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carrying case for magnetic compass

carrying case for magnetic compass

American
mid 20th Century
steel surveyor's tape on metal reel

steel surveyor's tape on metal reel

Lufkin Rule Company
early 20th century
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1940
3 Leitz Ultrapak objectives

3 Leitz Ultrapak objectives

Ernst Leitz (company)
1935-1945
mask alignment device

mask alignment device

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
1963
set of experimental data and presentation slides

set of experimental data and presentation slides

American
1940-1960
Eveready battery, size "D"

Eveready battery, size "D"

Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
circa 1950
T-square

T-square

F.P. CO.
circa 1930
gas x-ray tube

gas x-ray tube

Macalaster-Wiggin Company
circa 1907
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1945
Cox & Stevens/United States Army Air Forces rolling ruler

Cox & Stevens/United States Army Air Forces rolling ruler

Cox & Stevens Aircraft Corporation
circa 1942
tripod

tripod

American
circa 1945
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