Science, Technology & Clocks | Skinner Auction 2502

SK INN INNE ER Science, Technology & Clocks featuring the Ted Crom Horological Tool Collection & Library Sale 2502

May 1, 2010

Marlborough

Science, Technology & Clocks featuring the Ted Crom Horological Tool Collection & Library SPECIALISTS IN CHARGE

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Chris H. Bailey has served the American Clock & Watch Museum in various capacities for over 30 years. He joined the staff as Curator/Librarian and the first full-time employee on February 15, 1972. He became Managing Director the following year, and subsequently served at different times as Curator, Librarian, Horologist, and Acting Executive Director. His tenure was marked by remarkable growth in the museum’s physical plant, the horological collections, and the public program offerings in the museum and around Connecticut and the nation. He is a nationally and internationally known authority on American clocks.

Chris is the author of numerous publications and articles about the American clock & watch industry. His most recent project, Fifty Years of Time: The First 50 Years of the American Clock & Watch Museum, was completed in 2009. Chris retired in early 2010 and his expertise will be sorely missed by the horological community. His many friends at the American Clock & Watch Museum and across the country thank him for his years of service and wish him the best of luck in his well-earned retirement.

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Provenance

The Estate of Theodore R. Crom, Hawthorne, Florida David Evans Collection of Liverpool Watches The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to Benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund Numerous Private and other Public Collections

Note: Theodore R. Crom publications as cited in the catalogue by number: 1).

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Horological Wheel Cutting Engines 1700 to 1900 (1970) Horological Shop Tools 1700 to 1900 (1980) Horological & Other Shop Tools 1700 to 1900 (1987) Trade Catalogues 1542 to 1842 (1989) An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue (1994) Early Lancashire Horological Tools & Their Makers (1994)

All lot measurements are approximate and where important, potential buyers are encouraged to ask for confirmation or clarification.

Skinner does not guarantee any clocks or watches to be in running condition, but are considered to be mechanically complete except where noted otherwise. No attempt has been made to time or test the clocks and watches offered here in any systematic manner. Many have been partially wound to assess condition and results are noted in condition reports where possible.

Ted Crom stamped many of the tools in his collection “T. Crom� in block and script lettering. This ownership mark is not noted in the condition reports and should be assumed present on any tools purchased.

The Crom bookplate is affixed to the inside of most books in the research and rare book library. In addition, his name and address are hand-written, sometimes multiple times inside the title pages and end papers. Bookplate locations and handwritten notations are noted only in condition reports for the rare book collection and not on the general reference library offerings. On these lots, notations should be assumed present on all books purchased.

Theodore R. Crom (1920-2008) Horology lost a legend on the 18th of January 2008. On that day, Ted Crom passed away after an extended illness, ending a lifetime of accomplishment in both his professional and personal life. I can almost hear Ted on that early morning, quoting Winston Churchill to all who would listen, “I am ready to meet my maker, whether my maker is ready for the great ordeal of meeting me is quite another matter.”

Born on the 4th of July in Evanston, Illinois, he trained with the Army from 1943-44 at the University of Florida. After serving in the Aleutian Islands, Lt. Crom returned to Gainesville to wed Wyona Nitz (Nonie), founded his engineering firm, the Crom Corporation, and began sixty years of support for the University of Florida Gators. Through the years, Ted and Nonie raised four sons, while the Crom Corporation grew to 500 employees and Ted amassed a private horological tool collection well-known throughout the world.

Educated in engineering at the University of Maryland, Columbia University and the University of Florida, Ted received an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Maryland for his contributions to the field. Little known today, he also lettered in wrestling, gymnastics, diving, and was accomplished in Judo. I watched as a pickpocket learned of Ted’s athletic prowess at the Portebello outdoor antiques market in London in 1998, when Ted, at age 78, wrestled a young thief to the ground to reclaim his stolen wallet. Today, at the University of Florida, is the Ted Crom Gymnastics Studio, the state-of-the-art official practice venue for Gator gymnasts.

Ted’s son Gary (Frank Gary) was his father’s constant companion as they traveled the world in search of horological artifacts, little-known archives and interesting people. Gary, at age 18, (almost 40 years ago) is pictured in Early Lancashire Horological Tools and Their Makers sorting the vast collection of Dr. David S. Torrens (1897-1967) and preparing it for safe transport to the “Crom Museum” back in Florida. Their travels brought them to numerous countries, where they befriended the world’s most renowned horological craftsmen, scholars, collectors, as well as the unsung heroes of the serious researcher; librarians, who carefully catalogue, maintain and protect archival treasures.

Ted’s horological and tool-related affiliations span half dozen countries and are seemingly endless. He was a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, the British Horological Institute, the Antiquarian Horological Society, the American Watchmaker’s Institute, the Society of Ornamental Turners and Ornamental Turners International, to name just a few. The respective journals are replete with Crom articles and contributions as he was never just a member, but always an active member.

Joining the NAWCC in 1953 with membership number 1811, Ted was a Star Fellow, a frequent lecturer at local, regional and national conventions, a regular contributor to the Bulletin, a National Director 1969-1973, Museum Trustee 19791981, Museum Acquisitions Committee member 1997-2003, the recipient of numerous Certificates of Appreciation for his contributions to the field of horology and recipient of the James W. Gibbs Literary Award in 1990 for his horological writing. Few amassed an avocational curriculum vitae that could fill so many pages.

Ted Crom’s legacy as an international authority on horological tools is recorded in the six books that he authored and published on the subject between 1970 and 1994. It is within these nearly 2,000 pages that the secrets of long-forgotten trades are unveiled and the pivotal role of horology in the birth of the Industrial Revolution is told. Ted instinctively knew the importance of this material and its’ far reaching implications for our modern technological world.

The stone streets of Prescott (Lancashire, England) are quiet now with the watch and tool industry that is just a footnote in the collective minds of the iPod generation. In the graveyard at the Parish Church of St. Mary lies the remains of toolmaker John Wyke amongst numerous watchmakers and outworkers from a by-gone trade that defined the industry and consumed the town in the 19th century. Nearby in Warrington, the horological supplier Peter Stubs and his worldwide influence on the trade would be forgotten, except by the interested few. We remember you, Ted Crom, for telling their stories, uncovering their secrets and revealing the remarkable accomplishments of horologists throughout the world for this and future generations. Farewell Old Friend!

Robert C. Cheney, FNAWCC Director, Science, Technology, & Clocks Skinner, Inc.

SKINNER invites you to a

Lecture & Reception Fifty Years of Documenting the Trades: The Ted Crom Horological Tool Collection & Library Robert C. Cheney, Director of Science, Technology, & Clocks, presents an illustrated lecture on the Ted Crom Collection

Friday, April 30th, 2010 6:00 p.m. Reception/7:00 p.m. Lecture

SKINNER Gallery 274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA

R.S.V.P. 508.970.3000 Held in conjunction with the preview of Skinner’s May 1st Auction of Science, Technology & Clocks

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The Ted Crom Horological Tool Collection, Lots 1-350 1.

Brass and Steel Mainspring Winder, John Wyke, Liverpool, 1759-87, with turned wooden handle, the U-shaped support marked WYKE, lg. 6 in.

Note: John Wyke is one of the most important English toolmakers of the 18th century, and is perhaps the first to publish a trade catalogue for any trade, in 1758. There are very few copies of his Catalogue of Tools for Watch and Clock Makers known today, and they are in important public collections including The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and the British Museum in London. The Winterthur version of catalogue was reprinted in its entirety in 1978, and shows this tool in plate 56. Crom #2 pictures it as figures 1032-1033, and the same tool is shown in figure 258, itself simply a reprint of the Wyke catalogue plate. $200-250

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Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, possibly John Wyke, late 18th century, with open brass frame and multiple adjustments, the tool slide bears mark I WYKE, overall lg. 9 1/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine on 466-467 and it is illustrated there in figures 923-924. Trade catalogues of the time show similar engines, specifically Wyke’s catalogue, which shows it in Plate 60 (Crom #2, figure 262). $500-700

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Brass Fusee Engine by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, last quarter 18th century, vice-held machine-engraved on cutter frame Ferdinand Berthoud Fecit carried on a decoratively shaped frame with crank key adjustment, hand crank threaded advance, knurled thumbscrews and beautifully made locking screws for main components all mounted on a walnut display block, lg. 8 in., together with Ferdinand Berthoud, 17271807, Horloger Mecanicien Du Roi et de la Marine (1884, Musee International d’Horlogerie, 343 pp.).

Note: Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807) settled in Paris at age 19 and flourished as a watchmaker and author of horological works. This tool is illustrated and discussed in Crom #2, pp. 457, and remains one of the few tools signed by this preeminent maker. $2,000-2,500

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Iron and Brass Clock Barrel and Fusee Engine, England, early 19th century, the iron and steel frame supporting a threaded advance mechanism with hand crank at the end used to advance the work while applying pressure to the cutting tool with the wooden handled lever, an associated eight-day longcase barrel in place for demonstration purposes, lg. 20 in.

Note: Crom #3 pictures and describes this tool on p. 302 and a similar tool is illustrated in the Wyke tool catalogue as shown in Crom #2, p.

155. $400-600

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Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, England, c. 1850, the hand-powered engine on three tapering iron legs, the cutter assembly and adjustments on a dovetail slide, ht. 5, lg. 11 1/2, wd. 9 in.

Note: This engine is discussed in Crom #2, p. 470, figure 929. $300-500

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Brass and Steel Clock Fusee Engine, probably Switzerland, early 19th century, the vice held machine with steel bar holders for the work and cutter assembly with suspended weight to provide advance of the cutter as the crank with wooden handle and gearing advances the work piece, lg. 15 in. $1,000-1,500 7.

Brass and Steel Tool, late 18th/early 19th century, possibly a swing tool, with two brass cranks, one for adjusting the width between the centers, the other for turning the gears, lg. 15 in. $300-500 8.

Small Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, 19th century, for cutting crown wheels in verge escapement watches, with gear-driven index plate with nine divisions numbered 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19, shaped steel indexing arm, and long vice mount, overall ht. 8 1/2, overall lg. 7 3/4, indexing wheel dia. 3 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 goes into detail about this engine specifically, on p.

351, figures 716-718. $300-500

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Two Brass and Steel Watchmaking Tools, England and France, 18th/early 19th century, including an incomplete mandrel marked W. KENYON; and a small French wheel cutting engine with several missing elements, probably vice-held; mandrel lg. 10, engine lg. 7 1/2, indexing wheel dia. 5 1/4 in.

Note: There is an entire Crom volume dedicated to the wheel cutting engine, though this engine is discussed and illustrated in Crom #2 on p.

636, figure 1242. Mandrels are covered in the same volume on pp.

524-537. $300-500

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Steel and Brass Rolling Mill, England, late 19th century, the vice-held tool equipped with two steel rules set at a slight angle to each other so that, when with wood-handled crank is turned, it drives one rule ever closer to the other compressing the object between, lg. 14 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this tool, invented some time before 1884 by E.D. Johnson, since it appears in Britten’s 1884 catalogue. $300-500

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Brass, Iron, and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, 20th century, three iron feet and brass frame, 7 1/2 in. dia. dividing plate with approximately thirty-three rows of divisions including 360 and 365 at the outer perimeter, hand crank to advance the cutter with frame adjustable for crown wheels, other belt-powered tooling mounted above, on a cabinet with drawer of components, ht. 16 in. $700-900

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Swiss Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, early 20th century, three iron legs support the brass frame, 5 1/4 in. dia. brass dividing plate with approximately twenty-three rows of divisions including an outer ring of 365, steel index arm, cutter frame adjustable for crown wheels with lever advance, all on a wooden cabinet with components, ht. 16 in. $800-1,200

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Brass, Iron, and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, late 19th century, four iron legs and brass frame, 6 1/2 in. dia. brass index plate with approximately twenty-two rows of divisions including 108, 160, 174, 180, 192, 240, 300 and 360, handwheel-powered cutter presently set up for annular wheels, work holder, cutter advance with wooden handled crank, all on a modern cabinet with additional components, ht.

18 in. $1,000-1,500

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Brass, Steel, and Iron Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, c. 1900, the iron frame with four legs, 5 1/2 in. dia. brass dividing plate with approximately twenty-five rows of divisions including 360 at the perimeter, adjustable lever controlled cutter frame and advance powered by a handwheel, all on an ash cabinet with additional components, ht. 16 in. $1,000-1,500

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Cylinder ‘Scape Wheel Engine, late 19th century, the bench-mounted tool with steel foot, brass frame with steel dividing head, pivoted swing cutting tool and overhead belt-driven pulley, all on a wooden display stand, tool ht. 10 in.

Note: Crom discusses cylinder ‘scape wheel cutting in Crom #2, pp.

445-447, and this tool is pictured in fig. 891. $300-500

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Brass and Steel Pinion Cutting Engine, Switzerland, c. 1800, with wood pulley and handles, and steel frame with brass assembly with dovetail slides, ht. 12, lg. with handle 16 in.

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Two Boxed Sets of Cast Brass and Steel Jacot Tools, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, for pivot polishing, in their original boxes, box lg. 9 3/4-10 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this tool on pp. 550-551, and it is illustrated as figures 1098 and 1099. $1,000-1,500

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $100-150

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Brass and Steel Engine for Wheel- and Pinion Cutting and Rounding-up, Switzerland, c. 1850, the vice-held crank-powered tool now on a modern steel stand, brass indexing drum with nineteen rows of divisions, the indexing apparatus with spring-loaded locking pin all on a dovetail slide and adjusted with a lever, the cutter arbor with wooden pulley adjusted by thumbscrew on another, perpendicular, dovetail slide, lg. 15, ht. 11 in.

Note: Crom #3 discusses this tool in detail on p. 353, figure 722. $300-500

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Three Boxed Brass and Steel Jacot Tool Sets, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, two in their original fitted boxes, box lg. 8 1/410 in.

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $125-175

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Boxed Brass and Steel Jacot Tool Set, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, marked E. BERNER GIENNE, in its original box with drawer, (box broken at hinges, cracked, and with losses), box lg. 11 1/4, ht. 2 3/4, dp. 5 1/4 in.

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $75-125

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Brass and Steel Rounding-up Tool, Switzerland, last half 19th century, for the final shaping of watch wheel teeth, the crank with turned wood handle powers the cutter, all mounted on a wood base with drawer containing a full complement of twenty-eight cutters and eighteen anvils, base wd. 10, dp. 6 1/2, overall ht. 10 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses rounding-up tools generally on p. 590 and pictures this particular tool on p. 591, figures 1162-1163. $200-300

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Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, c. 1865, the tool screwed to a wood base which can be screwed to a bench for use, brass handwheel crank, brass pulleys, brass faceplate with three steel jaws, tool rest with dovetail slide and crank adjustment, lg. 22, ht.

13 1/2 in.

Note: Mandrels are discussed in Crom #2, pp. 524-537. $300-500

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Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, 19th century, the worm-gear driven example with turned wooden handle, knurled and flattened thumbscrews, and three-jaw brass faceplate for holding the work, the tool meant to be vice-held, on modern wood stand, lg. 13 1/2 in.

Note: The universal mandrel is covered in Crom #2 from pp. 524-537.

It is reported there that the mandrel, despite being developed around 1800, was in widespread use throughout the first quarter of the 19th century. $250-450

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Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, c. 1865, the free-standing crank- or belt-powered tool with five-spoke handwheel with turned wood handle, brass faceplate with three jaws, original wood base, lg. 17 3/4, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Mandrels are covered in Crom #2, pp. 524-537. $200-300

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Large Steel Sliding Calipers, France or Germany, 19th century, lg. 14 3/4 in. $150-200

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Nine Brass and Steel Poising Tools or Calipers, Germany, America and France, 19th/20th centuries, five calipers mostly of brass, of similar form; and four boxed tools, two of those with thumbscrew-adjusted feet and decorative finishes, another smaller example with four tapered legs, and the last with a plastic handle and damascened finish, lg. of calipers 2 1/2-3 1/4, boxed poising tools lg. 2-6 in.

Note: Many of these tools are pictured in Crom #2, p. 367, figure 754A. $150-200

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Seven Brass Assorted Measures, England and America, 19th/20th centuries, including three brass and steel vernier gauges, two marked C.B. Johnson Prescot, the other John Wycherley, Prescot; a brass crystal gauge marked C. VOGELEY NY; a tapering brass thickness gauge; and three others, lg. 3 1/2-6 in.

Note: For discussions or illustration of these types of gauges and measures, see Crom #2 pp. 126 (figure 184), 413, and 476. $400-600

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Six Steel Screw Plates, England, 18th/19th centuries, some marked “Matheisen,” one with a turned wood handle (broken), lg. 7-19 in. $200-400 37

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Brass and Steel Mandrel, Switzerland, late 19th century, the large vice-held pulley-driven tool with brass frame and steel bed, woodhandled cranks, three-jaw faceplate with added Jacobs chuck, dovetail slides, all mounted to a walnut base (base with breaks), lg. 22 1/2 in. $800-1,200

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Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, late 19th century, the belt-driven machine with cross slide, tailstock, three-clamp face plate and brass base, all on a modern wood board, lg. 15 1/4 in. $200-300

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Brass Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, with wooden pulley, brass faceplate with three jaws, dovetail slide tool rest with crank adjustment, mounted on wooden base, knurled and flattened thumbscrew fasteners, with accessories, lg. 14 1/2, ht. 7 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 pictures this mandrel with its accessories as figure 1057, p. 534. The accessories make the mandrel quite a versatile tool. $250-450

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Six Brass and Steel Gauges, mostly England, mid-19th century, three vernier calipers, the first marked C.B. Johnson, Prescot, the second John Wycherley, Prescot, the last unmarked; two additional calipers of varying design; and a gauge to measure movement size; lg. 3 3/4-8 1/2 in.

Note: Figure 935 in Crom #2 shows a variety of gauges and calipers including some of the present examples. $250-450

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Twelve Steel Screw Plates, Peter Stubs, Warrington, England, 19th century, some with offset handles, all marked PS STUBS, lg. 4 1/2-10 1/2 in. $250-450

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Two Cased Sets of Steel Screw Plates and Taps, Switzerland, 19th century, including a total of four screw plates and several dozen taps, one group housed in a Patek Philippe & Co. mahogany hinged box with inlaid ivory cartouche and push-button latch, the other in a small slidelid box, box sizes 5 1/2 x 4 and 5 x 3 in. $200-300

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Fourteen Small Screw Plates, Switzerland, 19th/early 20th century, marked Martin or Perrelet & Martin, including notched and plain examples, lg. 2 1/4-6 1/4 in. $100-200

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Group of Steel Screw Plates and Taps, England, Switzerland, and America, 19th/20th centuries, including examples of screw plates marked Bourgeaux & Delamure, Lebanon, and Latard, a slide-lid box of taps stamped S.W. Card Man’f’g Co., Mansfield, Mass., U.S.A., and approximately twenty-five additional taps, plates lg. 1 1/2-8 3/4 in. $200-400

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Collection of Forty-eight Calipers, Compasses, and Dividers, mostly 18th/19th century, including spring calipers, wing calipers, spring dividers, and wing compasses, all mounted to pegboard with wire, and enclosed within a wooden shadow box frame, frame 49 1/2 x 25 x 5 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses many of these tools on pp. 388-393. $800-1,200

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Four Brass or Copper Engraving Plates, England and France, 18th/19th century, two brass and two copper, the subjects of the plates an intertwined monogram design, a calling card, a certificate form, and a two-sided brass plaque showing a French Cardinal on one side and an architectural cartouche on the other, ht. 2 1/2-9 3/4, wd. 2 1/4-7 1/2 in. $100-200 41.

Collection of Six Canes, 19th/20th centuries, including two concealing blades, one of those of faux snakeskin, the other chip-carved hardwood mounted with metal and ivory; one concealing a watch in the knob; one concealing an umbrella; one with metal folding “Fair Seat”; and a stick cane; lg. 33 3/4-38 in. $200-300 42.

Two Brass and Steel Depthing Tools, France and Switzerland, late 18th/19th century, the first an early example with adjustable arcs at each end which predate the later types, like the second present example, which generate their rigidity from springs, lg. 9, 7 1/2 in.

Note: The first example here is illustrated as figure 841 in Crom #2. $400-600

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Two Large Iron Calipers, late 19th century, both approximately lg. 21 in. $100-150

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Four Engravings from the Peter Stubs Catalogue, 1993, the framed prints made from the original copper plates, plate size 9 1/2 x 14 1/2; together with two additional prints, one which shows a wheel cutting engine, the other a map of London. $250-350

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Brass and Steel Depthing Tool, William Illingworth, England, late 19th/early 20th century, the brass body marked Wm. ILLINGWORTH MAKER, with steel runners and knurled thumbscrew tighteners, lg. 13 3/4 in.

Note: Though generally used to determine correct engagement of wheels with pinions, depthing tools, we are told in Crom #2, were versatile and adaptable to a variety of watch and clockmaking uses (pp.

414-422). Depthing tools are found in trade catalogues as early as Jacob Leupold’s (1724) (Crom #2, figure 70), and appear relatively unchanged in form since Berthoud’s catalogue (1773) (Crom #2, figure 154). $1,000-1,200

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Large Brass and Steel Boxed Depthing Tool, Switzerland, 19th century, with spring rigidity, shaped runner support arms, and knurled thumbscrew tighteners, lg. 14 in.

Note: This tool is illustrated in Crom #2, figure 846. $1,000-1,500 45.

Brass and Steel Depthing Tool, possibly England or France, 18th century, an early example with steel body, brass runner supports, and flattened thumbscrews, the rigidity fixed by a spring, lg. 12 in. $300-500 46.

Two Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Depthing Tools, Switzerland, 19th century, the adjustable U-shaped base supports the runners which are aligned to hold the wheels and arbors, all tightened with thumbscrews, lg. each 9 3/4 in. $600-800 47.

Brass and Steel Depthing Tool, Switzerland, 19th century, the U-form body adjustable for width, with faceted runner supports which adjust to accommodate varied parts within, lg. 13 in. $400-600

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Brass Triple Escapement Depthing Tool, Switzerland, second half 19th century, three penny foot legs support the 4 in. dia. calibrated work platform with vertical work holders, four knurled thumbscrews for adjustment of the work components in relevant directions all in a hinged pine box, ht. of tool 7 in. $800-1,200

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Brass and Steel Triple Depthing Tool by McDuffie for Crom, c.

1980, and a crown wheel gauge by T. McDuffie, Sarasota, Florida, c.

1980, for depthing watch contrate wheels, marked T McDUFFIE, mounted to wooden base, lg. 4 1/2, ht. with base 4 1/4 in.

Note: This tool, commissioned by Ted Crom, is a reproduction of the tool from the 1770 Wyke & Green catalogue, shown at the lower right of plate 58, (reproduced in Crom #2 as figure 260). $300-500

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Four Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Depthing Tools, Switzerland, 19th century, three of similar form with side-mounted thumbscrews for tightening the runners, and the fourth with more unusual top-mounted thumbscrews, two of the tools boxed, lg. 3 1/2-4 3/4 in. $300-500

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Four Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Depthing Tools, Switzerland, 19th century, two boxed, with side-mounted thumbscrews to tighten the runners; the other two with top-mounted thumbscrews, all with bent steel spring for fixing rigidity, (one tool missing a runner and one missing the screw which adjusts depth), lg. 3 1/2-4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses depthing tools and their varied uses on pp.

414-422. $300-500

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Three Boxed Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Depthing Tools, Switzerland, 19th century, all with knurled thumbscrew locks and steel leaf spring for rigidity, in paper-covered boxes, lg. 2 3/4-3 3/4 in. $300-500

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Brass and Steel Pivot Polishing Tool, Switzerland, 19th century, the assembly consists of a small depthing tool mounted with a yoke, and overall the assembly allows for accurate and rapid polishing by the use of two bows simultaneously, lg. 5 1/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses and illustrates how English watchmaker Anthony Randall used this tool, on pp. 560-561, figures 1115-1117. $200-300

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Boxed Brass and Steel Jacot Tool Set, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, in its original mahogany box with drawer which houses three burnishers, (joinery separation and warping to top of box), box lg.

11, ht. 3, dp. 5 1/2 in.

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $100-150

57.

Three Boxed Sets of Cast Brass and Steel Jacot Tools, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, for pivot polishing, in their original boxes, box lg. 8 1/4-10 in.

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $125-175

58.

Three Brass Watchmaker’s Lathes, Switzerland, late 19th century, of various designs, one example with tool rest and modern drilling head stock is stamped J M Bottum, New York, lg. all approximately 10 in.

Literature: Crom #2, p. 517. $300-500

54.

Brass Depthing Tool by John Downes, London, late 18th century, three iron legs support the brass frame with three clamp work holder, upright pivoted center with brass arm for contact with the calibrated snail engraved John Downes, London, ht. 9 1/2 in.

Literature: British Horological Institute Journal, April 1992, p. 346. $400-600

55.

Boxed Jacot Tool Set, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, in its original box with drawer which houses four burnishers, box lg. 11, ht. 2 1/2, dp. 5 in.

Note: The Jacot tool is discussed and examples shown in Crom #2, p.

572. $100-150

59.

Two Brass Watchmaker’s Lathes, Swiss, late 19th century, both with headstock and tool rests, (one with losses and in “as found” condition), max. lg. 13 in. $200-300

60.

Brass, Iron, and Steel Jewel Piercing Lathe, Swiss, 19th and 20th century, the lathe made from assorted parts, with two separately and oppositely rotating arbors to speed cutting, lg. 17 3/4 in.

Note: This tool is discussed in Crom #3, p. 322, figure 667. $150-200

61.

Brass Watchmaker’s Lathe, Switzerland, 19th century, the benchmounted tool with two wooden pulleys, a bronze pulley, brass faceplate with three jaws, dovetail slide, and knurled thumbscrews throughout, unmounted, lg. 14, wd. 11 1/2, ht. 5 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 notes, under figure 1017B on p. 515, that E.B. Porter, a Penn Yan, New York, watchmaker, adapted this rather typical lathe into a pulley drive, probably sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century (he died in 1920). Some of his make-do adaptations include using a partially marked dividing plate as a flywheel. $250-350 62.

Small Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, second half 19th century, the vice-held and bow-powered tool for cutting crown wheels, 3 1/2 in. indexing plate with eight rows for cutting 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 teeth, pivoting steel arm with curved finger loop, and cutter which adjusts on three axes, with thumbscrew fasteners, lg. overall 6, ht. 6 1/4 in.

62

Note: Crom #2 pictures this tool as figure 1279 and in figure 1281, both on p. 657. $200-400 63.

Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, first half 19th century, the vice-held and bow powered tool for cutting crown wheels, with 3 3/4 in. indexing plate with eight rows labeled 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 and one unlabelled, for cutting various numbers of teeth, pivoting steel arm with curved finger loop, and cutter which adjusts on three axes, with thumbscrew fasteners, lg. overall 6 1/2, ht. 7 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 pictures this tool as figure 1278 and in figure 1281, pp.

656-657. $500-700

64.

Nickel-plated Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, 20th century, the footed and bow-powered tool with 3 3/4 in. indexing plate with eighteen rows labeled 11, 13, 62, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 82, 84, 88, 90, 94, 96, 100, and 120 for cutting various numbers of teeth, pivoting steel arm with curved finger loop, and cutter which adjusts on two axes, with thumbscrew fasteners, lg. overall 8, ht. 6 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #1 discusses the Swiss wheel cutting engine and shows examples on pp. 56-61; Crom #2 discusses Swiss wheel cutting engines like this one on pp. 652-657. $400-600 63

65.

Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, Spain or Switzerland, 18th century, the scroll-footed freestanding tool with pivoting indexing arm having a scrolled finger loop, and 6 1/4 in. dividing plate with twenty divisions, numbered from inside out 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 29, 34, 42, 56, 59, 68, 70, 72, 74, 80, 90, 13, and 15, and on the underside 20, 26, 28, 32, 36, 40, 48, 50, 54, 60, 60, 64, 65, 66, 100, and 11, the numbers indicating that the engine can be used for general cutting as well as for the specialty cutting of escape wheels and high tooth countwheels, lg. 10 3/4, ht. 7 1/4 in.

Note: This engine is illustrated and discussed in Crom #3, pp. 370371, figures 742 and 743. $600-800

64

66.

Small Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, late 18th/early 19th century, vice-held tool with 4 1/4 in. index wheel having thirteen rows on the top and ten underneath, with an indexing arm that could be mounted to either side, with thumbscrew and wing nut adjustments and locks, (missing elements including gallows), lg. 6 in. $200-300

67.

Small Brass and Steel Crown Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, late 18th/early 19th century, vice-held tool with 1 1/2 in. index wheel having four rows on top and three underneath, with a curved indexing arm, the whole with thumbscrew adjustments and locks, (missing elements including gallows), lg. 6 in.

Note: This tool is illustrated as figure 1280 and in figure 1281 on p. 657 in Crom #2. $100-150 68.

Brass and Steel Jewelling Lathe, Switzerland, late 19th century, the brass-framed tool with wooden pulley, with flattened thumbscrewfastened hinged clamp holding the main arbor, mounted on modern wood platform base along with a hinged box of accessories including faceplates and arbors, ht. 8 1/2, lathe lg. 10 3/4, platform 11 x 11 3/4 in.

Note: This type of lathe, widely available in the late 19th century, and relatively versatile, was shown in several period trade catalogues, shown in Crom #2 as figures 457, 517, and 676. However, with the invention of the American-style lathe, which held tools with chucks, this type of lathe became largely obsolete and was no longer on the market by 1900 (Crom #2, pp. 513-517). $200-400

65

69.

Three Jewelling Lathes, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, all of similar form with wooden turning pulleys and knurled thumbscrew tighteners, mounted on modern wood bases, lg. 8 1/2-10 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses Swiss lathes on pp. 513-517. $300-500

70.

Brass and Steel Broaching Lathe and Two Brass Vice-mounted Broaching Turns, Switzerland, 19th century, all with knurled thumbscrew fasteners and hand rests which extend from the frame, lg. to 10 3/4 in. $100-150

71.

Watchmaker’s Lathe, Gustav Boley, Germany, c. 1875, the lathe mounted to a wood base fitted with holes and compartments for lathe accessories, lathe lg. 10, base 12 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.

Note: For reference to the lathe catalogue of Gustav Boley, see Crom 32, pp. 268-273. $250-450

66

72.

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. $300-500

73.

Iron Frame Wheel Cutting Engine, origin unknown, late 18th century, tri-foot frame supporting the 5 in. dial brass dividing plate with seven rows of divisions, adjustable cutter frame with small cutter and brass pulley, ht. 7 in.

Note: This engine is discussed in Crom #1, p. 124, figure 116. $300-500 73

67

74

74.

Brass, Steel, and Cast Iron Wheel Cutting Engine, Europe, early 19th century, the freestanding crank-driven tool with black-painted castiron frame supporting the unusually thick 9 in. dia. dividing plate with twelve rows of divisions, the plate rotated by a wood-handled crank and indexed worm drive, another crank drives the cutter frame laterally only, ht. 9, overall lg. 17 1/2 in.

75.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Christian Grunsteidel, Augsburg, Germany, dated 1798, the vice-held belt-driven engine, 9 3/4 in. dividing plate marked Christian Grunsteidel fecit Augsburg 1798 with forty-three division rows marked 13-365, steel indexing arm with finger loop, pivoting cutter frame, pierced decorative thumbscrew at the end of the cutter frame positioning screw, overall lg. 13 in.

Note: Crom #2 pictures this engine as figure 1286, and discusses it in detail. $400-600

Note: Crom #2 illustrates this engine and discusses it on p. 648, figures 1268-1269. $800-1,200

75 with detail view

76 with detail view

76.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Leopoldis Andony Millogg, Austria, c. 1712, the vice-held hand-powered engine with 9 1/4 in. dividing plate having thirty divisions numbered 48-150 and further numbered with factors such as 7, 12, and 13, inscribed Leopoldis Andony Millogg 1712, pivoted cutter frame and crank with turned wooden handle, lg. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2, makes reference to this engine on p. 625; Crom #1 discusses German wheel cutting engines in general on pp. 41-49 $1,500-2,500

77.

Steel and Brass Pinion Cutting Engine, 20th century, the engine indexes and cuts low-count-wheels automatically, on a modern wood base, ht. with base 9 in. $150-250

78.

Iron Wheel Cutting Engine Fragment, 18th century, the freestanding engine, largely incomplete, still retains its cutter arbor and gears, (pitted and rust overall), overall lg. 17 1/4 in. $200-400

80

79.

