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Period: Mid-20th Century
Actinometer Antique Measuring Instrument made by Griffin Tatlock London in 30s
By Griffin Tatlock ltd
Located in Milan, IT
Herschel actinometer, 1930s, wood and brass, signed Griffin & Tatlock ltd London. It is an instrument invented in 1825 by John Herschel and used for the measurement of the solar heat...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tesla Telephone Set With Original Maker’s Mark, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
This elegant vintage telephone set by Tesla showcases the original maker’s stamp on the underside, confirming its authenticity. Its streamlined curves and timeless design reflect mid...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Antique Terrestrial Globe Published in 1940s by Girard Barrère et Thomas, Paris
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe published in the 1940s by Girard Barrère et Thomas 17, Rue de Buci Paris. Turned wooden base, papier mâché sphere covered with paper printed by engraving on copper ...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paper

Palethorpes Butcher’s Balance Scales, Advertising Sausages
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Palethorpes Butcher’s Balance Scales, Advertising Sausages Palethorpes’ Butcher’s Scales with Brass Bell Weights The scale has a brass weight plate on one side and a Painted glass ...
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Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century European Museum Mushroom Specimen Encased in a glass cube this mid-20th Century papier mache, hand painted large teaching aid mushroom specimen stands 16.5 inches ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass, Paper

Pair of Glass Pharmacy Jars, Italy, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of glass pharmacy jars, Italy, 1930s Found in an old disused pharmacy. Good condition. One has an imperceptible chip on the edge. Being handcra...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Paravia Collection 100 Rocks, Educational Material, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Collection 100 Rocks, Teaching Material, Italy 1950s Geology teaching board "Minerals and Rocks" G.B. Paravia Scientific Collection - Turin The ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rock Crystal

1950s German Streamline Desk Fan by Luft in Turquoise and Burgundy Metal
Located in Lisboa, PT
This striking desk fan from the 1950s is a perfect example of the streamline aesthetic that defined mid-century industrial design. Produced by Luft (Germany), as indicated by the dis...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Collection of Vintage Lab Glass Decanters
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Set of three glass lab decanters with removable stoppers. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Pyrex. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1970-1980. MATERI...
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Paravia Optical Cassette Complete with Lenses and Teaching Apparatusu2028 -Italy- 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Paravia, scientific instruments, vintage educational kit, 1960s, Norstedts, magnetism, optics, thermology, mechanics, applied electricity, top vintage lab, educational set, experimen...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Paravia Magnetism and Electricity Cassette with Original Instruments, 1960su2028
Located in Milano, IT
Paravia, scientific instruments, vintage educational kit, 1960s, Norstedts, magnetism, optics, thermology, mechanics, applied electricity, top vintage lab, educational set, experimen...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Copper, Magnets

American Mid-Century Brass Sundial
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1940s) brass sundial.
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Anatomical Eye Model by New York Scientific Supply Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anatomical, composition, organ model of the eye by New York Scientific Co., Inc disassembles into six pieces deconstructing the eye and its nerves. Th...
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American Industrial Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Composition

Floor Standing Telescope by Piet G. Meesters
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This beautiful floor standing telescope, 60mm f/15 NEDOPTIFA, dates from the 1930s and was made by Piet G. Meesters. One of the most famous Dutch amateur astronomers of the last cent...
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Dutch Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

1960s Nautical Rangefinder Signed Kelvin Hughes Antique Marine Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical rangefinder signed Made in Great Britan by Kelvin Hughes a divison of Smiths Industries Limited made in the 1960s, complete with original mahogany box. AP 498 Stuats Marine Distance Meter very good working condition. Box size cm 21 x 13 H 6. It is an ancient nautical instrument used to measure...
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British Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Anatomical Plaster Medical Torso Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century anatomical plaster medical torso figure This early 20th century life size anatomical medical torso would have originally been used as...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Rare Microscope "Neopan" by Carl Aubock 1963, Reichert Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A very rare award-winning microscope, model Neopan, designed in 1963 by the Viennese architect and designer Carl Aubock. Executed by Reichert Austria. In good condition, fully workin...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1950 Film 16mm Camera, SOM Berthiot, France
Located in Miami, FL
Société d'Optique et de Mécanique Berthiot (SOM Berthiot) was a French manufacturer of optics and photographic lenses. They produced C and D mount motion picture lenses for professio...
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French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Vintage Chinese Telephone with Brass Details and French-Inspired Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage Chinese telephone combines French-inspired elegance with the charm of mid-century craftsmanship. The handset, with its brass bells and ivory-tone accents, recalls the cl...
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Chinese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Sears Tower Constellation Portable Typewriter W/Metal Case. Circa 1960s. Manufactured for SEARS is the equivalent of a Smith-Corona Classic 12. Features a stylish mid century...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Large 1950s Vintage Scientific Anatomical Human 3D Educational Eye Eyeball Model
Located in Lafayette, IN
1950's Vintage scientific human 3d eyeball model. Hand-painted with wonderful original patina!
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Rubber

