Science & Education

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Student Microscope Science Cabinet Set United States Circa 1940s Wood, brass, steel, glass, and painted metal Dating and Attribution This student microscope cabinet set dates to the 1940s and represents the growing emphasis on science education during the middle of the twentieth century. The cabinet design, brass hardware, compact microscope, and organized storage sy

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical instruments and scientific education, or approved placement. Bausch & Lomb Tripod Magnifier United States: Rochester, New York c. 1930-1940s Object Description and Dating This object is a tripod magnifier manufactured by Bausch & Lomb , an American optical company central to the development of precision lenses and scientific instruments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical technology, or approved placement . Wire-Rim Eyeglasses with Case United States or Europe, c. 1920–1940 Gold-filled metal wire frame, glass lenses, adjustable nose pads, velvet-lined hard case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of wire-rim eyeglasses , likely dating to the early twentieth century , approximately circa 1920–1940 . The dating is supported by

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century medical devices, or approved placement. DeVilbiss Medical Atomizer Set United States, 1905–1925 Glass reservoir, rubber bulb, metal spray nozzle, printed cardboard packaging, instructional ephemera Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a DeVilbiss medical atomizer set , commonly referred to as “The DeVilbiss Outfit,” produced in the United States duri

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical history, or approved placement. Pince-Nez Eyeglasses with Beaded Case United States or Europe, c. 1880–1915 Gold-tone metal pince-nez frame with glass lenses, attached retaining chain, decorative beaded spectacle case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of pince-nez eyeglasses , a style of vision-correcting spectacles that rests on the bridge of the nose wit

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, medical history research, or approved placement. Standard’s Throat Atomizer United States, c. 1895–1925 Glass reservoir, nickel-plated brass fittings, rubber compression bulb, internal glass tube Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a hand-operated medical throat atomizer , manufactured in the United States by the Standard Drug Company and commonly marketed under the name Standard’s T

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Chicago Automatic Pencil Sharpener (Automatic Pencil Sharpener Company) United States (Chicago, Illinois), c. 1910–1935 Cast metal body with enamel finish, steel internal gearing, hand-crank mechanism Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a hand-cranked Chicago Automatic Pencil Sharpener , produced by the Automatic Pencil Sharpener Company (APSCO) of Ch

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Shannon Arch Clipboard United States, c. 1890–1915 Hardwood board, cast iron arch clip, steel wire springs Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Shannon Arch Clipboard , a patented paper-holding device widely used in offices, factories, schools, and commercial settings in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Based on construction methods,

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Hien Fong Essence / “Green Drops” Patent Medicine Bottle United States, c. 1900–1925 Glass bottle with original printed paper wrapper Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a patent medicine bottle containing Hien Fong Essence , also marketed as “Green Drops,” and dates to the early twentieth century, approximately c. 1900–1925 . The dating is supported

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Apothecary Balance Scale with Wooden Case United States, c. 1880–1910 Cast and machined metal, brass fittings, glass pans, hardwood case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a precision balance scale , often described as an analytical or apothecary balance , and dates to the late nineteenth to early twentieth century (c. 1880–1910) . The dating is suppo

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Bausch & Lomb Student Microscope with Wooden Case United States, c. 1895–1915 Cast iron stand, brass optical tube, glass optics, wooden storage case Dating & Attribution This microscope is attributed to the turn-of-the-century period, c. 1895–1915 , and is identified as an early Bausch & Lomb student or educational compound microscope . The dating is supported by it

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Alphabet Building Blocks England or United States, c. 1860–1895 Compressed wood with incised lettering and hand-applied pigment Dating & Attribution These alphabet building blocks are attributed to the mid-to-late Victorian period (c. 1860–1895) based on a combination of material composition, typographic style, decorative treatment, and educational intent. The deeply