07-29-200607-29-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2345Boston
July 29, 2006 10:00 AMCalender
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Mahogany Slide Cabinet

Sell one like this
$470$400
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2345Location: BostonDate / Time: July 29, 2006 10:00AM

Description:

Mahogany Slide Cabinet, with glazed double doors enclosing thirteen fitted drawers with numbered brass pulls, containing a good selection of labeled late 19th and early 20th century specimen slides, the lowest triple-depth drawer containing two Dancer micro-photographic slides of Benjamin Franklin and Landseer's "Dignity and Impudence" (cracked),unused mounts, lacquered-brass microscope components, and other items, ht. 14 1/2 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Mahogany Slide Cabinet, Franklin, Benjamin Franklin