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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 182

Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1810. Fine brass wheel-cutting machine.

Dividing plate set for 11, 13 (for verge escape wheels), 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 120, 144, 365 (for annular wheel) covering all wheels up to 49 teeth blank reverse, spring-loaded direct locking arm with thumb loop, pivoted ?fast? cutting arm with angular and horizontal adjustments and ?stop? adjustable screw set on a slide controlled by a crank lever without a scale, cutter driven indirectly via a transmission designed for faster RPM, three steel feet with holes for screws. Dim. 20 x 28 cm.