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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 189

Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1820.Fine brass wheel-cutting engine.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,100 - 5,500 / USD 4,400 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 7,475

Horizontal brass dividing plate set with 5 rows of divisions for 64, 68, 60, 58 and 31, blank reverse, hinged, locking arm with a thumb loop, pivoted "fast" cutting arm with angular adjustment and "stop" adjustable screw set on a slide controlled by a crank lever without a scale, three steel feet.Signed on the bed.Dim. 32 x 20 cm.


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Good condition.A rare engine, apparently made for specific tasks. The divisions suggest cutting calendar wheels, 31 for date wheel, and 58 for phases of the moon wheel.