{"title":"Vintage and Other Collectibles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt, instruments and other items under 100 years old.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"micro-projector-flatters-garnett","title":"Micro-Projector Flatters \u0026 Garnett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMicro-projector or projection microscope made by Flatters \u0026amp; Garnett, England from around the 1930's. It was used for projection of microscopic slides.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlatters \u0026amp; Garnett was founded in 1901 in Manchester, England. They became famous for their micro-projectors and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehigh-quality microscopes for educational purposes. They went out of business in 1967.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe projector is in a good optical condition. The working of the instrument has not been tested, it is incomplete. For example the power supply is missing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIt is made of brass and has a steel foot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe height of the projector is between 55 and 80 cm, the widt is 43 cm and the total weight is almost 7 kgs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volanticus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231694049607,"sku":null,"price":570.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b431b4e5-d1cf-45e7-9d7e-8d5267b294a9.jpg?v=1782414488"},{"product_id":"hezzanith-star-globe","title":"Hezzanith Celestial Star Globe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Heath \u0026amp; Co. 'Hezzanith' celestial Star Globe, totally complete and housed in an teak case.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis Star Globe is mounted in a brass meridian circle on steel pins,which represent the Polar axis. The circle is divided from 0-90 degrees in four quadrants, the zero being at the pins or poles. The meridian circle is held in the Azimuth ring by two slats in which it can be turned for setting the latitude.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e The globe itself is in perfect original creamy-white condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eStar Globes like this one are over 50 years old but the white globe itself is more modern because they are updated with every epoch. In this case the globe is made by Heath Navigation for the Admiralty.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe diameter of the globe is around 18.5cm diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe case is 26 x 26.5 x 27 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Volanticus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231714562375,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_2fc60236-a928-4071-b675-6a2826fd6389.jpg?v=1783363559"},{"product_id":"french-miniature-silver-pointer-dog","title":"French Silver Miniature Pointer Dog Isidore Zvick","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench made siver figurine of a pointer dog in its caracteristic pose. Beautifully made in the beginning of the 20th century with very much detail. Please take a good look at the photos to judge yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is hallmarked with a French 'losange' makers mark, IZ*, probably of the Parisian silversmith Isidore Zvvick who was well-known for producing fine silverware. There is also the French silver crab mark and Dutch import silver marks for silver with a content of 83.5 %.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe length of the figurine is 80, the height 35 and the depth 18mm. The weight of the dog is 54 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volanticus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54332922790215,"sku":null,"price":349.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f24fe398-e55b-4f68-80a3-12171f0a4a9b.jpg?v=1783943901"},{"product_id":"louis-kalff-bakelite-pancake-speaker-philips","title":"Louis Kalff Bakelite \"Pancake\" Speaker Philips","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilips speaker designed around 1930 by the Dutch designer Louis Kalff. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouis Christiaan Kalff (1897-1976) was a famous Dutch designer. He worked as a designer with the Philips company from around 1925-1965 where he was responsible for several illustrious designs.  Besides his work for Philips he operated as a freelance designer for several other companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe style of this speaker resembles the \"Nieuwe Zakelijkheid\", \u003cspan\u003ea Dutch period of modernist design from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the 1920s till the 1930s. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nieuwe Zakelijkheid or New Objectivity was characterized by angular shapes and designs free of ornamentation and decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe speaker was nicknamed the Pancake due to its characteric shape. It is made of bakelite with a steel triangular base. The bakelite is still in a very good conditionc, there is no chipping visible. The steel base shows a bit of ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe functionality of the speaker has not been tested!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dimensions of the pancake are: width 40 cm, height 43 cm, depth 18cm and the weight is 3150 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Volanticus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54664469676359,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_101b8466-8386-4851-93b9-5c8cbfa0513f.jpg?v=1787063203"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/5736\/9415\/collections\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f3e05f1c-5eec-40d6-8b1e-870ad0ef2755.jpg?v=1782416444","url":"https:\/\/volanticus.com\/collections\/collectibles.oembed","provider":"Volanticus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}