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  • liveApril 25, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
  • Boston, MA, US

THE ELLI BUK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION

681 lots

                      MINIATURE HANGING ARC LAMP,... image

                      1: MINIATURE HANGING ARC LAMP, Central Scientific Co., Laboratory Apparatus, Chicago, USA; height: 13 inches

                      Estimate: $500 - $700
                      Sold:$900
                      BARRISTER WIG, Ravenscroft ... image

                      2: BARRISTER WIG, Ravenscroft Wig & Robe Makers, London; in a tole case marked C

                      Estimate: $400 - $600
                      Sold:$850
                      SALESMAN'S SAMPLE OF THE ES... image

                      3: SALESMAN'S SAMPLE OF THE ESTATE OVEN

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Passed
                      BRASS HYDRAULIC MODEL OF A ... image

                      4: BRASS HYDRAULIC MODEL OF A STEAM ENGINE, circa 1850

                      Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
                      Sold:$2,250
                      MEDICAL "QUACKERY" ELECTRIC... image

                      5: MEDICAL "QUACKERY" ELECTRIC MASSAGER, Victor, Chicago, maker

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Sold:$500
                      MAHOGANY SALESMAN'S SAMPLE ... image

                      6: MAHOGANY SALESMAN'S SAMPLE OF AN OFFICE CUBICLE, circa 1880

                      Estimate: $500 - $1,000
                      Sold:$800
                      CAST IRON CUMMINGS #2 PERFO... image

                      7: CAST IRON CUMMINGS #2 PERFORATOR, Cummings Company, Chicago and New York, maker

                      Estimate: $200 - $300
                      Sold:$75
                      BLACK TIN AND BRASS ELECTRO... image

                      8: BLACK TIN AND BRASS ELECTRO STATIC VOLT METER

                      Estimate: $500 - $700
                      Sold:$350
                      TWO L.N. FOWLER GLAZED CERA... image

                      9: TWO L.N. FOWLER GLAZED CERAMIC PHRENOLOGY HEADS

                      Estimate: $500 - $1,000
                      Sold:$1,100
                      NICKEL PLATED STEEL WATCHMA... image

                      10: NICKEL PLATED STEEL WATCHMAKER'S TOOL STAND, circa 1880

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Sold:$150
                      DOLNE APACHE KNUCKLE DUSTER image

                      11: DOLNE APACHE KNUCKLE DUSTER

                      Estimate: $500 - $1,000
                      Sold:$650
                      THREE PIN CUSHIONS, one in ... image

                      12: THREE PIN CUSHIONS, one in ivory, one in ivory and ebony and one wood, circa 1850

                      Estimate: $400 - $600
                      Sold:$650
                      COLLECTION OF FIVE SEWING B... image

                      13: COLLECTION OF FIVE SEWING BIRDS

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Sold:$1,400
                      BRASS AND STEEL FIREFIGHTER... image

                      14: BRASS AND STEEL FIREFIGHTER'S RESCUE HELMET, Eveready Smoke and Ammonia Helmet, No

                      Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
                      Sold:$2,000
                      BRASS AND STEEL PRE CISION ... image

                      15: BRASS AND STEEL PRE CISION INSTRUCTIONAL APPARATUS, Columbia University Physics Dept

                      Estimate: $400 - $600
                      Sold:$275
                      PELLIN COLORIMETER MICROSCOPE image

                      16: PELLIN COLORIMETER MICROSCOPE

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Sold:$200
                      OAK AND NICKEL BRASS HAND C... image

                      17: OAK AND NICKEL BRASS HAND CRANK GENERATOR, circa 1900

                      Estimate: $200 - $300
                      Sold:$175
                      PATENT MODEL OF BEECHER'S T... image

                      18: PATENT MODEL OF BEECHER'S TILL ALARM DRAWER

                      Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
                      Sold:$550
                      TWO BRITISH BRASS "HONOR" T... image

                      19: TWO BRITISH BRASS "HONOR" TABACCO BOXES

                      Estimate: $200 - $400
                      Sold:$175
                      EARTH INDUCTOR; length: 40 ... image

                      20: EARTH INDUCTOR; length: 40 inches; Exhibited: Selections from the E. Buk Collection of Technology and Invention

                      Estimate: $300 - $500
                      Sold:$325