Dec 09, 2003 - Sale 1989

Sale 1989 - Lot 370

Price Realized: $ 2,070
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
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Taxiphote, "Optical Model," manufactured by Jules Richard. Oiled walnut with celluloid plaques for 7x10 cm. glass stereo slides. The base holds 3 drawers in a lockable cabinet (the key is included), each of which hold 4 magazines of 25 slides. Included are 12 magazines with approximately 240 slides of France. There is a mechanical mechanism for viewing a slide then returning it to a tray and retrieving another automatically, adjustable eye pieces, rack and pinion focusing, and an indexing knob for selecting slides in any order. French, 1920s