Science and Technology

Auction Details

RR Auction's December Science & Technology sale chronicles the history of scientific advancement in the 20th century, boasting a broad array of important autographs, artifacts, hardware, objects, and ephemera. The auction opens with memorabilia from the career of Otto Berg, a pioneering space scientist who experimented with the V-2, conducted important research on cosmic dust, and had an experiment deployed on the moon during Apollo 17. Other highlights include an original Apple-1 Computer, a WWII-era Engima Machine, and autographs of Charles Darwin, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. A special section of toy robots from the collection of camera artist Andres Serrano is also featured.
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
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
World War II: Dictionary of German Scientific Terms151World War II: Dictionary of German Scientific Terms
RR Auction
Booklet produced by the U.S. War Department’s Military Intelligence Division entitled “Dictionary of German Scie...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
World War II: Representative Enemy and Allied Aircraft Manual152World War II: Representative Enemy and Allied Aircraft Manual
RR Auction
Softcover World War II-era aircraft manual entitled "Representative Enemy and Allied Aircraft: Comparative Performance and Characteristics, TAI...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
World War II: Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles153World War II: Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles
RR Auction
Original World War II-era brad-bound photostat manual entitled "Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles," published by the United...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Atomic Weapons: Special Weapons Project Capabilities Manual (1957)154Atomic Weapons: Special Weapons Project Capabilities Manual (1957)
RR Auction
Scarce screw-bound U.S. military publication entitled “Capabilities of Atomic Weapons (U),” 8.25 x 10.5, prepare...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cold War Gun / Bombsight Optical Window155Cold War Gun / Bombsight Optical Window
RR Auction
Cold War-dated gun or bombsight optical window, comprised of a spherical glass dome made of fused silica that measures 4" x 2.5", with inn...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Cold War Gun / Bombsight Optical Window156Cold War Gun / Bombsight Optical Window
RR Auction
Cold War-dated gun or bombsight optical window, comprised of a spherical glass dome made of fused silica that measures 4" x 2.5", with inn...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
General Dynamics B-58 Hustler Escape Capsule Photo and Ephemera Archive157General Dynamics B-58 Hustler Escape Capsule Photo and Ephemera Archive
RR Auction
Interesting archive of ephemera and photography pertaining to the escape capsule developed by Stanley Aviation for the General Dynamics/Convair B-58 H
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
US Army: Nuclear Weapons Employment Manual158US Army: Nuclear Weapons Employment Manual
RR Auction
Staple-bound "Department of the Army Pamphlet, No. 39-1, Nuclear Weapons Employment," 221 pages, 7.75 x 10, May 1959. The document provide...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Enigma Machine (c. 1943)159Enigma Machine (c. 1943)
RR Auction
Ultra-desirable, fully functional World War II-era three-rotor Enigma I electromechanical cipher machine built for the German military by Heimsoeth an
Estimate : 200,000.00 - 300,000.00
AIM-9B Sidewinder GCG Missile Head160AIM-9B Sidewinder GCG Missile Head
RR Auction
Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to US Citizens and Organizations. AIM-9B Sidewinder GCG (9D) short-range air-to-air missile head, featuring four f
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile Seeker Head and Body Components (Inert)161Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile Seeker Head and Body Components (Inert)
RR Auction
Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to US Citizens and Organizations. AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile components, including: the head section with
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
MXK-420 Flight (Signal) Data Recorder162MXK-420 Flight (Signal) Data Recorder
RR Auction
MXK-420/A24A Flight (Signal) Data Recorder procured under an Air Force contract, measuring 11" x 12.75" x 5", with an Airesearch plat...
