A tiny gentleman

[nid_dabeille]

I have come to realize that I love the word "tiny."  If something is described as tiny, I can't help but be attracted.  Just now I found this on ebay in the medical and scientific antiques category.

RARE, TINY, UNSIGNED, COMPLETE SCREW BARREL MICROSCOPE
A very rare and early screw barrel microscope with ivori (sic) simple lens on ornate brass arm and 4 numbered and capped objectives. Although unsigned, it is most assuredly from a fine 18th century maker. The flared simple magnifier eyepiece, the roping of the brasswork, the capped objectives, the shaped forceps, etc. would indicate that this was a tiny gentleman's pocket/field microscope of the highest quality. The bone sliders are numbered, the caps and objectives match, there is no damage to any part of this set including the forcep tines and black/ white disc. The threads and spring of the barrel (5/8 " or 20 mm. in diameter) are flawless, as are the optics. All beads of the objectives are intact. The case too, is flawless and is composed of black sharkskin with push button closure. It measures only 118 x 58 x 26 mm. (4 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1" high) and every space is filled! An asset to any serious collection.

Heehee, tiny gentleman.  Misplaced modifier.  But still, TINY!  (Like Stephen's tiny sneeze!)  I also like the word "little."  And doesn't that description just sound so loving? 

And speaking of ebay scientific antique instruments, look at this, nautical people:
AN 18TH CENTURY KIT OF NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TOOLS.

Pretty pretty.  And I love the porte-crayon and the ruling pen.  I wonder if the ruling pen fits into the porte-crayon?  It looks like it must, and that would be handy.

ETA:  And don't miss out on your chance to own:
19 antique human glass eyes!!!!!!!
They're beautiful.  And creepy, I have to admit.

Comments

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

Ah, right. I've grown to appreciate the 1930s :D and the 20th century in general. Well, not the 80s or the 90s. Ewghhffff. Do you think you'll ever make a Georgian style dollhouse/room box? Or just sticking to shipboxes :D

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

I'd love to make a Georgian house/box! For my birthday esteven sent me a lovely book all about making Georgian dollhouses. But my next project after shipboxes (nice word!) is going to be an Antarctic hut. Yes. I also want to make a blackhouse, a kind of Hebridean crofter's cottage (like what they had in the Hanging Gale but even more primitive). I also want to make a roombox of a naturalist sort of Joseph-Blaine-Joseph-Banks-Stephen-Maturin-at-home-James-Caird kind of study, a comfortable and beautiful bachelor naturist abode. (As opposed to a cramped and dirty naturalist abode.) Stephen's Dream House. Rich furniture that won't tip over and break in a storm or get soaked in salt water. And after all that, then I'd like to make a sort of Williams' house at Mapes.

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

OOH I'M EXCITED yay! What a good choice. gguuh antarctic hut so cool! I read 'Antarctic tent' first and thought immediately what, with little dead Scott in it with Oates tottering off the table and Spencer-Smith on his sled? in a mildly serious and morbidly fascinated way. I might do that...

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

If you do that, I'll be jealous and spiteful. Unless you really do plan to do that, in which case I'll attempt to control my spite. Though it wouldn't really be infringing on my world - much - because it would be very doll-focused, and I'm more construction and artifact focused. (I've already been planning heavily and even bought a couple of things.)

Speaking of dead dolls, have you seen The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death?
http://grace-poppy.livejournal.com/169033.html

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

LOL your icon is scary. ee. I thought it was just Stephen looking spiteful and then it turned into scaryStephenarmedwithrhubarbStephen. Haha, I must admit I do have an urge to sculpt tiny dead frozen people. Might when I finish the big doll :D I rather suck at construction and artifacts. I probably won't even set up the teeny tent correctly.

Oh yeah! That's amazing o_______o love those. Tiny unexplained deaths are even more interesting than regular sized unexplained deaths.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

He's got a forked tongue! Because he's being reptilian.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

I just realized I said "naturist" when I meant to say "naturalist!" Though I suppose a bachelor acting like a naturist in his own home won't do anybody any harm.

Haha, when I was in England, walking next to hedges so much, I couldn't help thinking of our poor pwn britannia debacle. Srsly, I had never thought there would be so much nakedness. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE ME A COAT.

And now I need to go to the grocery store. I'm out of dishwasher detergent and out of clean dishes too. Bye now.

[saibrrmen.livejournal.com]

Pwn Britannia? I forget. Nakedness? .-.

Aww. Well g'bye then for now :D need to work on big doll's construction. It is weak and hateful. >:(

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

Never mind. It's much better forgotten.