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Shannon Arch Clipboard
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,


Apothecary Balance Scale
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


Bausch & Lomb Microscope
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
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