Lot
Number | Description | Final Bid |
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| | | 1. (End Lot) Inc 16 parts of viewers, each with two lenses and functional for viewing, though Poor to Fair. Plus a box of miscellaneous parts, inc loose lenses, some hoods in useable condition, loose handles and other hardware.
MB$100.
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| $ 100 |
| | | HOLMES-BATES SCOPES (6 viewers) One with chip off the separator, five with slide bar hardware present but missing the little grabber piece. Two missing the felt off the hood. Not sure if all the slide bars match the shafts. Still, all are presentable. MB$120. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | HOLMES-BATES SCOPES (6 viewers) Felt mostly missing on two hoods, three with slide bar hardware present but missing the little grabber piece, three with felt on the hoods but I’m not sure if original. Not all slide bars seem to match the shafts. Still, all are presentable. MB$120. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | HOLMES-BATES SCOPES (6 viewers) Three with slide bar hardware present, but missing the little grabber piece, four with felted hoods which look original, one hood is less-common leather. Not all slide bars seem to match the shafts. Still, all are presentable. MB$120. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | HOLMES-BATES SCOPES (6 viewers) Any felt on hoods is mostly missing. Two with slide bar hardware present, but missing the little grabber piece. Not all slide bars seem to match the shafts. Still, all are presentable. MB$120. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | (8 viewers) Inc one school viewer (Exc.) in box which is G++., 2 more Holmes-Bates viewers, these with felt but with some wear, one with modern owner label on underside, not sure if either slide bar belongs. Plus one U&U accordion folding metal viewer (needs a minor & ‘do-able’ repair) and four very-convenient pocket-viewers made from the face-plate of broken Holmes-Bates viewers. Convenient for viewing at shows. MB$110. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | (5 Holmes-Bates viewers) Two Keystone Telebinocular (these give a ‘theatre’ effect when viewing) & 3 regular viewers; One missing a piece of the separator, two with slide hardware present but missing the little grabber piece. I think the two aluminum hoods once had felt. MB$100. | |
| $ 136 |
| | | (5 Holmes-Bates viewers) One with slide bar hardware present but missing the little grabber. Small chip on the Birds-eye Maple hood. The others with felted hoods but I’m not sure if original. MB$120. | |
| $ 120 |
| | | (4 Holmes-Bates viewers) U&U Perfecscope with Birds-eye Maple hood. (Bit of chipping on the hood), Anon (hood & shaft & slide bar all Birds-eye Maple. Somewhat worn felt), Anon (minor chipping on hood) & Anon (earlier than the others with non-bending handle & earlier-looking slide-bar hardware) MB$100. | |
| $ 100 |
| | | METAL VIEWER & HOLMES-BATES STYLE SCOPE (2 items) Item A) Holmes-Bates style scope (dent in the hood, the part that holds the slide bar to the shaft is missing part of it, but it functions fine.) & Item B) Abrams Instrument Corp viewer for maps. When the metal mounts are pulled out and the viewer held in the hand it becomes a stereoview military viewer, similar to what I use. With Interocular focus. (Exc., in leather or leatherette Abrams holder.) MB$65 | |
| $ 80 |