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Lot 651

VIRTUAL REALITY: LIQUID IMAGE.
Two MRG2 head mounted displays with controller, 1994, Winnipeg,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$750 inc. premium

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VIRTUAL REALITY: LIQUID IMAGE.

Two MRG2 head mounted displays with controller, 1994, Winnipeg, fiberglas and foam with LCD screen, metal HMD control box, cables.

Winnipeg-based Liquid Image Corporation formed in 1992 to produce commercially-available HMDs for military, scientific and entertainment purposes. The first product offered was the MRG2 which had a monocular 5.7 inch LCD display and was considered one of the better units at that time. They are considered to have sold well at the original price of $6,800, making over $1,100,000 with the product. Still, that comes to well under 200 units, which accounts for their rarity on the market.

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