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0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
1800-1850
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
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
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
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.5-inch refracting telescope

1.5-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
1.7-inch ball conductor

1.7-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.25-inch ball conductor

1.25-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

1.25-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
19th Century
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