Re:market for old equipment

[Jossem@MPS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (E. Leonard Jossem)]

> The owner of a private for-profit museum has approached us to purchase some
> of our old antique physics equipment.  We sold some old X-ray tubes to him a
> few weeks ago, and now he is interested in some electrical measurement
> apparatus from more than 75 years ago (that we haven't used since the 60's).
> Included are some L & N potentiometers, Kelvin bridges, Wolff
> potentiometers, Weston meters in wooden boxes, induction coils, etc.  Most
> have lots of brass and lovely wood boxes. We have no idea as to the market
> value of this apparatus. His offer seems low.
>
> Does anyone know where we could find out the value of old electrical
> measurement apparatus?
>
> Any leads would be much appreciated.
>
> Dave Kammer
> Physics Dept.
> Albion College
> Albion, MI  49224
> dkammer@alpha.albion.edu

The people at the Center for the History of Physics at the American
Institute of Physics may be able to help or to refer you to someone who
can.  You can find them at:

CENTER FOR HISTORY OF PHYSICS STAFF

       Spencer R. Weart, Director sweart@aip.org
       Joan Warnow-Blewett, Associate Director jwb@aip.org
       Joel Genuth, Project Historian jgenuth@aip.acp.org
       Anthony Capitos, Project Archivist acapitos@aip.acp.org
       Kiera Robinson, Office Coordinator krobinso@aip.acp.org
       Rachel Carter, Senior Secretary chp@aip.org

Telephone: (301) 209-3165
General E-Mail: chp@aip.org

Another possibility is to talk to the people at the Exploratorium or at
other non-profit science museums.

Good luck!

E. L. Jossem