Transportation & Technology Auction 2007-06-28 Auction - 245 Price Results - Owls Head Transportation Museum in ME - Page 3
17: CA.1910 PROTOTYPE TWIN CYL. VERTICAL DIESEL ENGINE8: A FINE EARLY SWISS CLOCK MAKER' S STEAM PLANT3A: AMERICAN STEAM GAUGE WITH ENGRAVED BOX BED ENGINE
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Owls Head, ME, United States
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Transportation & Technology Auction

The Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head, Maine USA will sponsor a Transportation & Technology Auction on June 28, 2007 at 5pm EST. The fund-raising sale will feature 250+-items representing landmark achievements in early technology, complemented by transportation-related collectibles and memorabilia and an incredible collection of artwork and ephemera, including important Edisonia lots and an important donated print collection offered publicly for the first time in over 50 years.

The color catalog comprises three main sections.

The first: Technology which includes steam and hot air engines, dynamos, electrical devices, the finest builders' models, full size engines, and related accessories.

The second: Transportation includes fine nautical, automobile, railroad, and aircraft lots including advertising, automobile models, ship models, early automotive lighting, hood ornaments, spark plug collections, railroadania and numerous related accessories.

The final section: Artwork and Ephemera features extremely rare and important Edisonia lots including a Menlo Park diary and the collection of Menlo Park's Martin Force. This section also includes original artwork, lithographs, prints, photographs and early ephemera on lighting, technology and transportation. An early collection of mid-19th century railroad ephemera is included. Proceeds from commissions, buyer's premium, auction donations and catalog sales from this Auction will benefit the Museum's programs and services.

For Catalog Orders & Information contact: SS@ohtm.org

For Accounts & Financial Arrangements and Related Information contact: JK@ohtm.orgFor Specific Information On Items Offered & Estimates contact: cc@ohtm.org

Whether a Bidder, eBay Spectator, or for any information to make your on-line Live Auction a Pleasurable Experience contact the Museum at 207-594-4418 from 9-4pm EST .

