Louis Marx & Co. + philips + C.O.C. - Toy Graphoscope, dessinographe, microscope

Graphoscope from Louis Marx & Co. Ltd., vintage novelty toy, with original paper instruction sheet

Recreations Optiques: Gold Medal at the Lépine Competition 1955

Original French Le Dessinographe from the 1930s/1940s, made of dark brown/bordeaux red Bakelite. In the round seal on the Bakelite the text "Le Dessinographe - Modèle Déposé" is embossed.

Vintage Philips "Philoptic" Optics Experiment Kit (Box 3), • With this set (Box number 3) children could build their own optical instruments. As seen in the vintage black-and-white image, with the tubes, lenses and clamps from the kit one could assemble, among other things, a working microscope and a binoculars/telescope.

The acronym C.O.C. stands for Carton Optical Co., a respected optical manufacturer founded in 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. They were known at the time for producing sturdy and affordable lenses, binoculars and microscopes for both the export market and for educational purposes.

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