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February 13, 2019 10:00 AM - February 22, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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2 1/2-inch Tabletop or Library Presentation Telescope and Book

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$492$400
Auction: Discovery - 3205TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: February 13, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

2 1/2-inch Tabletop or Library Presentation Telescope and Book, New York, 1853, lacquered-brass instrument with rack-and-pinion focusing with engraved presentation on the 22-in. main tube reading "Presented by The Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company to Joseph Walker Late President of that Institution New York 1853," mounted to a tripod; with hardbound copy of South Street A Maritime History of New York.

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Estimate $400-600

rack and pinion not functioning


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Keywords

mutual insurance company, Joseph Walker