05-01-201005-01-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 1, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Brass and Steel Pinion Drilling Engine

Sell one like this
$830$700
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2502Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 01, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Brass and Steel Pinion Drilling Engine, Germany, first half 19th century, lg. 11 1/2 in.

Note: This tool is discussed in detail in Crom #3, pp. 342-343, and pictured there in figures 700-702. Similar tools reside in the collection of the Uhren Museum in Vienna, Austria, and The Museum of the History of Science, in Oxford, England.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Germany, Similar tools, The Museum, Uhren Museum, United Kingdom, Oxford, Austria