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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003
LOT 165
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1820.Fine brass wheel-cutting engine.
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,800 - 6,200 / USD 5,200 - 6,700
Sold: CHF 8,050
Horizontal brass dividing plate set with 37 rows of divisions covering most needs, blank reverse, spring-loaded hinged locking arm with a thumb loop, slide "fast" cutting arm set on a slide controlled by a crank lever without a scale, three steel feet.Dim. 40 x 25 cm.
Notes
Cleaned and varnished, lacks certain elements on the cutting slide.