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Maurer P-2 Aircraft Strike Attack 70mm Camera163Maurer P-2 Aircraft Strike Attack 70mm Camera
RR Auction
Uncommon military-grade Maurer P-2 Aircraft Strike Attack Camera, complete with its 70mm film magazine and Biogon 38mm f:4.5 lens. The unit measures 1
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Flight Research Model 705-A High Speed 35mm Camera164Flight Research Model 705-A High Speed 35mm Camera
RR Auction
Circa 1981 Flight Research Model 705-A High Speed 35mm camera out of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The camera, which measures (without
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
High Precision Optical Refractometer165High Precision Optical Refractometer
RR Auction
A high precision Abbe 3L optical refractometer manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, 6Àù x 12.75Àù x 10.5Àù, consisting o...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Kodak High Speed Camera166Kodak High Speed Camera
RR Auction
Vintage Kodak High Speed Camera, measuring 12.5Àù x 12Àù x 9Àù, with a plate on the rear, reading: "Kodak High Sp...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Los Alamos: Fast Solid State Camera Model 818167Los Alamos: Fast Solid State Camera Model 818
RR Auction
Circa 1980 fast solid state camera from Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, "Model 818, Dwg. 4Y-223071," housed in its 13.75Àù x 1...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Old Delft Scanning Stereoscope Model ODSS III168Old Delft Scanning Stereoscope Model ODSS III
RR Auction
Vintage circa 1957 Old Delft Scanning Stereoscope Model ODSS III, housed in its original 17.25" x 11" x 11.25" oak plywood carrying c...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Optical Rotary Table169Optical Rotary Table
RR Auction
Black NRC Model RSX-2 optical rotary table, measuring 3.5Àù x 3.5Àù x 1Àù, featuring a rotating circular base marked w...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply170Optronics Microscope Camera Head with Power Supply
RR Auction
Optronics microscope camera head with power supply, marked as "Model: 60800 Power Supply, Magnafire." The camera head, designed to capture...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Portable Chinese Photographic Enlarger171Portable Chinese Photographic Enlarger
RR Auction
Portable photographic enlarger housed in its original wooden briefcase, 11.25Àù x 16.5Àù x 5Àù, with a bilingual plate...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Portable Chinese Photographic Enlarger172Portable Chinese Photographic Enlarger
RR Auction
Portable photographic enlarger housed in its original wooden briefcase, 11.25Àù x 16.5Àù x 5Àù, with a bilingual plate...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Antique Slide Projector173Antique Slide Projector
RR Auction
Antique slide projector, measuring 10Àù x 8Àù x 6.5Àù, featuring a lens on the front marked "S. V. E., Series 0A,...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Ambassador Polygraph Machine174Ambassador Polygraph Machine
RR Auction
Interesting portable 'Ambassador' model portable polygraph machine built by the Lafayette Instrument Company, housed in its original 21À...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Autocad Software for Drafting Set of Manuals175Autocad Software for Drafting Set of Manuals
RR Auction
Collection of manuals, reference books, and floppy disks for Autodesk's AutoCAD (Release 12), including: installation and performance guides; fu...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
BQM-34 Drone Radio Receiver-Transmitter Tracking Beacon and Autonetic Verdan Disc Memory176BQM-34 Drone Radio Receiver-Transmitter Tracking Beacon and Autonetic Verdan Disc Memory
RR Auction
Two items: a BQM-34 drone radio receiver-transmitter tracking beacon mounted on a metal plate, measuring 17.5Àù x 9Àù x 4À&...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Diver Handheld Sonar177Diver Handheld Sonar
RR Auction
Detecting-ranging portable sonar set made by Futuronics Corp. for use by Navy scuba divers, measuring approximately 12Àù in diameter and 1...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
DLA Test Panels Lot of (2)178DLA Test Panels Lot of (2)
RR Auction
Pair of DLA test panels, measuring 19Àù x 5.25Àù, with each featuring numerous knobs on the face and rainbow ribbon cables to th...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Hydrolab Environmental Data System Sensor179Hydrolab Environmental Data System Sensor
RR Auction
Hydrolab Environmental Data Systems 8100 Series water quality data transmitter, measuring 31Àù long and 3.75Àù in diameter, comp...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Non-Dispersive Infrared Carbon Monoxide Sensor180Non-Dispersive Infrared Carbon Monoxide Sensor
RR Auction
Rack-mountable non-dispersive infrared carbon monoxide sensor manufactured by P. K. Morgan Ltd of Chatham, Kent, England, measuring 19Àù x...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor181Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System Sensor
RR Auction
Large Simtronix Environmental Monitoring System submersible sensor, measuring 33.5Àù long and 8Àù in diameter, used to measure t...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver Spectrum Display182Microdyne Spectrum Display Unit for Telemetry Receiver Spectrum Display
RR Auction
