RR Auction: Science and Technology Auction

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Featuring over 300 lots, RR Auction is proud to present our December Science & Technology auction. The highlight of the sale is the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to Manne Siegbahn for his discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy. Other standout items are an A7L lunar boot created for Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 mission; important letters from James Watt, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg; a Macworld magazine signed by Steve Jobs; a mathematical journal owned and signed by John Nash; a highly desirable autograph of Isaac Newton; and material chronicling the history of early aviation. From physics and chemistry to space exploration and beyond, these incredible items tell the story of our shared heritage of innovation.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Antique Graflex Speed Graphic Press Camera6161 - Antique Graflex Speed Graphic Press Camera
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Antique Graflex Speed Graphic folding press camera with carrying case, measuring 8? x 4? x 7.25? when folded. The case measures 13.75? x 9? x 5? and i
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Vintage Bell Systems Traffic Camera6162 - Vintage Bell Systems Traffic Camera
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Vintage Bell Systems KS-16007 aerial traffic sequence camera with a 35mm Opto-Dynetics lens and mounted Bodine Electric motor, housed inside a black m
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Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply6163 - Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply
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Optronics microscope camera head with power supply, marked as "Model: 60800 Power Supply, Magnafire." The camera head, designed to capture...
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AMF Analog Educational Computer6164 - AMF Analog Educational Computer
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Vintage AMF Educational Computer Model 665/D, housed in a suitcase-style 13.75? x 8? x 6.5? case. The cover features a large analog volt meter, and th
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Electrocomp Electric Heating Computer6165 - Electrocomp Electric Heating Computer
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Vintage circa 1960s analog computer made by Beckman Instruments known as the Electrocomp Electric Heating Computer, used for estimating electric heati
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Flight Simulator Stimuli Control Panel6166 - Flight Simulator Stimuli Control Panel
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Flight simulator stimuli control panel, measuring 19? x 7? x 10.5?, with the gray faceplate reading, "Stimuli Control Panel," and sections...
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Geniac Electric Brain Educational Toy6167 - Geniac Electric Brain Educational Toy
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Original Geniac Electric Brain manufactured by the Oliver Garfield Company, Inc., in 1955, which includes two main perforated masonite boards, 12 circ
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Large Antique Brass Petzval Lens by A. T. Thompson & Co.6168 - Large Antique Brass Petzval Lens by A. T. Thompson & Co.
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Large antique brass Petzval lens by A. T. Thompson & Co., measuring 8? long and 4.5? in diameter, engraved on the side, "A. T. Thompson &am...
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Nida-Trainer Model 115P Transceiver Training Device6169 - Nida-Trainer Model 115P Transceiver Training Device
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Vintage Nida-Trainer Model 115P radio transceiver training device, housed in a black plastic suitcase, measuring 18.5? x 13.5? x 5?. Etched on the fac
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Optical Rotary Table6170 - Optical Rotary Table
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Black NRC Model RSX-2 optical rotary table, measuring 3.5? x 3.5? x 1?, featuring a rotating circular base marked with 360° increments. In very...
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MAC Panel Computer Programming Patch Board with Cables6171 - MAC Panel Computer Programming Patch Board with Cables
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Vintage MAC Panel computer programming patch board in a metal frame, measuring 12.75? x 11? x 3?, labeled with "Secondary" and "Prima...
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Wallace & Tiernan Precision Barometer6172 - Wallace & Tiernan Precision Barometer
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Precision barometer manufactured by Wallace & Tiernan of Belleville, New Jersey, housed in a 6.25? x 6.25? x 4? case with correction factor char...
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Ednalite Projection Pointer with Zeiss Lens6173 - Ednalite Projection Pointer with Zeiss Lens
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Ednalite projection pointer with Zeiss lens, designed to project concentrated light as well as provide local illumination, housed in a gray 15.75? x 7
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Antique Bell & Howell 16mm Movie Projector6174 - Antique Bell & Howell 16mm Movie Projector
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Antique Bell & Howell "Filmo" 16mm film projector from the late 1920s, "Projector 57, Model G," measuring 8.5? x 14? x 6.5?,...
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Vintage Bell & Howell 16mm Film Projector6175 - Vintage Bell & Howell 16mm Film Projector
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Vintage Bell & Howell stop motion 16mm film projector, "Design 173, Model BD2, Serial No. L-14496," measuring 11.5? x 14.5? x 6.5?, ho...
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Antique Pathex 9.5mm Movie Projector with Color Wheel6176 - Antique Pathex 9.5mm Movie Projector with Color Wheel
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Antique Pathex 9.5mm film projector with color wheel for black-and-white movies, measuring approximately 10? x 12.5? x 7.5?, marketed internationally
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Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver6177 - Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver
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Microdyne 1161-S(A) Spectrum Display Unit for a telemetry receiver, measuring 7? x 2? x 16.5?, marked on the side as "Ser. No. 518." The f...
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Antique Steam Engine Model6178 - Antique Steam Engine Model
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Antique early 20th century stationary steam engine model with moving parts, mounted on a wooden base, measuring an overall 9? x 14.5? x 14?, painted b
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Antique German Steam Engine Model6179 - Antique German Steam Engine Model
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Antique early 20th century stationary steam engine model with moving parts, measuring 16? tall on a 5.5? x 5.5? base, made in Germany by Doll et Cie.
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Siemens Teletype Signal Analyzer6180 - Siemens Teletype Signal Analyzer
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Siemens teletype signal analyzer test set used by the US Navy, marked as "Siemens Model DTS-531P, Part No. 100609-501, Serial No. 242," fe...
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