Vintage Draughtsman s Set, German, Drawing Instruments, Tools, Richter Pracision
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's set. A German, nickel silver drawing instrument set by E.O. Richter Präcision, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1930. Five piece instrument set ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Human Body Educational Model / Anatomical Model, circa 1940s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Fantastic looking vintage anatomical model of a full human body on a black granite base. The height of the model with base (4 cm) is 82 cm. Unfortunately, removable parts are missing.
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European Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Granite

Large Set of 8 Vintage Lab Sieves, English, Brass, Stacking, Scientific, C.1965
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large set of 8 vintage laboratory sieves. An English, brass stacking scientific apparatus, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1965. Fascinating set with superb period a...
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British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Anatomical model: a human skull model life size, Stuttgard, Germany 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Human skull anatomical model life size 1:1 Model with cranial sutures detachable 2 parts plus three cervical vertebrae for medical educational aid. The skull and vertebrae are made o...
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German Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Set of Vintage Mortise Gauges, Four, Rosewood, Brass, Carpenter s Tools
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of vintage mortise gauges. 4 English, rosewood and brass carpenter's tools, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating midc...
Category

European Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Walter Bosse Cow Figurine with Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cow figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by H...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Three-Dimensional Anatomical Midcentury Wall Plaster Sculpture, Germany, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury three-dimensional anatomical plaster painting representing human respiratory system, provenance Hygiene Museum Dresden with museum sticker ...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Paravia Termology Cassette with Original Instruments - Italy - 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Paravia, scientific instruments, vintage educational kit, 1960s, Norstedts, magnetism, optics, thermology, mechanics, applied electricity, top vintage lab, educational set, experimen...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Mongolian Wooden Standing Math Abacus with Painted Wooden Balls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage Mongolian Wooden Standing Math Abacus with Painted Wooden Balls. Item features painted wooden balls in red, purple, gray, orange, blue, yellow, green and brown. Circa M...
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Unknown Primitive Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Styled Industrial General Electric Medical Sun Floor Lamp
By Canadian General Electric
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco Industrial floor sun lamp was made by General Electric of Canada is approximately 1940, most likely for the medical industry. The lamp is done with a heavy stepped meta...
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Canadian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Miele Vintage Vacuum Cleaner, Type E10
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Torpedo shaped vacuum cleaner in good condition.
Category

German Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

A Copernican armillary sphere, Paravia, Milan, Italy 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A Copernican armillary sphere made of iron, paper, brass and wood, with the Sun inside, and the Earth on the outside, made of wood and covered with paper. Pedestal made of turned and...
Category

Italian Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very good condition and dates to the 1940s. Perfect in an ...
Category

Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Botanical Model in Enlarged Section of a Moraceae Syconium, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Model in enlarged section of a Moraceae syconium (fig for example is a syconium). The model is made of painted plaster and almost certainly made by Paravia in the thirties. Measures ...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

20th Century French Iron, Walnut Spotlight, Cinema Floor Spot Lamp by Clémançon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-black, vintage Mid-Century Modern French spotlight made of handcrafted lacquered iron, designed and produced by Clémançon in good condition. Th...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Machine Age Art Deco Doctors or Bathroom Floor Model Scale Weigh Master by Hanso
Located in New York, NY
Great Machine Age, American Art Deco floor scale, Weigh Master by Hanson. The scale is fully functional, it shows cosmetic wear to the paint finish, and th...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Walter Bosse Cow Figurine Table Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming sculptural Austrian midcentury desk thermometer, displaying a cow with a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria i...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Three-Dimensional Midcentury Anatomical Wall Plaster Sculpture, Germany, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury three-dimensional anatomical plaster painting, provenance Hygiene Museum Dresden with museum sticker label, Germany 1950s. Please note tha...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