Disassembled Brass and Steel Wheel or Pinion Cutting Engine, Germany or Switzerland, 18th/19th century, the machine can be assembled to cut either wheels or pinions, its origin and date is attributed by its design and overall quality, in a modern fitted wood box, box lg. 23 1/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine, and shows it assembled for its two uses in figures 1282-1285. $800-1,200

80.

Large Brass and Steel Turn and Wood Handwheel, France, first half 18th century, the 17 3/4 in. wheel attached to a brass pulley mounted on the turn, which is vice-held, thumbscrew fasteners and decorative wing nut, turn lg. 21 1/4 in. $600-800

81.

Iron Clock-Throw, England, mid-19th century, the right-angled slotted frame on three faceted legs and pointed feet support the 15 in. dia. handwheel, head, tail stock, and tool rest, all adjustable with threaded locking levers, presently set up for pivot polishing, ht. 21 1/4, lg. 20 in. $600-800

82.

Iron Demonstration Clockmaker’s Throw with Wooden Handwheel, England, c. 1800, the steel throw mounted on a wood base, 13 1/2 in. handwheel with turned wood handle, and mounted slide-lid container for accessories, base 15 x 17 3/4 in. $800-1,200

83.

Brass Clockmaker’s Handwheel, England, 19th century, the six-spoke wheel with turned wooden handle mounted on a shaped brass arm with screw holes for attachment to a lathe, wheel dia. 11 1/2, overall lg.

15 in. $250-450

81

84.

Turning Apparatus, with Turn, Handwheel, and Vice, 19th century, the steel Swiss Geneva-pattern turn with wooden pulley mounted in a period steel vice and powered by an English brass handwheel, all mounted on a modern demonstration bench, handwheel dia. 7 1/2, bench ht. 4 3/4, overall ht. 13, overall lg. 13 in.

Note: This turn is illustrated as figure 983 in Crom #2, shown mounted to a miscellaneous base. $300-500

85.

Iron Clock Maker’s Throw, late 19th century, with 14 in. dia. handwheel with wooden handle, 16 in. steel rod bed with head, tail stock, and tool rest. $200-300

86.

Two Iron and Steel Handwheels and Two Drill Presses, together with four wooden hand vices and three steel sizing tools, handwheel dia. 8, larger drill press ht. 19 in. $200-300

87 with detail view

87.

Brass “Le Coq a Vernon� Wheel Cutting Engine, France, dated 1789, a freestanding hand-powered tool, the brass frame supported by cylindrical legs, 5 3/4 in. brass dividing plate with fourteen numbered rows and inscribed Le Coq a Vernon 1789, with pivoting steel indexing arm and ivory crank handle, in old wood box with snipe hinges, engine lg. 8 1/4, ht. 7 in.

Note: This engine is specifically discussed in Crom #3, pp. 354-357, figures 723-725B. $800-1,200

88.

Steel and Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, Hulot, Paris, France, c. 1740, the vice-held crank-powered engine with steel frame supports the 10 1/4 in. dividing plate engraved Divize par Hulot Paris with forty-seven rows of divisions numbered 12-360, flattened thumbscrew fasteners and wing nut locks, and pivoting cutter, (gallows replaced), lg. 14 1/2 in.

Note: This engine is discussed in detail in Crom #3, pp. 372-375, figures 744-748, where the author indicates that he made the replacement gallows. There we are told that Hulot (1715-1781), whose given names are not known, was a master craftsman known for making dividing plates as well as, it is thought, his own engines. $1,000-1,500

88 with detail view

89.

Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, France, 18th century, the freestanding belt-driven engine on four curving legs supporting the 7 1/2 in. dividing plate with twenty-one dividing rings numbered 11-120, the pivoting cutter locks with an elaborate thumbscrew and is further mounted to a horizontal dovetail slide, lg. 11, ht. 5 1/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 covers wheel cutting engines on pp. 625-667. $800-1,200

90.

American Wheel Cutting Engine, probably Connecticut, c. 1780, the neatly dovetailed chestnut and cherry frame with 15 1/2 in. dia. twopart brass index plate with numerous divisions including 30, 48, 56, 60, 62, 64, 72, 78, 80, 84, 96, 98, and 118 and inner rings with 6, 7, 8, and 10, adjustable cutter frame with wooden handled crank and cutter arbor, ht. 14, lg. 23 in.

Note: This tool is discussed and illustrated in Crom #2, p. 664.

Connecticut clock makers Daniel Burnap and John Avery used nearly identical machines, see: Penrose Hoopes, Shop Records of Daniel Burnap Clockmaker, pp. 148-149 and Philip Zea and Robert C. Cheney, Clock Making in New England 1725-1825, plate 12, p. 85 for the John Avery machine in the J. Cheney Wells collection at Old Sturbridge Village. $2,500-4,500

89

90 with detail view

91

92

91.

Wheel Cutting Engine, possibly America, 1776, iron frame with brass driving wheel and crank, 9 in. brass dividing plate dated 1776, divisions for 36, 72, 31, 78, 56, 60, 84, 96, and for the outer ring 30, the underside is also divided with 32, 40, 56, 60, 56, 54, and 118 for moon dial work, lg. 24 in.

Note: This clock is illustrated and described in detail in Crom #3, pp.

368-370. $1,000-1,500

92.

Iron, Steel, and Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, America, early 19th century, the iron-framed crank-driven engine mounted to a wood base, 11 1/2 in. punched brass dividing plate with nine divisions, straight steel indexing arm, wood handles, wood base 11 3/4 x 22 1/2, wd. with handle 18 in.

Note: Crom #2 pictures this tool as figure 1293, and discusses it there, reporting that it was found in a Connecticut attic. It is interesting to note a similar machine used by the Dominy clock makers in East Hampton, New York. See Charles F. Hummel, With Hammer in Hand, p. 169. $1,500-2,500

93.

Escape Wheel Filing Engine, probably New England, c. 1800, wooden wheel at the far end of the engine carries a brass band around the perimeter with thirty holes for indexing the wooden arbor carrying the escape wheel blank, a mortise-and-tenon frame with file mounted slides back and forth on steel runners while filing the blank, frames are hinged to allow removal of the work and file, lg. 17 1/2 in.

Note: Crom acquired this engine from the legendary early collector, Fred Selchow of Jerico, Long Island, and later, New Hampshire.

Selchow left no stone unturned in the discovery of long-forgotten horological history. $400-600 94.

Steel Rolling Mill, likely America, patented 1889, the standing mill for rolling watch bezels and similar items, the extra rollers (one for flattening) are stored on an integral upright, ht. 10 3/4 in. $100-150

95.

Brass and Steel Ruling Engine, made by Luizard, Paris, early 19th century, for the precision marking of tools, with wood handle, thumbscrew fasteners, mounted on wood base, tool lg. 21 3/4 in. $600-800

96.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, last half 19th century, the freestanding hand-powered machine on penny feet supporting a brass frame with 6 1/4 in. dividing plate with thirty rows of divisions numbered from 11-144 and two unnumbered rows, the cutter apparatus on vertical dovetail slide lowers by operation of a springloaded turned wood handle, with lever-bar lock for the wheel blank axis, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #1 discusses this tool in detail on pp. 56-61, figure 57. $800-1,200

96

97.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, late 19th century, three iron feet support the brass frame and 7 1/2 in. dia. dividing plate with approximately thirty-two rows of divisions including 360, 365, and 366 at the perimeter, and pivoted cutter frame with multitooth cutters, all on a modern cabinet with accessories, ht. of tool 11 in. $800-1,200

98.

Brass, Iron, and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, late 19th century, three-legged iron base, supporting a brass frame, 6 in. dia. dividing plate with twenty-eight rows of divisions including 360 and 365 at the outer perimeter, vertical cord driven adjustable cutter frame, and brass and steel work holder, all on a wooden cabinet with numerous components, ht. 15 in. $800-1,200

99.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Switzerland, second half of the 19th century, the brass frame on three legs, 8 1/2 in. dia. dividing plate with thirty-eight rows of divisions, belt-driven cutter frame with lever advance, adjustable work holder and original wooden cabinet with two drawers and attachments, ht. 16 in. $800-1,200 97

98

99

100 with detail views

100.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, Daniel Sephton, Prescot, England, late 18th century, the freestanding hand-powered tool with brass frame supported on three square tapering legs ending in pointed feet, with 8 1/4 in. brass dividing plate having twenty-four divisions numbered from 44 to 84, a table with additional divisions for any particular circle and signed Danl Sephton/Prescot and embellished with decorative engraving, lg. 13 1/4, ht. 10 1/2 in.

Note: Wheel Cutting is extensively discussed in Crom #2, pp. 619-667, and in Crom #1, with a section on English engines on pp. 84-97. Daniel Sephton (1733-1786?) and the present engine are discussed in Crom #6, pp. 125-132. $1,500-2,500

101.

Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, possibly England, 19th century, freestanding tool on its original wood base, the brass frame supports a 10 3/4 in. dividing plate with twenty-five division rows numbered from 27-365, two pivoted indexing arms, knurled thumbscrew fasteners, spring-loaded and pivoting cutter frame, lg. 20 1/4, ht. with base 13 3/4 in., together with three brass dividing wheels together with a box of cutters and arbors.

Note: Crom reports that this tool, despite its similarity in form to horological wheel cutting engines, is likely not built specifically for horological use, but rather for the layout or cutting of scientific instrument parts. $1,000-1,500

102.

Pinion Cutting Engine, England, c. 1850, bench-vice-supported sliding dovetailed iron frame with pinion blank and index wheel, 4 1/2 in. brass wheel with six crossings and wooden handled crank, thumbscrew and brass wing nut adjustment and locking, lg. 7 in.

Note: This tool is illustrated in Crom #2, page 553. $300-500

103.

Brass and Steel Escape Wheel Cutter, England, 1819, with 3 3/4 in. dividing plate having five divisions, steel indexing arm, thumbscrew fasteners, marked on the frame AIM/1819, and on the plate A.I.M., overall lg. 7 in.

Crom #3 discusses this engine in detail on pp. 366-367, figures 734737. $400-600

104.

Iron, Brass, and Steel Pinion Cutting Engine, Lancashire, England, c.

1750, the freestanding belt-driven engine stands on four pointed faceted iron legs supporting the steel frame, large steel pivoting cutter frame, and brass sliding frame and arbor supports, with wood pulley, overall lg. 26 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine as figure 1102, on p. 553. There he makes reference to the pinion cutter’s use (or lack thereof) and infrequent appearance in catalogues of the day. $1,000-1,500

101

102

103

104

105 with detail views

105.

Brass, Steel, and Wrought Iron Wheel Cutting Engine, Thomas Green, Lancashire, England, c. 1790, the freestanding crank-driven engine on faceted wrought iron legs ending in pointed feet all supporting the iron frame, with 12 1/2 in. brass dividing plate marked T. Green Divisit, having twenty-eight rows of numbered divisions, iron wing nut fasteners and locks, a large end-mounted screw is turned with a wrought iron handle to move the cutting apparatus laterally, lg. 28 3/4, ht. 20 in., sold together with a hinged box with various cutters.

Note: This wheel cutting engine bears a strong resemblance to several wheel cutting engines (in well-known collections) made by Wyke, Green, or Wyke & Green together, all of which were closely based on the engraving of an engine design in Emerson’s Principles of Mechanics (1758). It is unusual to find an engine made by Thomas Green on his own, since he normally worked with Wyke. Related engines are in notable public collections, see Crom #2, p.

637. $4,000-6,000

109 with detail view

106.

Iron and Brass Wheel Cutting Engine, England, late 19th century, with three-legged iron frame, 15 in. dia. brass index plate with sixteen rows of divisions, iron cutter frame with wooden handle and belt-driven cutter arbor, ht. 17, lg. 28 in. $500-700

107.

Foot Treadle Wheel Cutting Engine and Bench, with 8 1/2 in. dividing head with twenty rows of divisions, cutter frame assembly, and belt drive to the foot treadle, ht. 51, 21 1/2, dp. 24 in. $800-1,200

108.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, England, c. 1700, the freestanding hand-powered engine with rectangular brass frame on four tapering legs supports the 12 in. brass dividing plate with fourteen numbered divisions, large brass cutter frame, wood handle, engine frame 15 1/2 x 16 1/4, overall ht. 8 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine in detail with two illustrations (figures 1232 and 1233). $1,000-1,500

110 with detail view

109.

Brass and Steel Wheel Cutting Engine, possibly England, late 18th century, the freestanding hand-powered engine on base of three curving legs supporting a steel frame with 11 1/4 in. diameter dividing plate with twenty-two divisions including ones numbered 48, 54, 56, 60, 62, 72, 78, 84, 96, 118, 108, 120, and 200, steel indexing arm, cutter apparatus pivots and depresses a spring during use, overall ht. 11 1/2, overall lg. 18 1/2 in.

Note: The origin of this wheel cutting engine is unclear even to Crom, see Crom #2, pp. 625-667. $800-1,200

110.

Clock Wheel Cutting Engine by Charles Lunan, Aberdeen, Scotland, dated 1792, brass four-legged frame for bench attachment, 12 in. dia. dividing plate with twenty-six rows of divisions including an outer ring of 360, steel index arm, main supporting plate engraved Chas. Lunan Aberdeen 1792 and a recessed casting mark W Lunan, cutter frame with belt drive arbor positioned by large brass wing nut adjustment screws and an additional box of approximately twelve flycutters, lg. 20 in.

Note: This engine is illustrated and discussed in Crom #2, p. 647. $3,000-5,000

111

113 115

112

114

116

117

111.

Two Steel Geneva Pattern Turns, England and Switzerland, late 18th/early 19th century, the English example, modified from its original form, is missing some elements but has a shaped poppet head suggesting an earlier date, the Swiss turn larger and apparently complete, lg. 8 1/4-10 1/2 in.

Note: These turns are discussed in Crom #2, p. 496, and illustrated as figure 981. $200-300

112.

Five Brass and Steel Turns, England, 19th century, with marks for J.&T. JONES PRESCOT, YOXON of Liverpool, L. WEULE, T&GW, and IIW for John I. Wilmurt, lg. 3 1/4-6 1/4 in.

Note: Turns like these, also sometimes referred to as lathes, are discussed in Crom #2, pp. 500-515. $300-500

113.

Five Brass and Steel Turns, mostly England, 19th century, with marks for PS STUBS, J.&T. JONES PRESCOT, HASWELL, LONDON, and E.B. PORTER, of varying designs and uses, lg. 3 3/4-6 3/4 in. $300-500

114.

Large Steel Turn Bench Bed, England, late 18th century, front bearing poppet of brass, wooden pulley, flattened thumbscrews, (brass poppet probably later), lg. 38 in.

Note: This tool is pictured in Crom #2, p. 502, in figure 991. There it is guessed that this tool, now configured as a lathe, was perhaps once a very long turn bench. $1,000-1,500

115.

Six Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Turns, 18th/19th centuries, including three in the “Geneva” pattern and three English pattern turns.

Note: For descriptions of these types of tools, also called lathes, which are used for turning watch and small clock parts, see Crom #2, pp.

490-513. $300-500

116.

Early French or German Steel Watchmaker’s Turn, early 18th century, bench-vice-held tool with elaborately engraved supports and thumbscrews on the runners and tool rest, lg. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,200

117.

Two Brass and Steel Geneva Pattern Turns, England, 19th century, both with runners and tool rests, the example with brass fitting marked C. Ash & Sons England, max. lg. 10 1/2 in. $200-250

118.

Four Brass and Steel Turns and a Watch Dial Tool, the turns, lg. 5-9 in. $100-200

119.

Assorted Lot of Watchmaking Tools, Switzerland, France, and England, mostly 19th century, including a Jacot tool; various vice-held tools for purposes such as pivot centering, balancing, drilling and polishing; a cutter frame; a mandrel headstock with ivory pulley; and a box of arbors. $200-300

128

120.

Three Watchmaker’s Handwheel-driven Turns, England, 19th century, the handwheel-driven turns, or throws, are vice-held, and used for turning clock and watch parts, and for other tasks such as polishing and drilling, lg. 6-12 1/4 in.

124.

Five Small Brass Swiss Turns, of various design, origin, and condition, approximate lg. 3-6 in. $100-150

Note: For some reason, the English tended to use the handwheel for hand turning rather than the bow, as the French and Swiss seemed to prefer. Crom #2 discusses these tools on pp. 506 and 510-511, with explanations under figures 997 and 1006-1008. $300-500

125.

Two Steel Turns, late 18th/early 19th centuries, one large example meant for clockmaking, the other with only the bed and headstock remaining, lg. 11, 14 in.

121.

Four Steel Geneva Pattern Turns, of various patterns, age, and condition, lg. 6-10 in. $300-500

122.

Four Brass and Steel Pivot Polishing Tools and a Small Turn, Switzerland, 19th century, lg. 4 1/2-7 in.

Note: See Crom #2, pp. 570-578, and especially figure 1138A for a discussion of these turns adapted for a specific purpose. $250-350

123.

Six Brass and Steel Turns, England or Switzerland, 18th-early 20th century, for varied uses, from polishing to general turning work, wd. 4-6 1/4 in.

Note: Turns, or lathes, are discussed in Crom #2 on pp. 500-513, where are illustrated many examples of the various types and designs of turns that were made, including references to old trade catalogues where such turns were available. $250-350

Note: The large turn here is illustrated in the chapter on turns and lathes (Crom #2, pp. 500-513), as figure 1009. $350-550

126.

Steel Swiss-Pattern Lathe, possibly England, 20th century, belt-driven head stock, tool rest, and tail stock, lg. 21 in. $250-450

127.

Green-painted Steel Screw Cutting Lathe, England, 19th century, with triangular lathe bed and flattened thumbscrews, lg. 16 1/2 in. $100-150

128.

Tower Clock Wheel and Roman Numeral Patterns, E. Howard Watch and Clock Company, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1885, including eight wooden tower clock wheel patterns, some stamped with pattern numbers, the dial cluster gear pattern stamped with HW&C Co. and corresponding brass castings of the same patterns, a walnut box with sliding cover stamped Patterns for 6 FT Skellerton [sic] Dial with 10 in. hardwood Roman numeral patterns, another later box with handwritten inscription Figure Patterns Return to E Howard Clock Co., Dec. 26, 1914 with 9 in. hardwood Roman patterns all in a red-painted pine box inscribed The E.H.W. & C. Co. 1885. $1,500-2,500

129

134

129.

Brass Clock Uprighting Tool, Switzerland, late 19th century, the 9 1/2 in. round bed and cyma-shaped frame support the spring loaded steel runner and center point, all on three sturdy iron legs for bench attachment with brass cover, ht. 27 in.

Note: A closely related tool is illustrated in the Mather & Lassell tool catalogue in the collections at Le Chateau des Monts as shown in Crom #3, p. 158. Another example stamped “Vulliamy” is illustrated in Crom #2. $1,000-1,500

130.

Iron Bench Vice, late 19th century, the vice, which is meant to be screwed into the bench, holds a 19th century pinion polisher, vice lg. 9, polisher lg. 17 in. $600-800

134.

Assorted Brass and Steel Fusee-Related Items, England, 18th/19th century, including two fusees, five fusee adjusting tools, chains and chain links, a movement, and several castings.

Note: There is extensive coverage of fusee-related items in Crom #2.

Most pertinently, adjusting rods are discussed on pp. 474-475, chains and chain tools on pp. 410-411. $250-450 135.

Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, Switzerland, 19th century, a large example of this type of tool, with wood turning handle, pivoting cutter and ferrule, knurled thumbscrews for tightening and adjusting, and an indexed steel plate for setting the cutter lead, on modern wood base, ht. 9 1/2, lg. 14 1/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses Swiss fusee cutting engines on pp. 460-464. $1,000-1,500

131.

Twelve Clockmaker’s Tools, 19th and 20th centuries, including five turned wood-handled five clock screwdrivers one marked PS STUBS; a top crown pivot polisher by Roger Davies (made in 1992); and six other tools of varied use, some with chucks for interchangeable bits, lg. 4 1/4-9 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #3 discusses screwdrivers on p. 345, figure 707. $100-150

132.

Two Iron Bench Vices, France, mid-19th century, the larger marked on the frame, F.Darfrey (?) a Morteau, the other, probably Continental, in polished steel condition, total ht. of larger vice 7 1/2 in. $150-250

133.

Two Large Iron and Steel Clock Tools, America, 19th century, a 13 in. handwheel with wood handle, and a large iron mainspring winder, winder overall lg. 16 in. $200-400 135

139.

Fusee Notching Tool by Hollands, London, the iron bed stamped Hollands, London, with brass fusee work holder, brass frame and handpowered cutter, ht. 6, lg. 10 in. $800-1,200

140.

Clock Barrel and Fusee Engine, probably Lancashire, early 19th century, iron frame with barrel holder, cutter frame with wooden handle and iron crank to advance the work and cutter, lg. 16 in. $500-800

141.

Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, Roger Davies, England, 1996, with turned wood handle, marked by the maker, lg. 8 1/4 in.

Note: This tool was made for Ted Crom by Mr. Davies.

139

$200-400

142.

Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, 20th century, bench-made, vice-held tool with fusee held between centers, the square arbor in fitted collet rotated with a crank and turned ivory handle, locking with neatly made steel wing nuts, cutter frame assembly on brass rollers and with steel arbor, lg. 7 in. $400-600

143.

Steel Fusee Engine, France, 18th century, with turned wood handle, the engine with a great many points for fine adjustment of the cutting bar and cutter feed lever which operates by a spring, though there is no fusee curve template as in other examples of similar tools, the adjustments tightened with flat thumbscrews, (lever, spring and fusee chuck replaced, 1978), overall lg. 11 in.

140

136.

Brass Watch Fusee Notching Tool, England, last quarter 19th century, the vice held tool with pivoted U-shaped cutter and work holder assemblies and hand crank with wooden handle to power the cutter, lg.

4 in. $200-400

137.

Brass Fusee Engine, possibly Holland or Belgium, late 18th century, the bench-held frame with threaded advance and wooden handled crank, work holder and pivoted cutter bar, lg. 8 in. $300-500

138.

Brass Fusee Engine, probably France, mid-18th century, the frame with steel runner and work holder, swan neck cutter frame, threaded advance mechanism and steel crank with wooden handle, lg. 9 in.

Note: Crom #2 illustrates and discusses this piece in plate 920. The present example is part of a pair, the other example at the Gold, Silver and Clock Museum, Netherlands. $200-400

Note: A similar fusee cutting engine to the present example is illustrated in Crom #2, figure 99, a reproduced page from Thiout’s 1741 catalogue, whose format likely set the standard for all tool catalogues to come. This particular engine is illustrated and discussed in the same Crom volume as figure 913. $800-1,200

144.

Steel Fusee Cutting Engine, France, mid-18th century, the cutter positioned by a bent steel spring and other adjustments made with flat thumbscrews, overall lg. 8 1/2 in.

Note: This tool is pictured and discussed in Crom #2, figure 912. It is very similar to the fusee cutting engine shown in Thiout’s 1741 catalogue (Crom #2 figure 99). There it is discussed that this tool has an unusual auxiliary cutter frame which swings below where the fusee being cut is mounted. $500-700

145.

Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, Switzerland, first quarter 19th century, of variable lever type with pivoted cutter arm, and steel plates with inscribed reference numbers to help accurately locate the lead of the cutter, and a pivoted auxiliary cutter, ht. 7, lg. 10 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this tool in figures 917 and 918, and pp.

462-463. There it is identified as an 1825 tool, at the latest, since the need for fusees was greatly decreased by the mid-19th century, as they were largely discontinued in their use in Swiss watches by that time. $600-800

143

144

145

146.

Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, Germany, c. 1775, with a large looping bent steel spring and pivoted cutter mount with scrolled thumbhold and flattened thumbscrew fasteners throughout, (lacking turned wood and brass handle), lg. 10 1/2 in.

Note: Leupold and Leutmanns of Germany published a tool catalogue in the first quarter of the 18th century and showed a predecessor to this fusee cutting engine there (Crom #2, figure 908A). This tool is shown in figure 908 in the same volume, and it is mentioned that this kind of engine was generally found around Augsburg, in southern Germany, an area known in the 18th century as a watch, clock, and horological tool center. $500-700

147.

Iron and Steel Fusee Engine by J. & T. Jones, Prescot, late 19th century, stamped by the maker on the brass work holder and fusee advance swing arm, lg. 23 in. $200-400

146

148.

Large Steel Fusee Engine, England, c. 1850, the freestanding handpowered engine of the inclined bar type, with dovetail slide, overall lg.

28 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this tool specifically as figures 926-928, pp.

468-469. $300-500

149.

Steel Fusee or Barrel Engine, England, early 19th century, iron bar stock supports the work holder, cutter assembly and hand crank advance mechanism, together with an additional lead screw and crank, overall lg. 23 in.

Note: This tool is discussed in detail in Crom #3, pp. 314-315. The present example descended in the Murray family of Rothbury, Northumberland, United Kingdom. $300-500

152

150

151.

Brass Machine-a-Raboter, Switzerland, last half 19th century, benchheld tool with steel runners for holding the work, pivoted cutter frame with circular cutter and sliding attachment for advancing the cutter through the work, lg. 10, ht. 7 in.

Note: These highly specialized tools for the accurate filing of tooth shapes in chronometers are discussed in Crom #2, p. 589. $400-600

152.

Brass Machine-a-Raboter, Switzerland, late 19th century, brass viceheld tool with steel runners to hold the work, sliding cutter assembly above and a hinged mahogany box filled with accessories and additional selection of cutters, lg. of tool 12 1/2 in. $800-1,200

153.

Brass Machine-a-Raboter, Switzerland, late 19th century, bench-held tool with work holder, table with rollers for sliding file attachment, crank handle advance and additional accessories, lg. 14 in. $300-500

151

150.

Brass Machine-a-Raboter and Accessories, Switzerland, c. 1800, the vice-held tool engraved H.P. BUCKLEY, with filing slide governed by four rollers, the file designed to pass over arbors which hold the wheel being filed, the machine mounted in a period steel vice further mounted to a modern wood base, together with a decorative box of files, a leather pouch with accessories, and an additional filing slide, slide lg. 7 3/4, tool lg. 11 1/2, ht. as mounted 10 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 covers the Machine-a-Raboter, designed about 1750.

The tool was meant for the accurate and precise filing of wheel tooth shape, taking the place of hand-filing which was inconsistent. This tool is illustrated on p. 582 as figures 1151 and 1152. $1,000-1,500

154.

Brass Machine-a-Raboter by A. Janneret, Locle, mid-19th century, the bench-held tool engraved on the bed A. Janneret Machiniste au Locle, steel runners to hold the work and three sliding file holders.

Note: This tool is pictured and discussed in Crom #2, p. 584.

Provenance: Dr. Torrens Collection, for what Crom describes as the “Torrens Hoard� see Crom #6, pp. 113-124. $1,000-1,500

155.

Brass and Steel Machine-a-Raboter, Switzerland, c. 1800, the filing slide moves between four rollers, on a brass frame and steel base, mounted on a modern stand, with additional slides and accessories, overall lg. 14 1/2, ht. 10 1/2 in. $600-800

155A

155A. Four Items Relating to the John Matzinger Watch and Clock Shop, 1298-1300 Broadway, New York, late 19th century, including two framed photographs showing the interior of the Matzinger shop identified as being located at 33rd and Broadway in Murray Hill, each depicting three clockmakers, a treadle lathe and an assortment of clocks, a metal sign reading “J. MATZINGER/WATCH and CLOCK/MAKER/REPAIRING,” and a brass wood-handled seal marked John Matzinger & Son New York, framed items each approx 12 x 16 (framed size), sign 14 x 14, seal ht. 3 1/2 in.

158.

Two Case Hinge Jigs From Richard Oliver’s Watch Casemaking Shop, England, 19th century, and other items including a drilling template, and a lock, jigs lg. 6-7 in.

Note: Quite a number of pages (pp. 394-410) in Crom #2 are dedicated to the Clerkenwell, England, shop of Richard Oliver, a casemaker whose tools and equipment are mostly at the Liverpool Merseyside Museum. $100-150

Note: Ted Crom had a long history with a man named Joe Sasek, who apprenticed in the Matzinger shop as early as 1904. This friendship and its relationship to the Matzinger shop is detailed in Crom #2, pp.

31-34. $400-600 156.

Pole Lathe from the Richard Oliver Casemaking Shop, 25 Spencer Street, Clerkenwall, London, c. 1900, the pine bench with single leg and shoe foot supports an iron frame lathe powered by a foot treadle attached to a ceiling mounted pole, and dozens of specific made wooden chucks for holding watch case parts during manufacture.

Note: Originally five pole lathes were used in the Oliver Shop in London. Three of the five benches are now in the Merseyside County Museum, while this example used by lead workman Fred Thoms, is offered here. Crom discusses this important watchcase making shop in detail in Crom #2, pp. 394-406. $600-800 157.

Two Casemaking Tools, England, 19th century, both tools, one for case flattening, the other for annealing, from the Richard Oliver shop on Spencer Street in Clerkenwall, England, flattening tool dia. 2 1/2, annealing tool ht. 7 3/4 in.

Note: The Oliver shop is discussed in Crom #2, pp. 394-410, though this annealing tool is shown on p. 539, as figure 1067. $100-150

156

159

159.

Brass Dial-indexing Tool, Switzerland, c. 1890, the dial is tightened to the center of the wheel under the brass arm, and the wheel is spun to each notch, which indicates where each of the sixty marks on the dial will be made, ht. 4 1/2, lg. 6 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #3 discusses this tool on p. 304, figure 633, where you are directed to another discussion (p. 240, figure 546) of tools of this type appearing in an 1890 catalogue. $200-400

160.

Brass and Steel Dial-indexing Engine, France, late 18th century, with pivoting brass and steel arms and an adjustable thumbscrew-tightened pin, and rings of holes for the accurate and regular division of watch dials, (dial supporting ring a replacement), ht. 3, index dia. 6 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this tool in detail on pp. 424-425, and in figure 857. Notably, it is explained which purpose each division ring serves. The appearance of division rings in powers of ten indicates a date and origin in France around 1792-1795, during the French Revolution, when the law there required ten-hour dials (and 100-minute hours) due to the use of the metric system. $250-450

161.

Large Assorted Group of Watchmaking Tools, 19th/20th centuries, including staking tools, polishers, balance spring tools, stone setting tools, swing tools, screw extractors, a depth gauge, and others, approximately eighty items overall.

Note: Many of the functions and identities of these tools are discussed in Crom #2, specifically polishing tools (pp. 559-578), and others. $200-400

162.

Group of Brass and Steel Watchmaking and Jewelling Turns and Various Other Tools, France, England, and Germany, mostly 19th century including drilling turns, pivoting tools, and others, some examples boxed, lg. from 1 in.

Note: For a discussion of many of these items and their uses see Crom #2, pp. 409 and 427-436. $200-400

160

163.

Large Assortment of Watchmaking and Jewelling Tools, 19th and 20th centuries, including swing tools and swing tool frames, boxed sets of arbors, pivot polishers, polishing laps, boxed countersink sets, a boxed “screw extractor,” a boxed “jewelers watch winder,” and others, sizes vary to lg. 7 in.

Note: Many items in this assortment are related to polishing, including the swing tools. Polishing is covered in Crom #2 on pp. 559-578, where there are several references to the appearance of items similar to these in such trade catalogues as that from Robert Haswell & Sons, 1886. $250-450

164.

Assorted Lot of Brass and Steel Watchmaking Tools, 19th/20th centuries, including staking tool, barrel-closing tools with attachments, a box mill, a “Pallet Jewel Setter” in original box, a brass turn mounted to a new wood base and related attachments, a tin with varied tool attachments, and an indexing accessory marked A.D. WILSON PROV., R.I., and other items. $200-400

165.

Six Watchmaker’s Tools, America and England, 19th/20th century, including two steel hand vices, one marked PS STUBS; a steelmounted wood hand vice (cracks); an iron bench vice; an iron and aluminum watch movement cleaner adapted from a hand drill design; and a hand-cranked demagnetizer, ht. 5 1/2; other items lg. 4 1/2-12 in. $150-200

166.

Six Bluing and Soldering Tools, 19th/20th centuries, five with turned wood handles, the tools to be used over the heat of an alcohol lamp, lg.

7 3/4-9 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 p. 374 (figure 764) shows an example of a bluing tool, and p. 423 (figure 856) shows a dial foot holder. It also provides reference for each form in 18th and 19th century tool catalogues such as Wyke and Stubs. $75-125

167.

Assortment of Mostly Brass Cylinder Escapement-related Tools, 19th/20th centuries, the tools specifically designed for the manufacture and repair of cylinder escapements: stakes, gauges, a vice, and dressing tools, lg. 1-7 3/4 in.

Note: See Crom #2 for a discussion of cylinder escapements and the associated tools. $100-150

168.

