Devised by Dr. Thurman G Fleet the aluminum anatomical spine was used to demonstrate his ‘Zone Technique’. Dr. Fleet was a chiropractor from San Antonio Texas and showed students how the body was an electrical machine and every movement connected to other parts. Fleets school is still in operation in Texas and his son served as director from some years after his death.

This model usually is mounted on a black board and has a partial head on the top. One hip is also missing from this piece. I have added aluminum mounting brackets and have restored the rubber ‘discs’ that you see in natural rubber as the original ones have dry rotted.

These rubber components act as shock absorbers and allow the spine to twist and move in a natural way. A very realistic feel for adjusting the spine. A very stunning piece of chiropractic study.

Measures 32” L with a projection of 8.5” at its highest point

looks great wall mounted or sitting on a surface

The snowy owl was photographed in North Central Illinois on a wintery February evening perched on a log. The image has gentle blue tones and a gradient background that really enhances the owls features. The owl has a beautiful soft drawing effect with the subtle lighting that is only captured in evening light making it a surreal and dreamlike image.

This work was recently exhibited at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum ‘In Blue’ Exhibit.

The image is printed off a large photo negative on an archival 100% cotton rag watercolor paper. The paper is hand coated with the cyanotype photographic solution then exposed / developed, washed and dried. The process of developing the work with UV light creates the unique deep indigo color permanently on the paper and also captures high detail. This is an original photo of the work and each is unique due to the hand coating and washing process.

Framed in matte white wood frame and float mounted on archival board

Measures: 27" x 41"

Feel free to pick this up in at the studio or if you need shipping or delivery contact us for a quote.

This wind tunnel model is unusual in that it has the original mounting bar that they used as they were creating the aircraft. From what I have researched it is most likely an X-type model prototype. The model is made of steel and aluminum with signs of bondo type sculpting compound used to shape certain areas as they were testing the aerodynamics. The mounting bar has all the small wires that were attached to the craft to collect data. This model is most likely from the late 1950’s—quite a heavy piece the model and base together weighs 85 lbs. I have acquired other wind tunnel testing components listed separately. All of these came from a collector and were acquired from NASA AMES wind tunnel testing facility.

Last picture shows scale of the model next to a 6’ tall manikin wearing the Apollo LCVG garment ( listed and sold separately)

Measures: Base is 14” x 9.5” x 1.5” H overall height of piece on stand is 44.5”

The unique stubby razor-thin wings of the F-104 were designed to minimize transonic drag and push the aircraft past Mach 2. This tested model C.1950’s is an original piece used at Ames NASA testing facility when creating the aircraft. The wing comes with the original steel mount, which now makes a nice stand for the piece.

Piece is in good condition with some signs of pitting and some age old dings on corners which you’d expect from age and testing

piece is made of aluminum with steel mounting bracket

Pictured with an average man's manikin head for scale the piece measures 17.75” at the highest point and 21.25 at the widest. Stand is 7.5” x 3” and weighs 21 lbs.

Last photo shows other models we have available on the website sold separately

I took these 1950’s parabolic reflectors from an old science lab from North Dakota and polished up the reflectors a bit and turned them into lamps. These work great as ambient lighting in any room or you can put a few on the night stand. Comes with an in line dimmer to adjust to bulbs brightness from 60W all the way down to a candle glow. The mirror bulb bounces the light back into the reflector to amplify the light . Some of these have the original tags from the school on the back and the bases. Some age old patina from over the years.

Measures:

Reflector 10” diameter

Height 12” with variable adjustment down and sides via clip tension adjustment

Long 8’ red twist cord with in line on off dimmer switch

sold individually 3 in stock

Vecabe’ produced these beautiful dental models in the 1920’s that were used for training purposes. Each tooth is fired enamel and is held by a pin system that aligns perfectly to make a correct bite. The model is silver plated and has signs of oxidation but when you take the teeth out you can see the original luster. The top of the mouth flips in a horizontal position and it is held by the rear of the stand. This piece is serial 12163 (with original matching numbered box) and these unique training models are very scarce and hard to come by.

This extra special set—the first I have acquired complete with original box with many teeth of varying procedures done in silver and gold (I believe it is brass and some white metal) . There are so many attachments for the teeth such as partials done in various metals and filling work of many types — also several false teeth. All of these pieces are specific to this training set and can fit the mouth to simulate the needed procedure for study . The box is in great shape with clean blue velvet which is a striking display when opening the box. The mouth can change ‘looks’ as desired from perfect to a well abused mouth.

Dr. Galeski was responsible for producing eye prosthetics in America during the 1940’s. Prior to that the U.S relied on the Germans for prosthetic glass eyes. Needless to say Dr. Galeski is an innovator in acrylic prosthetic production and it is quite rare to get a selection of these historical eyes. These eyes come inside an aluminum box with eye openings. The box can be displayed on a table top or stands up for display.

Contains four unique eyes in varying blues with minute details of veins, hand coloring, and various states of production

Measures: 5” W x 5.25” H x 1.25” D