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  • Thomas Mercer Chronometer made for N.V. Observator in Original Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    Thomas Mercer Chronometer made for N.V. Observator in Original Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Antique W. M. Welch Model 2 U. S. Coast Guard Boat Compass in Copper Case
    Estimate
    $100 - $150

    Antique W. M. Welch Model 2 U. S. Coast Guard Boat Compass in Copper Case

    Est.
    $100 - $150
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • US Navy World War II Lifeboat Binnacle with Original Mark I Compass
    Estimate
    $200 - $400

    US Navy World War II Lifeboat Binnacle with Original Mark I Compass

    Est.
    $200 - $400
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  • Chelsea Clock Company Ship's Clock with Barometer on Plank and Brass Inclinometer
    Estimate
    $200 - $400

    Chelsea Clock Company Ship's Clock with Barometer on Plank and Brass Inclinometer

    Est.
    $200 - $400
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Decorative Carved Ancient Orthoceras Fossil Tower
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    Decorative Carved Ancient Orthoceras Fossil Tower

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Antique Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Projector
    Estimate
    $100 - $10,000

    Antique Ernst Plank German Magic Lantern Projector

    Est.
    $100 - $10,000
    Mebane Antique Auction Gall...
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE CARVED OAK WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE CARVED OAK WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $60
  • ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE INLAID OAK WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE INLAID OAK WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $60
  • [CIVIL WAR] Amputation & Trepanning Surgical Kit in Original Case
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,500

    [CIVIL WAR] Amputation & Trepanning Surgical Kit in Original Case

    Est.
    $750 - $1,500
    Fleischer's Auctions
    5 Bids
    Current Bid
    $850
  • ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE MAHOGANY WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE MAHOGANY WHEEL / BANJO BAROMETER

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $60
  • [ASTRONOMY - SPACE] 1869 Total Solar Eclipse, Photographic Report
    Estimate
    $250 - $500

    [ASTRONOMY - SPACE] 1869 Total Solar Eclipse, Photographic Report

    Est.
    $250 - $500
    Fleischer's Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  •  Antique Remington Portable Model I Typewriter
    Estimate
    $100 - $10,000

    Antique Remington Portable Model I Typewriter

    Est.
    $100 - $10,000
    Mebane Antique Auction Gall...
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Rare Fairbanks No.13 Cast Iron Brass Platform Countertop Scales
    Estimate
    $100 - $10,000

    Rare Fairbanks No.13 Cast Iron Brass Platform Countertop Scales

    Est.
    $100 - $10,000
    Mebane Antique Auction Gall...
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Vintage Wooden Full Hull Whaleship Ship Builder's Model
    Estimate
    $100 - $300

    Vintage Wooden Full Hull Whaleship Ship Builder's Model

    Est.
    $100 - $300
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Antique German Framed and Backlit Magic Lantern Slide Collection
    Estimate
    $100 - $10,000

    Antique German Framed and Backlit Magic Lantern Slide Collection

    Est.
    $100 - $10,000
    Mebane Antique Auction Gall...
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Vintage New England Pinky Shipbuilder's Half Hull Model
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    Vintage New England Pinky Shipbuilder's Half Hull Model

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Vintage Marine Compass in Dovetailed Box
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    Vintage Marine Compass in Dovetailed Box

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • (10) VINTAGE COMPASS COLLECTION, 19TH & 20TH C., MILITARY & OTHERS
    Estimate
    $200 - $400

    (10) VINTAGE COMPASS COLLECTION, 19TH & 20TH C., MILITARY & OTHERS

    Est.
    $200 - $400
    Austin Auction Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE MAHOGANY-VENEERED BANJO / WHEEL BAROMETER
    Estimate
    $50 - $80

    ENGLISH GEORGIAN-STYLE MAHOGANY-VENEERED BANJO / WHEEL BAROMETER

    Est.
    $50 - $80
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $20
  • Space Age Acrylic “Teledome” Transparent Rotary Telephone
    Estimate
    $400 - $600

    Space Age Acrylic “Teledome” Transparent Rotary Telephone

    Est.
    $400 - $600
    NJ Antiques
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW CASED DRY CARD COMPASS, 19TH C.
    Estimate
    $400 - $800

    ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW CASED DRY CARD COMPASS, 19TH C.

    Est.
    $400 - $800
    Austin Auction Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • ISLAMIC PATINATED & ENGRAVED BRASS ASTROLABE INSTRUMENT
    Estimate
    $400 - $600

    ISLAMIC PATINATED & ENGRAVED BRASS ASTROLABE INSTRUMENT

    Est.
    $400 - $600
    Austin Auction Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Vintage Fishing Sloop Caviare Shipbuilder's Half Hull Model
    Estimate
    $300 - $500

    Vintage Fishing Sloop Caviare Shipbuilder's Half Hull Model

    Est.
    $300 - $500
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • VINTAGE UNITRON 60MM ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE WITH STAND
    Estimate
    $100 - $200

    VINTAGE UNITRON 60MM ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE WITH STAND

    Est.
    $100 - $200
    Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., ...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • J.W. Strange Brass Chart Protractor, Pat. 1876
    Estimate
    $100 - $150

    J.W. Strange Brass Chart Protractor, Pat. 1876

    Est.
    $100 - $150
    Rafael Osona Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50

Informative and inspiring stories about centuries of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research and teaching come from the history of science and technology collection. Aside from providing insight into business and industry, fashion, entertainment, and global conflicts and oppressions, it also provides a glimpse into the history of everyday life, the visual and performing arts. People and communities are included in these stories because of their involvement with science and technology, their exclusion from it, and their effects on it. Man's incredible exploration of space was accomplished through the efforts of some incredible minds and disciplines.

The finest selection of legends is found in Bidsquare’s science and technology auction, from Einstein to Jobs, from pioneers and Nobel Prize winners to mathematicians and physicians. There are many rare books and manuscripts on offer at science and technology auctions, which celebrate scientific and technological advancements from the 15th to 21st centuries, along with a broad range of antique science instruments and technological instruments, ranging from the very earliest science artifacts to the most recent computing artifacts. Aside from the works of great minds such as Darwin, Babbage, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, and Galileo, more recent works of Einstein, Turing, Feynman, and Gödel, are represented in the science auction. Among the scientific instruments for sale are telescopes, astrolabes, microscopes, navigational instruments, armillary spheres, globes, sundials, and medical instruments, as well as technological items such as telecommunications equipment, robots, cipher machines, computers and components, and motion picture cameras.

Additionally, there are items related to space exploration as well as items from the greatest minds and discoveries in science. This includes a rotational hand controller for the Lunar Module, letters by Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin, and some of the first computer hardware. The collection also includes letters from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Paul Gauguin, Davy Crockett, Claude Monet, and Richard Wagner as well as a Hard Day's Night promo ad signed by the Beatles, plans by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Taliesin studio, and more.

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