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0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
1.3-inch refracting telescope with range-finder scale

1.3-inch refracting telescope with range-finder scale

Alvan Clark and Sons
1870
1.875 x 2.25 inch rock salt prism in sealed tube

1.875 x 2.25 inch rock salt prism in sealed tube

John A. Brashear
1916
1amp shunt

1amp shunt

Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
circa 1912
1 gallon glass bottle "BENZENE" empty

1 gallon glass bottle "BENZENE" empty

Central Scientific Company
early 20th Century
2.25-inch refracting telescope

2.25-inch refracting telescope

Optisches Institut von Dr. Steeg & Reuter
circa 1880
2 bakelite pulleys fork-mounted on rods

2 bakelite pulleys fork-mounted on rods

Central Scientific Company
circa 1929
2 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

2 laboratory end supports for holding a single horizontal rod

Central Scientific Company
1900-1925
2-mirror adjustable kaleidoscope

2-mirror adjustable kaleidoscope

J. Duboscq-Soleil
circa 1850
2 plano-convex lenses

2 plano-convex lenses

American
mid 20th Century
2 printed centimeter scales

2 printed centimeter scales

Central Scientific Company
early 20th Century
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