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original oversized cast brass encased steam pressure gauge salvaged from holabird and roche's pontiac building abandoned basement heating plant dating to 1890 -
historically important original copper-plated cast iron holabird and roche 1914 fort dearborn hotel building lobby elevator floor indicator with brass numbers -
very rare 1887-1888 softbound profusely illustrated dawson brothers fireplace and accessories product catalog with age appropriate wear -
hard to find and highly sought after original oversized antique american salvaged chicago richman brothers building rooftop water tank base plaque with hand-stamped capacity and size -
hard to find late 19th century original and intact heavy ornamental cast bronze james j. wood-designed early electric switchboard ammeter with abundant foliated scrollwork along the face -
original and intact american art deco style salvaged chicago building stromberg wall-mount time clock with original cord and sweeping second hand -
original and intact highly desirable early 20th century sears, roebuck & co. lithographed tin wall mount catalog pocket or holder -
lot of three nearly identical mid-nineteenth century hand blown chianti rounded wine flasks salvaged from the former howard johnson inn. -
three original 8-x 10 silver gelatin prints of detroit's non-extant hollywood theater from the architectural office of graven and mayger -
group of three original c. 1930's american depression era amateur photographic prints of alcatraz island taken on boat tour -
rare and unusual early 20th century 8 x 10 sliver gelatin photographic print of the moon with detailed cratered surface -
original and remarkably intact refinished rare early 20th century vintage industrial chicago "cat-a-ract" full-sized salesman sample steam trap -
amazingly intact late 19th century hardbound scrapbook containing a combination of albumen prints and lithographs of major american cities -
c. 1920's american salvaged chicago factory freight elevator heavy cast bronze cab or call push button box enclosed in a steel case -
two matching original cast bronze early 20th century chicago northwestern passenger railroad terminal or station "electric dumwaiter" push button backplates or plaques -
vintage american industrial freestanding spring-loaded adjustable garment factory shop dress form with black enameled cast iron base -
rare oversized antique american industrial early 20th century 1000 amp solid copper three-arm no fuse heavy duty switchboard panel knife switch -
group of three original diminutive original c. 1920's "new old stock" amber iodine poison bottles with original red rubber stoppers -
historically important all original mottled brown walter bailey-designed egyptian revival style exterior terra cotta pane from the knights of pythias building -
hundreds of rare original and amazingly intact late 19th and early 20th century factory machine shop profusely illustrated catalogs, photographs, and blueprints -
matching set of original c. 1930's american machine age art deco residential fireplace andirons with largely intact polished chrome and copper finish -
group of four original and fully functional c. 1920's american depression eras salvaged chicago lawndale theater backstage stage loft wrought steel block pulleys -
original early american industrial salvaged chicago high voltage "type d" circuit interrupter or fuse designed by nicholas j. conrad -
rare original and completely intact type d "generator 1" beveled and etched glass encased sangamo watthour meter from commercial building switchboard