Microdyne 1161-S(A) Spectrum Display Unit for a telemetry receiver, measuring 7Àù x 2Àù x 16.5Àù, marked on the side a...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Thunder Scientific Humidity Sensor183Thunder Scientific Humidity Sensor
RR Auction
Humidity sensor manufactured by the Thunder Scientific Corp. of Albuquerque, marked as "Model 2300H1T21, Serial 2633." The main black box ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Time Code Generator184Time Code Generator
RR Auction
Time code generator by the Electronic Engineering Company of California, approximately measuring 19" x 7" x 18.5" and weighing 26 pou...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
W-P Instruments Window Discriminator Window185W-P Instruments Window Discriminator Window
RR Auction
Window discriminator panel useful for nuclear and photon counting, manufactured by W-P Instruments of New Haven, Connecticut, measuring 19À...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Autogen Biofeedback System186Autogen Biofeedback System
RR Auction
Large biofeedback monitoring system built by Autogenic Systems, Inc., designed for guided hypnosis and relaxation sessions, similar to a polygraph tes
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Geodimeter Automated Integrated Survey Instrument187Geodimeter Automated Integrated Survey Instrument
RR Auction
Geodimeter Automated Integrated Survey Instrument (AISI), Type 1, and accessories, housed in two 13Àù x 10Àù x 19Àù he...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Laboratory Analytical Balance by Sartorius-Werke188Laboratory Analytical Balance by Sartorius-Werke
RR Auction
Amazing, beautifully made laboratory analytical balance, measuring approximately 15Àù x 20Àù x 13Àù, built by Sartoriu...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Wild Heerbrugg T2 Theodolite189Wild Heerbrugg T2 Theodolite
RR Auction
Wild Heerbrugg T2 theodolite built in Switzerland, circa 1950s, housed in its original 6.75Àù x 14Àù x 6.75Àù carrying...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gygan Robot by Dr. Peter Fiorito (c. 1957)190Gygan Robot by Dr. Peter Fiorito (c. 1957)
RR Auction
Huge vintage circa 1957 humanoid aluminum robot named 'Gygan,' also known as 'Cygan' or 'Mr. Moto,' designed and built by Dr...
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
Vintage Seated Humanoid Robot (c. 1950s)191Vintage Seated Humanoid Robot (c. 1950s)
RR Auction
Massive seated humanoid robot by an unknown maker, circa 1950s (possibly earlier), crafted from steel, aluminum, and wood. The robot measures approxim
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Vintage German-Built Robot192Vintage German-Built Robot
RR Auction
Attractive vintage German-built robot, standing 36Àù tall on a 15.75Àù x 16.75Àù base, featuring: a rectangular head w...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Astro-One Robot by Metal House from the collection of Andres Serrano193Astro-One Robot by Metal House from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Desirable circa 2000s battery-operated "Astro-One" walking tin toy robot, made in Japan by Metal House, standing at 12Àù tall. T...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Chrome Smoking Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano194Chrome Smoking Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Exceptional circa 2000 battery-operated "Chrome Smoking Robot" walking tin toy robot, made by Schylling as part of its collector's ser...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cosmo Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano195Cosmo Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Adorable circa 2011 wind-up "Cosmo Robot" tin robot toy, made in China by Schylling, standing at 10Àù tall. The cute and colorfu...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Mechanical Roby Robot by Ha Ha Toy from the collection of Andres Serrano196Mechanical Roby Robot by Ha Ha Toy from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Attractive circa 2000s wind-up "Mechanical Roby Robot" tin robot toy, made in China by Ha Ha Toy, standing at 9Àù tall. The blac...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Meteor Genie Space Evil Robot by Metal House from the collection of Andres Serrano197Meteor Genie Space Evil Robot by Metal House from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Sought-after circa 2000s battery-operated "Meteor Genie" or "Space Evil Robot" walking tin toy robot, made in Japan by Metal Hou...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Mickey Mouse Robot from the collection of Andres Serrano198Mickey Mouse Robot from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Iconic circa 2010 "Mickey the Robot" plastic toy, made in China by Mattel/Disney, standing at 10.5Àù tall. The toy features a cl...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Thunder Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano199Thunder Robot by Schylling from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Nice circa 1990s battery-operated "Thunder Robot" walking tin toy robot, made by Schylling as part of its collector's series, standing...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Vintage Attacking Martian Robot by Horikawa from the collection of Andres Serrano200Vintage Attacking Martian Robot by Horikawa from the collection of Andres Serrano
RR Auction
Classic circa 1960s–70s battery-operated "Attacking Martian" walking tin toy robot, made in Japan by Horikawa, standing ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00