Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...
Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003
LOT 201
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1860.Very fine and rare brass and steel face plate engine with unusual marking fixture.
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,100 / USD 2,600 - 3,300
Sold: CHF 6,095
Brass centering plate with two dog clamps, steel bed, centering post, driven from a pulley wheel mounted perpendicularly to the bed, with additional tension wheel, unusual steel tail stock with eccentric adjustable marker, later wooden base.Dim. Length 45 cm.
Notes
Very good condition.The tail stock has an unusual construction which allows the accurate displacement of the marker for small angles, displacement scale inside tail stock bracket. We have not seen this construction before.