$2,133
"The Graphotrope" Carte-de-Visite Display, manufactured by William Walker & Co. , New Haven, patd. June 1866, walnut viewing box with four glazed openings (two on each side) flanked by turned half columns and trimmed with ripple molding, hinged lid with floral relief and maker's printed label inside stating The Graphotrope, Manufactured by William Walker & Co., New Haven, patd. June 12th 1866 , viewing frame rotates on an iron pillar mounted to a raised plinth causing metal framed photographs to move from left to the right window, together with twenty-seven tin-framed photographs by various studios, ht. 8 1/2 in. Transfer mechanism with slight surface imperfections causing sticky action.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-06-02
