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Lot 155

Optical Scientific Apparatus

Estimate: $80 - $120

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Optical Scientific Apparatus, 19th/20th Century,
Comprising a Queen & Co, Philadelphia brass lens on an adjustable slide on an ebonized wood base; a Spencer Lens of Buffalo, NY, Model 370, 100 Watt lamp with 5327 painted post production on base; and an Additive Effective Power Phoropter by the American Optical Co.

Queen Dimensions: H: 5 1/4 x W: 15 3/4 x D: 3 1/4 in.

Condition

Untested equipment, all showing wear commensurate with age and use. Spencer spotlight has rust and paint loss with some metal pitting. Queen & Co base has some splits and a loss where a metal mount had been.

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