ANTIQUE PYRAMIDAL CASED SCIENTIFIC ROD SET
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Antique cased scientific rod set, 19th c., the mahogany case of pyramidal form surmounted by a circular ring, fitted to the interior with an assortment of metal rods of varied size, enameled iron base/stand and tool, wear/loss with age, approx 16.75"h, 7.5lbs total **Provenance: The Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (Cambridge, England, b. 1961-) private collection, from Britannia Manor, his Austin, Texas home, a pioneer and entrepreneur of computer role-playing games, first American second generation space traveler, magician, world class collector of automatons, host of the Austin Shakespeare Festival at his Elizabethan style theatre, the Curtain, on the shores of Lake Austin, an Adventurer traveler form the jungles of Rwanda and the Amazon to meteorite expeditions in Antarctica, purchaser of the Luna 21 moon lander...still at that location, host of the theme parties including the End of the World party, board member of the XPrize and Space Adventurers, etc.** Start Price: $100.00
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ANTIQUE PYRAMIDAL CASED SCIENTIFIC ROD SET
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