Grouping of three (3) barometers and one (1) Thermal Control thermostat. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) brass ship barometers, including two holosteric barometers by Pertuis, Hulot, Bourgeois & Naudet, marked "PHBN" en verso, one also having a fahrenheit thermometer on lower half; one barometer unmarked, with two pegs on lower half for standing. Range from 5 […]
Lot 978: 12 German/Swiss Clocks, incl. Seth Thomas, Elgin
Collection of twelve (12) German or Swiss made desk clocks, including Seth Thomas, Elgin, Howard Miller. 1st item: German Seth Thomas mantel clock having a black metal face with gold numeral chapter ring, glass to front side, and a brass framework with a top handle and footed base, time and strike (hours and half hours) […]
Lot 974: 7 Pickett Boxed Slide Rules, 1 Dealer's Kit
Eight (8) Pickett slide ruler items, including seven (7) boxed slide rules and one (1) dealer's slide rule parts kit. 1st-7th items: Seven (7) Pickett slide rulers housed in original boxes, including one (1) N16-ES and one (1) N600-ES Twin Pack, 2 items total, one (1) N3P-T, two (2) N600-ES, one (1) 400-ES Business Rule, […]
Lot 975: 5 Linear Slide Rules, incl. K&E, 7 items
Five (5) boxed linear slide rulers, including Keuffel & Esser (K & E), Scientific Instruments Company, Post, and Sun Hemmi, one (1) Gerber GraphAnalogue, and one (1) Keuffel & Esser instruction manual, 7 items total. 1st item: Keuffel & Esser Analon 68 1400, serial number 006399. Comprised of one-sided white Ivorite (plastic), frameless plastic indicator […]
Lot 971: K&E 4012 Thacher Cylindrical Slide Rule
Keuffel & Esser (K&E) 4012 Thacher Cylindrical Slide Rule, serial number 4847. Comprised ofa brass core covered by paper marked with forty A scales, surrounded by an open rotating frame with twenty metal slats, each lined with cloth and covered with paper, marked with two B and two C scales. Wooden knobs on each end […]
Lot 972: 3 Loga Rechenwalzen Cylindrical Calculating Drums
Three (3) Daemen, Schmidt & Co., Zurich, Switzerland, Loga Rechenwalzen Cylindrical Slide Rule Calculating Drums, including one (1) 15m, one (1) 10m, and one (1) 2,4m. Each comprised of varnished paper scales on a metal cylinders with sliding, slotted cylindrical cages secured by aluminium rings with knobs, 15m and 10m models with small clear celluloid […]
Lot 968: Attr. Charles Cutler, Portrait on Paper of an African American Girl
Attributed to Charles Gordon Cutler, Jr. (American, 1914-1970) pastel and charcoal on paper bust length portrait of an African American girl. Signed "Cutler" lower left. Float mounted behind glass in a matted wood frame with incised decoration. Sheet – 22" H x 17" W. Framed – 34 1/8" H x 29 1/8" W. Note: the […]
Lot 969: 2 African American Framed Works
Two (2) African American theme framed works, including one (1) watercolor on paper painting and one (1) embroidered textile. 1st item: Watercolor on paper depicting figures fishing and bathing at a tree lined dock, including an African American female seated beneath a red umbrella and her male companion standing and observing the water, with a […]
Lot 970: 2 Small Wooden Machinists' Chests
Two (2) small oak machinist chests with leather handles. Both feature shallow compartments on top and shallow drawers underneath, behind removable front wooden panels. Drawers, panels, and compartments lined in felt. Both have mirrors fixed to undersides of hinged lids. Larger chest marked "Union Steel Chest Corporation" on locking mechanism; smaller chest marked "Eagle Lock […]
Lot 966: Felix Buhot Etching, Clock Tower London
Felix-Hilaire Buhot (France/England, 1847-1898) etching titled in the plate lower left "Clock Tower London" depicting the Westminster Tower. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Plate – 11" H x 15 5/8" W. Sight – 11 1/2" H x 16" W. Framed – 19 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Circa 1884. Provenance: The estate of […]