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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 135
"Polissage de l'incline" French or Swiss. Made circa 1880. Fine and rare, steel and brass portable machine for polishing the curve of cylinder escape wheel teeth.
CHF 600 - 1,000
EUR 400 - 650 / USD 500 - 800
Sold: CHF 590
Circular brass stand, steel base with sliding stock for the
polishing tool, pulley driven shaft holding the work.
Dim. 17.5 x 10 cm.
Good condition
Notes
Provenance: The Belmont Collection.
Literature: "L'Echappement à Cylindre (1720-1950)",
Henry L. Belmont, Editions Technicmedia, p. 155.