CLAY ADAMS HUMAN EYE ANATOMICAL MODEL HAND PAINTED VINTAGE JAPAN Ophthalmologist
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:51062304 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan |
| Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now | Brand: Clay Adams |
| MPN: 2122 | Modified Item: No |
RARE CLAY ADAMS HUMAN EYE ANATOMICAL MODEL HAND PAINTED VINTAGE JAPAN. (More pictures below)
This is a rare vintage (1930s-60's) hand painted model of a human eye which was hand painted in Japan. The eye can be opened to reveal the inner parts of the eye and the lens. All the parts of the eye are numbered, but the identification booklet has been lost to time. This is the perfect gift for an ophthalmologist, eye doctor or optician. The item cons...ists of the base, a stainless steel rod, the outer eye which hinges open and has many connected small nerve wires which are all intact, the blue 'iris' inner eye section which comes apart into two pieces. then the inner lens and the inner vitreous body with attached optic nerve. very detailed, retro and cool.
the first picture below is a screenshot from the Clay-Adam catalog that shows this model of the "durable" Eye model item 2122.
Condition: overall good vintage condition. colors are still bright and overall paint is clean and intact.Damage: 1) there is one crack on the outer edge of the cornea, but the lens is still solid and in one piece. (see pictures)
2) the paint on the optic nerve rod is crackling and cracked in some spots (see pictures)3) some paint loss to the Clay-Adams label on the base4) some light dust on the surface, but could be cleaned if desired by the winner.Primary Materials: plastic, papier-mâché
Manufacturer’s label on the stand: “Clay Adams Inc, 141 E. 25th St., New York; Models, Charts, Skeletons; Made in Japan”.Model with base measurments: 12" high, 5"wide , 10" longblack painted Stand/base alone: 5" tall, 6" diameter
Illustrates the inner workings of the eye.
from Clay Adams Inc, New York, U.S.A. However this object was made in Japan.Date of Manufacture: 1930s ~ 1960s
This is a rare vintage (1930s-60's) hand painted model of a human eye which was hand painted in Japan. The eye can be opened to reveal the inner parts of the eye and the lens. All the parts of the eye are numbered, but the identification booklet has been lost to time. This is the perfect gift for an ophthalmologist, eye doctor or optician. The item cons...ists of the base, a stainless steel rod, the outer eye which hinges open and has many connected small nerve wires which are all intact, the blue 'iris' inner eye section which comes apart into two pieces. then the inner lens and the inner vitreous body with attached optic nerve. very detailed, retro and cool.
the first picture below is a screenshot from the Clay-Adam catalog that shows this model of the "durable" Eye model item 2122.
Condition: overall good vintage condition. colors are still bright and overall paint is clean and intact.Damage: 1) there is one crack on the outer edge of the cornea, but the lens is still solid and in one piece. (see pictures)
2) the paint on the optic nerve rod is crackling and cracked in some spots (see pictures)3) some paint loss to the Clay-Adams label on the base4) some light dust on the surface, but could be cleaned if desired by the winner.Primary Materials: plastic, papier-mâché
Manufacturer’s label on the stand: “Clay Adams Inc, 141 E. 25th St., New York; Models, Charts, Skeletons; Made in Japan”.Model with base measurments: 12" high, 5"wide , 10" longblack painted Stand/base alone: 5" tall, 6" diameter
Illustrates the inner workings of the eye.
from Clay Adams Inc, New York, U.S.A. However this object was made in Japan.Date of Manufacture: 1930s ~ 1960s
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