Six Iron and Steel Pin Vices, probably England, mid-19th century, all of similar design with shaped handles, one with wooden handle, lg. approximately 5 1/2 in. $200-300

169.

Six Steel Pin Vices, probably England, mid-19th century, all of similar design with shaped handles and wing nut clamping of jaws, lg. approximately 4 1/2 in. $100-150

170.

Six Hand Vices, England and America, late 19th/20th centuries, of different design, three with turned wood handles, all the examples marked including PS STUBS and JM HOFF & LANGE, lg. 5-8 1/4 in.

Note: Hand vices are illustrated and discussed in Crom #2, pp. 616618. $200-400

171.

Four Hand Vices and a Steel Folding Multi-use Tool, England, 19th/20th century, the two large hand vices with turned wooden handles, one with a pivot adjacent to the mount, the other with a decorative screw fastener; two small steel vices; and a tool having ten fold-out attachments ranging in use from corkscrew to hole punch; vice lg. 4 1/4-9 3/4, folding tool 4 1/2 in. open. $200-400

172.

Lot of Steel Watchmaker’s Hand Tools, including pin and hand vices, dividers, tweezers, and pliers, max. lg. 6 1/2 in. $100-150

173.

Five Pairs of Steel Sliding Pin Tongs and an Iron Shear, 19th/20th centuries one pair of tongs marked ACIERFONDU, the shear marked PS STUBS, lg. 5-8 in.

Note: Crom #3 has images of these types of tongs on pp. 163 and 164. $100-150

174.

Assorted Lot of Mostly Brass and Steel Watchmaking Tools, England, Switzerland and America, 19th/20th century, including two boxed Ingold Fraise cutters, other uprighting tools, a mainspring winder marked J. STARK WALTHAM MASS, a boxed bow mill, wheel stretching tools, clock jewelling tools, a verge twisting tool, and various others, lg. 1 1/4-6 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 includes a discussion of Ingold Fraise cutters on p.

593, and references to others of the tools seen here on pp. 336, 407, 438-439, 488-489, and in Crom #3, pp. 336 and 347. $200-400

Top: 168; bottom: 169

175.

Group of Assorted Watchmaker’s Tools, America and England, 19th/20th centuries, including a set of cork borers, a leather knife, a brass and steel turn, a pin filing turn, a barrel closing punch marked A.S. KLACKNER ROCHESTER, N.Y., lg. 2 3/4-8 in. $100-150

176.

Large Group of Mainspring-related Tools, France, Switzerland, and England, 19th and 20th centuries, including three barrel-closing stakes, several pairs of various pliers, and ten mainspring winders. $100-150

177.

Brass and Steel Turn and a Mainspring Winder, late 19th century, a standard Swiss pattern turn with manufactured brass flywheel and pull string to continually advance the work in the same direction, lg. 7 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2, pp. 496-497. $75-150

178.

Four Brass and Steel Watch Mainspring Winders, mostly England, 18th/19th century, three with U-shaped brass frames and turned ivory or wood handles, the other of later 19th century design and possibly Swiss, lg. 4-5 1/4 in.

Note: Mainspring tools are covered in Crom #2, pp. 521-523. $200-300

185

182

185

183

187

184 186

188

179.

Four Brass Watch and Clock Mainspring Winders, of various designs, periods, and condition. $200-250 180.

Eleven Mostly Brass Mainspring Gauges, Switzerland, early 20th century, some with marks for K.K. System or Ane MonGUERRE, circular and rectangular examples, circular gauges dia. 2 3/4, rectangular gauges lg. 3 3/4-7 1/2 in.

Note: Various types of measures and gauges are discussed in Crom #2, pp. 476-485. $150-200 181.

Nine Mainspring Gauges, late 19th/early 20th century, of similar form, three marked DENNISON U.S. STANDARD, lg. 4 1/2-6 in.

Note: For discussion of gauges in general see Crom #2 pp. 476-485; for illustrations of this type of mainspring gauge see Crom #2, p. 349, figure 721 and p. 484, figure 950. $125-150 182.

Two Brass and Steel Dial Gauges, Germany and England, late 19th century, the first boxed, the box labeled M. Grossman, Glashutte (near Dresden), Saxony with enamel dial; the second with silvered dial and marked O. BEREND & Co LD. LONDON, E.C., box 4 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.

Note: The English example pictured in Crom #2, figure 952.

187.

Boxed Jewelling Gauge, S.A. Brooks, London, England, c. 1862, the fitted interior of the box with an engraved brass plate with maker’s name inset with jewels identified by numbers 3 to 12, and ten correspondingly marked turned ivory and steel pins, box ht. 2, wd. 3 1/4, dp. 4 1/4 in. $150-200 188.

Two Brass and Steel Pivot Dial Gauges, Switzerland and possibly England, late 19th century, the first with enamel dial, the second with silvered dial, lg. 4, 4 1/4, respectively.

Note: These dial gauges are pictured in Crom #2, p. 485, figure 952. $175-225 189.

Seven Brass and Steel or Aluminum Clockmaking Tools, 19th/20th centuries, including tools for uprighting, poising, and spring vibrating, one tool housed in an octagonal box, ht. 1 1/2-4 3/4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses balance tools in general and “vibrating spring” tools specifically in pp. 370-375, and especially in figures 770772. Poising and uprighting tools get coverage in the same volume on pp. 611-615. $150-200 190.

Seven Brass and Steel Poising Tools, France and Germany, late 19th/early 20th century, the tools for checking the “poise” (uniform thickness and weight) of a balance wheel, ht. 1 1/2-2 1/4 in.

$200-400 Note: Crom #2 p. 367, figure 754A shows a variety of poising tools. $100-150 183.

Brass and Steel Dial Gauge, Charles Taroni, Geneva, Switzerland, c.

1875, the silvered dial is turned with a rose engine and engraved with the maker’s name and floral devices, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 1/2 in.

Note: This gauge is discussed in Crom #3, pp. 332-333, where it is noted that Taroni likely made the gauge while a student at the horological tool in Geneva, as it is typical of other very fine known student work of the time. $400-600 184.

Brass and Steel Dial Gauge, Gallonde, Paris, France, c. 1730-75, the large gauge with engraved brass dial numbered 1-200 and inscribed with maker’s name, (hands, crystal, bezel and surround replaced), ht. 2 3/4, dia. 4 1/2 in.

191.

Nine Mostly Brass and Steel Poising Tools, Germany and France, 19th/20th centuries, the tools for checking that a balance wheel is of uniform weight, ht. 1 1/2- 2 3/4 in. $100-150 192.

Nine Assorted Clockmaking Tools, America, early 20th century, watch movement holders (one marked SPIKE BRIGGS), poising tools (one marked H.B. MORGAN), a boxed jewelling tool with attachments, and a poising caliper marked THE L.C.R. PAT. PARALLEL CALIPER, lg. 2 1/26 in. $100-150

Note: This early and precise dial gauge is discussed in Crom #2, p.

479, figure 938, where it is guessed that it was used in the making of regulators. $300-500

193.

Boxed Brass and Steel Uprighting Tool with Assorted Attachments, Switzerland, late 19th century, the vice-held tool with attachments that include seven brass movement rings, box marked OUTIL & PLANTER, ht. 3 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 4 in.

185.

Two Boxed Scales, England, 18th and early 19th centuries, the first in original box with fitted interior with partial label for J SOMMERS, London; the second a diamond scale in a mahogany box with molded lid opening to a fitted interior with hinged compartment, the underside of lid with an applied printed diamond weight table, lg. 8 1/4, 5 1/2 in., respectively. $250-450

Note: Illustrated in Crom #2, p. 613, figure 1199.

186.

Boxed Brass and Steel Micrometer Gauge, likely America or England, 19th century, the precision gauge marked G.P. Illig, box ht. 1 1/2, dp. 5 14, wd. 4 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses this gauge on p. 485, under figure 952, in which it is illustrated. $150-200

$150-200 194.

Five Brass and Steel Clockmaking Tools, Switzerland and America, 19th century, including three uprighting tools, two of them freestanding with thumbscrews to tighten the steel arms, the third vice-held; a poising tool with lever-tightened ball joint for adjustment marked K. & D.; and a footed movement holder which adjusts in two directions dated “July 23 83”; ht. 4 1/2-7 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 contains a section on uprighting or “planting” tools, pp.

611-615, with many examples shown, as well as numerous references to early tool catalogues. $150-200

196

198

197

195.

Four Brass Upright Tools and a Movement Holder, Switzerland, second half 19th century, one stands on four feet with thumbscrews for locking the movement clamps, the other three of similar form, the movement holder with curving arms each fastened with a small thumbscrew, ht. 2-9 in.

Note: Crom #2 includes a section on uprighting, or “planting,” tools on pp. 611-615, and mentions that tools like them appear in Wyke (Crom #2, figures 259 and 260) and Stubs (Crom #2, figure 302). $150-200 196.

Lot of Watchmaker’s Boxwood and Walnut Cylindrical Containers and Holders, mostly Europe, 19th/20th century, including four small containers for varied use, three small glazed containers with threaded lids, three containers fitted for cylinder punches, a six-tier box for differing grades of polishing compounds, a box containing steel watchmaker’s tools, a bench oil cup, and two miscellaneous partial boxes, ht. 1/2-3 1/2 in. $150-200

197.

Fifteen Burnishers, late 19th/early 20th century, three of bloodstone, one of agate, one brass, and the rest steel, lg. 2 1/4-9 1/2 in.

Note: Burnishers are shown in Crom #3, p. 195, in figures 373 and 374. $100-150 198.

Ten Wood-Handled Burnishers Steels, likely England, late 19th/early 20th century, for the burnishing of various surfaces, lg. 4 1/2-6 1/4 in.

Note: Similar tools are pictured in Crom #3, p. 195. $100-150

199.

Wood-Handled Tool Marked Harrild, the wooden handle on a steel yoke with 3 1/2 in. dia. brass wheel stamped Harrild, lg. 17 1/2 in.

Note: Use of this tool is unknown, but one noted authority with an arcane knowledge of clockmaking tools suggested it is a dial “matting” tool. $150-200

200.

Rose Engine from the Shop of A.L. Breguet, Paris, France, early 19th century, fourteen rosettes with twelve designed for side following, 15 1/2 in. brass drive wheel with 400, 300, 240, 192 and 60 divisions, numerous additional division nodes with steel spring-loaded detent, rubber follower mounted at the side of the headstock with wood-handled tension adjustment, 9 1/2 in. dia. headstock with dove-tailed slides and index attachment, bench mounted slide rest with threaded advance, tool bit and engine-turned ivory handle, front-mounted handwheel and 25 in. dia. drive wheel to rotate the headstock, all on the original walnut bench, ht. 48, wd. 46, dp. 28 in. (at splayed legs). See detail view inside front cover Note: This important ornamental turning machine is discussed in depth in Crom #3, pp. 272-275. Reportedly, another identical engine is known signed in numerous places by Paris maker, A. Dueget. $8,000-10,000

200

201

205.

Brass Depth Measuring Tool by Edwin Langford, Bristol, dated 1851, the instrument engraved on the calibrated top plate, Edwin Langford Bristol 1851, steel and brass adjustable centers on the underside, micrometer adjustment of the calipers and centers with vernier scale readout and magnifier, all in a felt-lined fitted mahogany box, lg. of instrument 9 5/8 in.

Note: This tool is illustrated and discussed in Crom #2, p. 419. $600-800

206.

Fifteen Steel Crossing-out Dies, mid-19th century, used in the Saggerson shop in Prescot, England, the dies for use in a flypress to punch watch and clock wheels, wd. 3/4-1 3/4 in.

Note: Most of these dies are pictured (figure 1189) in the discussion of stamping, in Crom #2, pp. 605-607. $200-250

207.

Group of Miscellaneous Horological Tools, including an 18th century English brass turn, a screwhead tool marked GRIMSHAW, an unidentified tool marked J.D. CHEVALIER having a bone handle carved with an alligator, an early steel hand vice with engraved decoration, a brass tweezers/small shovel combination tool, and a brass balance turn, lg. 4 3/4-7 3/4 in.

Note: See Crom #2, figures 998, 1001, and 1211, and also pp. 500513 and 616-618. $300-500 201

201.

Brass and Steel Rose Engine, unmarked, probably Switzerland, c.

1875, the iron frame supporting ten steel rosettes all with side cams, 13 1/4 in. brass drive wheel with divisions and two steel detents with springs, rear mounted rubber follower, threaded slide rest with calibrated index and ivory handle, modern four-jaw chuck, 24 in. dia. walnut drive wheel and hand crank, all on a custom walnut bench with lyre-shaped legs and ball feet, ht. 54, wd. 43, dp. 22 in. $5,000-7,000

202.

Cast Brass Three-part Headstock for Ornamental Turning, probably Germany, late 19th century, the brass sections joined by two-way dovetail slides, within a cylinder-turned two-part rosewood screw-top box, combined ht. 6, dia. 3 1/2 in. $300-500

203.

Approximately Twelve Boxwood Containers for Watch Tools and Parts, of various sizes, designs, and use. $150-200

204.

Seven Watch Production Jigs, Illinois Watch Company, Springfield, Illinois, c. 1900, for the production of watches made there, the jigs fit on a lathe bed and are marked for their specific uses, each 6 x 3 1/4 in. $100-150

208.

Twelve Steel and Iron Watchmaker’s Tools, mostly 19th century, a wood-handled crossing jig, a pin vice, a small peening hammer, a fusee chain stake, hand tongs, a filing jig, a wood-handled beam compass, a pair of pin tongs, a screw caliper, and three miscellaneous tools, lg. 4-8 in.

Note: For references to some of these tools, see Crom #2, pp. 184 (figure 303), 390, 412, 453, and 558, and Crom #3, p. 303. $100-150

209.

Twelve Watchmaker’s Tools, France and England, 19th/20th centuries, including five pairs of pliers, a pair of nippers, a watch hand lifter, a center-finding tool, poising calipers, a small double-horned vice anvil, and a brass-headed hammer, lg. 3-5 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 shows similar tools on pp. 366-67, 451, 539, 547, and 556-558. $100-150

210.

Small Iron Bench Vice and a Brass and Steel Broaching Lathe, 19th/20th century, the vice American in the “Prentiss” pattern with a pivoting rear jaw, holding the Swiss turn having a long curving hand rest, ht together 4 1/2, wd. 6, dp. 8 1/4 in.

Note: A similar vice is shown in figure 609 from Crom #2, a reprint of a page from Levy, Dreyfus & Co.’s tool catalogue. In addition, Crom #2 shows an earlier version of a broaching late on p. 509, figure 1004. $100-125

211

214

212

215 (partial) 213

211.

Mahogany Dovetailed Box of Three Drawers, England, late 19th century, the box containing watch spring-making tools, two ring pulls replaced, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 5, wd. 10 1/2, dp. 4 1/2 in.

Note: This box was owned and used by 20th century English chronometer maker H.W. Withers, and it is pictured along with its contents in Crom #2, figures 765-769. $300-500 212.

Three-Drawer Walnut Fowler’s Patent Material Case, Buffalo, New York, late 19th century, the molded top above the case of drawers, each fitted with compartments having sliding covers containing a variety of parts, including screws, watch hands, watch wheels of all kinds, springs, case fragments, brass and nickel balance bridges, and barrel bridges, ht. 5 3/4, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 11 in.

Note: This case, as well as lot 213, are shown in Crom #2, figure 501, a page from Otto Young & Co.’s catalogue. $200-400 213.

Three-Drawer Walnut Fowler’s Patent Material Case, Buffalo, New York, late 19th century, the molded top with maker’s label above the case of drawers, each fitted with compartments having sliding covers labeled and numbered in pen, and containing a variety of parts but mostly empty, original pulls, old surface, ht. 6, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 10 3/4 in. $150-250 214.

Two Wood Watch Part Cabinets, America, late 19th century, one a “Fowler’s Patented Material Cabinet” (label gone), with three drawers having slide-lid compartments, the bottommost filled mostly with brooch pins; the other a box with canted top and hinged lids opening to a total of twelve numbered compartments holding watch keys, ht. 6, 3; wd. 12 1/2, 8; dp. 11, 13 in.

Note: Crom #2 discusses cabinets on pp. 385-387, and pictures a Fowler’s Patent example there. Further, on p. 276, in figure 501, a page from Otto Young & Co.’s catalogue is reproduced, and cabinets like these are shown. $250-450

215.

Two Walnut Fowler’s Patented Material Cabinets, Fowler & Co., Buffalo, New York, late 19th century, the first a five-drawer example, the drawers empty but with numerous compartments covered with sliding lids having old labels on them; the second a three-drawer example with compartments covered with sliding lids containing a variety of watch parts including wheels, wheel blanks, escapement wheels, assorted verge watch materials, and pinions.

Note: Crom #2 discusses cabinets on pp. 385-387, and pictures a three-drawer Fowler’s Patent example there. Further, on p. 276, in figure 501, a page from Otto Young & Co.’s catalogue is reproduced, and cabinets like these are shown. $200-400

216.

Carved Watchmaker’s Three-Drawer Parts Cabinet, America, late 19th century, the top and bottom with egg-and-dart molding, and case of three graduated drawers with paper label remnants flanked by spiralcarved pilasters, the drawers full of a large assortment of watch hands, ht. 10 1/4, case wd. 13 3/4, case dp. 9 in. $200-400

217.

Red-painted Ten-Drawer Watch Crystal Cabinet, 19th century, the molded slightly overhanging top above the paneled case with lambrequin corners, and ten thumbmolded graduated drawers with fitted and labeled interiors containing hundreds of watch crystals, all on a molded base, original turned wood pulls, original alligatored surface, (imperfections), ht. 33, case wd. 20 3/4, case dp. 16 in. $800-1,200

218.

Three-Drawer Fowler’s Patented Material Cabinet, Fowler & Co., Buffalo, New York, c. 1875, the three-drawer cabinet for watchmaker’s materials, with alterations within the drawers, one drawer holding a variety of fusee chains, (scratched, drawer-front veneer gone), ht. 6, wd.

12 1/2, dp. 10 3/4 in. $150-250

219.

Six Watchmaker’s Tool and Parts Cabinets and Boxes, 19th/20th century, of varied form including a twenty-drawer example, a small lifttop cabinet with seven drawers, and a mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood box; and mostly empty, though one small black-painted four-drawer example holds a large assortment of watch wheels, (imperfections, paint wear, and losses), ht. 3 1/2-7 1/2, wd. 8-14 1/2, dp. 4-9 1/2 in. $150-250

220.

Oak Four-Drawer Supply Cabinet, late 19th/early 20th century, currently containing a variety of rod stock, and varied sheet metal including brass, steel, and aluminum, original pulls, old surface, box ht.

10 1/2, case wd. 24 1/2, case dp. 13 1/2 in. $200-300

221.

Victorian Oak Carved Machinist’s Cabinet, late 19th century, the lift top opens to a well, above four drawers arranged in two rows, all on a base with drawer, bellflower garland carved adornment, ht. 12, wd. 22, dp. 13 in. $200-400

222.

Three Watchmaker’s Parts and Crystal Cabinets, the walnut onedrawer cabinet filled with crystals, wd. 21 1/2; a small cabinet with an assortment of reamers and small files (lacking a top drawer), ht. 7 1/2; and a ten-drawer oak cabinet with neat compartments holding small glass parts containers with screw lids (lacking one drawer), wd. 18 1/2 in. $200-400

223.

Oak Roll-top Watchmaker’s Bench, late 19th century, fitted with nine draws, chalk compartment, iron kick wheel powering the 12 in. F. W. Derbyshire, Waltham, Massachusetts, watchmaker’s lathe with head and tail stock, tool rest and driving pulleys, ht. 48, wd. 43, dp. 26 in. $800-1,200

224.

Four Watchmaker’s Lathes and Accessories, 19th/20th century, the lathes now mounted to wood bases, the accessories include arbors and at least two cutters, largest lathe bed lg. 11 in. $250-450

225.

Three Watchmaker’s Lathes, America, 20th century, hand and motorpowered, with associated components, some of which are 19th century; some lathes mounted on wood bases, longest lathe bed lg. 9 in. $75-125

225A. Peerless Marshall 12-inch Watchmaker’s Lathe, in nickel finish with sliding head and tail stock, tool rest and one centering collet, lg. 12 in. $250-450

226.

Eight Miscellaneous Steel and Iron Lathe Headstocks, 19th/20th centuries, one marked Waltham, lg. to 10 in. $200-400

227.

Oak and Walnut Foot Treadle Lathe, 20th century, a bench-made replica set up with a swing tool, three-jaw headstock, tail stock, tool rest, and oak bench, ht. 48, wd. 36, dp. 26 1/2 in.

Note: This lathe was constructed by Ted Crom to demonstrate Black Forest clockmaking operations such as drilling, rounding up and general turning. $800-1,200

228.

Pine Ten-Drawer Watchmaker’s Parts and Tools Cabinet, 19th century, the paneled case with lambrequin corners of ten graduated thumbmolded drawers, with a large assortment of watchmaker-related items, including bezels, crystals, clock glasses, case springs, watch boxes including Howard and Ball examples, varied pliers, movement and case screws often in labeled boxes and vials, winder knobs, watch wheels, the drawers with original turned wood pulls, old surface, ht. 32 1/2, wd. 20 1/2, case dp. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200

229.

Walnut Six-Drawer Watchmaker’s Parts Cabinet, with a large assortment of watch jewels including Waltham and Elgin balance hole and roller jewels manufactured by the Waltham Horological School, ht.

17 1/2 in. $200-400

230.

Black-painted Oak Watchmaker’s Parts Cupboard, America, early 20th century, two paneled hinged doors open to reveal seven graduated drawers, the drawers filled with miscellaneous watchmaking materials: wheels, springs, etc., (left side top molding gone), ht. 21 1/4, wd. 12 1/4, dp. 8 1/2 in. $300-500

231.

Brass Clockmaker’s Sector, possibly England, late 19th/early 20th century, lg. 18 1/4 in. $400-600

232.

Brass Clockmaker’s Sector, Dobson, London, England, 19th century, lg. 11 1/4 in. $200-400

233.

Ten Brass Sectors and Other Gauges, late 19th/early 20th centuries, one sector marked T. Jump. $150-200

234.

Brass Clockmaker’s Sector, France, early 20th century, lg. 13 1/2 in. $200-400

235.

Brass Clockmaker’s Sector, possibly England, marked Ahrens, 1833, lg. 20 3/4 in. $400-600

232 231

235

233

237 (partial)

236

234

236.

Large Brass Sector, possibly England, 19th century, the adjustable arm tightens with a thumbscrew, lg. 27 in.

Note: Crom #2 includes a few pages on sectors or “proportional gauges,” tools which predate watchmaking but are used readily by watch and clockmakers to calculate the relative sizes of wheels and pinions. $200-400

237.

Nine Brass and Steel Douzieme Gauges, and Two Crystal Gauges, Switzerland or France, late 19th/early 20th centuries, the douzieme gauges V-shaped with arc showing the width of the object between the calipers, one crystal gauge wood and brass, the other brass, lg. 4 3/47 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #3 shows douzieme gauges in old catalogues as figures 309 and 384. $100-150

238.

Six Steel Gauges, France and England, 19th century, of varied design and for measuring sheet metal or wire widths, with maker’s marks including PS STUBS, A. PARYS, and J. SPENCER & SONS, one example inscribed A.W. BALL and dated 1875, in its original cardboard case, lg. 1 1/2-8 1/2 in. $100-125

243.

Brass Table Micrometer, Switzerland, late 19th century, on four post legs, steel calipers on one end, calibrated vernier read out through glazed window and planar mirror mounted below, lg. 10 1/2 in. $100-150

244.

Four Dial Gauges for Assorted Use, America and Switzerland, 19th and 20th century, including balance spring gauges, one marked JM BOTTUM NEW-YORK with patent date 1859; and two pivot gauges; wd. 1 1/2-4 1/4 in.

Note: J.M. Bottum, a New York tool manufacturer, is discussed over six pages in Crom #2 (pp. 242-247). Legend says that one night Bottum, when ill and having realized that he did not have long to live, put some of his best tools in a bag along with some bricks and sank them in the river; gauges are covered in the same volume on pp. 476-485. $200-300

245.

Two Boxed Brass and Steel Pivot Dial Gauges, Switzerland, c. 186070, with enamel dials, in leather covered cardboard boxes, one with gilt tooling, box ht. 3 1/2, 4 in. $150-200

246.

Four Dial Gauges, America. c. 1900, for various purposes and of varying design, including a gauge fashioned from a Seth Thomas pocket watch and a gauge with inlaid brass tag inscribed GILDING, lg.

4-7 3/4 in.

239.

Twelve Brass, Steel, and Aluminum Gauges, England, Switzerland, and America, 19th/20th centuries, of varied designs, the gauges for measuring widths of wire and stones, and three with micrometers for measuring the strength of mainsprings, most marked, lg. 2-7 in. $100-150

Note: In Crom #2, p. 485, figure 952, it is noted that the gauge with the GILDING tag is from the Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, Massachusetts. $200-300

240.

Approximately Fourteen Steel Gauges, Switzerland and England, 19th/20th centuries, of varied designs, some with marks including MARTIN and R. MATHER & SON, mostly for measuring thickness and diameter of wires, lg. 1 3/4-4 3/4 in. $75-125

247.

Cased Dixieme Gauge and a Six-Compartment Wheel-sorting Box, late 19th or 20th century, the box of laminated wood with push-button latches and filled with brass wheel blanks and cut wheels, the gauge housed in a cardboard sleeve, gauge lg. 4 3/4, box 1 x 6 x 3 3/4 in. $150-200

241.

Nine Mostly Brass and Steel Gauges, America, France, and Switzerland, 19th/20th centuries, a thread gauge marked J. WYKE & CO. E. BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A.; a wire and rod ring gauge; two mainspring gauges; a roller table gauge; two sliding caliper gauges, one having a dial; and a boxed vernier caliper marked Darling, Brown & Sharp Providence, R.I. $150-200

248.

Large Lot of Assorted Gauges and Measuring Devices, Europe and America, 19th/20th century, including wire gauges, dial gauges, crystal gauges, sliding calipers, Vernier calipers, of various materials and makers, some marked, lg. 2 3/4-6 in. $100-150

242.

Upright Steel and Nickel Plated Brass Dial Gauge, Randall & Stickney, Waltham, Massachusetts, late 19th century, for measuring the thickness of plates, the black-painted and gilt stand with maker’s name supports the dial also inscribed with maker’s name as well as the 1883 patent date, all under a glass dome on turned wood base, ht. to top of dome 8 1/2, wooden base dia. 7 in.

Note: This tool is pictured in Crom #2, p. 480, figure 939. $200-400

249.

Oak Lift-top Box with Drawer Containing Silversmith’s Supplies, England, c. 1900, the two-board top with molded edge opens to a well and inset tray with a large set of steel master dies, punches, dies, and engravers, above the drawer containing varied tools including files, parallel rules, a wire brush, and additional dies, old turned pulls and original brass lock hardware, refinished, (lacks lower molding), box ht. 8 3/4, wd. 20 3/4, dp. 11 1/4 in.

Note: A handwritten note dated 1959 on the underside of the top indicates that this box was given to Ted Crom by Ron Musker of Prescot, a local antiquarian. The note also indicates that the box was once labeled, though the label is now gone. $700-900

251.

Three Engraver’s Vices and an Engraver’s Pad, 19th/20th century, the first two vices turned rosewood with brass fittings, one inscribed W.S.L.F and dated March 1872, with a pin extending from the bottom meant to be inserted into a bench, ht. 6 1/4; the third consisting of two large plated steel components, the top which houses the vice, the rotating assembly is laid on a leather and wood ring to facilitate work at any angle, ht. 7; and a sand-filled leather pillow for the engraver to rest his hand, dia. 5 3/4 in.

Note: In Crom #2 there is pictured (figure 1210) the first vice mentioned above, where it is noted that a very similar product was produced and available at least in the 1884 catalogue by B.F. Norris. $200-300

252.

Pine Chest and Sand Casting Equipment, the hinged chest with lower drawer and two removable trays of sand-casting equipment, patterns and castings, lg. 25, ht. 12 1/4 in. $400-600

253.

Assorted Group of Wood Patterns and Brass Castings for Horological Shop Tools, mostly 20th century, including an unfinished uprighting tool, parts lg. to 4 1/2, uprighting tool ht. 4 3/4 in. $100-150

249

250.

Two Engraver’s Blocks and a Staking Tool with Attachments, America, late 19th century, the engraver’s blocks of differing designs, one meant to hold irregularly shaped objects and tightened with a clock key, the other on a black-painted base; the staking tool with approximately fifty attachments; rests lg. 5, 5 1/2, staking tool lg. 3 3/4 in. $125-175

261 with detail view

254.

Four Carved Wood Clock Weight Casting Patterns, America, 19th/20th century, including examples used for the making of weights used in large and typical banjo clocks, eight-day shelf clocks, and eightday long case clocks, lg. 6 1/2-8 3/4 in. $75-125

255.

Approximately Fourteen Brass or Steel Clock Forgings, England, 19th/20th century, including arbors, pinions, and four crutches, together with an unfinished brass plate for a drawer pull, a bail handle, and a wax pattern for a similar bail. $100-150

263 with detail view

256.

Brass and Steel Wheel and Pinion Blanks, France or England, late 19th century, some associated with the French clockmaker Japy who worked at Beaucourt, the blanks enclosed in folded paper with pen and pencil inscriptions. $100-150

262.

Group of Filemaking Items, England, 19th century, including five chisels of varying size, three file blanks, a wood-handled steel hammer, and a name stamp reading MADE IN ENGLAND STUBS, lg. 1 1/4-8 1/2 in. $250-450

257.

Twelve Cast Bronze Roman Numerals, 20th century, the castings number I through XII and meant for a large clock dial, ht. 4 in. $125-175

263.

Cast Steel Riveting Hammer, 19th century, with octagonal faceted head and unusually wide pane engraved with birds and geometric motifs, the turned handle with octagonally-faceted sections, lg. 12 in. $300-500

258.

Assortment of Clock and Tool Parts, Europe and America, mostly 19th century, including clock wheels, arbors, and pulleys. $75-125

259.

Three Polychrome Cast Iron Dutch Figural Tall Clock Finials, 19th/20th century, figures of Atlas, and flanking angels, ht. 14 1/2 in. $100-150

260.

Brass and Steel Rope-braiding Engine, likely 19th century, with turned wood handle, together with several examples of the kind of rope that could be made using the engine, lg. 6 1/2 in. $150-175

261.

Group of File and Chisel Blanks and a Name Stamp, from the shop of Blundell, Prescot, England, the blanks intended for files and chisels of varied use, lg. 1 1/4-10 1/2, a modern rasp made by Joe Bipsham, and a stamp reading BLUNDELL/MADE IN ENGLAND, lg. 3 1/2 in., and two associated planishing hammers.

Note: For a description of the Blundell shop, see Crom #3, p. 311. $300-500

264.

Two Wood-Handled Steel Hacksaws, late 19th/early 20th century, one fitted with a burnishing attachment, one with modern adapted “blade,” lg. 13 3/4, 23 3/4 in. $150-250

265.

Six Precision Steel Screwdrivers, England, late 19th century, three with horn or bone handles, three with turned rosewood handles, the former marked COGSWELL & HARRISON/LONDON, the latter with brass mounts, lg. 4 1/2-6 1/2 in. $150-200

266.

Ten Wood-Handled Brass and Steel Hacksaws, mostly Ireland and England, late 18th/19th centuries, including five in the “Lancashire” Pattern, marks include PS STUBS, BOOTH BROTHERS DUBLIN and L.P. EMERSON, lg. 7 1/2-12 1/2 in.

Note: See Crom #2, pp. 594-597, for a discussion of hacksaws or “clockmakers’ saws.” $300-500

265

266

264

267

268

267.

Four Brass, Steel, and Wood Piercing or Fretting Saws, Germany or France, 19th/20th century, one steel and brass saw adjusts to pivot the blade during use, all with turned wood handles, lg. 9 3/4-13 3/4 in.

Note: For a discussion of fretting saws, see Crom #2, pp. 594-597, especially figures 1171, 1174, and 1176. $200-400

268.

Nine Steel Watchmaking Hammers, France, late 19th/early 20th century, the hammers with turned or carved wood handles for staking, peening, and chasing, lg. 6 3/4-10 in.

Note: Several of these cast hammer heads are pictured in Crom #2, p.

143. $150-200

269.

Slide Lid Box with Assorted Hand Tools, 18th-20th centuries, including calipers, finishers stakes, a double halberd file marked PS STUBS, and other tools, some also marked by Stubs, box lg. 9 1/4 in. $100-150 271

270.

