Medical & Science, Red Cross Posters WW era

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To start the day we present a wonderful collection of Medical and Scientific Instruments. This sale includes a large group of medical and dental items, a very important collection of calculators and slide rules, office items such as early check punches and registers and pre-1950 spy and surveillance equipment Among the many highlights are a previously unrecorded 19th c. Ohio-made "Kwik Calculator", "McFarlanes Calculating Cylinder", " Higgins Patent [mechanical] Calculating Triangle", "Wheilon Calculometer, "Bair-Fulton American Calculator”, a “Pascaline Calculator”, etc; as well as a number of 19th-century and 20th-century slide rules including several special purpose rules for artillery, brewing and more esoteric applications. The office machine section includes check protectors such as the Abbott Automatic Check Perforator, Lightning Check Punch and the United States Check Punch, etc., plus an early mechanical envelope sealer. Pencil sharpeners are also present and among them are a: "Perfect Pencil Pointer" and a" Jupiter Pencil Mechanical Sharpener". Among the medical lots are Civil War-era amputation sets, a scarce cased Ammoniaphone, a number of rare ophthalmic items including a "Dr. Culbertson's Prisoptometer", many unusual quack devices, porcelain enemas, Anesthesia, ENT and urological instruments. Finally, the surveillance equipment section contains an FBI "black bag" and a cased US Army 1944 Signal Corps listening device. Something for everyone who collects science and technology! In addition we have a single owner collection of Red Cross Posters, Postcards and Ephemera, Early Medical related Books and more.
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Two Quack Devices170 - Two Quack Devices
Philip Weiss Auctions
"Electroply" and "Torpedo".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor .. for (55.00 + 9.90BP) = 64.90
 
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Fine c.1900 Cased Set of Ivorine Massage Rollers171 - Fine c.1900 Cased Set of Ivorine Massage Rollers
Philip Weiss Auctions
for improving complexion, etc .Length of case: 7-5/8" x 5"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (65.00 + 11.70BP) = 76.70
 
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Misc. Medical Lot172 - Misc. Medical Lot
Philip Weiss Auctions
speculums, sterlizers, froceps, percussors, blood pressure devices, etc.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor .. for (35.00 + 6.30BP) = 41.30
 
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The Standard Desk Calcumeter173 - The Standard Desk Calcumeter
Philip Weiss Auctions
AKA 'Standard Desk Calculating Machine'. A.N. Morse Patentee, Dec. 12, 1901 In cardboard box. Length 9"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (110.00 + 19.80BP) = 129.80
 
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C.H. Webb's "The Adder"174 - C.H. Webb's "The Adder"
Philip Weiss Auctions
"PAT, MARCH 10, 1868" Brass on wood figure eight. 7"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor .. for (300.00 + 54.00BP) = 354.00
 
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19th Century 12" Boxwood 4-Slide Slide Rule175 - 19th Century 12" Boxwood 4-Slide Slide Rule
Philip Weiss Auctions
"COOK MAKER TO THE HON'BLE BOARD OF EXCISE LATE WELLINGTON CROWN COURT SOHO LONDON". Length: 12"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (190.00 + 34.20BP) = 224.20
 
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"RADIAC"  Slide Rule176 - "RADIAC" Slide Rule
Philip Weiss Auctions
for nuclear precision products. In case, 12"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor .. for (30.00 + 5.40BP) = 35.40
 
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Chinese or Japanese All Brass Slide Rule177 - Chinese or Japanese All Brass Slide Rule
Philip Weiss Auctions
in leather case. 13.5"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (180.00 + 32.40BP) = 212.40
 
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Webb/Herring - Like Caluclator178 - Webb/Herring - Like Caluclator
Philip Weiss Auctions
STANDARD TRAIN RESISTANCE COMPUTER CO. PATENTED". Approx. 9" x 6"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (525.00 + 94.50BP) = 619.50
 
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Ferguson Axis Finder179 - Ferguson Axis Finder
Philip Weiss Auctions
PAT. NOV 5 1901" 5" glass circle in metal frame
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor .. for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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