst many others. In fact I have three new ones sitting in...
Hello Tara, You have two very different products here. First the Faber Castell TK9400 is a draughtsman's pencil and I believe has flat, ribbon leads that did...
Hello all~ I am wondering if anyone can help me identify and date some A.W. Faber pencil lead. I purchased a box at an estate sale containing a 6 pack box of...