Spotting or Damascening Engine, England, late 19th century, iron frame and brass work holder with geared adjustment in two directions and overhead drive for polishing head with worm gear adjustment.

Note: This machine is illustrated and discussed in Crom #2, p. 540, plate 1068. $500-700

271.

Brass and Steel Boxed Mandrel, Robert Barker, England, c. 1810, the vice-held lathe-powered tool with brass frame marked R BARKER, the faceplate with three thumbscrew-adjusted jaws, and adjustable steel tool rest, in original fitted dovetailed mahogany box (lid needs regluing), lg. 10 1/4 in.

Note: Mandrels are covered extensively in Crom #2, on pp. 524-537. $800-1,200

272.

Brass and Steel Mandrel, J&T Jones, Prescot, England, 19th century, the freestanding tool with brass pulley, large faceplate with three jaws, and adjustable cutter assembly on two dovetail slides, overall lg. 20 1/2, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 shows this mandrel as figure 1046, p. 527. $300-500

273.

Brass and Steel Mandrel, John Alcock, Prescot, England, c. 1860, the free-standing crank-powered tool with frame marked JOHN ALCOCK, brass pulley, three-jaw brass faceplate, and adjustable cutter on two dovetail slides, together with unattached tool rest for hand turning, handwheel dia. 8 1/4, overall lg. 17 1/4 in.

Note: This tool is pictured in color on p. 529 of Crom #2, as figure 1051. $500-700

274.

Brass Mandrel by J. &T. Jones, Prescott, England, mid-19th century, 6 1/2 in. handwheel with wooden handle supported on a scrolled foot, frame stamped J. & T. Jones, Prescott, three-jaw head stock and tool rest, lg. 12 in. $500-700

275.

Early Watchmaker’s Mandrels by Bowden and John Barker, England, c. 1800, the smaller tool stamped in numerous places Bowden with three clamp head stock and tool rest, lg. 9, the larger, marked JB, three clamp head stock and tool rest, lg. 8 1/2 in. $300-500

276.

Two Watchmaker’s Mandrel-related Tools, Switzerland, 19th century, one with worm gear drive and three-jaw faceplate, the other with wooden pulley and pivoting frame, wooden stand fits the first tool, lg. 9 1/2, 7 1/4 in. $100-150

277.

Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, c. 1875, viceheld gear- or pulley-powered tool, wood handles, dovetail slides, and thumbscrew fasteners, (missing elements including the faceplate), lg. 18 3/4 in. $150-250

278.

Brass and Steel Mandrel Handwheel, Switzerland, 19th century, now mounted to a modern lathe, on wood base with a motor, switch, and other modern alterations, wheel dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-300

279.

Three Brass and Steel Mandrel Parts, Switzerland, 19th century, a headstock with knurled thumbscrews, a handwheel lacking crank, and a cross slide, handwheel lg. 9 1/4, headstock dia. 4, slide wd. 5 1/2 in. $75-125

280.

Brass Swiss Mandrel, c. 1875, with other possibly associated components, lg. 16 in. $200-300

281.

Brass Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, late 19th/early 20th century, with wooden pulley and worm-gear drive, brass faceplate with three jaws, dovetail slide tool rest with crank adjustment, mounted on iron base, knurled and flattened thumbscrew fasteners, lg. 13 1/4, ht. 8 1/4 in.

288.

Watchmaker’s Lathe by Stark Tool Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, with 16 in. bed with maker’s plaque, belt-driven head stock and one collet, compound slide with tool bit on a wooden cabinet. $200-300

289.

Victorian Foot Treadle Polishing Machine, with 16 in. flywheel and foot-shaped treadle with two tapered spindles and modern table, ht. 45 in. $75-150

290.

Watchmaker’s Crystal Press, the birch three-drawer cabinet with foot pedal control of press, wooden forms and crystals, ht. 44 in. $100-200

Note: Crom #2 covers mandrels on pp. 524-537. $250-450

282.

Brass and Steel Watchmaker’s Mandrel, Switzerland, late 19th century, vice-mounted machine with helical geared hand crank drive, three-clamp faceplate, cross slide and tool rest, all on a later wooden cabinet, lg. 17 in. $200-400

283.

Swiss Watchmaker’s Mandrel, with three-clamp faceplate and wooden handwheel, lg. 21 in. $150-200

284.

Steel French or German Cutter Frame Fragment, possibly late 17th century, with cast steel pointed center screws, decorative wing nuts and finials, lg. 11 1/4 in.

Note: This fragment is pictured and discussed in Crom #2, p. 629. $250-450

285.

Brass and Steel Drilling Frame, Switzerland, 19th century, with ornamentally turned adjusting screws, the frame attaches to a wheel cutting engine for use as a drill, ht. 5, wd. 6 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2 has an in-depth chapter on wheel cutting, and mentions that wheel cutting engines were often adapted for additional uses (pp. 625-667). $100-200

286.

Brass Watchmaker’s Mandrel and Rounding-up Tool, Switzerland, c.

1875, the mandrel with 9 in. handwheel and wooden handle, three-jaw clamping headstock, cross slide with tool holder and steady rest, all on a wooden stand, ht. 12 1/2, lg. 22; the rounding-up tool stamped R. Flume Berlin with 7 in. dia. handwheel, cutting arbor and work holder, all on a wooden cabinet with approximately twenty-four additional cutters, ht. 11 in. $300-500

287.

Brass Watchmaker’s Depthing Tool, Switzerland, late 19th century, unmarked, in a fitted leather-covered box marked 26, lg. 3 in. $150-250

291.

Iron Watchmaker’s Kickwheel, America, early 20th century, the 18 in. wheel with curving spokes powered by a foot pedal, overall ht. 21 in. $200-400

292.

Two Victorian Foot-powered Machines, late 19th century, both with flywheels, foot-shaped treadles, tapered spindles, one with grinding wheels and tin cover, the other with polishing wheels, max. ht. 48 in. $100-150

293.

Three Watchmaker’s Rounding-up Tools, Switzerland, late 19th century, of various designs including an unusual example with an annular geared hand turned cutter frame, two examples mounted in small bench vices. $200-250

294.

Two Swiss Brass Rounding-up Tools, both with handwheels, work holders, and cutters, one mounted on the original walnut cabinet, together with additional boxed cutters and accessories, ht. of tools approximately 10 in. $250-450

295.

Iron Watchmaker’s Press by F.H. and E. & F. Company, with Lshaped handle and helical geared feed, ht. 8 1/2 in. $100-150

296.

Three Boxed Clockmaking Tools, Germany, France, and America, early to mid-20th century, and A. Alexander pivot polisher, a jewel seat cutting tool, a spring vibrating tool, and a boxed graduated set of mainspring winders with a knurled handle, box ht. to 3 3/4, box lg. to 7 in.

Note: There is reference to two of these types of tools in Crom #2, first in figure 770 on p. 373, and again on pp. 488-489. $100-150

297.

Boxed Brass and Steel Uprighting Tool, Switzerland, late 19th century, with attachments and an included balance turn which was at times offered in the same box with an uprighting tool as a set, (box in poor condition), box dimensions 3 1/2 x 5 x 7 in. $100-150

298.

Plated Steel Tapping Machine, America, late 19th/early 20th century, a production machine used for tapping watch plates and driven by a belt, mounted on a turned wood base, (lacks mechanism for raising and lowering), ht. 9 in. $100-150

299.

Iron Clock Pinion Swing Polishing Tool, possibly England, 19th century, with flattened thumbscrews and wing nuts, the tool works by swinging the polisher past the item to be polished, which is clamped below, ht. 17 in.

Note: Crom #2 pictures this tool as figure 1149A. $400-600

300.

Two Steel, Iron, and Brass Watchmaking Tools, late 19th century, a slot cutting tool likely of Swiss origin with a quick-release clamp that implies batch-production capability; and a watch production lathe, possibly made in the Lancashire Watch Factory, with a four-pointed cutter which is easily switched out, again implying increased production speed; slot cutting tool lg. 6, lathe ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-400

301.

Two Staking Tools, America, c. 1890-1900, one steel and marked JG HALL ROXBURY VT, with a glass dome and approximately sixty steel fittings, all set into a wood base (dome broken and repaired), the other cast iron, together with a cast iron holder from a staking tool, example with dome ht. 9 in.

306.

Three-Drawer Watchmaker’s Parts Cabinet, America, early 20th century, the top two drawers with glazed fronts and shaped aluminum pulls and the bottom drawer unglazed with brass mounted turned wood pulls, all on molded base, the top drawer containing a large assortment of approximately 200 mostly American brass and copper enamel watch dials, the middle drawer an assortment of scrap watch movements and a few dials, and the bottom drawer more scrap movements and dials, ht. 9, case wd. 21 1/2, case dp. 16 in. $200-400

307.

Pine Lift-top Box, probably mid-19th century, the top with molded edge and recessed panel opens to an interior with lift-out tray, on molded base, ht. 8, case wd. 10 1/2, case dp. 8, together with a single-drawer bowfront box (alterations), ht. 3, wd. 15, dp. 13 in. $75-125

308.

Seven Watch Part Boxes or Chests, 19th/20th centuries, including three hinged boxes, a leather-covered cabinet, an aluminum cabinet, and a three-drawer cabinet, (losses and imperfections), ht. to 7 1/2, wd. to 13 1/2 in. $200-400

309.

Four Brass and Steel Die Stock Tools, England and Continental, 18th/19th centuries, three steel examples and a brass and steel tool with turned wood handle, lg. 5 1/2-12 1/4 in.

Note: Staking tools, late 19th century tools developed and used for a great many purposes, are discussed in Crom #2, pp. 603-604. $75-150

Note: Examples of these tools are illustrated in Crom #2, p. 609, figure 1192 and 1196, and there are similar examples from trade catalogues shown in 18th and 19th century trade catalogues, illustrated as figures 193, 243, 309, and 347 in the same volume. $150-200

302.

Two Brass Swiss Equalizing Tools, mid-19th century, the bench held tools with work holders and pivoted cutter frames, used to re-cut bent or damaged teeth on a crown wheel, lg. 3 1/2-5 1/2 in. $250-450

310.

Group of Eight Steel or Brass Die Stocks, England, 19th century, including single die stock and multiple die stock examples, some marked, lg. 5 1/2-10 3/4 in. $125-175

303.

Brass Swiss Rounding-up Tools, late 19th century, of various patterns and condition, the largest mounted on a turned hardwood base, helical gear drive with wooden handled crank and lever advance, ht. to 11 in. $200-300

311.

Three Metal Fly Presses of Various Sizes, mounted on a wooden board. $100-150

304.

Two Brass Rounding-up Tools, Switzerland or France, c. 1875, the first, a vice-held gear-powered tool with a lever-adjusted arbor fixed to a dovetail slide (turned wood handle broken), lg. 9 1/4, ht. 5, wd. 7; the second, a vice-held crank-powered tool, pivoting arbor, brass pulley, uprighting frame on a dovetail slide, lg. 10, ht. 8, wd. 5 1/2 in.

Note: See Crom #2 for a discussion of these tools on pp. 590-593, with the first of these tools pictured as figure 1166. $200-300

305.

Six-Drawer Watch Crystal Cabinet, America, early 20th century, with molded top and base, two fitted drawers containing hundreds of watch crystals in various sizes, other drawers empty, ht. 20, wd. 25, dp. 18 in. $400-600

312.

Five Small Anvils and an Iron Casting Mold, mostly 20th century, including a 19th century bench example set into a cast iron base, two advertising anvils, and a casting mold for metal slabs, ht. 2-3 3/4 in. $50-75

313.

Two Boxed Screwhead and Tip Polishing Tools, possibly Switzerland, c. 1900, the boxed sets with knurl-handled tools and varied attachments, together with additional related items, box lg. 8-8 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2, pp. 573-574, figures 1143 and 1144 discuss and show this type of tool. $100-150

314.

Large Group of Watch Screws, mostly 20th century, housed in two long hinged leather cases, a wooden slide-lid case, and three turned wood circular cases, case lg. to 10 1/2, circular boxes dia. 1 3/4-2 3/4 in. $75-125

322.

Brass Boxed “Universal Wecker,” France or Switzerland, 19th century, marked on a tag GALERIE DE VALOR/PALAIS ROYAL/NO. 164, one of the parts further marked R.G. SELKE, together with a pocket watch, box ht. 3, wd. 4 1/2, dp. 3 1/4, tool lg. 4 in. $200-300

315.

Group of Miscellaneous Horological and Other Tools and Parts, 19th and 20th centuries, calipers, screwdrivers, clock wheels, clock hand templates, in a cardboard box. $200-250

323.

Oak Table-top Watch Display Case, late 19th century, with convex glazed front, glazed sides and mirror back, plaque on front reads J. Riswig, 208 & 210 Randolph Street, Chicago, wd. 18 1/2, ht. 9 1/2, dp.

12 1/4 in. $200-300

316.

Two Brass Demonstration Chronometer Balances, England, 19th century, dia. 5 3/4, 11 1/2 in. $150-250

317.

Large Assorted Lot of Miscellaneous Tool Parts, mostly 19th century, lathe tailstocks, components for mandrels, turned wood handles, and fastening screws. $100-150

318.

“Beebe Binocular Loupe” Magnifying Glasses, American Optical Company, c. 1900, with original box, together with two incomplete watch movements and related parts, (glasses box worn), box ht. 2 3/4, wd. 3 3/4, dp. 5 1/2 in. $75-125

319.

Fourteen Eye Loupes and Magnifiers, late 19th/early 20th century, including examples made of horn, plastic, and metal, (many with chips and losses), ht. 1 1/4-1 3/4 in.

Note: These loupes and others like them are discussed in Crom #2, p.

546. $100-150

320.

Two Adjustable Bench Magnifiers, likely America, 20th century, one of brass with domed base, the other steel with flat base and knurled thumbscrew tightener, ht. 9, 15 in., respectively. $50-100

321.

Fourteen Mostly Glass and Tin Jeweler’s Alcohol or Spirit Lamps and Accessories, mostly America, late 19th/early 20th century, the lamps of varied form, along with six brass or plated brass blowpipes, and two brass alcohol torches, lamps ht. 1 3/4-7 1/2, pipes lg. 8 1/410, torches lg. 6 1/2, 9 1/2 in.

Note: These tools came in a variety of shapes and sizes, and were available toward the end of the nineteenth century. Altogether they were used for a number of purposes including soldering. They are illustrated in at least two catalogues reproduced in Crom #2, in figures 587 (blowpipe) and 702 (lamp). $100-150

324.

Three Waltham, Massachusetts, Related Items, Waltham, Massachusetts, late 19th/early 20th century, two mainspring gauges, a boxed “Watchmakers Gage. [sic],” and other Waltham-made items including a watch dial and a hole gauge. $100-150 325.

Assorted Watch and Movement Holders and Four Pocket Watches, late 19th/early 20th century, including a wood stand with six spaces to store pocket watches vertically; a modern Lucite cylinder holding a brass movement, the movement inscribed V.A.P. BREVETE S.G.D.G.; an adjustable steel poising tool marked HARDINGE BROS./CHICAGO; and four pocket watches, one inscribed TIME BALL SPECIAL, another marked Ingersoll/RELIANCE, (damage to dials), ht. 1 1/2-4 1/2, watch dia. 2-2 1/4 in. $200-250 326.

Painted Wood and Gilt-gesso Watchmaker’s Trade Sign, America or England, late 19th century, the front with printed paper “dial,” the reverse with evidence of similar decoration which is now gone, ht. 9 in. $75-125 327.

Two Jewelling Rests, America, c. 1900, the rests and accessories used to assist in the cutting of jewel seats, both wd. 6 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2, p. 488, discusses these tools, and mentions that tools like them can be found in the late 19th century catalogues of both Otto Young and Dreyfus & Co. (Crom #2 figures 495-496, 500, 597, and 599). $100-150 328.

Teaching Pocket Watch Repair Kit MONTRE “INSTRUCTIVE,” Switzerland, patented 1904, in its original labeled fitted box containing clock repair tools, a pocket watch case with dial inscribed INSTRUCTIVE, and parts, box 1 x 5 x 4 in. $100-150 329.

Lever-escapement Model by S.G. Luvis, 1910, the Masonite case supports the brass and steel model marked with maker’s name on top plate with escape wheel and pallets under one bridge and the 3 1/4 in. two-arm brass balance wheel with coiled hair spring, regulator and cap jewel under another, both bridges with turned brass pillars and powered by a simple two wheel, spring-powered movement mounted on the underside, 7 in. square. $500-800

333 (partial)

336

335

337 (partial) 334 (partial)

330.

Seven Iron or Steel Tools, 19th/20th centuries, including a wood handled riveting hammer, a pair of broaching tongs, two pair wire drawing tongs, an adjustable wrench, shears, and another pair of tongs, lg. 4 3/4-12 1/4 in.

Note: For descriptions of these tools, see Crom #2, pp. 556-558, especially figures 1108 and 1112. $100-150

331.

Brass Wax Seals and a Cast Brass Toggle, 19th century, the seven seals with scrolling and floral rococo designs, the toggle showing a workbench, together with two wooden handles fashioned to fit over the tapering shafts of the seals, longest lg. with handle 6 in. $100-150

332.

“South Bend Direct Current Watch Demagnetizer,” The KnoblochHeideman Manufacturing Company, South Bend, Indiana, early 20th century, with direct current cord and maker’s label on underside of mounting platform, ht. 6, platform lg. 10, platform dp. 5 in. $50-75

333.

Ten Brass or Whalebone Watchmaker’s Drill Bows, likely 19th century, seven whalebone examples and three of brass, together with a glass canister with horsehairs to string the bows, lg. 10-20 1/2 in.

Note: Crom #2, p. 306, figure 592, shows an example of a whalebone drill bow for sale in an 1886 catalogue. The bow is used to power watchmaker’s turns and lathes. $150-200

334.

Four Adjustable Drilling Bows, England, 18th/19th century, with turned wood handles, brass mounts, and ratchets to adjust tension; together with four watchmaker’s bows, three of whalebone; overall lg. 9 1/2-22 in.

337.

Ten Drills and Two Drilling Braces, England and Switzerland, mostly 19th century, including six bow drills with turned wood handles and brass mounts, three (one boxed) with ivory bowstring pulleys; and four “Archimedes” drills; one drilling brace of steel, the other nickel; lg. 6-15 1/2 in.

Note: Drilling is covered extensively in Crom #2, pp. 427-436. In those pages, readers are referred to examples of such drilling tools illustrated in Wyke’s and Stubs’ tool catalogues, especially figures 245 and 308. $400-600

338.

Group of Bow-drilling Tools, 19th/20th centuries, including three bows, two with wood handles, one iron; and approximately twenty drilling arbors, bow lg. to 35, arbor lg. to 8 1/2 in. $300-500

339.

Iron Bow Drill with Breastplate and Arbor, England, late 19th century, the flat steel bow with wooden handle, ratchet wheel and detent to tighten the cord, unmarked breastplate and one wood and steel arbor, lg. of bow 32 in. $250-350

340.

Bow Drill, England, 19th century, with steel breastplate stamped The WL S & Griffith Warrington and C&M 1886, steel bow with hardwood handle and two drilling arbors, lg. of bow 34 1/2 in. $300-500

341.

Three Wood, Brass, and Steel Pump Drills, 20th century, the drills of varying design but built on the same principle, lg. 11-20 1/4 in., together with a small turned wood cylindrical box with drill bits.

Note: See Crom #2, p. 429, for an illustration of a similar drill. $200-300

Note: For discussions of drilling bows see Crom #2 pp. 384-385 and Crom #3 pp. 306-307; for an example from a period catalogue of a whalebone watchmaker’s bow see Crom #2, p. 306, figure 592. $200-400

342.

Three Pump Drills of Similar Design, all with hardwood handles, steel and brass weighted arbors, max. lg. 16 in. $150-250

335.

Turned Hardwood and Steel Pump Drill, possibly England, 19th century, a sliding horizontal handle attached to the vertical axis by a string which, when wound, spins the drill bit, lg. 19, wd. 10 3/4 in.

343.

Two Brass and Steel Crank Hand Drills, America and England, late 18th/early 19th century, with wood handles, lg. 12 3/4, 13 1/2 in. $150-250

Note: For a discussion of this drill, also known as an Archimedean drill, see Crom #3, p. 305. $200-300

336.

Turned Wood, Brass, and Steel Pump Drill, England, late 18th/early 19th century, the edge of the wheel inscribed VN, ht. 11 1/2 in. without bit.

Note: A similar drill is illustrated in Crom #2, p. 429, figure 862. $200-300

344.

Two Wood-Handled Crank Brass and Steel Hand Drills, America and England, 19th century, with knurled three-jaw chuck assemblies, one handhold inlaid with bone, lg. 14 1/2, 19 in. $150-250

345.

Three Brass and Steel Crank Hand Drills, England and America, 19th/early 20th centuries, two with turned wood handles, lg. 10 1/4-14 in. $100-150

347

348

346.

Steel Cylinder Polishing Tool, France, late 19th century, the woodhandled tool strung with polishing wire, lg. 39 1/2 in. $250-450

347.

Six Ivory-Handled Tools, likely 19th century, including two fretting or piercing saws, a small peening hammer with partial horn handle, two countersinks, and a buttonhole cutter, lg. 2 1/4-11 1/2 in. $300-500

348.

Six Ivory Measures, England and America, 19th/20th century, including two folding rules, one 12 in. example, unmarked; a 24 in. example marked JOHNSON, the STANLEY MILLS; two crystal gauges, one marked C.B. JOHNSON PRESCOT, the other GOODWIN; a sliding caliper; and a folding rule with a sliding caliper marked E.A. STEARNS & CO. $200-400

349.

Nine Saws, late 19th century, including five piercing or fretting saws with turned wood handles, one with a modern hacksaw blade; three hacksaws, two in the Lancashire pattern; and a large hacksaw with a pistol grip; fretting saw lg. approximately 13 1/2 each, dp. 9-15; hacksaws lg. 13 3/4-15 1/2; large saw 25 1/4 in. $300-500

350.

Collection of Eleven Iron and Steel Tools, 18th/19th centuries, including beam compasses and wood turner’s calipers, all wired to a plywood backboard and housed in a wooden shadow box frame, with identifying explanatory text provided by the owner, (breaks to Plexiglas), box 25 x 31 x 5 in. $600-800

351 with detail views

The Ted Crom Horological Library, Session I, Lots 351-414 (Session II, November 20, 2010)

351.

Institutio Astronomica by Pierre Gassendi (1582-1655), London: Jacob Flesher, 1653, Institutio Astronomica...cui accesserunt Galileo Galilei Nuntius Siderius et Johannis Kepleri Dioptrice...secunda editio..., Gassendi, in this first work by Galileo printed in England, drew on the work of Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler in this refutation of the terrocentric universe. $3,000-5,000

352.

Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage, William Edward Parry (1790-1855), London: John Murray, 1821, xxix + 310 + appendix of 179pp. with folding charts, etching and aquatint illustrations by William Bury Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1850) from sketches

by Lieutenant Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), contemporary full calf with blind stamping and gilt ruling, marbled end papers; bookplate of John Bacon Sawrey Morritt of Rokeby Park inside front cover, small signature bookplate of William Rhinelander pasted on front and etching The Habits of the Esquimaux pasted on back of t.p. $3,000-4,000

352 with detail view

353 with detail view

353.

Astronomical and Geographical Essays, London: George Adams, 1789, xviv + 665 with 15pp. catalogue of instruments, 21 folding plates, uncut, untrimmed, as issued in paper-covered boards with paper spine, some tattering to top of spine, with bookplates of Skene Library and Ted Crom inside front cover and housed in a modern clamshell box with leather spine. $800-1,200

354.

The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, M. Bion, London: The Holland Press, 1972, a reprint of the second and best English edition first published in 1758 covering a wide range of mathematical and scientific instruments, 325pp., engraved illustrations. $150-250

356.

The Principles of Mechanics...the Second Edition, Emerson, William, (1701-1782), London: J. Richardson, 1758, 284pp. + 43 folding plates, original calf binding, skillfully re-backed. $250-450

357.

Traite de la Construction and Usages es Instrumens de Mathematique, Bion, N. La Haye (Den Haag): P. Husson, etc., 1723, 389 + 2pp., 28 folding plates and engraved frontispiece, contemporary full calf binding, glued repair at joints. $800-1,200

358.

Select Mechanical Exercises, Ferguson, James (1710-1776), London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773, 272pp., 9 folding plates, contemporary calf, re-backed with cloth. $400-600

355

359.

The General Shop Book: or, The Tradesman’s Universal Director, London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1753, unpaginated; 2 folding maps, 19th century binding, the maps re-backed with paper. $200-300

355.

The Circle of the Mechanical Arts, Martin, Thomas, London: Richard Rees, 1813, 616pp. + 38 engraved plates, bound in paper-covered boards, the front board printed as a title page and nearly detached, the back board now detached, 2 in. loss to top of spine, housed in a modern clamshell box with leather spine.

360.

A Home Tour through the Manufacturing Districts of England, Head, George (1782-1855), New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836, 348pp., original stamped cloth binding, published simultaneously with and English edition by J. Murray. $100-150

Note: The author cites Joseph Moxon’s Mechanic Exercises (1683) as a model for his work. One source suggests that Thomas Martin is a pseudonym for John Farey (1766-1826), who contributed a number of items to Rees’s Cyclopedia. $200-400

361.

The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, London: G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1824, iv + 454pp., 70 plates, calf, boards detached, spine split along the gathers which are loose or detached.

Note: The preface sums up the essence and purpose of this book, “In a commercial empire, like the United Kingdom, to acquaint the rising generation with details of various trades, and with their origin and history, must be considered as a praiseworthy effort.” $150-250

356 with detail view

357 with detail view

362.

Mechanic Powers or the Mystery of Nature and Art Unvail’d, Mandey, Venterus (1646-1702) [Joseph Moxon], London: printed for Thomas Shelmerdine, 1709, 315pp. + a two-page catalog of mathematical instruments and books sold by Joseph Moxon and errata, 17 folding plates, 19th century marbled boards, re-backed in linen and erroneously dated 1799 on the spine.

363.

The Earliest Directory of The Book Trade, by John Penred (1785), Pollard, Graham, ed. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1955, supplement no. 14 to the Society’s Transactions, xxiii + 90pp. with facsimiles of Penred’s trade bill and of the title page of Penred’s 1785 Vade Mecum., paper covers. $100-150

Note: There is an earlier, 1696, edition of this same work, which is a mathematical treatise on mechanical advantage arranged in ten books, the ninth and tenth of which deal specifically with the mechanics of clocks. $200-300

358 with detail view

365

364

364.

Simon Willard and His Clocks, Willard, John Ware, 1911, 133pp., numerous plates, some colored, no. 326 of a limited edition of 500 copies written by the great grandson of Simon Willard, in the original binding and embossed in gold on the cover with title and a “patent timepiece.”

Note: Long considered an early source of biographical information on the Willards and their apprentices, this first edition has been reproduced in many formats since initially published. $200-400

365.

Four Books on Connecticut Clockmaking, including, Penrose Hoopes, Shop Records of Daniel Burnap, Clockmaker and Connecticut Clockmakers of the 18th Century, Amos Avery, Avery Clockmakers and Craftsmen and Chauncey Jerome, American Clock Making, 1860. $300-500

366.

Five Titles on Regional American Clockmaking, including Parsons, New Hampshire Clocks and Clockmakers, Whisker and Hartzler, Maryland Clockmakers, Wood, Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks, Chandlee, Six Quaker Clockmakers (1975 reprint), and Drost, Clocks and Watches of New Jersey (two volumes signed by numerous horological dignitaries, a practice that Ted Crom enjoyed while at conferences. $200-300

367.

Five Standard Reference Titles on Connecticut Clocks, including Bailey, Two Hundred Years of American Clocks and Watches (boxed copy 73 of 1,000), Roberts, Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock and The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862, and finally two by Snowden Taylor, The clocks of Mark Leavenworth and The Developmental Era of Eli Terry and Seth Thomas Shelf Clocks. $200-250

368.

Four Books on the Willard Clockmakers of Massachusetts, including Paul J. Foley, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, Husher and Welch, A Study of Simon Willard’s Clocks, Robinson & Burt, The Willard House and Clock Museum and the Willard Family of Clockmakers and Chipman Ela, The Banjo Timepiece. $200-400

369.

Six Early Studies of American Clocks, including Palmer, The Book of American Clocks and A Treasury of American Clocks, N. Hudson Moore, The Collector’s Manual and The Old Clock Book, and two editions, 1924 and 1935 of The Clock Book by Wallace Nutting. $100-200

370.

Complete Set of Ted Crom Horological Publications, all in new condition and as cited in catalogue references, Horological Wheel Cutting Engines, 1700-1900 (1970), Horological Shop Tools, 1700-1900 (1980), Horological & Other Shop Tools, 1700-1900 (1987), Trade Catalogues, 1542-1842 (1989), An Eighteenth Century English Brass Hardware Catalogue (1994) and Early Lancashire Horological Tools & Their Makers (1994). $300-500

371.

Catalogue of the Collection of Watches of J. Pierpont Morgan, G. C. Williamson, Litt.D., Paris: F. De Nobele, 1912, 244 pp. with applied B&W plates, a large and impressive book, ht. 15, wd. 11 1/2, and 4 in. thick. $300-500

372.

English Lantern Clocks, George White, Suffolk: Antique Collector’s Club, 1989, the definitive work on the subject in 539pp. with 850 B&W and 8 color illustrations.

Note: Another book signed by a number of notable authorities in the world of horology on its end papers and title page (see explanation of this practice under lot 366). $150-250

377 (two views)

373.

Thomas Tompion His Life and Work, R. W. Symonds, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1951, 415pp., B&W and color plates, two fold-out illustrations. $150-250

376.

The Art of Breguet, George Daniels, London and New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1975, approximately 400pp., with 450 B&W and color plates. $200-300

374.

The Knibb Family Clockmakers, Ronald A. Lee, Surrey: The Manor House Press, 1964, No. 397 of a limited edition of 1,000, with dust jacket. $200-400

377.

Leeds Pottery Trade Catalogue, probably Leeds, England, n.d., c.

1814, 71 engraved plates printed on wove paper with watermark “1814” in an apparently contemporary binding with marbled papercovered boards and calf spine. $1,000-1,500

375.

English Domestic Clocks, by Cescinsky and Webster, London: Routledge & Sons, 1914, 350pp. and approximately 400 illustrations, together with another work by the same author, The Old Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks, 1670-1820, published in 1938 with 180pp. and 275 illustrations, and a copy of Parke-Bernet Galleries sale catalogue of Old English Clocks dated 1948. $150-250

378 (two views)

378.

Brass Founder’s Furniture Hardware Trade Catalogue, no date or origin, probably Birmingham, 1770-80, 82 engraved plates, with prices added in ms. in later binding of marbled paper-covered boards with calf spine and corners, labeled “Furniture fittings pattern book” and erroneously dated 1817 on spine. $800-1,200

380 (two views) 379 (three views)

379.

Brass Hardware Catalogue of John Ratcliff & Son, St. Paul’s Square, Birmingham, c. 1834, inscribed on index page Radcliff [sic] & Son/May 1834, 225 plates, some folding, most printed on both sides, clean and bright copy in original marbled boards with remnants of morocco spine, re-backed in brown calf; one half of plate 46 excised, previous owner’s signature on (replaced) front end cover. $800-1,200

380.

Recueil Des Outils et Machines and Manuel De L’Outillage, Wertheim, Franz Freiherr von (1814-1883), Vienna: Carl Gerold sohn, 1869, unbound folio of approximately 43 plates illustrating Austrian woodworking tools shown at the Paris Exposition of 1867, many handcolored, all in an archival storage box.

Note: For a discussion and numerous plates of another seemingly identical folio held at the Winterthur Museum and Library see Crom #3, pp. 169-178. $1,000-1,500

381 (two views)

382 (two views)

381.

Trade Catalogue of Tools attributed to Bell & Tomkin, probably Sheffield, c. 1840, 56 engraved plates, two folding, on wove paper in apparently contemporary marbled paper binding with cloth spine. $800-1,200

382.

L’art du Tourneur Mecanicien, premier partie, M. Hulot, pere, Paris: L. F. Delatour, 1775, 390pp. + 43 plates, one folding. $600-800

383.

Manuel du tourneur, Paris, J.-M. Eberhart pour Hamelin-Bourgeron, 1816, three volumes in contemporary marbled boards, untrimmed, rebacked and corners reinforced in calf and book plate of balloonist Captain Henry B. H. Beaufoy (1786-1851). $500-800

384.

