Two Brass and Steel Watchmaker's Mandrels

Description:

Two Brass and Steel Watchmaker's Mandrels, Switzerland, 19th century, one marked J & T Jones, Prescot, with tool rest and a single pin tailstock, mounted on a wood stand, lg. 12 in.; the other with an 8-in. spoked pulley wheel, three-jaw brass faceplate, and sliding bed plate and tailstock, both with knurled and flattened thumbscrews, mounted on a cast iron stand, lg. 24 in.
Estimate $300-500


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