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Edmund Scientific Corporation

Edmund Scientific Corporation was a company based in Barrington, New Jersey that specialized in supplying surplus optics and other items via its mail order catalog and Factory Store. During four decades from the 1940s to the 1970s Edmund Scientific was virtually unique in its offerings to scientific hobbyists.

2 lodestone ore samples

2 lodestone ore samples

Edmund Scientific Corporation
circa 1950
binocular magnifying glass

binocular magnifying glass

Telesight Magnifiers Inc.
circa 1960
box of lenses and rulings

box of lenses and rulings

Edmund Salvage Company
1950-1960
comparators, 9x and 12x

comparators, 9x and 12x

Edmund Scientific Corporation
circa 1953
concave mirror

concave mirror

Edmund Scientific Corporation
1950-1970
Edmund chemical predictor

Edmund chemical predictor

Edmund Scientific Corporation
circa 1971
eyepiece

eyepiece

Edmund Scientific Corporation
1940-1955
eyepiece adapter for telescope tube

eyepiece adapter for telescope tube

American
1950-1960
Fresnel lenses (9)

Fresnel lenses (9)

Edmund Scientific Corporation
1970-1985
inspector's pocket microscope 50x

inspector's pocket microscope 50x

Edmund Scientific Corporation
1963-1964
miniature compasses (6)

miniature compasses (6)

Edmund Scientific Corporation
circa 1975
miscellaneous lenses & optical parts

miscellaneous lenses & optical parts

American
1900-1950
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