Partial Set of Disbound Plates from Manuel du Tourneur, Bergeron, L.-E. [Louis G.I. Salivet (1737-1805)], Paris, J.-M. Eberhart pour Hamelin-Bourgeron, 1816, 80 plates, six hand-colored. $400-600

385.

Catalogue des Machines, Instruments, Outils, Ivoires, Bois Etrangers, et autre objets relative aux arts, Paris, J.-M. Eberhart pour Hamelin-Bourgeron, 1817, catalogue of tools and materials compiled to accompany Bergeron L’art du tourneur, rebound in marbled boards, edges slightly trimmed, excise stamps in margins. $300-500

386.

Four Publications on Astronomical Clocks, including Maurice Mayre, the Clockwork Universe, Henry C. King, Geared to the Stars: The Evolution of Planetariums, Orreries and Astronomical Clocks, Joseph Needham, Lu Gwei-Djen, et al, The Hall of Heavenly Records: Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks, 1380-1780 and a paper by Silvio A. Bedini, The Borghesi Astronomical Clock, from the United States National Museum Bulletin, No. 240. $200-400

387.

Two Books on English Clocks by Herbery Cescinsky, including English Clocks, undated, 429pp. of clock descriptions and illustrations taken from English Furniture of the 18th Century and The Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks, 1670-1820, 1938, 181pp. of text and 275 clock illustrations. $100-150

388.

Four Time Museum Publications, Rockford, Illinois, 1984, 85, and 91, including Turner, Time Measuring Instruments, Randall, Chronometers, and Hoke, American Pocket Watches. $200-300

389.

Breguet, Salomons, David Lionel (1851-1925), London: 1921, ix + 233pp.; 52pp. supplement, photographic plates, deluxe binding with paper covered boards, parchment spine, printed for the author in an addition of 1,000. $150-250

390.

Breguet, Salomons, David Lionel (1851-1925), London: 1921, ix + 233pp.; 52pp. supplement, photographic plates, trade cloth binding, printed for the author in an edition of 1000. $200-400

391.

Nouveau Manuel complet de L’horloger, Le Normand, Sebastien, Paris: 1837, 320pp., 9 folding plates and cloth binding. $100-150

392.

Annales des Arts et Manufactures, tome XV, R.O. Reilly, Paris: Imprimerie des Annales, 1804, 336pp. + 11 folding plates, contemporary full calf binding, first fly leaf partially detached.

Note: This is the fifteenth volume of a French periodical and contains an article on wheel cutting illustrated with one plate. $250-450

393.

Der Uhrmacher, Brandenburg, 1761-62, from Halle, Werkstate der heutigen kunste, pp. 239-306 from the larger work rebound in a small folio, one folding plate plus a frontispiece, hand-colored, engraved bookplate of a member of the Downe family. $150-250 383 (three views)

394 (two views)

394.

Essai sur L’horlogerie... seconde edition... tome second, Berthoud, Ferdinand (1727-1807), Paris: J.G. Merigot, etc., 1786, 451pp., 38 folding plates, contemporary full calf binding; glued repair at joints. $600-800

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L’art de L’horlogerie, enseigne en trente lecons... augmente...par un ancien eleve de Breguet, Paris: chez audin, 1827, 620pp. + 17 folding plates in contemporary binding of decorative paper-covered boards and calf spine. $200-400

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The Elements of Clock and Watch-work, Adapted to Practice, Cumming, Alexander 192pp., 16 folded plates in contemporary marbled boards, re-backed and corners reinforced, with owner’s signatures on first and second fly leaves, “Josiah Woodley/Kineton/April 21 1795” and “Josiah Woodley/Kington [sic]/Oct 29th 1821.” $800-1,200

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Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Reid, Thomas, Edinburgh: John Fairbairn, 1826, 476pp., 19 folding plates, contemporary papercovered cloth boards, spine recovered with clock and new endpapers. $200-400

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398.

Four Books on Early Watches, including Watches by Clutton & Daniels, The Watch by Catherine Cardinal, Catalogue of Watches in the British Museum by Anthony Randall and Richard Good and Pocket Watches from the Pendant Watch to the Tourbillon by Richard Meis. $250-450

399.

French Clocks the World Over, Tardy Paris: Tardy, 1981-85 Edition, three hardbound volumes, part 1, 3, and 4 and an additional softbound volume titled La Pendule Francaise, 3me. Partie: Provinces et Etranger, and hardbound edition of the same volume. $150-250

400.

The Longcase Clock Reference Book, John Robey, Ashbourne: Mayfield Books, 2001, a widely respected reference book with approximately 800 pages in two volumes, illustrations and maker’s listings. $100-150

401.

Four Books on Early Clocks, including Early English Clocks by Dawson, Drover and Parkes, Grandfather Clocks and Their Cases by Brian Loomes, and finally, The Grandfather Clock and The Story of the Pendulum Clock by Ernest Edwardes. $200-400

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Four Swiss Titles on Technical Horology, including J.C. Nicolet, De La Main a La Machine: Collection du Musee International d’ Horlogerie La Chaux-de-Fonds, two titles by Henry-Louis Belmont, La Montre Methodes & Outillages de Fabrication du XVI au XIX Siecle and L’Echappement a Cylindre, 1720-1950; and J. A. LePaute, Traite D’Horlogerie, (1975 reprint, originally published in 1755). $150-250

403.

Ten Books on Horological History and Clock Repair, including but not limited to G.H. Baillie, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World with gilt spine, Brearly Time Telling Through the Ages, several books by Britten and others. $100-150

404.

Twelve Books on Horological History and Clock Repair, including but not limited to Milham, Time and Time Keepers, Benson, Time and Time Tellers, Ullyett, In Quest of Clocks, and Gordon, Clockmaking Past and Present and others. $150-200

405.

The Artificial Clock-maker, Derham, William (1657-1735), the Third Edition, with large Emendations and Additions, London: James Knapton, 1714, 140pp., 3 folding plates and one in test, in a fine 20th century full polished calf binding with marbled end papers.

Note: This text includes an account of the beginnings of English clockmaking from a Fellow of the Royal Society who knew many of the principals involved. Previous editions were published in 1696 and 1700. $300-500

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Horlogerie, from Diderot, Denis, et al., Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire universel raisonne des connoissances humaines. Mis en ordre par M. de Felice., Yverdon, 1770-80, 64 engraved plates and 25pp. of text, paper-covered boards, cloth spine, (damp stains). $500-700

408.

L’Art Du Menuisier, J.A. Roubo, Paris: Leonce Laget, 1976, French text Libraire-Editeur, four volumes within three covers, including Menuisier Ebeniste and Carrossier, approximately 1,000pp. and 382 engraved plates, ht. 17, wd. 12, 3 1/2 in. thick. $300-500

407.

Essai sur L’Horlogerie...seconde edition...tome premier, Berthoud, Ferdinand (1727-1807), Paris: J. G. Merigot, etc., 1786, 477 + 9pp., 19 folding plates, contemporary full calf binding; glued repair at joints. $400-600

409.

Der Uhrmacher, von J. G. Geibler, Osnabruck, 1980, German text in ten volumes reprinted from the original late 18th century document. $200-300

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Swiss Timepiece Makers, 1775-1975 and Technique and History of the Swiss Watch, Kathleen H. Pritchard, and Jaquet and Chapuis, the first, Maine: Phoenix Publishing, 1997, an alphabetical listing of nearly 2,000 watch companies filling approximately 1,800 pages in two volumes and the next, London: Spring Books, 1970, hardbound volume, 275 pp. $100-150

411.

Pendules Neuchateloises, Documents nouveau, Zurich, M.S. Metz [n.d., c. 1935], 277pp., half-tone illustrations in text, 23 color plates, gilt-stamped cloth binding. $100-200

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Histoire de la Pendulerie Neuchateloise, Chapuis, Alfred, Paris: Attinger Freres, [1917], xii + 489pp., half-tone plates in test, blind and gilt-stamped cloth binding. $150-200

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The Clock and Watchmaker’s Complete Guide, Partington, Charles Frederick (d. 1857?), London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1825, 96pp., rebound; lacks title page. $100-200

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The Artificial Clock-maker...the Fourth Edition, corrected, Derham, William (1657-1753), London: J. Knapton, 1759, 160pp., three folding plates and one in test, contemporary calf binding, spine recovered in cloth. $400-600 414 (two views)

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The David Evans Collection of Liverpool Watches, Lots 415-468

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Silver Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by Robert Roskell, Liverpool, serial #3747, hallmarked 1806, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with a basket of flowers on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, four-wheel train with flat steel balance, the fusee with maintaining power and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Arabic chapters and gold spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, case stamped EI (Edward Jones) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1806, overall dia.

56 mm. $850-950

416.

18kt Gold Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by John Moncas, Liverpool, serial #2128, c. 1820, tapered balance cock engraved with flowers, curved engraved foot, four-wheel train with Massey Type III escapement, round steel balance, fusee formerly with maintaining power, engine-turned gold dial with raised Roman chapters, gold steel spade hands, case stamped TH & JH (Thomas and John Helsby), band cast with flowers and bearing an illegible Chester hallmark, overall dia.

45 mm. $700-900

417.

Silver Rack Lever Pair-Cased Watch by Thomas Cockshoot, Liverpool, un-numbered, hallmarked 1835, long narrow balance cock engraved with basket of flowers on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, four-wheel train with flat steel balance and now with bi-metallic temperature compensation curb, fusee with maintaining power and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped HA (Henry Adamson) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1835, overall dia. 56 mm.

Note: Temperature compensation curb was undoubtedly added for a special expedition shortly after 1835. $500-700

418.

18kt Gold Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by M. Tobias & Company, Lord Street, Liverpool, serial #22213, c. 1825, half plate layout with spring up dust cap, three engraved cocks, round gold balance, Massey Type III escapement and fusee with maintaining power, gold engine-turned dial with raised Roman chapters and three-color gold wreath around the perimeter, blued-steel hand (minute hand missing), case marked CG, PH &IE and 18, overall dia. 46 mm. $500-700

419.

Silver Consular Hunting Case Massey Lever Watch by Richard Hornby, Liverpool, serial #19642, hallmarked 1825, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with basket of flowers on the table, curved engraved foot, four-wheel train with round steel balance, Massey Type III escapement, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, milled band silver case stamped TE & HF (Thomas Ellison and Henry Fishwick) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1825, overall dia. 56 mm. $350-550

420.

Silver Pair-Cased Massey Lever Watch by John Pickford, Liverpool, serial #500, hallmarked 1820, tapered balance cock engraved with a liver bird on the table, curved foot inscribed Patent, four-wheel train with round steel balance with rare Massey Type V escapement, fusee with maintaining power, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped NL (Nicholas Lee) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1820, overall dia. 57 mm. $350-550

421.

Silver Massey Lever Watch by James D. Moss, Liverpool, serial #3,722, hallmarked 1834, tapered floral engraved balance cock, curved foot inscribed Detach’d, four-wheel train, Massey Type III leverescapement, unusual flat blued-steel balance with brass rim, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters, subsidiary seconds dial, brass spade hands, silver case and marked EK (Edward Kirkman), bearing the Chester hallmark 1834, overall dia. 51 mm. $200-300

422.

Silver Cased Massey Lever Watch by Samuel Johnson, Liverpool, serial #38, hallmarked 1836, floral engraved balance cock with serpentine foot inscribed Detached, four-wheel train, Massey Type III lever-escapement, flat blued-steel balance with brass rim, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters, subsidiary seconds dial, gilt spade hands, silver case with gold nibs and marked TE & HF (Thomas Ellison and Henry Fishwick), bearing the Chester hallmark 1836, dust cap marked with possible owner Hugh Hughes, overall dia. 50 mm. $200-300

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18kt Gold Open Face Massey Lever Watch by John Harrison, Liverpool, serial #9,682, hallmarked 1837, 3/4 plate movement with floral engraved balance cock, barrel bridge marked Detached Lever, Massey Type III escapement, four-wheel train with fusee round gold balance, engine-turned dial with raised Roman chapters, gold moon hands, case marked HF (Henry Fishwick), floral engraved case back, hinge cuvette marked Set Hands and Wind Up, Chester Hallmark for 1837, overall dia. 41 mm. $600-800

427.

Silver Consular Case Half-Second’s Beating Watch by Thomas Yates, Preston, serial #1,472, hallmarked 1850, tapered floral engraved balance cock marked Patent on the curved foot, four-wheel train jeweled with Liverpool “windows,” fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with Roman chapters, sunk second’s dial, gilt fleur-de-lis hands, case marked EK&Co (Edward Kirkman), and bears Chester hallmark for 1850, overall dia. 50 mm. $650-850

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Silver Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by Peter Jones, Liverpool, serial #800, hallmarked 1829, tapered balance cock with table engraved with flowers and marked Patent, curved foot marked Detach’d, Massey Type III lever-escapement, Liverpool “runner” fourwheel train, five-arm round gold balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream enamel dial with Roman numerals and blued-steel hands, case marked JP (John Parsonage) and bears the Chester hallmark for 1829, overall dia. 56 mm.

428.

Two Silver Consular Cased Massey Lever Watches by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #13,621, hallmarked 1832 and serial #19,349, hallmarked 1844, tapered engraved balance cocks, curved foot inscribed Patent, four-wheel trains, Massey Type III leverescapements, round steel balances, fusees with maintaining power, cream and white enameled dials with black Roman chapters, subsidiary seconds dials, gold spade hands, silver cases with gold nibs and marked RL (Richard Lucas), bearing the Chester hallmark 1832, the other marked HF (Henry Fishwick) overall dia. 50 and 47 mm. $300-500

Note: Watch case is designed as a hunter with numeral three at crown and crystal opening by depressing the button. $200-400

425.

Silver Hunting Case Massey Lever Watch by George Yonge & Son, Strand, London, serial #8754, hallmarked 1824, tapered balance cock, engraved with basket of flowers on the table, curved foot engraved Patent, four-wheel train with round steel balance, unusual Massey Type II escapement, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands, 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped TH&Co (Thomas Helsby and Company) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1824, overall dia. 55 mm. $300-400

426.

Silver Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by Massey and Windham, 78 Cornhill, London, serial #1,978, hallmarked 1836, plain balance cock with curved foot, four-wheel train, Massey Type III Leverescapement, round steel balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and signed Massey & Windham, 78 Cornhill, London, moon hands, case marked ID, London hallmark for 1836, overall dia. 52 mm. $200-300

429.

Silver Consular Cased Massey Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #13,780, hallmarked 1832, tapered floral engraved balance cock, curved foot, four-wheel train, Massey Type III lever-escapement, unusual grooved five-armed steel balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters, subsidiary seconds dial, gilt spade hands, silver case with gold nibs and marked RL (Richard Lucas), bearing the Chester hallmark 1832, overall dia. 49 mm. $350-550

430.

Silver Consular Case Rack Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #8,860, hallmarked 1815, tapered balance cock, engraved with flowers on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, three-wheel train with round steel balance, fusee with maintaining power and two-way slides, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and blued-steel spade hands, silver case with milled band, gold nibs and stamped EJ (Edward Jones) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1815, overall dia. 50 mm. $600-800

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Silver Rack Lever Watch by Litherland & Company, Liverpool, serial #6325, c. 1810, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with flowers on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, three-wheel train with flat steel balance, steel escape wheel and temperature compensation curb, fusee once with maintaining power and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and blued-steel fleur-de-lis hands with 15-seconds subsidiary dial, now in a silver consular case stamped JD and bearing the Dublin hallmark for 1861, overall dia. 54 mm.

Note: Case fitted specifically for this movement and carries identical serial number. Compensation curb undoubtedly added for a special expedition possibly at the time of re-casing. $450-550

432.

Silver Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by Litherland, Whiteside & Company, Liverpool, serial #6249, hallmarked 1810, long narrow balance cock, engraved with Prince of Wales feathers on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, three-wheel train with flat steel balance, fusee, two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade and loop hands, case stamped IE (John Ellison) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1810, overall dia. 54 mm. $800-1,200

433.

Silver Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by Litherland & Company, Liverpool, serial #3012, hallmarked 1802, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with grotesque mask on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, four-wheel train with flat steel balance, fusee and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade and loop hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped EI (Edward Jones) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1802, overall dia.

56 mm. $800-1,200

434.

Silver Pair-Cased Rack Lever Pocket Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #10,052, hallmarked 1820, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with foliage and marked Patent on the table, curved foot inscribed Lever, four-wheel train with round steel balance, the fusee with maintaining power, two-way slides, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped THJH (Thomas & John Helsby) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1820, the outer case cast with flowers and foliage, engine-turned back, overall dia. 57 mm.

This watch is the last recorded rack lever by Litherland extant. $850-950

435.

18kt Gold Consular Case Cylinder Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #10,107, hallmarked 1822, tapered balance cock with floral engraving on the table, curved foot similarly engraved, four-wheel train with round steel balance, fusee, and steel cylinder escape wheel, engine-turned gold dial with raised Roman chapters, gold spade hands, case marked TH & JH (Thomas and John Helsby), Chester hallmark for 1822, overall dia. 46 mm.

Note: The present example remains as the only recorded cylinder escapement watch by Litherland. $1,500-2,500

436.

18kt Gold Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by Litherland & Company, Liverpool, serial #3038, 1803, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with grotesque mask on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, threewheel train with flat steel balance, the fusee with maintaining power and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade hands with 15-seconds subsidiary dial, 18kt gold case stamped TH (Thomas Helsby) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1803, overall dia. 54 mm. $1,500-2,500

437.

Pair of Gilt-metal Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watches with Complementary Dials by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, c.

1800, serial #1396 and 1715, both approximately 63 mm overall with black Roman dials, pink gold balances, bell-shaped balance cocks, feet inscribed Patent and three-wheel trains, the first signed P. Litherland & Co., escapement with one-way slide, unusual white enameled dial with minutes inside chapter ring, short minute hand and longer hour hand, subsidiary 15-seconds dial and case stamped NL (Nicholas Lee), the last signed Litherland & Co., unmarked case, movement with maintaining power to the fusee, three-wheel train and two-way slide, conventional white enameled dial with gilt hands and subsidiary 15seconds dial. $2,500-3,500

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18kt Gold Savage Two-Pin Lever-Escapement Quarter-Repeating Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #8480, hallmarked 1815, rounded balance cock engraved with foliage and engraved with foliage and Patent Lever on the table, curved foot marked Detachd [sic], four-wheel train with round steel balance and Berrolas’ Patent quarter repeating crown activated action, fusee, cream enameled dial with Roman chapter, case stamped TH (Thomas Helsby) with Chester hallmark dated 1815, overall dia. 50 mm. $2,000-3,000 439.

22kt Gold Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by P. Litherland & Company, Liverpool, Serial #840, hallmarked 1797, bell-shaped balance cock, engraved with pierced table, curved foot inscribed Patent, three-wheel train with flat steel balance, fusee, one way slide, engraved gold dial with Roman chapters and gold arrow hands (minute hand slightly truncated), 22kt gold case stamped RP and bearing the London hallmark for 1797, overall dia. 54 mm. $2,000-3,000 440.

18kt Gold Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #11696, hallmarked 1826, concave shaped balance cock with engraved flowers and Patent on the table, 3/4 plate variant with recessed round gold balance, center seconds train, Massey Type I escapement, fusee with maintaining power, engineturned gold dial with raised Roman chapters, blued-steel moon and sweep second hands, gold case stamped TH& Co. (Thomas Helsby), engraved cuvette and marked Wind Up and Set Hands and bears the Chester hallmark for 1826, overall dia. 52 mm. $1,500-2,500 441.

Silver Pair-Cased Rack Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #8425, hallmarked 1816, narrow balance cock, engraved with foliage on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Patent, three-wheel train with flat steel balance, the fusee with maintaining power and two-way slides, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands, silver case stamped EJ (Edward Jones) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1816, overall dia.

54 mm. $500-700 442.

18kt Gold Massey Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #9,898, c. 1820, tapered balance cock engraved with flowers and Patent on the table, serpentine foot inscribed Lever Detached, three-wheel train with round steel balance, the fusee with maintaining power, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt spade hands, case stamped TH&JH (Thomas & John Helsby) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1822, overall dia. 52 mm. $700-900

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18kt Gold Pair-Cased Massey Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #10237, hallmarked 1822, bell-shaped balance cock engraved with flowers and marked Patent on the table, curved foot marked Detached, four-wheel train with Massey Type III lever, round gold balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gilt moon hands with 60seconds subsidiary dial, 18kt gold case stamped TH&Co (Thomas Helsby & Co.) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1822, overall dia. 54 mm.

Note: Outer case retains an original watch paper inscribed Litherland, Davis & Co., 37 Bold St., Liverpool, and Chronometers, Watches and Clocks. $1,200-1,800

444.

18kt Gold Cased Massey Lever Watch by Litherland, Davis & Company, Liverpool, serial #13,236, hallmarked 1829, half plate layout with spring up dust cap, three separate cocks, round gold balance, Massey Type III escapement and fusee with maintaining power, silver engine-turned dial with painted black Roman chapters, blued-steel moon hands, case marked TEHF (Thomas Ellison and Henry Fishwick), Chester hallmark for 1829, overall dia. 44 mm. $750-950

445.

18kt Gold Swiss Traveler’s Watch Signed Robert Roskell, Liverpool, serial #68719, Geneva engraved bar movement with going barrel, divided lift lever-escapement, bi-metallic balance, white enameled double time dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, sunk seconds dial and sweep center seconds, one pair of gilt filigree and one pair of blued-steel diamond hands, Swiss case engraved with a stallion and numbered 4643 and 18K, cuvette engraved Robt. Roskell, Liverpool, Patent Lever Observation Timepiece, Double Time, 15 Jewels, overall dia. 46 mm. $800-1,200

446.

18kt Gold Lever Watch Signed Robert Roskell, Liverpool, serial #50,087, 1837, probably French, Lepine caliber movement with going barrel, divided lift lever-escapement, flat gold balance with Breguet-type compensation curb, white enameled dial with Roman chapters, sunk seconds dial, gold moon hands, case stamped CJ (Christopher Jones) and bears the Chester hallmark for 1837, overall dia. 45 mm. $500-700

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Silver Open Face Half-Quarter Repeating Watch by Robert Roskell, Liverpool, serial #56,081, c. 1850 with later case by Richard Oliver, London, 3/4 plate layout, engraved balance cock, bi-metallic balance with cylinder escapement, four-wheel train, fusee with maintaining power and push pendant half-quarter repeating action, white enameled dial signed Robert Roskell, Liverpool, black Roman chapters and sunk seconds dial, case marked RJO London 1897, overall dia. 48 mm.

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Silver Consular Case Watch by William Corkhill, West Derby, serial #24,820, case hallmarked 1872, long narrow balance cock engraved with foliage, four-wheel train, “Liverpool runner” jeweled with Liverpool “windows,” bi-metallic balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream enameled dial with black chapters, fleur-de-lis hands, subsidiary seconds, case with gold nibs marked HG (Hugh Green) and bears the Chester hallmark of 1872, overall dia. 53 mm. $200-300

Note: See lot 156 for the Richard Oliver casemaking lathe. $450-650

448.

18kt Gold Open Face Single Roller Lever Watch by John Harrison, Liverpool, serial #13,618, hallmarked 1842, 3/4 plate movement with floral engraved balance cock, barrel bridge marked Detached Lever, single roller escapement, four-wheel train with fusee, round steel balance, engraved dial with raised Roman chapters and four-color gold wreath around the perimeter, blued-steel spade hands, case marked HF (Henry Fishwick), floral engraved case back, hinged cuvette marked Set Hands and Wind Up, Chester Hallmark for 1842, overall dia. 42 mm. $600-800

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18kt Gold Consular Case Rack Lever Alarm Watch by Robert Roskell, Liverpool, serial #20997, hallmarked 1813, round balance cock with floral engraving, long foot marked Patent 42, four-wheel train with round steel balance, fusee, cream enameled dial with black Roman chapters, subsidiary 60-seconds dial, gold spade hands, blued-steel sweep alarm hand, case marked EJ (Edward Jones), inner engraved cuvette and marked Warning and Wind Up and with Chester hallmark 1813, overall dia. 55 mm.

Note: “Patent 42” probably refers to a J.A. Berrolas alarm patent and the 42nd watch made in this series by Roskell. $2,000-3,000

450.

Silver Pocket Chronometer Consular Case Watch by Litherland, Whiteside & Company, Liverpool, serial #4395, hallmarked 1807, bellshaped balance cock, engraved with flowers on the table, curved foot engraved with foliage, bi-metallic compensated balance in the manner of Pennington with blued-steel helical spring, the fusee with maintaining power and Earnshaw spring detent escapement, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped EI (Edward Jones) and bearing the Chester hallmark for 1807, overall dia. 53 mm.

Provenance: Formerly the property of General Sir John Gibbon, made for his ancestor Edward Gibbon of Liverpool who was a whiskey distiller.

Note: This case features a concealed catch for the front bezel to eliminate accidental setting of the time. $2,500-3,500

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Silver Consular Case Single Roller Lever Watch by Lewis Samuel, Liverpool, serial #22012, hallmarked 1851, long narrow balance cock with Patent engraved on the table and Detached on the foot, four-wheel Liverpool runner train jeweled with Liverpool “windows,” bi-metallic compensated balance, fusee with maintaining power, white enameled dial with signed Lewis Samuel, Liverpool with Roman chapters and subsidiary seconds, gilt spade hands, case marked WH and bears Birmingham hallmark of 1851, overall dia. 51. $200-300

453.

Silver Hunting Case Single Roller Lever Watch by J. & P. Hendricks, Liverpool, serial #1,818, hallmarked 1849, plain tapered balance cock, curved foot, four-wheel train with round steel balance, early example of single roller lever-escapement, fusee with maintaining power, now fitted with “sugar tong” compensation curb and re-mounted barrel wheel set up on barrel bridge, detachable ring rather than traditional dust cap, cream enameled dial signed J. & P. Hendricks, Liverpool with black Roman chapters and gold spade hands with 60-seconds subsidiary dial, silver case stamped JW and bearing the London hallmark for 1849, overall dia. 58 mm.

Note: “Sugar Tong” compensation curb possibly added for Robert McClure’s arctic expedition in 1850. $200-300

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Silver Case Single Roller Lever Watch by J. D. Taylor, Liverpool, serial #3,520, c. 1840, 3/4 plate with separate cock for round gold balance, barrel bridge marked Liverpool, center seconds train, fusee, enameled cream dial with black Roman chapters, blued-steel spade hands, center seconds, later re-case specially made for the movement with London hallmark, 1891, overall dia. 45 mm. $200-400

455.

Silver Consular Case Massey Lever Watch by George Esplin, Wigan, serial #542, hallmarked 1863, full plate movement with sunk balance, marked Improved Detached Lever by George Esplin, Wigan, balance and barrel cock profusely engraved, four-wheel train, round steel balance, fusee with maintaining power, enameled dial with Roman chapters, blued-steel hands, case stamped RO (R. Over), Chester hallmark for 1863, overall dia. 49 mm. $250-350

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Silver Consular Case Single Roller Watch by Richard Hornby, Liverpool, serial #5138, hallmarked 1818, plain balance cock with regulator index on table, four-wheel train, round steel balance, fusee with maintaining power, cream dial with Roman chapters, gilt hands, case with gold nibs and marked EJ (Edward Jones) and bears the Chester hallmark for 1818, overall dia. 56 mm. $250-350

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Two Lancashire Watch Company Watches, London and Prescott, the London example, a warranted gold-filled hunting case, stem wound, 3/4 plate going barrel layout movement, serial #188,165, white enameled dial with Roman chapters (lacking center seconds hand, traces of engine-turning on case), c. 1910, the silver Prescott example, a full plate movement with going barrel, serial #125,814, barrel bridge marked Reversing Pinion, white enameled dial with gilt spade hands and signed Lancashire Watch Company, Ltd, Prescott, open face case marked TPH. $100-125

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9kt Gold Watch by Thos. Russell & Son and a Gilt-metal Hunter Case by Als. Elniger, Liverpool, and Switzerland, the Thomas Russell example, stem wound 3/4 plate movement probably by the Lancashire Watch Company, serial #301,360, 7-jewel English lever, bi-metallic balance with overcoil hairspring, white enameled dial signed by maker, the other, a Swiss fake with 3/4 plate going barrel movement with poising screws on balance, white enameled dial with black chapters, gilt minute hand, gilt-metal engine-turned hunting case with cast foliate band. $250-350 459.

Six Liverpool Watch Movements by Various Makers, including one signed Peter Litherland & Co. serial #581, engraved balance cock with foot marked Patent, rack lever with three-wheel train, non-adjustable slide, flat steel balance and fusee, c. 1790; another marked Litherland, no serial number, rack lever with four-wheel train and two-way slides, regulator on the balance cock, flat steel balance, fusee with maintaining power and original dial, c. 1795; two by John Monkas, one with half plate layout; another rack lever with three-wheel train by Joseph Johnson, and a verge movement by J. Roskell and a tin movement holder. $300-400 460.

Three Silver Open Face Lever Watches by Dawson & Co., Harris & Co., and Roskells, Liverpool, late 19th century, two in consular cases, the Roskells with open face. $250-350 461.

Two Silver Lever Watches by Ball and Blundell, Liverpool, mid-19th century, the Blundell case with gold nibs. $150-250 462.

Silver Consular Case Single Roller Watch by Isaac Steane, 42 Whitechapel, Liverpool, serial #23,047, hallmarked 1876, long narrow floral engraved balance cock, curved foot, four-wheel “Liverpool runner” train jeweled with Liverpool “window,” bi-metallic compensated balance, fusee maintaining power, white enameled dial signed Isaac Steane, Liverpool, black Roman chapters, sunk subsidiary seconds dial, case marked EWI and Birmingham hallmark 1876, overall dia. 51 mm. $300-400

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Silver Consular Case Single Roller Watch by John Stubley, Liverpool, serial #1,539 hallmarked 1839, concave sided balance cock engraved with flowers, curved foot marked Patent, four-wheel train, round steel balance, fusee with maintaining power and jeweled with Liverpool “windows,” with enameled cream dial with Roman chapters, gilt hands, case marked RB and bears the Chester hallmark for 1839, overall dia. 52 mm. $200-250 464.

Three Mid-19th Century Lever Watches by Bellion, Doke, and Owens, Liverpool, the Doke example a Massey lever, the other two with single roller movements. $200-250 465.

Two Silver Lever Watches by Penlington and Jackson, Liverpool, both in consular cases with gold nibs, the Penlington with half plate movement and spring up dust cap, the Jackson with dust ring and traditional movement layout in an engine-turned case. $200-250 466.

Three Silver Cased Watches by Taylor, Leders, and Moss, Liverpool, mid-19th century, the Moss example with half plate movement with spring-up dust cap, the others typical full plate standard layout movements. $250-350 467.

Silver Pair-Cased Verge Watch by J. Johnstone, Liverpool, serial #4741, hallmarked 1797, pierced and engraved balance cock, engraved grotesque mask on foot, fusee, verge escapement, white enameled dial with black Roman chapters, gilt spade hands and case marked VR (Vale & Rotherham), watch paper of James Heggie, Bonnygate, Cupar, inside case, overall dia. 55 mm. $200-250 468.

Two Silver Pair-Cased Verge Watches, John Moncas and Johnson, Liverpool, serial #485 and #2,585, the Moncas with pierced engraved balance cock and fusee, case with Chester hallmark for 1815 and marked EM (Edward Maddock), the Johnson with pierced and engraved balance cock and Liverpool composite regulator, both with white enameled dials, one with Roman chapters the other, Arabic, case with Birmingham, marked HH & IM, and the Birmingham hallmark for 1804. $200-250

474

469

469.

Alarm and Calendar Pocket Watch by Becet and Neoclassical Watch Hutch, Paris, silvered brass case with enameled dial, Arabic numerals and signed Becet a Paris, central alarm dial and outer calendar numerals, hinged fusee movement with pierced balance cock and back plate engraved Becet Paris, No. 900, housed in a gilt and ebonized watch hutch with a ram surmounting the dial opening, and classical figure on the pediment, ht. 15 in. $800-1,200

471

470.

Early Brass-cased Pocket Watch by Watson, the enameled dial with Arabic numerals, gilt hands and winding hole, skeletonized fusee movement engraved Watson in a banner held by a phoenix, steel balance, crown wheel and verge escapement, and index regulator. $100-150

471.

Silver Pair Case Verge Watch by John Wontner & Son, Minories, London, hallmarked 1799, pierced balance cock with classical urn and flowers, engraved plates signed Wontner & Son, Minories, London, No. 4179, white enameled dial with Roman chapters, seconds and gilt hands, silver case with London hallmark, outer band and pendant cast with raised seashells and engine-turned back, overall dia. 54 mm. $250-450

472.

