Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
19th Century Wheel-cutting Engine, Switzerland, freestanding hand-powered wheel-cutting tool on cast iron legs, supporting a brass frame with 5 1/2-in. dividing plate, geared cutter apparatus operated by a turned wood handle on a horizontal beam with lever-bar lock for the wheel blank axis.
Estimate $300-400
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.