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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 69
Swiss. Made in the late 19th century. Very fine brass and steel hand lathe. To be sold without reserve
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,700 - 3,600 / EUR 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: CHF 3,000
Crank handle turning a large wheel with helical teeth and epicyclic gearing, tool bed with adjustable slides, horizontal and forward/reverse crank-handle adjustments, brass face plate with three sprung screw-adjusted vices, adjustable steel tool rest, mounted on a later wood base. Dim. 38 x 14 x 29 cm. In good condition, cleaned