Silver Open Face Pocket Watch by M.J. Tobias, Liverpool, with enameled Roman numeral dial, cuvette marked Cylinder Escapement Four Holes Jeweled, M.J. Tobias, Liverpool, gilt bar-type 45 mm movement, engraved scene on back cover. $100-150

473.

Silver Pair-Cased Watch by Bullingford, London, no. 5486, the case with Birmingham assay marks c. 1827, key-wind, key-set movement with verge escapement, flat steel balance, chain fusee, pierced balance cock, and signed Bullingford, London 5486. $200-400

475

474.

Large Coin Silver Open Face Calendar Watch, Switzerland, c. 1900, the complex dial with Arabic chapters, subsidiary dials for seconds, day, month, day-of-the month, and moon’s age, gilt pierced hands, stem wind/set and bow, overall dia. 68 mm. $300-500

475.

Gold Minute Repeating Calendar and Chronograph Pocket Watch, Switzerland, yellow gold hunter case with cuvette marked No. 15698 Repetition a Minutes Chronographe Quantiemes and Volta, white enameled double sunk dial with Arabic chapters, day of the month at the top, seconds and moon’s age dial and the bottom, recessed Month and Day dials, gilt pierced hands and blued-steel center seconds, push minute repeat and chronograph, movement unmarked by maker but with Swiss mark and bearing serial 13244, overall dia. approximately 60 mm. $3,000-5,000

476.

Gold Open Face Pocket Watch by Savoye & Son, No. 1995, the engine-turned dial with raised Roman numerals and depicting the White House, chased decoration around the perimeter of the case and engine-turned back with vacant cartouche, elaborately decorated cuvette engraved Savoye & Son, Detached Lever Full Jeweled, keywind, key-set 42 mm gilt movement engraved Savoye & Son, No. 1995. $400-600

477.

Silver Pair-Cased Pocket Watch by Jn. Rentnow, London, No. 13849, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, bull’s-eye crystal, 40 mm engraved fusee movement with pierced balance cock and signed Jn. Rentnow, London, 13849. $300-500

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482

488

478.

Coin Silver Open Face Pocket Watch, unmarked, probably England, with enameled Roman numeral dial with recessed seconds and gilt hands, key-wind key-set 38 mm gilt plate movement marked 10941, two-arm steel balance with timing screws and latched dust cover. $150-200 479.

Gold-filled Hunting Case Pocket Watch by Jos. Johnson, Liverpool, No. 23042, enameled dial with Roman numerals and gilt hands, keywind, key-set 38 mm fusee movement with engraved barrel plate and balance wheel bridge, three-arm brass balance, latched dust cover with exposed ratchet, movement marked Jos. Johnson, Liverpoole, 23042. $100-150 480.

18kt Gold Hunting Case Pocket Watch by James Courvoisier, Geneva, serial #65795, engine-turned gold case with cuvette signed by the maker and numbered, enameled dial with recessed seconds, Roman numerals and maker’s signature, Breguet-type hands, 17 ligne bar-type movement signed by the maker with serial number. $250-450 481.

Hamilton Model 992, 21-jewel Pocket Watch, Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serial #2367747, 16 size open face 14kt gold-filled RR Model No. 2 case with crown and bow with cross bar, double-sunk enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked Hamilton, lever-set movement with gold center wheel, jewel settings and marked Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, PA, 21 Jewels, 992 and serial number. $300-500 482.

Waltham Canadian Railway Time Service 17-jewel Pocket Watch, Waltham, Massachusetts, serial #15112563, gold-filled open face case, double-sunk “Montgomery” dial with Arabic numerals, 12-24 hour dial in the center, outer minutes and recessed seconds, 18 size lever-set movement marked Made for Canadian Railway time Service, Waltham, Mass. 17 Jewels and 15112563. $150-250

483.

Hamilton Model 950, 23-jewel 14kt Gold Pocket Watch, Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serial #1020979, 16 size open face 14kt gold Keystone case, enameled double-sunk dial with Arabic numerals and marked Hamilton, crown-set movement marked Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, PA, 23-Jewel, 950 and 1020979. $250-450

484.

Coin Silver Hunting Case Pocket Watch by the National Watch Company, Elgin, Illinois, with enameled Roman numeral dial, 18 size key-wind, key-set movement marked G.M. Wheeler, No. 21192, Elgin Ills. $150-200

485.

Silveroid Open Face Pocket Watch by the Home Watch Company, Boston, Massachusetts, No. 760854, enameled dial with Roman numerals, key-wind, key-set 18 size 3/4 plate movement with decorated balance bridge, steel balance wheel and marked Home Watch Co., Boston, Mass. 760854. $200-300

486.

American Waltham “P.S. Bartlett” Coin Silver Hunting Case Pocket Watch, American Waltham Watch Company, No. 1574, with unmarked enamel dial with Roman numerals, 18 size movement marked P.S. Bartlett, Waltham, Mass. No. 1574. $200-400

487.

Waltham “Riverside” 23-jewel 14kt Gold Pocket Watch, open face case marked Waltham 14K Colonial with monogram on back, single sunk enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham and Colonial, 12 size movement marked A.W.W.Co., Waltham Mass.

Riverside Maximus and serial 6093895. $250-450

489

487A. Coin Silver Open Face Watch by American Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 18 size movement with engineturned back and rim, cuvette engraved Samson Hosking, Londonderry, N.S., movement marked Favorite Waltham, Mass. and serial 2033089. $250-350

491.

New England Industrial and Education Exposition Poster, Boston, 1911, the rolled poster laid on linen and titled Hear Ye! and depicting a town crier, advertises the October 2-28, 1911 exposition at the Mechanics Building, Boston, ht. 81, wd. 42 1/2 in. $600-800

488.

Neoclassical Mahogany Inlaid Watch Hutch, probably England, c.

1830, in an architectural form with molded, carved and inlaid dome top supported by four freestanding columns with barber pole inlay and flanking the central aperture for the silver-cased, enameled dial with Roman numerals, unmarked fusee watch with Roman numerals, all on a four-step inlaid base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,200

492.

James Purdey & Sons Ammunition Carrying Case, London, the oak, leather covered, brass bound case with vacant central brass boss, embossed initials H.A.F. within a rectangular inset, carrying handle and locking clasp, opening to reveal the 6 x 8 in. printed paper label on the underside of the lid stating James Purdey & Sons, Gun & Rifle Manufacturers, 314 1/2 Oxford Street, Near Hanover Square, London, ht. 11 1/4 x lg. 15 1/4 x dp. 5 1/4 in. $400-600

489.

Working Cut-Away Automobile Model by Werner Degener, Germany, c. 1960, the model with metal frame, cut-away Chevrolet 6cylinder motor, standard transmission, geared steering, parking brake and rear axel assembly with a truck grill marked HOHM all mounted on a wooden base with maker’s plate, controls and Plexiglas cover, lg. of model, 42 in. $2,500-3,500

490.

Chrome Plated Steel “Flying Lady” Rolls-Royce Hood Ornament, 20th century, of typical form, the words ROLLS-ROYCE at the figure’s feet, REG U.S. PAT. OFF. inscribed around the base, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-400

493.

Mahogany Frame View Camera by Gundlach, with rack focus, leather bellows, 8x10 ground glass mounted on the rear standard and a Gundlach Anastigmat F: 6.3 series IV lens and shutter together with an associated tripod for display purposes, ht. of camera 14 1/2, lg. 17 in. $150-250 494.

Bill of Lading and Other Material Related to the Middlesex Canal, bill of lading dated 1805, including the bill of lading for the canal boat Charlestown Packet on the 29th day of April 1805 shipping “pinewood,” a small pamphlet titled Regulations Relative to the Navigation of the Middlesex Canal and dated 1830 and another paperback publication titled An excursion on The Middlesex Canal in 1817, dated 1905 reprinted from the publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vol. II. $200-400

492

493

495.

Patent Model of a Carriage Steering Mechanism, D. Wilcox Manufacturing Company, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, a scale model of the front steering apparatus of a horse-drawn carriage with upper moveable section and leaf springs and extensions for horse harnesses, lower stationary section marked with manufacturer’s name, all on a pedestal base, lg. 8 in. $200-300

499.

Group of Papers Relating to the Hay and Bancroft Families of Reading, Massachusetts, including a letter from John M. Bancroft, dated 1908, on Hammond Typewriter Co. headed paper, advertisement for a universal coupling for steam vessels patd. by Samuel L. Hay in 1858, letters and illustrations discussing Bancroft ancestry, copies of surveyor’s drawings of Reading, and a group of Bancroft’s share certificates in companies including Woodbury Patent Planing Machine Co. $100-200

496.

Range Finder by Bausch & Lomb, Model of 1916, No. 1482, the 44 in. leatherbound green painted tube with maker’s plaque, viewing eyepiece, vernier scale and yard scale viewing port, mirror optics at each end and leather cushions, mirrored optics at each end together with the original fitted, brass bound leather carrying case, lg. of range finder 48 in. $500-700

497.

Working Model of a Two Cylinder Horizontal Steam Engine, with steel mounting bed, 4 in. dia. six-spoked brass flywheel, two horizontal pistons, brass and steel fittings and valves, 9 3/4 in. $200-400

498.

Four Edison-Related Publications, Edison Works Monthly employees’ newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3, November 1912, with articles on construction of Edison phonographs and educational uses for Edison perforated film; The Ironclad Exide Battery for Storage Battery Locomotives Bulletin No. 146 of the Electric Storage Battery Co., May 1914; National Education Association Joint-Committee Series Monograph III The Edison Alkaline Storage Battery, 1919, with colored frontispiece, line drawings, photographic reproductions, graphs, and diagrams, stamped Walter H. Bancroft; W.H. Meadowcroft Edison and his Storage Battery, 1928. $200-300

496

500 shown on lot 357

500.

Silver Horizontal Dial by Butterfield, Paris, c. 1700, the finely engraved eight-sided dial plate with four chapter rings designed for 43, 48, 52, and 54 degrees latitude, signed in a semi-circular boss Butterfield a Paris, glazed opening for compass with four quadrants, fanciful bird gnomon adjustable for latitudes 40-60 degrees, the underside engraved with twenty cities and respective latitudes and circular flourish decoration, lg. 2 5/8 in. $2,000-4,000

501.

Chinese Fruitwood Geomancer’s Dial and Pocket Sundial, the compass dial with needle at the center with concentric rings of Chinese characters in black and red ink, 5 1/2 in. dia., the folding pocket sundial with hinged lid and Chinese characters on all surfaces, string gnomon and central compass, ht. open 3 1/2 in. $200-400

502.

Two Vertical Sundials, the brass example for latitude 41 degrees, 30 minutes, with hinged sights, silvered month scale with sliding indicator, applied plates marked Hours Before Noon and Hours After Noon and a stamped Equation of Time Chart on the reverse, 6 3/4 by 4 3/8 in., the other in aluminum stamped G.E.R. and Lat. 41, with calendar and hour scales in Arabic numerals, 5 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. $150-250

503.

Pair of 12-inch Regency Library Globes by Newton, the terrestrial with circular cartouche (part of text missing) Newton’s New and Improved Terrestrial Globe, On Which the Most Recent Discoveries Are Laid Down from the Accurate Observations of Capt. Cook, Vancouver.... & Other Modern Navigators. I. & W. Newton, 97 Chancery Lane, London, 1810, made up of twelve engraved gores on plaster sphere, with continents lightly shaded, countries outlined in faded green, coasts hatched and colored, North America divided into territories and states, Massachusetts Bay colony marked, New England shown as a single region, Louisiana as a territory, the Pacific Coast labeled “New Albion” and California as a peninsula, Indian Villages and Snake Indians labeled in the West and North West, North West Africa labeled Barbary and Zahara or Great Desert, East Africa as Nubia, tracts of Central Asia labeled Mongul’s Tartary and Chinese Tartary, Australia as New Holland, and Tazmania as Diemen’s Land, oceans marked with the tracks of Cook and other explorers, Sandwich Isles noted as the place “where the celebrated Captain Cook lost his life,” Longitude from London marked, Equinoctial calibrated twice 0-180 degrees, Ecliptic by days of the month and Zodiacal sigils, applied analemma, the Meridian passing through Greenwich; the celestial with cartouche bordered by clouds and putti A New Celestial Globe, On which the Stars are Carefully Laid Down from the Accurate Observations of Mr. Flamstead & Dr. Hadley by Jn. Newton, 1801, made up of twelve engraved and lightly tinted gores laid to the celestial poles of plaster sphere, depicting the constellations as mythical figures, beasts and instruments of science, labeled in Latin, stars shown to the seventh magnitude, the Equinoctial calibrated in degrees 0-360, the Ecliptic in days of the month and Zodiacal sigils, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and Arctic and Antarctic circles; both with brass polar rings, the celestial with northern ring only (the southern blank) calibrated I-XII-I twice, the celestial with both rings calibrated in this way, paper horizon rings with red-painted rims, illustrating the compass points and Gregorian and Zodiacal calendars, celestial ring with credit Published 1st July 1810 by I. & W. Newton, Chancery Lane, London, on matching baluster-turned mahogany tripod stands with slim tapering legs on acorn feet supporting compasses with 4 1/2 in. dia. engraved paper cards, ht. 34 3/4 in., (paper darkened, losses, flaking and re-tint, cracks on horizon rings, meridian rings re-lacquered, celestial stand refinished and compass glass cracked). $5,000-7,000

504.

12-inch Terrestrial Table Globe by Joslin, Boston, twelve printed paper gores with polar callottes and brass pointer, analemma and maker’s cartouche in the North Pacific Ocean, the latter stating Joslin’s Terrestrial Globe containing the Late Discoveries and Geographical Improvements, also the tracks of the most celebrated circumnavigators and Geographical Improvements, Manufactured by Gilman Joslin, Boston, turned hardwood horizon circle with printed indications for calendar and signs of the zodiac and full brass meridian, all on a threelegged iron stand, ht. approximately 20 in. $1,500-2,500

505.

Philip’s 9-inch Terrestrial Globe on Stand, London, twelve printed paper gores, maker’s cartouche, semi-circular brass meridian ring, all on a turned hardwood stand, ht. 16 in. $200-400 504 with detail view

505

506.

16-inch Terrestrial Table Globe by Gilman Joslin, Boston, Massachusetts, twelve printed paper gores laid on metal sphere, countries depicted in various colors and the oceans in beige, Analemma Showing the Declination of the Sun placed in the Pacific Ocean, full calibrated brass meridian ring and adjustment screw, bras hour circles at the poles, walnut horizon band marked Manufactured by Gilman Joslin Corrected to Date and Improved Globe, Boston and signs of the zodiac, calendar and equation of time table all in green, salmon, and brown enclosed in a Greek key border, all on a three-legged cast bronze base, ht. 24 in. $800-1,200

507.

Parks and Hadley Patent Orrery, 3 in. terrestrial globe with twelve gores, brass pointer, cartouche in the lower portion of the Indian Ocean reading Terrestrial Globe Carefully Compiled from the Best Authorities, George Philip & Son, Ltd., London. Made in Germany, on a geared stand revolving around a 9 1/2 in. dia. brass calendar ring with geared perimeter, raised lettering for the months, seasons, compass points and the inscription Parkes and Hadley’s Patent Orrery, all on a cast brass base, ht. 9 in. $800-1,200

508.

Rand McNally 8-inch Terrestrial Globe, twelve printed gores on card and plaster sphere, maker’s cartouche, analemma for equation of time calculations, brass hour circles at the poles and tri-foot cast iron stand with claw-and-ball feet, ht. 15 in. $100-200

506 with detail view

509.

Magnetic Global Air Race by Replogle Globes, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, the game includes a metal 8 in. world globe, magnetized airplanes, gasoline drums, play money, good and bad luck chance cards, instruction booklet and original box, ht. of globe 12 1/2 in. $100-200

510

510.

S.S. Nerissa Ship Builder’s Model by Hugh MacMillan, 15 Cathcart Street, Greenock, the painted wooden model of the passenger and cargo steamer S.S. Nerissa mounted on a walnut pedestal with descriptive plaque mounted at the bow stating S.S. Nerissa Dimens 350’-0” BP x 54’-0” x 33’-0” MLD. Gross tonnage 5585 tons Built by William Hamilton & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow for Messrs C.T. Bowring & Co. Liverpool, all enclosed in a glass cabinet on a black-painted stand, ht. 66 x wd. 84 x dp. 24 in.

Note: The Nerissa was built in 1926 and served various cargo and passenger routes until WWII when she was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine on 30th April 1941. The Nerissa sank within four minutes and lost all but 84 of her 290 passengers and crew. $600-800

511.

Brass and Copper Ship Binnacle Compass by A. Leitz Company, San Francisco, California, the standing compass with polished copper helmet top, glazed opening to the gimbaled liquid compass calibrated in the usual manner and marked A. Leitz Co. San Francisco, sliding rear viewing port, the heavy cast bronze base with applied maker’s plaque for the “Standard Binnacle” and serial #23098, adjustable iron balls for magnetic compensation, sliding convex door and pedestal base, ht. 54 in. $1,500-2,500

512.

Ship’s Wheelhouse Telegraph, Brelco, 55 Van Dam Street, New York, the 11 in. brass head with Plexiglas dial marked with maker’s name and speed indications, operator’s handle and floor-mounted brass pedestal, ht. 44 1/2 in. $300-500 511

513.

Cast Brass Lobster Boat Wheel, the cast brass wheel with six spokes and wooden handles mounted on a wooden display pedestal, maximum dia. 15 3/4 in. $200-400

514.

Bronze Ship’s Bell Marked Prins Willem V, 11 1/2 in. dia. bell with cast inscription, (lacking a clapper), ht. 12 in.

Note: The Prins Willem collided with a towed barge on Lake Michigan on October 14, 1954. $250-350

515.

Waltham Deck Watch and Mahogany Carrying Case, Waltham, Massachusetts, the 2 in. dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham, within a brass bezel in gimbals, blued-steel hands and stemwind movement marked P.S. Bartlett, Waltham, Mass., 17-Jewels, 12505783, all in two fitted carrying cases, the outer with padded felt lining and leather handle. $800-1,200

512

516.

Two-Day Marine Chronometer by Bliss & Creighton, New York, No. 1897, c. 1850, the three-tier brass bound mahogany box with applied boss stating in part A.L. Willings & Co... Chronometer Specialists, Middlesbrough., recessed side carrying handles, lacquered brass gimbals and bowl, 3 3/4 in. dia. silvered brass dial signed Bliss & Creighton, New York, No. 1897, 56-hour up-down indicator, seconds dial and marked Patent, blued-steel hands, chain fusee split plate movement with spring detent escapement, split balance with four adjustment screws and two brass weights, helical hairspring and back of dial plate stamped 1897, all with an outer padded felt mahogany box with leather carrying handle, inner box ht. 7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.

Note: Bliss & Creighton’s patent is discussed in Antiquarian Horological Journal, Autumn, 1977. $1,000-1,500

517.

12-inch Walnut Octant by Gilbert & Company, London, with brass index arm engraved Gilbert & Co. London and bone vernier engraved 020, bone scale calibrated 0-95 degrees, unmarked name plate, sun screens, horizon mirror and peep sight and turned brass feet. $500-700

515

518.

7 1/2-inch Ebony Octant by J. Sewill, Liverpool, the instrument with bone maker’s plaque marked J. Sewill, 61 South Castle Street, Liverpool, inlaid scale calibrated 0-135 with vernier and microscope on a 3 1/4 in. limb, sun and horizon shades, sighting scope attachments and keystone-shaped walnut carrying case. $600-800

519.

12-inch Ebony Octant by Gedney King & Son, Boston, Massachusetts, the painted oak keystone case with 5 x 3 in. printed label stating Gedney King & Son, Nautical Instrument Makers, No. 3 Broad Street, Boston holding the instrument with ribbed brass index arm, bone scale vernier with thumbscrew adjustment and locking, inset bone scale calibrated 0-95 degrees, vacant central inset plaque, 3 in. brass tube sighting scope, horizon and index mirrors, sun shades, wooden handle and three brass feet. $500-700

516

517

519

520.

Brass Bridge Frame Sextant by Troughton, London, No. 1302, the lacquered brass frame and wooden handle with 9 in. limb, inlaid silver scale calibrated 0-145 and silver vernier with magnifier on 3 in. adjustable arm, telescope attachment with additional eyepieces and horizon and sun shades in a fitted mahogany box with recessed carrying handles, brass plate inscribed R. Birch, R.N. and National Physical Laboratory inspection card dated 14th of January, 1926, inside the lid. $400-600

518

521.

Brass and Ivory Sextant by D. Eggert & Son, New York, with 8 in. limb with vernier and thumbscrew adjustment, inset bone scale and marked U.S. Navy 13126, sun shades, telescope attachments, wooden handle and walnut keystone box with printed paper label marked Nautical Instrument, D. Eggert & Son, 239 Pearl Street, New York. $400-600

522.

Acme Course Corrector, Sea Emergency Devices Co., New York, 10 in. dia. brass finished aluminum disc with calibrated rings, the outer fixed ring representing the true compass, moveable inner ring representing the magnetic compass and the center graduated 0-360 degrees representing the ship’s compass and a rotating indicator arm in the original box with operating instructions. $200-400

523.

Brass 8-inch Radius Sextant by A. Harlimann, Paris, dated 1957, flat bar frame, inset silver scale with the radius marked A. Harlimann a Paris, 1957 and G. Lunti a Marseille and Marcechal Floriano, the index arm with micrometer thumbscrew adjustment and magnifier, sun shades, and horizon mirror and mahogany handle, all on brass rod feet. $150-300

520

528

521

524.

Anodized Box Sextant by Potter, London, with silver scale, vernier adjusted by a knurled knob and magnifier, above the scale marked with maker’s name Potter, (illegible), London, removable knurled knob used as a tool to adjust the horizon mirror, filters and bayonet mount cover stamped 451, dia. cased 3 1/8, ht. 1 5/8 in. $200-400

525.

6-inch Sextant by Liliput, NR354894, anodized three circle pattern frame with wooden handle, the limb marked Liliput, inlaid silver scale calibrated 0-160 degrees, silver vernier scale with thumbscrew adjustment and magnifier on 3 in. limb, telescope attachments, eyepieces and horizon shades all in the original walnut box with carrying handle. $250-450

526.

9-inch Radius Ebony Vernier Sextant by D. McGregor, Greenock, with bone scale divided 0-105, brass index arm with vernier, thumbscrew lock and fine adjustment, mirror and colored filters, 3 3/8 in. brass tube monocular, bone maker’s plaque marked in block lettering D. McGregor. Greenock and in script J. McKenzie Greenock, turned wooden handle. $350-550

528.

3-inch Library Refracting Telescope by Buff & Buff, Boston, Massachusetts, engraved on viewing end Utschneider und fraunhofer in Munchen, 45 in. brass capped mahogany tube with attached 15 in. sighting scope, rack focus and elevation strut, two additional ocular lenses, both marked Day Power, one 10 3/4 the other 7 in. and an additional eyepiece marked Astronomical Power, brass base with folding cabriole legs, walnut carrying case with fitted interior and 8 x 7 1/4 in. printed label with instructions and maker’s name inside the lid, ht. with scope level, 28 1/2, cased 50 x 13 x 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: Frances Lee Higginson. $800-1,200

529.

Two Three-Draw London Spy Glasses, by Dollond and Ottway & Company, the first signed on ocular draw Dollond, London, 2 in. objective, brass and leather covered tube with shade, leather carrying case, extended lg. 28 1/2 in., the second a brass and leather-covered tube inscribed on the ocular draw W. Ottway & Co. Ltd., Ealing, 1912 No. 1618, 2 1/4 in. objective, shade and eyepiece cover, extended lg.

26 in. $175-275

530.

1 1/4-inch Single-Draw Telescope, with 18 in. leather and cordwrapped barrel and unmarked brass single-draw tube. $250-450

527.

Musser Copernican Planetarium, Scientific Space Industries, c. 1960, the model 500 planetarium in heavy plastic casing features motorized planetary motions of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn through the calendar year with two additional Mylar overlays for tracking major constellations and meteor streams, ht. 25, wd. 21 in.

531.

2-inch Octagonal Merchant’s Telescope, probably London, c. 1870, with tapered mahogany 48 in. barrel, ocular and objective lenses with brass sliding covers and turned brass fittings. $400-600

Note: According to internet sources, these teaching tools were designed by Clair O. Musser and were only available for purchase at the 1962 World’s Fair. $1,500-2,500

532.

3-inch Refracting Telescope by Benjamin Pike & Sons, 318 Broadway, New York, signed Benjamin Pike et Sons Opticians, 318 Broadway-New York on the ocular plate, 42 in. nickel tube, rack and pinion focusing with knurled thumbscrew, threaded eyepiece and wooden tripod with nickel collar mount and carrying case. $1,500-2,500

533

Clocks, Lots 533-682 533.

French Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, Paris, last quarter 19th century, the gilt-bronze case with Napoleon as artillery officer manning a canon with silvered clock dial recessed behind the spoked wheel of the carriage on a rocky outcrop, the lower section with applied patriotic scenes, military iconography, feet and central drop inscribed with Napoleonic battles, Toulon, Mantour and Lodi, eight-day brass time and strike movement faintly inscribed on backplate, T.C. Cugghe(?)... et cie, Paris, count-wheel strike and pendulum, ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,500-4,500

534

534.

Thirty-Day Japanned Longcase Clock by John Ellicott, London, c.

1770, the oak and pine case with pagoda top, engaged columns flanking the glazed door, tombstone-shaped waist door and two stage base on pad feet, 13 in. brass dial, applied silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, name boss signed Jn. Ellicott, London, seconds dial in the arch, thirty-day brass time and strike movement with dead-beat escapement and contrate wheel transfer of power to the arch for seconds, rack and snail strike, two lead weights, flat brass pendulum rod and brass-faced bob, ht. 92 in.

Note: Harvard University ordered a precision regulator from Ellicott in 1765 and used it for an eclipse expedition to Islesboro, Maine, in 1780.

That clock remains in the collections of Historical and Scientific Instruments at Harvard. $12,000-18,000

535

535.

Mahogany Longcase Clock by Nathaniel Brown, Manchester, England, c. 1790, the scroll-top case with cast brass rosettes, gilded decoration on the tympanum with central sunburst and flanking rooster and owl, fluted columns with Corinthian capitals flanking the composite brass and painted dial with moon’s age in the arch and signed Nathaniel Brown, Manchester, highly figured serpentine-top waist door flanked by stop-fluted quarter columns and Corinthian capitals, all on ogee feet, eight-day time and rack and snail strike movement with two tin-cased weights and pendulum, ht. 90 in. $3,000-5,000

536

536.

Painted Case Morbier Clock by A. Rabit, Airvault, c. 1845, floral, leafage, line and smoke-grain decorated case with oval dial opening, 8 in. dia. painted enameled dial with Roman numerals and marked A. Rabit Airvault, pressed brass and paint decorated dial surround, serpentine-shaped waist section with glazed opening revealing the pressed brass pendulum bob and eight-day time, strike and “prayer repeat” movement with recoil escapement and two iron weights, ht. 91 in. $800-1,200

537

537.

Burl Walnut Longcase Clock with Automata by Jonathan Marsh, Leiden, Netherlands, the caddy top with carved figures of heralding angels and Atlas, blind fretwork backed with fabric on the caddy and tympanum, flat pilasters flank the glazed hood door over the composite brass and painted dial with Roman numerals signed Jona. Marsh, Leiden, matted center with ringed winding holes, pierced steel hands and lower section with scarlet draperies drawn to view the painted river scene with windmill and fisherman automata, waist door with inlaid flower and buttressed base with similar inlays, all on claw-and-ball feet, eight-day time and “Dutch striking” movement with two hammers, windmill moving during striking sequence and fisherman catching a fish powered by two brass-cased weights regulated by a pendulum, ht. 113 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $6,000-9,000

538

538.

Mahogany Sixty-Day Duration Longcase Clock by William Wilkinson, No. 15, c. 1790, the scroll-top case with brass rosettes, fluted columns flanking the arched hood door, highly figured waist door with full fluted columns at the sides, the base with canted corners and molded central panel, all on an ogee base, 15 in. brass composite dial with Roman numerals, cast spandrels, rolling moon in the arch and inscribed with poetry and Wm. Wilkinson, No. 15, arched skeletonized sixty-day timepiece movement with subsidiary plate at the back supporting two winding drums, steel Brocot-type pallets, backboard mounted pendulum cock, two brass-cased weights, wooden pendulum rod and cylindrical brass bob, ht. 93 in. $6,000-9,000

539

539.

Walnut Veneered Longcase Clock by Thomas Watts, St. Edmunds, Bury, 20th century, the Queen Anne style case with sarcophagus top and three brass finials, glazed dial opening, rectangular waist door with bull’s-eye lenticle, all on a molded base, 10 1/2 in. brass composite dial, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, matted center, ringed winding holes, maker’s boss signed Thomas Watts, St. Edmunds Bury, cast brass spandrels, blued-steel hands and eight-day time and rack strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 96 in. $2,000-4,000

544

540.

Gilt-brass Wag-on-the-Wall Clock, probably Dutch, mid-19th century, the cast brass dial plate decorated with scroll work, applied chapter ring with Roman numerals, central alarm setting dial, eight-day time and alarm spring-powered movement with crown wheel and verge escapement and 3 1/2 in. rear mounted pendulum, ht. of dial 7 3/4 in. $400-600

541.

Dutch Stoelklok, c. 1800, with floral decorated hooded bracket supporting the clock with mermaids flanking the Roman numeral dial, 30-hour brass and steel time and strike movement with pendulum and brass-cased weight, ht. 28 in. $600-800

544.

Carved Black Forest Clock and Musical Box, Lenzkirch, c. 1880, in the form of a Gothic cathedral, the clock is flanked by two turrets with open belfries and gothic windows backed with pierced fabric, the dial with bone Roman chapters and hands, mounted behind, a round French movement with back plate stamped with German retailer Lenzkirch, rack and snail strike and pendulum with linkage to the six tune, 8 1/2 in. cylinder musical box with seventy-four teeth marked on governor bridge J.H. Heller, playing selections including “Oh Come All Ye Faithful,� all enclosed within a raised architectural pedestal, ht. 30 in. $5,000-7,000

542.

Carved Black Forest Mantel Clock, Germany and France, late 19th century, with carved case with two fighting birds surmounting the dial with raised Roman chapters and central leafage, the bird below on a rocky outcrop amidst a woodland setting, a rear door opens to reveal the French eight-day time and strike movement with count-wheel strike and pendulum, ht. 22 in. $800-1,200

543.

Black Forest Cuckoo and Quail Clock, Germany, late 19th century, the elaborately carved case with phoenix and oak leaf cresting, dual doors for cuckoo and quail automata, leafage surrounding the dial with Roman numerals, bone hands, thirty-hour wood-plate quarter-striking movement with brass wheels and steel arbors, oak leaf pendulum and three acorn weights, ht. 24 in. $400-600

545

546.

Mahogany Portico Table Clock by Ferey, Havre, France, c. 1820, with 6 in. dia. engine-turned and fire gilt bezel and center, enameled chapter ring with Roman numerals and marked Ferey Au Havre, Breguet blued-steel hands, four columns with gilt capitals, bun feet and eight-day time and strike movement with count-wheel strike and bimetallic, grid iron, temperature-compensated pendulum, ht. 19 3/4 in. $300-500 547.

French “Swinger” Timepiece, with clock mounted in blue globe with raised Roman numerals, grid-iron-type pendulum with regulation assembly all suspended by a bronze statue of two boys climbing a tree and titled La Maraude, on a variegated marble base, ht. 21 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 548.

French Mystery Clock, with white onyx case, enameled dial with Roman numerals, gilt statue supporting the rotary pendulum, eight-day time and strike movement, all on an ebonized wooden base with glass dome, ht. 17 1/2 in. $400-600 549.

French Onyx “Swinger” Mantel Clock, Paris, onyx cyma curves support the 4 in. dia. chapter ring with Roman numerals and center removed to expose the eight-day time and strike movement with dual escape wheels, count-wheel strike and a gilt putti on a swing as a pendulum, ht. 13 1/2 in. $900-1,200

546

545.

Gilt Portico Mantel Clock by Charles Rolland, Paris, c. 1820, four columns flanking the 4 3/4 in. dia. enameled dial with Roman numerals and signed Ch..les Rolland a Marseille, Breguet-style blued hands, eight-day spring-powered movement with count-wheel strike, with gridiron brass faced pendulum suspended by a spring, all on engine-turned bun feet, ht. 19 1/4 in. $700-900

550

550.

