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Three 19th Century Brass Instruments

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$246$200
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2802TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 21, 2015 12:00PM

Description:

Three 19th Century Brass Instruments, London, an 8 3/4-in. protractor with scale from 0-360, pointer or marking arm engraved Barry London, with a central glass aperture with etched crosshairs, in a fitted mahogany case; a 10 1/2-in. brass and boxwood rolling parallel rule marked W.H. Harling 47 Finsbury Pavement London and P. Barlow, in a fitted mahogany case with chart/scale readings; and an admiralty station pointer engraved Troughton & Simms London, in a fitted case with partial label reading On His Majesty's Service and with British ordnance broad arrow marking.
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Barry London, On His Majesty's Service