I got this very small tabletop microscope today for inspecting record grooves after cutting on my lathe. It was going in the trash over at the Stevens Laboratory for Multiscale Imaging (where they have the electron microscope) but it’s perfect for White Noise Boutique!
Pica Ruler/Slim Jim
An antique typographer’s pica ruler, found converted to a slim jim. Via: Stumptown Printers.
Mathematical Tools in Holbein Painting
Detail of some mathematical tools from a 1553 painting by Hans Holbein The Younger, via Wikipedia.
Surveying Tools
Surveying tools from “Cyclopaedia, Volume 2”, 1728; via Wikipedia user Brian0918.
Microwave horn collection
Via: Compliance Engineering (follow link for full-size image)