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Original American black and white photographic studio production still from the classic 1960 Science Fiction film. This studio still shows a great image of Robert Taylor with the Mo...

Original Japanese film poster for the 1966 science fiction film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Stephen Boyd and Raquel Welch. The fabulous artwork is unique to the Japan...

We present you this illustration printed from a book, depicting old crafts. This is one of the five graphics from the series on this topic. Each item is framed in passe-partout an...

What is an ophthalmotrope? An ophthalmotrope is an apparatus for demonstrating the movements of the eye and the action of the different muscles which produce them, consisting essentially of a model eyeball to which are attached strings and pulleys to duplicate the line force of the muscles. We think this example is most likely French from the early 20th century. The base is marble with paw feet. It’s also quite large at well over 3 foot tall. This instrument is very complete. It also includes additional parts to set the mechanics up in a different way. In the pictures above the strings are attached to a keyboard. The alternative replaces the keyboard with string guide with a dozen hanging tubular weights. This is one of the largest and most decorative examples we have seen. I have only seen pictures of ophthalmotropes and never one this fine and complete. It’s as rare and impressive show piece. This item was also used in the movie Knives Out,