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VERTICAL TWIN OSCILLATING CYLINDER STEAM ENGINE: A SMALL, MACHINIST-BUILT VERTICAL TWIN OSCILLATING CYLINDER STEAM ENGINE, with twin vertical oscillating cylinders each of approximately 7/16" bore x 7/16" stroke with center-mounted port exchange,
0048: VERTICAL TWIN OSCILLATING CYLINDER STEAM ENGINEEst. $25-$100,000
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TWIN OSCILLATING CYL. STEAM ENGINE & BOILER MODEL: A WELL-EXECUTED MODEL OF A VERTICAL TWIN OSCILLATING CYLINDER STEAM ENGINE AND SCOTCH BOILER. Engine details include cylinder assembly supported on twin four tapered polished steel pillars mounted on
0050: TWIN OSCILLATING CYL. STEAM ENGINE & BOILER MODELEst. $25-$100,000
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A SMALL 1-HP HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE: A SMALL 1-HP HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE, in the design of an early water pump possibly retrofitted from the same with maker's name in raised letters on cast iron base "N. Shettler & Sons, Clio,
0051: A SMALL 1-HP HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINEEst. $25-$100,000
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UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL COMPANY ELECTRIC RR MOTOR: A DESIRABLE UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL COMPANY BI-POLAR ELECTRIC RAILROAD MOTOR, with 4" by 4" heavy cast brass top plate reading "The Union Switch and Signal Company Swiss Vale, PA, Manufacturers
0052: UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL COMPANY ELECTRIC RR MOTOREst. $25-$100,000
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A CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. CASED STRENGTH TESTER: AN INTERESTING CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. CASED STRENGTH TESTER, manufactured by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd., England, Serial No. C215070, with two flange-mounted brass gauges each with 4"
0053: A CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. CASED STRENGTH TESTEREst. $25-$100,000
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LOT OF 4 STEAM & PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS: A LOT OF FOUR STEAM AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS. The first, a fire hose pressure tester with a 16" all-brass frame supporting a center-mounted 3" diameter Ashcroft gauge reading: "0-100",
0054: LOT OF 4 STEAM & PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTSEst. $25-$100,000
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AN AMTHOR HYDRAULIC STEAM GAUGE TESTER: AN AMTHOR HYDRAULIC STEAM GAUGE TESTER, Amthor Testing Company, Inc, Brooklyn, NY, a high precision instrument as indicated by its high degree of execution with a 3 1/4" diameter x 2" hydraulic fluid
0055: AN AMTHOR HYDRAULIC STEAM GAUGE TESTEREst. $25-$100,000
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SCHAEFFER & BUDENBERG STEAM GAUGE TESTER: AN EXTREMELY FINE SCHAEFFER & BUDENBERG DEAD WEIGHT STEAM GAUGE TESTER, type 1302, manufactured by the American Schaeffer & Budenberg Corporation, Brooklyn, NY, USA. These early hydraulic-type
0056: SCHAEFFER & BUDENBERG STEAM GAUGE TESTEREst. $25-$100,000
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A CASED EARLY CIRCA-1895 CROSBY STEAM GAGE TESTER: A CASED EARLY CIRCA-1895 CROSBY STEAM GAUGE TESTER including a 3 1/4" diameter test gauge with 2 7/8" diameter beveled glass panel revealing a nickeled face reading: "0-300 PSI" and maker's name
0057: A CASED EARLY CIRCA-1895 CROSBY STEAM GAGE TESTEREst. $25-$100,000
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A FINE WESTON DIRECT READING STANDARD VOLT METER: A FINE WESTON DIRECT READING LABORATORY STANDARD VOLTMETER, Weston Electrical Instrument Co., manufacturers, Newark, NJ, USA, patent dates ranging from Nov. 6, 1888 to June 10, 1890, serial no. 716.
0058: A FINE WESTON DIRECT READING STANDARD VOLT METEREst. $25-$100,000
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A NESBITT ALL-BRASS TEXTILE WINDER CA.1875-85: AN EARLY ORNATE JOHN NESBITT ALL-BRASS TEXTILE INDUSTRY WINDER CIRCA-1875-85 in what appears to be working order possibly used for winding yarn, thread, etc. Details include: ornate heavy brass
0059: A NESBITT ALL-BRASS TEXTILE WINDER CA.1875-85Est. $25-$100,000
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A LOT OF TWO INTERESTING PUMPS: A LOT OF TWO INTERESTING PUMPS. The first a pedestal-mounted twin oscillating cylinder pump incorporating twin brass cylinders, each of approximately 1" bore x 1 1/2" stroke, the piston rods
0060: A LOT OF TWO INTERESTING PUMPSEst. $25-$100,000
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HORIZONTAL WATER TUBE STATIONARY STEAM BOILER: A LARGE HORIZONTAL WATER TUBE AND DRUM DESIGN STATIONARY STEAM BOILER, designed for use with steam engine models, basic locomotive design with internal twin heavy copper riveted 4" diameter x 12"
0061: HORIZONTAL WATER TUBE STATIONARY STEAM BOILEREst. $25-$100,000
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AN ALL-BRASS 2" DIAMETER LONERGAN STEAM WHISTLE: AN ALL-BRASS 2" DIAMETER LONERGAN STEAM WHISTLE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, with a 4" long bell, 2" diameter with top-mounted acorn finial, integral valve section with original handle missing, with
0062: AN ALL-BRASS 2" DIAMETER LONERGAN STEAM WHISTLEEst. $25-$100,000
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AN EARLY MARSH STEAM-OPERATED AIR PUMP: A RARE AND DESIRABLE EARLY MARSH STEAM-OPERATED AIR PUMP, serial no. 58278 as stamped on frame casting, with a single horizontal steam cylinder of approximately 2" diameter bore x 2" stroke mounted
0063: AN EARLY MARSH STEAM-OPERATED AIR PUMPEst. $25-$100,000
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A FINE GOULD'S BRONZE DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMP: AN EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL GOULD'S BRONZE DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMP, in exceptional original condition retaining 98% of original paint, patina and bright work, model no. 1, known as the water lifter,
0063A: A FINE GOULD'S BRONZE DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMPEst. $25-$100,000
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A CA.1865-75 10" X 12" STUDIO VIEW CAMERA: A CIRCA-1865-75 10" X 12" STUDIO VIEW CAMERA, with folding bellows, sliding focus adjustment, rising front movement, ground glass, film holder frame and fixed lens, mounted in a brass barrel. The
0064: A CA.1865-75 10" X 12" STUDIO VIEW CAMERAEst. $25-$100,000
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VAILE & KIMES DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMP: A FINE VAILE & KIMES DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMP, with twin power cylinders each of approximately 2 3/4" bore x 2" stroke with water cylinders each of approximately 2 1/2" bore x 3" stroke. Details
0064A: VAILE & KIMES DUPLEX WATER LIFTING PUMPEst. $25-$100,000
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CASTING SET FOR A COLE'S CORLISS STEAM ENGINE: A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLETE CASTING SET FOR A COLE'S CORLISS STEAM ENGINE MODEL. George H. Corliss, 1817-1888, was the foremost American in the field of steam engineering. In 1848 he began the
0065: CASTING SET FOR A COLE'S CORLISS STEAM ENGINEEst. $25-$100,000
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INSTRUCTO-GRAPH WIRELESS AND WIRE TELEGRAPHY SET: AN INTERESTING INSTRUCTO-GRAPH WIRELESS AND WIRE TELEGRAPHY SET with original instructions by the Instructo-graph Co., Chicago, IL., including Continental Morse and American Morse instruction, the
0066: INSTRUCTO-GRAPH WIRELESS AND WIRE TELEGRAPHY SETEst. $25-$100,000
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A CA.1970s 4.5 LITRE BENTLEY CHILD'S CAR: A FINE LIMITED EDITION CIRCA-1970s 4.5 LITRE BENTLEY CHILD'S CAR attributed to a limited edition produced by Meynel as sold by F.A.O. Schwartz Toy Company circa-1970-71. This finely detailed quality
0067: A CA.1970s 4.5 LITRE BENTLEY CHILD'S CAREst. $25-$100,000
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A RARE COLLECTION OF SPARK PLUGS AND MEMORABILIA: A RARE COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE SPARK PLUGS AND MEMORABILIA, from a prominent Maine collection, having been in storage for several decades. Left to right spark plugs and objects: Top section with
0068: A RARE COLLECTION OF SPARK PLUGS AND MEMORABILIAEst. $25-$100,000
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A RARE COLLECTION OF SPARK PLUGS AND MEMORABILIA: A RARE COLLECTION OF SPARK PLUGS AND RELATED MEMORABILIA from a prominent Maine collection, having been in storage for several decades. Left to right spark plugs and other items: Top Section: (1)
0069: A RARE COLLECTION OF SPARK PLUGS AND MEMORABILIAEst. $25-$100,000