French Carriage Clock by Brevete, Paris, with brass and beveled glass case, oval beveled glass opening in the top revealing the cylinder platform escapement, eight-day time, bell strike and alarm movement signed by maker on the back plate V.R. Brevete Paris, enameled dial with Roman numerals, Breguet blued-steel hands and Arabic numeral alarm dial, ht. with handle extended 7 in. $150-250

551

552

553

554

551.

French Hour Repeating Carriage Clock, retailed by West & Son, Paris, with brass and beveled glass case, enameled dial with Roman numerals and marked with retailer’s name, eight-day time, strike, alarm, and hour-repeat on command with platform escapement, ht. with handle extended 7 1/2 in. $400-600

552.

French Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock, with beveled glass case and brass case, carrying handle and repeat button, enameled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic alarm dial, grande or petite sonnerie on command selection lever on the underside, eight-day time, strike, alarm, and quarter-repeat movement with platform lever-escapement, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700

553.

Brass Petite Sonnerie Carriage Clock, France, with brass and beveled glass case, fluted corner columns, rippled trim on molded top and base, eight-day time, hour- and quarter-hour strike on request and command, quarter silent lever on the underside, platform escapement, enameled dial with Arabic numerals and pierced hands, all in the original leather carrying case, ht. with handle extended 5 1/2 in. $200-250

554.

French Hour Repeating Carriage Clock, with beveled glass and brass case, carrying handle and repeat button, enameled dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time, strike, and hour-repeat on command movement with platform lever-escapement, ht. 7 1/2 in. $200-250

555

555.

French Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock by LeRoy & Fils, the beveled glass and brass case with carrying handle, push repeat button, large top escapement viewing glass, 2 1/4 in. round enameled dial with Roman numerals and signed by the maker, lower alarm dial both with gilt matted surround, Breguet-style hands, eight-day time, strike, alarm and grande sonnerie movement with silvered platform leverescapement, together with a leather carrying case, ht. 7 in. $800-1,200

556.

Two French Carriage Clocks, one with brass and beveled glass case enameled dial with Roman numerals and alarm dial, eight-day time and strike movement (lacking carrying handle and platform escapement), ht.

5 1/4; and an hour repeating example with enameled dial signed Black, Starr and Frost, New York, time, strike, alarm, and hour-repeat on command movement with platform escapement and leather carrying case, (replacement platform, movement needs cleaning), ht. 6 in. $100-150

557.

Incomplete Carriage Clocks, Case, and Movement Parts. $100-150

558.

Two Nickel Case “Goliath� Pocket Watches or Desk Clocks, Switzerland, both with 4 3/4 in. white enameled dials with Roman chapters and marked J.C. Vickery, To Their Majesties the King and Queen, 179, 181,183 Regent St. W., blued-steel spade hands, eightday Swiss lever-escapement movements and carrying cases with sliding backs, the first in alligator case over wood with silver trim and WC monogram, the last in black with silver trim, ht. 8 1/2 in. $200-300

558

559.

Belgian Slate and Marble Three-Piece French Clock Garniture, the drum head with variegated red marble surrounding the enameled dial with Roman numerals and recessed center with Brocot exposed escapement and Breguet-type moon hands, the midsection with beveled glass and brass beading to view the grid-iron pendulum, all on a scroll base with marble beading, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement, rear plate stamped P.R., together with matching garniture, ht. 17 in. $500-700

563

560.

Chinese Drum Clock on Rosewood Stand, the 4 1/2 in. dia. pierced gilt-brass case with enameled chapter ring with horary characters, spring-powered fusee time and alarm movement (incomplete), on a modern rosewood stand. $200-400

564

565

561.

Gilt Renaissance-style Table Clock, probably Germany, late 19th century, the gilt-brass case with removable side panel, top mounted bell, the front applied pewter 24-hour chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, single steel hand, the rear with alarm dial, iron and brass posted frame movement with fusee for time and alarm train and crown wheel and verge escapement, ht. 9 in. $300-500

562.

Brass Atmos Clock by LeCoultre, Switzerland, with brass and glass case, Arabic numeral dial marked LeCoultre, 15-jewel movement powered by changes in barometric pressure and regulated by a revolving pendulum, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-400

563.

Mahogany Off-Center Pillar and Scroll Clock by Seth Thomas, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1818, the scroll-top case with brass urn finials, painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and raised gilt gesso and Arabic minutes inside chapter ring, red and green diamond pattern spandrels on a gilt background, reverse-painted tablet with off-set pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label on backboard stating in part Patent Clocks Made and Sold by Seth Thomas, Warranted if Well Used, thirty-hour strap type movement with count-wheel mounted at the center, wooden pulleys on the underside of the roof board, tin-cased wood capped weights with internal pulleys and brass-faced pendulum bob, ht. 30 1/4 in. $2,000-4,000

564.

Mahogany Outside Escapement Pillar and Scroll Clock by Eli Terry, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1818, scroll-top case, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals and delicate floral decoration, raised gesso dot inner minute track, pewter hands, reverse-painted tablet depicting classical urns in gold leaf, red flowers and a gold leaf floral garland pendulum aperture, printed maker’s label inside stating Made and Sold

by Eli Terry, Plymouth, Con. flanked by equation of time tables, thirtyhour time and rack strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 28 in. without finials. $8,000-12,000

565.

Mahogany “Brooklyn” Lever Spring Shelf Clock by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1825-30, with 10 1/2 in. dia. iron dial with Roman numerals, brass bezel, pressed brass rosettes supporting the head section, lower box with looking glass and printed maker’s label inside stating in part Manufactured by Joseph Ives, Brooklyn, Long Island, New York, Warranted if Well Used, carved paw feet in front, turned in the back, eight-day, riveted strap brass movement with countwheel strike, roller pinions and iron wagon spring mounted in the base, ht. 29 in.

Literature: Kenneth Roberts, The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology, 1810-1862, pp. 83-86. $10,000-15,000

567

566.

Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Clock by Eli and Samuel Terry, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1824-27, scroll top and brass urn finials over the painted wooden dial with Roman numerals and floral decoration, the lower reverse-painted tablet depicting a town center with central aperture for viewing pendulum, all on delicate French feet with scalloped apron, thirty-hour time and count-wheel strike wooden movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 31 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

568

567.

Miniature Mahogany Ogee Clock by Ansonia Brass Company, Ansonia, Connecticut, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and floral decoration, transfer- and paint-decorated lower tablet, printed maker’s label inside with directions for regulating the clock and thirty-hour time and strike spring-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. $200-300

568.

Miniature Mahogany Sleigh-Front Shelf Clock by E.O. Goodwin, Bristol, Connecticut, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed E.O. Goodwin, Bristol, CT, gilded and paint decorated half columns flanking the upper door with painted spandrels around the dial and transfer-decorated tablet depicting an architectural subject, the lower door with similarly decorated tablet opens to reveal the printed maker’s label, all housing an eight-day time and strike spring-powered movement and pendulum, ht. 20 1/2 in. $650-750

569.

Mahogany Beveled Shelf Clock by William S. Johnson, New York, the beveled case with glazed upper section over the wooden dial with Roman numerals, lower section with reverse-painted tablet in blue, green, red and silver tones, printed maker’s label on backboard, thirtyhour time and strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 27 1/2 in. $150-200

570.

Mahogany Sharp Gothic Steeple Clock by C. Goodrich, Forestville, Connecticut, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed C. Goodrich Forestville, Ct. U.S.A., frosted tablet, eight-day time and strike movement and printed maker’s label inside, ht. 19 3/4 in. $275-325 569

570

571.

Mahogany Sharp Gothic Steeple Clock by Terry and Andrewes, Bristol, Connecticut, with painted Roman numeral zinc dial, transfer decorated tablet with strawberries, eight-day, time and strike, lyre plate movement with brass springs, detached brass spring alarm movement and printed maker’s label inside, ht. 20 in. $250-350

572.

Miniature E. Howard #70 Wall Regulators by Wayne Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, replicas in oak and cherry of the popular E. Howard model #70, 6 in. painted zinc dials with Roman numerals and maker’s signature, painted tablets and one-day lever-escapement movements, ht. 15 in. $1,000-1,500

573.

Inlaid Mahogany Thirty-Day “Hudson” Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1910, 14 in. zinc dial with Arabic numerals and marked Seth Thomas, thirty-day double spring movement with dead-beat escapement and pendulum, 18 in. square. $400-600

574.

Mahogany Thirty-Day Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut, the turned bezel opens to reveal the 18 in. painted zinc dial with Arabic numerals marked Seth Thomas and Thirty Day, dual spring timepiece movement with dead-beat escapement, Geneva stops and rear-hung pendulum, case dia. 24 in. $1,500-2,500

571

575.

Sonora Chime Clock by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut, the adamantine case with incised gilt decoration, 4 1/2 in. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Seth Thomas, Sonora Chime, eight-day time, strike, and quarter-chime on four bells, ht. 14 in. $400-600

576.

Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, attributed to Riley Whiting, the scroll-top case over the painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, reverse-painted tablet with stenciled boarder and classical house, remains of a maker’s label inside backboard and presently fitted with an eight-day time and strike, spring-powered brass movement together with the original thirty-hour wooden movement attributed to Riley Whiting, ht. 30 in. $600-900

577.

Brass Art Deco Mantel Clock by Ansonia, Brooklyn, New York, with cast leaf decoration, brass bezel with beveled glass over the 4 1/4 in. dia. silvered brass dial with Arabic numerals and eight-day time and gong strike movement with pendulum, ht. 10 1/2 in. $200-400

578.

Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock by Ephraim Downes, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1825, the scroll-top case with cast urn finials, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals, raised gesso chapter ring marks and scroll work spandrels, reverse-painted tablet of a town center, printed maker’s label inside case and thirty-hour time and count-wheel strike movement with pendulum and two cast iron weights, ht. 31 in. $800-1,200

583.

Walnut Carved “Knocker” Shelf Clock, Connecticut, late 19th century, paper dial, arched parcel-gilt glass, no label, brass eight-day spring-powered movement, ht. 19 3/4 in. $250-450

584.

Clock and Barometer Desk Set by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the 4 3/4 in. polished brass cases with screw-on bezels, 3 1/2 in. dia. silvered dials, the time dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, the other with Holosteric Barometer and thermometer marked Chelsea and eight-day lever-escapement movement striking ship’s bell, both in a mahogany stand, lg. 14 in. $500-700

585.

Oak Wall Regulator by Chelsea, Boston, #70 case form, 13 1/2 in. dia. zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked H.N. Lockwood, Boston, eight-day time-only movement marked Chelsea Clock Company, with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 33 in. $500-700

579

579.

Mahogany Sleigh-front Shelf Clock by Seth Thomas, Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, the top door with glazed upper section over the painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, painted tablet with strawberries and green leaves all flanked by smoke-grained and gilded tablets, the lower door with floral painted tablet over the printed paper maker’s label, thirty-hour time and strike weight-powered movement with pendulum, ht. 32 1/2 in. $600-800 580.

Rosewood Thirty-Day Lever Spring Wall Clock by Atkins Clock Company, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1860, ripple molded case with printed maker’s label inside backboard, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, black and gold transfer decorated tablet, thirty-day “Equalizing Lever Spring” timepiece and pendulum, ht. 25 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 581.

Mahogany Shelf Clock by Asa Munger & Company, Auburn, New York, 1833, with carved basket crest, looking glasses flanking the stenciled glass framing the 8 3/4 in. painted iron dial marked Warranted Asa Munger & Co., Auburn, N.Y., lower looking glass flanked by carved columns, paw feet, wallpapered interior, 5 x 6 in. printed maker’s label, eight-day brass time and strike skeletonized movement with hammer stamped 1833, two iron weights and eagle pendulum, ht. 39 3/4 in.

Literature: Information on Asa Munger and his clocks is found in Oechsle and Boyce, An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York, pp. 93-97. $1,200-1,500 582.

Walnut “Parisian” Mantel Clock by Kroeber, New York, c. 1900, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, silver leaf transfer-decorated tablet, beat scale calibrated with Roman numerals and marked F. Kroeber, New York and eight-day time and strike movement with Kroeber patent pendulum with index regulation, ht. 22 1/2 in. $200-300

586.

U.S. Constitution Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 1993, the “base and ball” 18kt gold plated case with hinged bezel, inscribed at the base 1787-Constitution of the United States-1987, 5 1/2 in. dia. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day ship’s bell striking movement with lever-escapement, ht. 9 in.

Note: Made in a limited edition in 1993, this example is #339 of 750 and carried a suggested retail price of $1500. $500-700

587.

Brass Ship’s Bell Clock By Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, with hinged bezel, 6 in. dia. silvered brass dial marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and Chas. C. Hutchinson, Boston. U.S.A., Arabic numerals, moon hands and eight-day ship’s bell striking lever-escapement movement, overall dia. 8 in. $400-600

588.

Clock and Barometer Set by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the 4 3/4 in. dia. cases with screw-on bezels, 3 3/4 in. dia. silvered brass dials, the clock marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co., the barometer marked Chelsea, eight-day lever-escapement movement striking ship’s bells, all on a walnut wall mount with inclination scale and brass hand, ht. 12 in. $400-600

589.

Mahogany Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 7 1/2 in. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston, U.S.A. and eight-day “house” strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500

590.

Carved Mahogany Shelf Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 5-in dia. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Tiffany & Co., New York, eight-day “house” strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 14 in. $800-1,000

592

593

591.

Aircraft Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the Bakelite case with hinged bezel, 7 3/4 in. dia. multicolored 24-hour dial with Arabic numerals, regulating aperture, spade hands, center seconds, leverescapement time-only movement, rear of case marked Chelsea Clock Co. Boston, maximum dia. 10 1/4 in. $500-800

592.

“Commodore” Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the base and ball case form in “verde antique” finish with hinged bezel, 8 in. dia. silvered dial marked Ship’s Bell and J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, with raised Arabic numerals and regulation aperture, eight-day ship’s bell striking lever-escapement movement, ht.

12 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500

593.

“Yacht Wheel” Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the nautical case with hinged bezel in “polished bronze metal” finish, 5 3/4 in. dia. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike leverescapement movement, ht. 17 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500

595

594

594.

Millennium Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, with polished brass and American walnut case, hinged bezel, 8 1/2 in. silvered dial with raised Arabic numerals and millennium logo, the base engraved with the names of famous artists and scientists, eight-day lever-escapement movement striking ship’s bell, ht. 13 in.

Note: Introduced by Chelsea in 1999 to celebrate the new millennium carried a suggested retail price of $3,000. $1,500-2,000 595.

“Tambour No. 1” Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1903, the brass ball foot case with hinged bezel housing the 10 in. dia. silvered dial with raised Arabic numerals, brass serpentine hands and eight-day time and “house strike” lever-escapement movement stamped with maker’s name and 68331, ht. 17 1/4, wd. 24 in. $6,000-12,000 596.

Brass and Walnut Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, American walnut cradle supporting the case with hinged bezel, silvered 8 1/2 in. “Special Grand” dial with raised Arabic numerals and pierced center, eight-day ship’s bell striking leverescapement movement, ht. 13 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500

596

598 597

597.

Commodore Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the lacquered “base and ball” case form with hinged bezel, 10 in. brass dial with raised Arabic numerals and marked Ship’s Bell and Becker’s Washington, eight-day ship’s bell lever-escapement movement, ht. 15 1/2 in. $5,000-10,000 598.

Mahogany Quarter-Chiming Tall Clock, Germany, c. 1900, scroll top case with carved rosettes, free-standing fluted columns flanking the brass dial with Arabic numerals, applied pierced decoration, subsidiary dials for Chime-Silent and Westminster-Whittington selection and moon’s age in the arch, eight-day weight-powered movement chiming quarters on eight bells or four gongs, pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht. 98 1/2 in. $8,000-12,000 599.

Walnut Quarter-Chiming Tall Clock by Elliott, London, with crescent cornice and turned finials, fluted pilasters flanking the 13 1/4 in. brass composite dial with Arabic numerals and chapter ring engraved Elliott, London, pierced spandrels and subsidiary dials for Chime-Silent and Westminster-Whittington, oval beveled glass in the waist section, carved base panel, paw feet and eight-day time, strike and eight bell, quarterchiming movement with pendulum and three brass-cased weights, ht.

98 1/2 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $4,000-6,000 600.

Mahogany Astronomical Wall Regulator, probably England, c. 1880, the removable hood with brass bezel over the 13 in. dia. engraved silvered dial with minutes around the perimeter, seconds and hours on subsidiary dials, glazed waist door, beveled pedestal, eight-day timepiece, dead-beat escapement with removable pallets, maintaining power, compound pulley, “T” bridge suspension, wooden pendulum rod, nickeled bob, beat scale and cylindrical weight, ht. 63 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $3,000-3,500

601.

Walnut Master Wall Clock by E. Howard & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1890, 16 in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co., Boston., eight-day timepiece with deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, Geneva stop, and marked E. Howard & Co., Boston regulated by a wood rod and brass-faced pendulum bob and powered by a brass-cased weight, ht. 76 in. $4,000-6,000

599

600

602.

Oak #70 Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, turned wooden bezel over the 12 in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and inscribed E. Howard & Co., Boston, reverse-painted lower tablet and eight-day time-only zinc plate movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston and 70, with pendulum and cast iron weight, ht.

32 in. $1,500-2,000

601

602

604

603.

Oak #70 14-inch Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1900, 14 in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed E. Howard & Co., Boston, painted lower tablet and eightday, nickel plate time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston and 5 with pendulum and iron weight with cast 70 mark, ht. 35 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

604.

Walnut #70 16-inch Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1889, 16 in. painted zinc dial marked E. Howard & Co., Boston and around the outside of the chapter ring, Presented to John Collins Warren, March 6, 1889, Havard [sic] Medical School, painted tablet in the lower section, eight-day brass plate timepiece marked E. Howard & Co., Boston and 4, iron weight and flat wood rod and damascened pendulum bob, ht. 41 in. $4,000-6,000

605.

Oak and Ash Astronomical Wall Regulator, probably England, c.

1890, cornice top with dentils and incised flowers, full-length glazed door, 12 in. dia. silvered brass dial with outer minutes, hours and seconds on subsidiary dials, blued-steel hands, brass movement mounted on a cast iron bracket with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, wheels with five crossings, high tooth and pinion count train, wooden pendulum rod and lead “anchor�-shaped bob, all powered by an iron compound weight with integral pulley, ht. 66 in.

603

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $2,000-4,000

605

607

606.

Walnut Astronomical Wall Regulator by Cuthbert and Brereton, probably United Kingdom, c. 1868, the dome-top case with hinged movement access doors at the top, full-length glazed door, 10 1/2 in. dia. silvered dial with Arabic minutes around the perimeter, seconds above the center, hours below with Roman numerals, carved cresting below dial, eight-day, six pillar movement with lantern pinions, maintaining power, jeweled two-legged gravity escapement powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a brass-faced pendulum bob and iron rod, ht. 49 in. $3,000-5,000

607.

Mahogany Floor-Standing Master Clock by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1900, molded cornice top with glazed top door opening to reveal the 16 1/2 in. dia. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and signed E. Howard & Co. Boston, carved ornament over the glazed waist door on a sleigh-front molded base pediment, 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. rectangular eight-day timepiece movement stamped E. Howard & Co. Boston, with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power and Geneva stop, silver-leafed wooden rod with brass cylindrical weight and nickel damascened bob, ht. 94, wd. 34, dp. 15 3/4 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $5,000-7,000 606

608

609

608.

Mahogany No. 89 Wall Regulator by E. Howard & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1910, the full-length glazed door opens to reveal the 12 in. dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, eight-day movement with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, Geneva stop, and seconds beat pendulum with silver leaf rod and damascened nickel pendulum bob powered by a cast lead weight descending behind a mahogany baffle, ht. 60 in. $4,000-6,000

609.

Mahogany “Banjo” Clock by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, gilded rope-molded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting a house and church, the waist flanked by brass side ornaments, 7 3/4 in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals over the eight-day time-only brass movement stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 43 in. $1,000-1,500

610.

Cherry “Figure Eight” Wall Regulator by Wayne Cline, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1975, a modern reproduction of the popular Howard figure-eight wall clock with reverse-painted tablets, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and eight-day time-only weight-powered movement, ht. 35 in. $500-700 610

611

612

611. #4 Wall Regulator by Howard & Davis, Boston, Massachusetts, with grain-painted case and frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower inscribed U.S. Lighthouse Establishment, 8 in. painted iron dial signed Howard & Davis, Boston, unmarked eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and cast iron weight, ht. 32 in. $2,000-4,000

612.

No. 1 Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1860, cherry and birch swell bottom case with 12 in. dia. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked Howard & Davis Boston., reverse-painted glasses in red, gold and black enclosed within half round frames, trapezoidal-shaped eight-day timepiece movement stamped on front plate E. Howard & Co., Boston with dead-beat escapement, Geneva stop, maintaining power, cast iron weight cast “1,� gilt wooden pendulum rod and damascened bob, ht. 50 in. $6,000-8,000

613.

No. 17 Marble Dial Wall Clock by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1892, 24 in. marble dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, the lower section with black and gold painted glass and dated 1892, eight-day brass movement marked E. Howard & Co. Boston with recoil escapement, Geneva stop, counter balanced dial wheel work, regulation through the top of case, lead weight and wooden pendulum rod with brass bob, ht. 42 in. $2,000-4,000 613

614

616

614.

Framed Blueprint of the E. Howard Clock Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1934, the colored blueprint drawing of the Howard factory layout on Charles Street, Waltham depicting the factory and various departments including the train, jewelling, finishing, timing rooms, and the “machine shop� used as a fire insurance survey, professionally framed in a walnut frame with ripple molding, print size 20 x 26, overall 29 x 35 in. $400-600

615.

Oak Regulator No. 3 by Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Connecticut, c.

1925, octagonal bezel opens to the 14 in. painted zinc dial with Arabic numerals, seconds bit and marked Seth Thomas and Ball R.R. Standard, the lower glazed door for access to the pendulum and brasscased weight, eight-day time-only No. 62 movement with dead-beat escapement and maintaining power, ht. 41 in. $2,500-3,500

616.

Oak #3 Wall Regulator by Chelsea, Boston, the oak case with turned bezel over the 13 1/4 in. dia. zinc dial with Roman numerals and inscribed Chelsea Clock Co., Boston., eight-day timepiece with maintaining power, dead-beat escapement, pendulum and brass-cased weight, ht. 37 in. $4,000-6,000

615

619 617

617.

Oak #70 16-inch Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, turned wooden bezel over the 16 in. dial with Roman numerals signed E. Howard & Co., Boston, painted glass tablet on lower door and eightday time-only movement stamped E. Howard & Co., Boston and 5, with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 42 in. $6,000-8,000 618.

Oak #70 Wall Regulator by E. Howard, Boston, Massachusetts, the case with glazed wooden bezel over the 12 in. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked E. Howard & Co. Boston, lower door with reverse-painted glass, eight-day time-only movement, with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 31 in. $1,200-1,500 619.

Oak Master Clock by E. Howard & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1915, 12 in. zinc dial with Roman chapters and marked E. Howard & Co., Boston, zinc plate movement with dead-beat escapement, maintaining power, Geneva stop and chain attachment to electrical impulse, all powered by a flat cast lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 59 in. $1,500-2,500 620.

Oak Master Wall Clock by Standard Electric Time, Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1900, glazed full-length door, 12 in. painted zinc dial with Roman chapters and marked with maker’s name, brass electrically wound movement with dead-beat escapement, seconds beat pendulum and nickel damascened bob, ht. 64 in. $400-600 620

624.

Miniature “Banjo” Clock by Waltham Clock Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, mahogany case with screw-fit brass bezel, Arabic numeral 3 1/2 in. dia. dial, gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist with Federal shield and flanked by brass side ornaments, the lower depicting and marked Perry’s Victory with carved and gilded pedestal below, eight-day 37 size leverescapement movement with winding crown in lower box, ht. 21 1/2 in. $600-800

625.

Two Deck Clocks by Chelsea and Seth Thomas, the brass Chelsea clock with eight-sided case, screw-on bezel, 3 1/2 in. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Clock Co., Boston USA, with eight-day lever-escapement time-only movement, the Seth Thomas in a Bakelite case, black dial with Arabic numerals and marked Mark I Deck Clock US Navy, dia. 7 in. $200-400

626.

Oak Wall Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1910, the case with beaded trim on the cornice and base, 13 in. dia. painted zinc dial with Roman numerals and marked Riggs & Bro. Philada. and eightday time-only 4 in. dia. spring-powered lever-escapement movement, ht. 21 in. $800-1,200

627.

“Crystal” Ship’s Bell Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, c.

1911, the brass and beveled glass case in a carriage clock form with front and rear doors and carrying handle, 3 3/4 in. silvered brass dial with raised Arabic numerals and etched floral decoration, eight-day brass ship’s bell striking movement with lever-escapement, ht. with handle extended 11 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

621

621.

Walnut Sweep Seconds Wall Regulator, attributed to New Haven Clock Company, with 12 in. dia. silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, engaged barley-twist and free-standing columns flanking the glazed full-length door, eight-day timepiece with sweep seconds, deadbeat escapement, two-jar pendulum bob and brass-cased weight, ht.

80 in. $3,000-5,000

622.

Cherry Wall Regulator by George Hatch, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, moon hands, half round frames enclosing reverse painted black and gold tablets and eight-day time only weight-powered movement with detachable pendulum bob and iron weight, ht. 29 in. $300-500

623.

Mahogany Regulator Wall Clock, with full-length glazed door, silvered plate engraved Regulator and associated pin-wheel escapement Swiss movement with one-jar pendulum, ht. 55 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $200-400

628.

Limited Edition Ship’s Bell Desk Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the polished brass case in the classic ship’s wheel design, 3 3/4 in. dia. silvered brass dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea and Ship’s Bell, eight-day lever-escapement movement striking ship’s bell on a gong, ht. approximately 8 in. $400-800

629.

Mahogany Ship’s Bell Tambour Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, with 5 1/2 in. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and K. Laholt’s, Springfield, Ill., eight-day time and ship’s bell strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500

630.

Mahogany Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 5 in. silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea and Jaccard Jewelry Co., Kansas City, blind fret pattern along the base and eightday, time and “house” strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 10 1/4 in. $300-500

631.

Brass “Boston” Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the matte finish brass case with hinged bezel, 4 1/4 in. dia. Special Grand Dial marked Chelsea, beveled glass on the sides and rear door and eight-day brass “house strike” lever-escapement movement with gong strike, ht. 7 1/2 in.

Note: Developed in 1998, this model originally sold for $1,800. $700-900

632

632.

Monumental Oak Wall Clock by Tiffany, New York, c. 1890, freestanding columns flanking the glazed door with carved spandrels and beveled glass lower door, 18 in. silvered brass dial with Roman numerals and marked Tiffany & Co., eight-day spring-powered movement with dead-beat escapement and grid-iron pendulum, all on a stop-fluted carved pedestal, ht. 56, wd. 33, dp. 15 in.

Provenance: Part of the furnishings of Eimer & Amend Apothecary, 49 East 34th Street. Between 1851-1951, this pharmacy filled about 10 million prescriptions with esteemed customers including Peter Cooper, Charles Dana, Cyrus Field, Hamilton Fish, Abram Hewitt, Washington Irving, and Samuel Tilden. $3,000-5,000

641

642 640

633.

French Alabaster Table Regulator, the white and pink alabaster case with brass beading, drum top supporting the beaded bezel, gilt dial surround, enameled dial with Roman numerals and recessed center with Brocot exposed escapement and Breguet-type moon hands, over a beveled glass opening revealing the grid-iron pendulum, eight-day time and bell strike movement, ht. 17 in. $600-800

637.

French Rosewood Conical Pendulum Clock by Brevete, late 19th century, the veneered hinged case with spelter figure at the top and pendulum suspended from her raised arm, 4 in. dia. engraved brass dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time and count-wheel strike movement, ht. 13 in. $200-400

634.

French Belgian Slate and Mable Mantel Clock, Marti & Cie., Paris, the flat-top case highlighted with variegated green marble trim, 4 in. enameled dial with Roman numerals, recessed center with exposed Brocot escapement, Breguet-style moon hands and eight-day time and strike movement with count-wheel and pendulum, ht. 11 in. $200-400

635.

Gilt Renaissance-style Table Clock, probably German, late 19th century, the brass balustrade case and cupola with abundant finials, the front with two chapter rings, the upper with Roman numerals of typical form, the lower with I-II-III-IIII marks, blued-steel hands, the rear with Arabic numeral chapter ring and two winding squares, glazed side openings to view the time and alarm fusee movement, ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600

636.

French Three-Piece Gilt-brass Clock Garniture, Japy Frères, the clock with caddy top, balustrades and finials, columns flanking the dial with raised enamel Arabic numerals, painted floral decoration surrounding the dial and sides, eight-day time and strike movement by Japy Frères with pendulum and similarly decorated garniture, max. ht.

17 in. $800-1,200 643

638.

French Belgian Slate and Marble Mantel Clock, the slate case decorated with variegated green and black marble, 5 1/2 in. enameled dial with Roman numerals and Brocot outside escapement, lower section with beveled glass revealing the two “jar” 12 in. pendulum, eight-day time and strike movement with count-wheel strike, ht. 18 3/4 in. $400-600 639.

Mahogany Banjo Clock by Waltham, Waltham Clock Company, c.

1920, with brass rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the lower depicting the “Boston State House,” painted iron dials with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham, eight-day, weight-powered movement with Geneva stop, maintaining power, dead-beat escapement, weight and pendulum, ht. 42 in. $300-500 640.

Walnut No. 3 1/2 Parlor Calendar Clock by Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, the case with ebonized carved components, printed black dial with Roman numerals, glass calendar dial with exposed roller day and month indication, beveled glass pendulum and eight-day time and bell strike movement, ht. 19 in. $1,000-2,000 641.

“No. 10 Farmer’s” Calendar Clock by the Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca, New York, the walnut case with carved crest, fulllength door with applied molded trim, glazed openings reveal the 8 in. paper on zinc dials, the time dial with Roman numerals, the calendar dial marked with maker’s name, rear door opens for access to the eight-day time and strike movement, ht. 26 in. $200-400 642.

Walnut Lewis Patent Calendar Clock by Ingraham, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1880, the case with carved crest, freestanding columns flanking the 5 1/2 in. paper on zinc dial with Roman numerals and dayof-the week, the lower hinged section with calendar mechanism, B.B. Lewis label, 7 1/2 in. calendar dial, month and day-of-the-month indication, carved spandrels and molded base stamped by maker inside, eight-day time and strike movement with pendulum, ht. 21 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 643.

Walnut No. 0 Bank Calendar Wall Clock by Ithaca, Ithaca, New York, c. 1880, the carved case with full-length glazed door, 12 in. paper on zinc dials, the time dial with Roman numerals, the calendar with day-ofthe-month, day, and month, and marked Manufactured by the Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca New, York, eight-day dual-wind weight-powered movement with pendulum and iron weights, ht. 61 in. $5,000-8,000 644.

Walnut “Solar Timepiece” or Globe Clock by Timby, Saratoga Springs, New York, c. 1865, the scroll-top case with central turned finial and gilt pendant, printed paper Arabic numeral hour dial encircling the 6 in. twelve-gore printed globe marked on the maker’s boss Joslin’s Six Inch Terrestrial Globe, Containing the Latest Discoveries, Gillman Joslin, Boston 1860, in a brass yoke with North Pole facing front, lower printed paper minute dial with Arabic numerals behind a hinged and glazed door, eight-day time-only movement with balance wheel escapement, ht. 26 1/2 in.

Note: The annual report of the American Institute, New York City, 186768, describes the Timby timepiece as “a miniature world or model of the earth, put in motion, making a revolution once in twenty-four hours, moved by a superior time movement, requiring to be wound once in eight-days...,” An Empire in Time, Clocks and Clock Makers of Upstate New York by G. Russell Oechsle and Helen Boyce, pp. 136-138. $4,000-6,000

646

645.

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock Attributed to Horace Tifft, Attleboro, Massachusetts, c. 1840, with flat beveled frames, reverse-painted tablets, the lower of Aurora on her chariot, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, moon-shaped hands and eight-day timeonly weight-powered movement with iron weight and pendulum, ht. 33 in. $500-700 646.

Brass Clock Movement and Dial by Samuel Mulliken, Bradford, Massachusetts, c. 1740, the 10 1/4 in. brass composite dial with matted center, applied brass chapter ring with Roman numerals, quarter- and half-hour markings, name boss in the arch engraved Samuel Mulliken Bradford, pewter spandrels, the corners of crown and cherub pattern, single hand, time and strike posted frame movement with count-wheel, recoil escapement, endless rope suspension, period lead weight, pendulum and bracket for corner mounting, a copy of Nutting’s The Clock Book, 1924, accompanies the lot, dial ht. 14 1/4 in.

