Lot # 49 - Dietzgen & Alvin Opisometers – Precision Cartographic Tools

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 24-Feb-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 03-Mar-2026 7:48:00 PM
Current bid:

$26.00

Highest bidder:

kglyons

Auction has ended

Description :

A duo of mechanical opisometers/map measurer featuring a Dietzgen and a Pickett & Alvin #1114 models. Each is mounted for display and designed to trace curved lines with precision. The Pickett & Alvin Dial Map Measurers, Estimated Date: 1950s–1970  includes its original green case, enhancing its appeal to collectors of scientific instruments and cartographic history.

Dietzgen’s map measurers, the heavier, more rounded case and the typography are consistent with 1930s–40s industrial design.


Auction History

Highest bidder is kglyons

Date Bid User
03-Mar-2026 7:31:32 PM $26.00 kglyons
03-Mar-2026 7:31:21 PM $25.00 Asha
03-Mar-2026 7:31:21 PM $25.00 kglyons
03-Mar-2026 5:41:41 PM $21.00 Asha
03-Mar-2026 5:41:27 PM $20.00 Sbays
03-Mar-2026 5:41:27 PM $20.00 Asha
03-Mar-2026 8:58:16 AM $12.00 Sbays
27-Feb-2026 4:46:06 PM $11.00 sequimsalty
27-Feb-2026 4:46:06 PM $10.00 Dem0s
24-Feb-2026 11:07:53 AM $6.00 sequimsalty
24-Feb-2026 10:39:26 AM $5.00 Geebee

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