British Admiralty Pattern Clinometer Inspectors Level
Located in Norwell, MA
World War II Bristish inspectors Mark III admiralty pattern clinometer by Watts and Son, London, England. The heavy brass relic is in a fitted hardwood case. The instrument consists ...
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European Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Oval Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Oval glazed ceramic thermometer by the french artist Mithé Espelt, it features pale beige glaze and crackling gold. Bibliographie: Mithé Espelt, the discreet luxury of the everyday ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Modern Wooden Botanic Model
Located in Roma, IT
A botanic didactical specimen in the manner of the famous German botanist Robert Brendel. "In the late 19th century Robert Brendel and his son Reinhold produced beautiful and accur...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a great medical cabinet from the 1960s, ready to keep all your goodies safe this is a great 1960s accent item that is sure to be a one of a kind addition to your decor!
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
1960s Industrial Medical Cabinet
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Mid Century West German Made Weather Station by Relative Hygrometer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "Sputnik" table barometer weather station made in West Germany by Relative Hygrometer. This desktop space-age Sputnik-style weather station Features an acrylic ball housi...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage 2 Draw Telescope, English, Leather, Brass, Terrestrial Refractor, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 2 draw telescope. An English, leather on brass terrestrial refractor, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Perfect for bird watching, landscape appreciatio...
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British Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Baume Mercier 18 Karat Yellow Gold Ladies Wristwatch with Original Leather Band
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This ladies wristwatch was made by the well known Baume et Mercier of Switzerland in approximately 1970 in their period Mid-Century style. The watch and lugs are composed of eighteen...
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Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Gold

Three-Dimensional Midcentury Italian Wall Plaster Didactic Anatomical, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury three-dimensional didactic anatomical panel in plaster with Antonio Vallardi Milano label, Italy 1950s Please note that the item is original of the period and t...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early twentieth century boat compass by Star Compass of Boston. The gimballed yacht compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This Classic marine instrument is fi...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage 3-Draw Telescope, English, Navigation, Astrological, Broadhurst Clarkson
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 3-draw telescope. An English, leather and brass navigational or astronomical instrument, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Perfect for bird watching, l...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

French 1940 s Equestrian Brass Mercury-in-Glass Thermometer
Located in Hanover, MA
Even Maria Pergay would have to respect the quality and artfulness of the brass-work on this wall hanging in the form of a stirrup suspended from a buckled harness made of hand rivet...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pair of molecular atomic structure models. Leybold, Germany, 1940.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of molecular atomic structure models for chemical didactic use. The spheres are made of painted wood and represent atoms and a molecule. The bases are in turned and ebonized fru...
Category

German Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Vintage Brewer s Thermometer, Dairy, Scientific Instrument, Zeal of London, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage brewer's thermometer. An English, cased brew or dairy scientific instrument by GH Zeal of London, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1960. Fascinating sheathed thermometer Displays a desirable aged patina Wooden case with beveled CAP in dark caramel hues Long glass...
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English Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Vintage Handheld Tachometer, English Tool Speed Gauge, Smiths Instruments, Decor
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage handheld tachometer. An English, enamelled alloy and glass decorative tool speed gauge by Smiths Instruments, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Untested, but in fine decorative condition for the collector of vintage gauges...
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British Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

German Anatomical Muscular Bust Model
Located in Brooklyn, NY
German, anatomical, plaster model of a cross-section of a bust, depicting the muscular and circulatory systems.
Category

German Industrial Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster

Russian Electromechanical Wheel-Based Cipher Machine Fialka M 125
Located in Madrid, ES
M-125 Fialka-electromechanical wheel-based cipher machine USSR rotor-based cipher machine M-125, codename Fialka (Russian: ??????), was an el...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Medical Floor Model Scale by Detecto
By Detecto Scale Company
Located in New York, NY
Architectural Mid Century Modern design floor model doctors scale made in the USA by Detecto, circa 1950's. The scale is in very good, original clean and ready to use condition, it is missing the horizontal height bar. This example includes a vertical grab knob , which is something I have never seen before. Originally from a doctors office, perfect to complete a stylish MCM bathroom.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - PHYWE ca. 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - PHYWE ca. 1930 An antique folding model of an ear. Used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1930. Made of wood and plaster by PHYWE, G...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Atomic Physicist A.G. Shenstone Princeton Gyroscope
Located in Savannah, GA
A machined gyroscope presented to Allen G. Shenstone (1893-1980) physicist and chair of the department of Princeton from 1949-1960. Presented by friends in the department. 7 inches...
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American Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Swedish Modern Ericsson "COBRA" Ivory Vintage Rotary Telephone Sweden 50s
Located in Miami, FL
Scandinavian Modern Ericsson "COBRA" ivory vintage rotary phone, Sweden 50s. This phone was made in Sweden and is in very good condition with no issues. It does dial out but does no...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Antique Teaching Aid Median Incision of the Human Head, Ca. 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted and hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier maché and plaster, manufactured by SOMSO or PHYWE...
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German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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