Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 189

Swiss or French, circa 1900. Fine steel and brass face plate engine. Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, brass bed, driven by in-line transmission via a crank lever with straight cut gearing, two-directional slide rest controlled by crank and knurled nut, angular cutter adjustment. Later wooden base. Base dim. 25 x 15 cm, overall 37 cm long. Good condition. A very well preserved tool.