Science, Technology, & Clocks 2010-11-20 Auction - 694 Price Results - Bonhams Skinner in MA - Page 18
500: The Bond Shop Astronomical Regulator No. 396, Will602: Stainless Steel Wrist Watch by Patek Philippe, Gen612: Silver Case Repeating Watch and Automata, unmarked
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Boston, MA, United States
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At the next Science, Technology & Clocks Sale, featuring Militaria, Skinner will auction William Bond’s Astronomical Regulator No. 396. It is one of only three known in the world and was used as the source of Standard Time in New England in about 1868. Other timekeepers include a walnut tall clock by William Claggett of Newport, Rhode Island c. 1725, clocks by Simon and Aaron Willard, a mirror clock by Joshua Wilder, rare Connecticut manufactured clocks and pocket watches. Militaria will feature the Revolutionary War collection of C. Keith Wilbur and will include early muskets, pistols, swords, cannons, accoutrements and rare documents, including several signers of the Declaration of Independence and a discharge document signed by George Washington. Science offerings include early sundials, survey equipment, navigational devices, mechanical music and an imposing pair of 20-inch library globes by Cary of London about 1815.
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Stainless Steel and Brass Torpedo Model, 20th cent: Stainless Steel and Brass Torpedo Model, 20th century, reportedly based on a WWII-era British torpedo, removable warhead, counter-rotating dual propellers and working rudders, on a custom wood and
0404: Stainless Steel and Brass Torpedo Model, 20th centEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Zoltan Coin-operated Fortune Teller, Prophetron, I: Zoltan Coin-operated Fortune Teller, Prophetron, Inc., Massachusetts, early 1970s, the fiberglass pedestal supports Zoltan behind his crystal ball and drapery, once the patron inserts 25 cents and
0411: Zoltan Coin-operated Fortune Teller, Prophetron, IEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Cast Iron Picture Gallery Bank by Shepard Hardware: Cast Iron Picture Gallery Bank by Shepard Hardware, c. 1885, iron facade with cast inscription Picture Gallery Bank, recessed figure with outstretched hand awaiting the deposit of a coin, lever
0413: Cast Iron Picture Gallery Bank by Shepard HardwareEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Manufacturing C: Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan, a chain and gear driven brass sun, Venus, earth and earth's moon revolve as the wooden arm is rotated, brass base with
0414: Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Manufacturing CEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Oak Telephone Cabinet, marked on maker's plaque Th: Oak Telephone Cabinet, marked on maker's plaque The Cowan Telephone Cabinet Patent Applied For, the case with recessed panels on all sides, the upper hinged section opens supporting an Automatic
0424: Oak Telephone Cabinet, marked on maker's plaque ThEst. $1,000-$1,500