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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 12, 2025 | Wright | Chicago | Beauty and Imperfections | The Blaine Halvorson Collection | 325 | $****** - ****** | Medical contraptions on mannequin heads |
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39 x 23 x 20 cm (15.35 x 9.06 x 7.87 in)
wood, brass, leather, elastic ribbon
Impressed manufacturer"s mark to nose shaper ‘Patent Zello Punkt". Impressed manufacturer"s mark to one head stand ‘American 514"
Obsolete, Los Angeles | Collection of Blaine Halvorson, Los Angeles
Turn of the Century
Medical contraptions on mannequin heads
c. 1895
wood, brass, leather, elastic ribbon
15½ h × 9 w × 8 d in (39 × 23 × 20 cm)
Impressed manufacturer"s mark to nose shaper ‘Patent Zello Punkt". Impressed manufacturer"s mark to one head stand ‘American 514". Sold with additional mannequin head. Lot includes the Zello-Punkt Model 21 nose shaper, patented in 1894 and marketed as a non-surgical device to reshape noses through nightly pressure. Its brass frame with screws and leather padding was uncomfortable and largely ineffective. Also included is an early hearing aid device.
Medical devices with wear consistent with age and display including oxidation to metal elements and loss of elasticity to strap. Wooden head stands with grain separations, impressions and scratches. Attractive antique patina. Dimensions listed include base integral to the display.
Impressed manufacturer"s mark to nose shaper ‘Patent Zello Punkt". Impressed manufacturer"s mark to one head stand ‘American 514". Sold with additional mannequin head.