Note: Samuel Mulliken purchased property in Newbury by 1750 and remains one of several New England makers of posted frame movements. $1,000-1,500

648

648.

Mahogany Striking Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, New England, c. 1825, with gilded rope molded frames enclosing reversepaintings on glass, the lower depicting and marked Juno and the waist glass marked Patent, painted iron dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time and strike movement marked on front plate A. Willard Grafton, with rack and snail strike, recoil escapement, two lead weights and pendulum, ht. 33 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 647 with detail view

647.

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock by Daniel Munroe, Jr., sold to Lothrop Davis by John Munroe, Barnstable, June 1826, the painted iron dial with Roman numerals inscribed Warranted by D. Munroe, gilded rope moldings enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower, an allegorical scene depicting Lady Liberty holding the American flag while standing in a seashell pulled by two stallions, gilded pedestal and eight-day time-only movement with iron weight and pendulum, ht.

40 in.

Provenance: Consigned by descendants of Lothrop Davis. The original bill of sale is with the clock stating, Mr. Lothrop Davis June 1826, Bot. of John Munroe, one Eight Day Timepiece...$20. Rec. paymt. John Munroe. Documents signed by Abner and Lothrop Davis, Justice of the Peace in Barnstable dating 1817 and 1840, and a copy of John Munroe and Old Barnstable signed by the author, Elizabeth Munroe, 1911, also accompany the lot. $2,000-4,000

649.

Patent Variant Wall Clock, probably 20th century, with gilded pedestal and rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting Neptune, the waist marked Patent and flanked by brass side ornaments, painted iron dial with Arabic minutes around the perimeter, Roman numeral hours shown by a recessed dial mounted behind, eight-day time-only movement with lead weight and pendulum, ht. 40 in. $1,000-1,500

650.

Mahogany Shelf Clock Marked Aaron Willard, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1830, scroll-top case with reverse-painted tablet marked Aaron Willard, Boston over the 7 7/8 in. dia. concave painted iron dial with Roman numerals, a looking glass in the lower section with the case standing on brass paw feet, eight-day time-only weightpowered movement with pendulum and cast iron weight, ht. 34 1/2 in. $1,500-3,000

650 649

651.

Gilt Empire Mirror Clock by Samuel Abbott, Boston, c. 1840, with turned half columns, reverse-painted tablet over the painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed Saml. Abbott, Boston, looking glass, eight-day “grand piano” timepiece with “Abbott-type” iron weight with wire guides, pendulum and remains of printed maker’s label on backboard, ht. 33 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800

652.

Mahogany Mirror Clock, New Hampshire, c. 1835, with white pine sides, scroll top and three brass finials, reverse-painted tablet over the painted iron dial with Roman numerals, looking glass in lower section, eight-day time, strike, and alarm movement powered by three lead weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 41 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

653.

Girandole Wall Clock by Elmer Stennes, Weymouth, Massachusetts, c. 1970, mahogany case with brass bezel over the 7 1/2 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., steel concentric circle hands, gilt frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the waist tablet marked Patent, the lower depicting and marked Aurora with carved and gilded pediment below, eight-day time-only movement stamped Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., pendulum and iron weight, ht. 44 in. $4,000-6,000 652

653

654

654.

Mahogany Girandole Timepiece, New England, 20th century, with gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-paintings on glass, the lower depicting and marked Commerce, the waist glass marked L. Curtis, Concord, painted iron dial with Roman numerals, eight-day timeonly movement with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 44 in. $1,500-2,500 655.

Unsigned Mahogany Patent Timepiece, New England, c. 1825, with gilded rope molded frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower depicting and marked Commerce, the waist glass marked Patent, iron dial with Roman numerals, eight-day time-only movement with pendulum and lead weight, ht. 40 3/4 in. $800-1,200 656.

Mahogany “Empire” Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 1909, with flat cornice top, carved neoclassical swag below the dial, pierced brass side sound vents backed with fabric, 3/4 fluted columns flanking the 10 in. dia. “special” dial with raised Arabic numerals, pierced decoration and inscribed Chelsea Clock Co. Boston, U.S.A., serial number 35022, brass dial with beveled glass, eight-day time and “house” strike movement with lever-escapement, ht. 24 1/2 in.

656

Note: According to a certificate issued by the Chelsea Clock Company, May 8, 2008, this clock was shipped from the factory July 29, 1909 and sold to G.S. Kern. Copies of the document accompany the lot. $2,500-4,500

657.

Chelsea Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Chelsea, Massachusetts, c. 1955, mahogany case with brass bezel over the painted iron dial with Arabic numerals and marked Chelsea in script, half round moldings framing reverse-painted glasses, the throat with Federal shield, the lower depicting and marked Constitution and Guerriere, lower carved pedestal below the box and eight-day time and strike spring-powered “house strike” movement, ht. 41 in. $600-800

658.

Neoclassical Gilt-brass Cartel Clock by Chelsea, the cast brass case with urn surmounting the 4 1/4 in. porcelain dial marked E. F. Caldwell & Co., New York, flanked by animal figure heads and garlands, eight-day lever-escapement timepiece movement, ht. 20 in. $3,000-5,000

659.

Clock and Barometer Desk Set by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, with “shaded old brass” finish, hinged bezels, 6 in. silvered brass dials, the time dial with Arabic numerals marked Chelsea Ship’s Bell and Hardy & Hayes Co., Pittsburgh over the eight-day lever-escapement ship’s bell striking movement, holosteric barometer and thermometer under beveled glass with brass and blued-steel hands, all on a base with four ball feet, ht. 9 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000

660.

Mahogany Tambour Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, 5 in. silvered dial with raised Arabic numerals, marked Chelsea and Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, and eight-day time and “house” strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 10 in. $300-500 657

661.

Chelsea Ship’s Bell Desk Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, the brass case in a classic ship’s wheel design, 3 3/4 in. silvered brass dial with Arabic numerals and marked Tilden-Thurber and Chelsea Ship’s Bell, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement with lever-escapement, ht. approximately 7 in. $200-400

662.

Crystal Regulator Mantel Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, with brass and beveled glass case, silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Tiffany & Co., New York, eight-day time and “house” strike lever-escapement movement, ht. 11 in. $400-600

663.

Mahogany Octagonal-top Mantel Clock by Waltham, Waltham, Massachusetts, with brass bezel and beveled glass over the silvered dial with Arabic numerals and marked Waltham, eight-day brass “house” strike movement with platform escapement, ht. 9 1/2 in. $100-150

664.

“Centennial” Commemorative Edition Clock by Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, the polished yellow brass 7 1/2 in. dia. case with hinged bezel and marked on the back, Chelsea Clock Co. Centennial Edition, 1897-1997, No. 0778, 6 in. dia. “Special Grand” silvered dial with pierced center to view the escapement, raised Arabic numerals and strike-silent, eight-day time and ship’s bell strike movement with damascened plates and platform escapement, all on a mahogany base with ball feet, ht. 9 1/4 in. $700-900

665.

Mahogany “Banjo” Clock by Waltham, 5 in. Arabic numeral painted dial signed Waltham, half-round moldings framing reverse-painted tablets, the lower of two sailing ships, eight-day split-plate movement with platform escapement stamped Waltham Watch Co. U.S.A., ht. 29 in. $250-450

666 with detail views

666.

Nine-Month Duration Regulator Clock by J.J. LePaute, Paris, c.

1815, the figured mahogany case with full-length glazed door, 8 3/4 in. silvered dial with Roman numerals, brass maker’s plate engraved J.J. LePaute, equation of time indication with a blued-steel hand and sunburst at the end against a brass calibrated sector engraved at the extremes R and A, gilt hour and minute hands, blued-steel center seconds hand all enclosed within a cast brass and fire-gilt bezel, a geared calendar mechanism mounted below with silvered calibration ring and crossings and a blued-steel pointer, nine-month duration, fivetrain movement, dead-beat escapement with steel pallets, maintaining power, geared calendar and equation of time cam, winding chain connecting the movement with the winding mechanism and wooden drums enclosed within the cornice where a small bell sounds at the completion of winding, the iron weight is directed to fall outside of the backboard, nine rod, bi-metallic, temperature compensating pendulum and silvered indication plate engraved Dilation and Condensation, ht. 85 3/4 in.

Note: For a detailed technical description of this clock see National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Bulletin, February 1995, “Merci, Monsieur LePaute,� by Peter Recourt. $30,000-40,000

667.

Walnut Veneered Marquetry Longcase Clock by William Jourdain, London, c. 1750, the sarcophagus top with blind fretwork backed by fabric, arched and glazed hood door flanked by flat inlaid columns capped with brass, tombstone-shaped waist door with cast brass decoration on pendulum aperture and flanked by chamfered corners, the base with canted corners, cove molding and ball feet, 12 in. brass dial, moon’s age in the arch surmounted by the engraved name boss William Jourdain, London, silvered Roman chapter ring with half and quarter-hour marks, matted center and ringed winding holes, seconds bit and recessed date, applied cast brass spandrels, eight-day, brass, five-pillar, two-hammer, two-bell “Dutch striking� movement powered by two brass-cased weights and regulated by an iron pendulum rod and brass bob with calibrated regulating nut, ht. 99 in. $7,000-9,000

668.

Mahogany Longcase Clock by George Eveleigh, Beaminster, United Kingdom, c. 1800, the pierced scroll-top case with serpentine-shaped hood door over the composite brass dial with spandrels, decoratively engraved center and signed Geo. Eveleigh, Beaminster with rocking ship automata in the arch, waist door with serpentine top, all on a flat molded base, eight-day movement with rack and snail strike and recoil escapement powered by two lead weights, ht. 91 in. $800-1,200

669.

Oak and Mahogany Longcase Clock by Thomas Radford, Leeds, c.

1800, with scroll top and brass rosettes, arched and glazed hood door over the composite brass dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, engraved center and signed Thos. Radford, Leeds, classical urn engraved on the boss in the arch, banded mahogany inlay contrasting with oak case, all on a bracket foot base, eight-day rack and snail strike movement with two iron weights and pendulum, ht. 91 in. $1,200-1,600

670 with detail views

670.

Brass Grande Sonnerie Table Clock by Joseph Rose & Son, London, probably last quarter 19th century, engraved hexagonal dial plate with applied chapter ring and Roman numerals, pierced steel hands, six glazed openings around the sides to view the movement, cast classical busts and double-headed eagle feet, hinged underside with two bells opens to reveal the bottom plate engraved Joseph Rose et Son London, pierced balance cock, three bell hammers and silvered regulator dial, one-day crown wheel and verge escapement movement with chain fusee and engraved barrels, ht. 3 1/2, max. dial wd. 4 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

671

671.

Brass “Winged� Lantern Clock with Alarm by Richard Ames, London, c. 1675, applied Roman numeral chapter ring with quarterand half-hour markings, central alarm disk with Arabic numerals, dial plate engraved with tulips and signed Rich. Ames near St Andrews Church in Holborn fecit, single steel hand, applied pierced frets, turned finials and bell mounted above, thirty-hour posted frame movement with time train at the front, strike train with count-wheel behind and alarm train at the back, crown wheel and verge escapement with pendulum between the trains, hook and spike for wall mounting, all powered by three weights, ht. 15 1/2 in.

Literature: Loomes, Brian, The Early Clockmakers of Great Britain, p.

53, lists Richard Ames as an apprentice of Peter Closen 1648/49-1655, died c. 1682, widow Katherine continued the business. $2,500-4,500

672

672.

Elm and Mahogany Alarm and Repeating Table Clock by Jno. Wady, London, c. 1765, the stepped base with mahogany inlay, molded cornice top supported by four freestanding columns, unusual sliding glazed door over the 6 in. composite brass dial, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, oval name boss engraved Jno. Wady London, mock pendulum aperture, alarm setting disc at the base of the blued-steel hands, matted center, day-of-the-month dial in the arch, cast brass spandrels and eight-day, time and alarm, verge escapement movement with quarter and hour repeat on command on a nest of seven bells, two alarm hammers, fully engraved backplate and short bob pendulum, ht. 12 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

674

673.

Ebonized Table Clock by William Broad, London, c. 1810, the oak dome-top case with brass beading and carrying handle, front door over the 8 in. dia. convex dial with Roman numerals and signed Will. Broad, London, pierced brass side vents backed by fabric, eight-day time and strike fusee movement with bell strike, engraved back plate and pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in. $800-1,200

674.

Ebonized Table Clock by William Haycock, Ashbourne, 20th century, the 17th century style oak case with caddy top, brass carrying handle and mounts, glazed door over the 7 in. composite brass dial, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, quarter, half and minute markings and signed Haycock Ashbourne, matted center with ringed winding holes, blued-steel hands and cherub spandrels, eight-day time and hour strike brass fusee movement with backplate signed by maker, anchor escapement, rack and snail strike and rear-mounted pendulum, ht. 15 in. $1,000-1,500

677

675.

Mahogany Dial Clock by James Manning, Chichester, with brass bezel over the 14 in. sheet brass engraved dial with Roman numerals and signed James Manning, Chichester, eight-day time and strike fusee movement with brass pendulum bob and flat rod, ht. 17 in. $800-1,200

676.

Mahogany Veneered Quarter-striking Table Clock, probably Austria, early 19th century, the large cove-molded base supporting the 5 in. dia. enameled dial with Arabic numerals and engine-turned bezel, lion’s head carrying handles, pagoda top with eagle finial and eight-day spring-powered unmarked movement with silk thread suspension, 1-23-4 note quarters and hour on separate gong, ht. 24 in. $600-800

677.

Hour-Striking Bedside Table Clock, France, 19th century, with skeletonized rotating chapter ring illuminating the time by the lighted candle at the back, gilt-brass mounts and stand, removable side panels, eight-day single mainspring movement striking the hours by a vertically mounted rack, crown wheel and verge escapement with silkthread-suspended pendulum, ht. 13 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500

678.

Rosewood Bracket Clock, c. 1880, with removable pagoda top, kidney-shaped front door with gilt ormolu, enameled dial with Roman numerals and recessed center, serpentine hands, eight-day time and strike movement with recoil escapement and bell strike, ht. 26 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

678

679

679.

Perpetual Calendar Clock by A. Pendesini, 20th century, with figureeight-shaped dial engraved A. Pendesini, Fecit, the upper timekeeping portion with outer minutes, subsidiary dials for the hours on left and seconds on right, the lower calendar section with day-of-the-week, dayof-the-month, month-of-the-year, and sector dials marked Alba and Tramonto, spring-powered timepiece movement with pin wheel escapement mounted on the back plate with bi-metallic pendulum rod and cylindrical bob, enclosed in a Plexiglas case and glass dome, ht. 55 in. $2,500-3,500

680.

Three French Clock Movement Test Stands, including a cherry example with wooden turn screw, a Victorian cast iron example with decorative base and three feet, and a 20th century example made of steel rod stock. $200-300

681.

Lot of Tall Clock Movements and Dials, including two eight-day and three thirty-hour brass movements, 12 in. and 13 in. painted iron arch dials, two 11 in. square dials, one a brass component one-handed dial, the other a painted dial, (incomplete, for parts only). $100-150

683

682.

Four 19th Century Brass Clock Movements, England, including two tall clock movements, one with latched plates and pinwheel anchor escapement, the other with iron “Wilson” back plate, and two springpowered fusee bracket clock movements, one with engraved backplate. $200-400

683.

Didactic Dental Model of a Human Skull, Kilgore International, Coldwater, Michigan, the anatomically correct model with removable sections of the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital bones, hinged jaw with cut-away section to reveal the teeth and principal nerves, all in a fitted carrying case. $800-1,200

684.

Mould Guide 20th Century Solila Vulcanite Teeth, Dentist Supply Company, New York, a two-tiered, individually numbered, boxed set of sample tooth molds of various anatomical forms, (complete), box 15 x 12 1/2 in. $200-400

685.

Coin Silver Spring Action Fleam by Reinhardt & Co., Baltimore, with sliding cover stamped with maker’s name, spring loaded blade with trigger activation and original folding leather carrying case, lg. 2 in. $800-1,200

684

687

686.

Brass Fleam and Carrying Case, unmarked, with sliding cover, springloaded trigger-activated blade, and leather-lined wooden carrying case, lg. 2 in. $100-150

687.

Two Early Bronze Mortar and Pestles, one possibly 12th century, Italy, the first a vase-shaped bowl cast with winged warriors and shields with a bell-shaped pestle with fluted handle, ht. 3; and one with a cupshaped mortar with side handles, ribbed decoration on the rim, pinshaped pestle with ceramic base, ht. 4 1/2 in.

Note: The first of these is closely related to an example in the Griffin Collection of Antique Mortars & Pestles, Franklin, New Hampshire. $500-700

688.

Box of Prepared Medical Microscopy Slides, late 19th century, with approximately 100 slides, labeled on the slide and on the itemized listing inside the lid, box 11 x 7 in. $200-400

689.

Boxed Set of Ophthalmology Lenses, consisting of approximately 150 concave, convex, spherical, and cylindrical lenses, numbered and arranged by category. $200-400

690.

Pocket Microscope by M. Pillischer, London, No. 76, with eyepiece on a brass limb marked N. 76. and height adjusted focus by knurled thumbscrew below, anodized metal frame for specimen slide or magnifier marked in script Invented by M. Pillischer, Optician & etc., London, additional eyepieces and slides all in a fitted carrying case, lg. of microscope 3 in. $200-300

691.

Compound Microscope by Spencer, Buffalo, New York, with Ushaped foot marked Dr. Ruth Rabinovitch, jointed limb, planar mirror, substage condenser, stage with rack slide holder adjustment, three objectives on revolving nosepiece and carrying case, ht. approximately 15 in. $100-200

692.

Compound Microscope by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, New York, black and lacquered brass finish with U-shaped stand, substage diaphragm condenser, stage with slide clips, three objectives on nosepiece, rack focus and calibrated eyepiece tube, ht. fully extended 14 3/4 in. $150-250

693

695

693.

Brass Compound Microscope by E. Leitz, Wetzlar, Germany, No. 17326, the lacquered brass instrument with U-shaped base marked at the back E. Leitz Wetzlar No. 17326, jointed limb, rack focus, revolving nosepiece, circular stage with thumbscrew adjustment, planar mirror and condenser, all in a fitted mahogany box with carrying handle and additional eyepieces, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500

694.

Lacquered Brass Compound Microscope by Anderson, London, c.

1870, the bar limb “Y� base marked Anderson London at the back, jointed limb with rack coarse and fine focus and 7 1/2 in. main tube, square stage with rack two-way adjustment, condenser and planar mirror, all in a hardwood case with additional eyepieces and threaded cannisters for storage, ht. approximately 16 in. $600-800

695.

Brass Compound Microscope by E. Leitz, Wetzlar, Germany, the lacquered brass frame with U-shaped base marked E. Leitz, Wetzlar, No. 49933, inclinable limb joint, rack focus, revolving nosepiece, square stage with specimen clips, planar mirror and condenser, all in a fitted mahogany box with carrying handle, ht. of instrument 12 in. $250-450

694

696.

Two Brass and Steel Microscopes by Spencer, Buffalo, New York, with U-shaped stands, jointed limbs, planar mirrors, diaphragm substage condensers, two objectives on revolving nosepiece, rack focus and calibrated eyepiece tube, ht. 13 in. $150-250

697.

Binocular Microscope by the Perlometer Corporation, New York, the iron U-shaped base marked Reichert Austria No. 77813, rack focus, rectangular stage, electric condenser and fitting, all on a wooden base, ht. 14 in. $200-400

698.

Brass Beam Balance, with four brass weights, on grained wood base, ht. 15 in. $200-300

699.

Analytical Balance by Wm. Ainsworth & Sons, Inc., Denver, Colorado, anodized iron and glass case with black marble stage, central brass pillar with maker’s plate at the base with maker’s name and Type DLB No. 16604, two pans suspended on agate knife edges and steel ribbon read-out, all on four turned brass feet, ht. 19 1/4, lg. 17 1/2, dp.

9 in. $200-300

700.

Countertop Scale, Germany, with cast iron base, zinc pan, and 5 in. dia. enameled dial calibrated in grams and kilos marked Gloria Familien Waage D.R.P. K.K. priv., ht. 12 in. $100-150

701.

“Force 50K” Cast Iron and Two-Pan Brass Balance, cast iron frame with cast mark Force 50K, round and square brass pans and eight round weights, lg. 40, ht. 16 in. $150-250

702.

Brass and Iron Balance Scale by Cornelius Kahlen, New York, late 19th century, the three-foot iron stand with leveling screw supports the brass quadrant scale signed by maker at the top and calibrated in two segments 0-125, and pivoted cupped specimen holder with keystone read-out, ht. 23 1/2 in.

Note: This specialized scale was possibly used by the U.S. Government to test currency paper.

705.

Cased Eight-Piece Drafting Set, 19th century, with hinged brass and steel compass having three attachments, a bone-handled pair of steel tweezers with thumbscrew tightener, a brass protractor, another brass and steel tool, a folding wood ruler and a wood gauge, (case hinge broken), case lg. 7 in. $200-400

706.

Two Wood and Brass Drafting Tools, 20th century, the first a T-square mounted with brass, the second a scribing device with adjustable turned wood rings having thumbscrew tighteners and long steel points for marking, lg. 39 1/2 (1m), 9 3/4 in., respectively. $100-150

707.

Telegraph Transmitting Device and Bunnell Sounder, weightpowered, lacquered brass mechanism mounted on an oak stand with telegraph key marked J.H. Bunnell & Co., NY, ht. of stand 37 1/2 in. $400-600

708.

Five Objects of Science and Technology, including a watchmaker’s staking set and carrying case, a Cotton Type MKII Range Finder by E.R. Watts & Son, London, a magnetic Dipping Needle with instructions, a boxed set of brass graduated apothecary weights and a Weston DirectReading Voltmeter, Newark, New Jersey with hardwood case and original printed label inscribed January 15, 1900. $200-300

709.

4-foot Wooden Demonstration Slide Rule by Picket, c. 1970, yellow painted laminated wooden rule with black numerals, sliding Plexiglas cursor with aluminum brackets, lg. 48 in. $150-250

710.

Cleaver Improved Protractor by William J. Young & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the brass drafting instrument with pierced spandrels and signed on the backplate in script, Young & Sons, Philada. PA, the rotating center carries a silver scale calibrated 0-360 degrees, compass directions in block lettering and vernier with knurled thumbscrew adjustment, 6 1/2 in. square. $250-450

$200-300

703.

Three Boxed Scales, America, early 20th century, two balance screw scales, one brass one nickel-plated; and a gold scale marked H. KOHLBUSCH NEW YORK, with whalebone details; box lg. to 6 1/4 in. $150-200

711.

Brass Graphometer, unmarked, the 3 in. radius half circle divided 0180 degrees in two complimentary scales, the alidade with two verniers marked 0-30 minutes, mounted sighting vanes and recessed compass with printed paper card and steel pointer, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-600

704.

Two Boxed Scales Sets and a Set of Apothecary Weights, England and Spain, 19th/20th century, the scales with fitted interiors, the nesting apothecary weights labeled “GRAMOS,” weights dia. 2, boxes lg. 4 1/4, 5 in. $150-200

712.

Brass Spectrometer on Iron Stand, unmarked, probably France, c.

1900, three brass observation tubes in lengths varying from 5-10 in., central rock crystal, brass column support on three iron legs, ht. 12 in. $800-1,200

714.

Lacquered Brass Goniometer by James W. Queen & Company, Philadelphia, c. 1890, a heavy iron three-legged stand with leveling feet supporting a central rotating platform with verniers, magnifiers, and engraved James W. Queen & Co., Societe Genevoise a Genève, upper calibrated stage also with vernier, dual 12 in. observation scopes and optics supported on brass columns with index, ht. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200

715.

Polarimeter on Stand by Laurent, Paris, c. 1890, with painted 24 in. steel cover for the enclosed brass observation tube, 8 in. dia. geared plate marked Polarimetre-Laurent and Laurent... on the vernier adjustment arm, two additional observation tubes, horizontal adjustment on the brass column support, all on three cast iron legs, ht. approximately 24 in. $600-800

712

716.

Brass, Steel, and Oak Beam Compass by S. J. Gurney, brass adjustable slides with knurled thumbscrews and sharpened steel pointers running on an oak beam stamped at both ends S. J. Gurney, used to measure and transfer larger dimensions than a traditional compass, lg. 33 in. $150-250

717.

Brass Polar Plani Meter, tracer arm with stamped conversion factors, measuring wheel with vernier and worm gear drive to main dial all in a felt line hinged case, lg. of instrument 9 3/4 in. $100-200

713

718.

Brass Dip Needle by P. J. Kipp & Son, Holland, with silvered half moon scale calibrated 45-80 degrees on each limb, one marked with maker’s name, finely balanced needle pointer mounted on an axle above a brass tube, all on a mahogany mount, ht. with needle horizontal 9 1/2 in. $100-200

719.

Three Glassware Science Lab Items, including a bell jar and two tall beakers, ht. 17 1/2-20 1/2 in. $150-250

720.

F. Hellige & Co. Optial Measure, Germany, the hardwood case with hinged top and enclosed prism and viewing ports, ht. 6 in. $100-150

714

713.

Brass Student Spectrometer, unmarked, c. 1890, with three 5 in. brass observation tubes and optics, prism mounted on the circular brass plate stamped G13, cast iron support column and three legs, ht.

9 1/2 in. $150-250

721.

Student Spectrometer, unmarked c. 1900, with dual 10 in. observation scopes, one with inclination adjustment both with brass mounting columns and mounted on a board, ht. 12 in. $150-250 722.

Experimental Magnet by Radiguet and Massiot, Paris, late 19th century, the hinged mahogany wall mounted case with glazed aperture opens to reveal a 6 in. horseshoe magnet with internal sliding mirror and provision for electrical wiring attachment, ht. 14 in. $200-300

715

723

724

723.

Protracting Parallel Rule, William Helffricht, Philadelphia, the parallel rule with “S” hinges, lower section with engraved index, the upper engraved Wm. Helffricht Maker Philada, protractor engraved with degrees and index arm with vernier, maximum lg. 11 1/2 in. $400-600

724.

Lacquered Brass Pantograph by W. & S. Jones, 30 Holborn, London, c. 1800, with brass pivoted arms, one signed W. & S. Jones 30 Holborn London, other limbs with graduated scales and marked in block letters B, C and D with corresponding adjustable pen holders, six neatly turned ivory rollers and central weighted support and fitted dovetailed mahogany box, lg. 30 in.

Note: Gloria Clifton, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers, 1550-1851, p. 155, lists William and Samuel Jones as “philosophical, mathematical and optical instrument makers at the Archimedes, No. 30, Lower Holborn, London,” 1800-1860. The fine detail of the instrument and its carrying case suggests manufacture in the early part of this partnership. $800-1,200

725

726

725.

Brass Heliostat by R. Fuess, Berlin, the 6 in. dia. lead-filled brass base engraved in script R. Fuess Berlin and faintly stamped Dept. 213, three leveling screws, clockwork driven equatorial mount with semicircular scale calibrated 0-30 and 0-90, weighted and adjustable stage for the 18 1/2 x 6 in. planar beveled mirror, approximate ht. as shown 11 in. $1,000-1,500

727.

Brass Surveying Vernier Compass by Brown and Hunt, New York, 5 1/2 in. dia. silvered brass engraved dial signed Brown & Hunt, New York, fleur-de-lis at North, other cardinal points in block lettering, needle ring engraved 0-90 in four quadrants, central engraved ribband, bluedsteel needle, limbs with vernier adjustment dial and thumbscrew, “T” vials, screw-on sights and ball head tripod attachment, lg. 15 in. $500-700

726.

Boxed Brass Surveying Compass and Chains by Meneely & Oothout, West-Troy, New York, 6 1/2 in. dia. silvered brass dial signed Meneely & Oothout, West-Troy, N.Y., fleur-de-lis at North, cardinal points in block letters and marked No. 846 Warranted, shaped limb with “T” vials, screw-on sights and tripod mounts in a fitted mahogany box with 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. maker’s label inside the lid stating in part Church Bells and Town Clocks Meneely & Oothout, West-Troy, N.Y., together with iron survey chains. $600-800

728.

Brass Surveying Compass, E. & G. W. Blunt, New York, with 6 1/2 in. dia. silvered brass dial signed E.& G.W. Blunt, New York, fleur-de-lis at North and cardinal point in block letters, outer needle ring engraved 090 in four quadrants, engraved central ribband, blued-steel hand and brass lifter, shaped limbs, vial, tripod mount and brass dial cover, lg. 16 in. $300-500

727

728

729

729.

Brass Miniature Military Theodolite by Neuhoffer & Son, Wein, Germany, 6 in. scope with silvered vertical scale and vernier, calibrated horizontal scale, tripod mount and fitted, felt-lined leather case and carrying strap, ht. of interior of case 7 in. $1,200-1,800

730.

Builders’ Transit-Level by Keuffel & Esser Company, the anodized instrument with 11 3/4 in. telescope, silvered horizontal and vertical scales with vernier read-outs, spirit level, tripod mount base, oak carrying case with Keuffel & Esser Co. card and instructions and a wooden tripod, instrument ht. of instrument only 9 in. $300-400

731.

Brass Surveyor’s Compass by James Reed & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 6 1/2 in. dia. silvered brass dial signed James Reed & Co. Pittsburg Pa No.456, bearings in block lettering, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued-steel hand, screw-on sights and brass cover, lg. 14 1/2, ht. 10 in. $400-600

732.

French Four-Vane Surveying Instrument, with 2 1/2 in. dia. silvered horizontal dial calibrated 0-360 and marked B T E and S.G.D.G., four hinged sighting vanes and ball joint leveling mount, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500

733

733 detail view

733.

Brass Surveyor’s Compass by Chandlee & Holloway, Baltimore, c.

1819-1822, 5 3/4 in. dia. engraved brass dial with stylized fleur-de-lis at North, signed in the southern quadrant Chandlee & Holloway and Baltimore within the 3/4 in. dia. dial marked P at the north end, calibrated 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, 240, 280, and 320 around the perimeter and with recessed rotating dial with Arabic numerals and brass moon hand, eight-point rose with cardinal points in block lettering, North and South unmarked, silvered needle dial calibrated 090 in four quadrants, blued-steel fleur-de-lis needle and brass keeper, shaped limbs with vials in decoratively engraved holders, screw-on sights stamped 4 and walnut carrying case, lg. of instrument 14 3/4 in.

735.

Brass Circumferentor by James White, with 6 in. silvered dial engraved James White, Glasgow, fleur-de-lis at North, East and West points reversed, needle ring calibrated in individual degrees 0-90 through four quadrants, polished steel needle with lifter, two vials and a circular bubble level, the compass box mounted on short arm with staff mount and folding sights, lg. 9 x ht. 10 3/4, (re-lacquered), in dovetailed mahogany case with label in lid: By Appointment to the University, James White, Optician, Mathematical & Philosophical Instrument Maker.

209 Saughiehall St. & 16, 18 Cambridge St., Glasgow, case wd. 9 1/2 in. $500-700

Literature: Charles E. Smart, The Makers of Surveying Instruments in America since 1700, pp. 26-28. $4,000-6,000

734.

Brass Surveyor’s Compass, unsigned, probably America, with 6 1/2 in. dia. engraved brass dial with compass rose and fleur-de-lis at North, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued-steel hand, the limb with vernier adjustment and screw-on sights, all on a custom turned brass display stand, lg. 15, ht. 9 1/2 in. $400-600

736.

French Brass Surveyor’s Cross, the shaft with ball radial adjustment supports an octagonal head section with slit sighting apertures at 45 and 90 degrees capped by a glass spirit level, with mahogany box, ht.

8 3/4 in. $250-350

737

738

737.

Walnut and Brass Vernier Surveyor’s Compass Attributed to Benjamin Hanks, Connecticut, late 18th century, 6 in. dia. engraved paper card with fleur-de-lis at North, outer perimeter of card and silvered needle ring scale calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, engraved center with blued-steel needle on a brass lifter arm, beaded brass bezel, mahogany limb with bone and brass vernier and adjustment screw on the underside, CF stamped on one end, screw-on brass sights and the lower portion of the walnut carrying case, lg. 16 in. $1,000-1,500

739.

Brass Miner’s Dial by Hall Brothers, with silvered 4 1/2 in. dial engraved Hall Bros., Clerkenwell, London, 1926, two inset vials, East and West points reversed, divided 0-90 in four quadrants, needle ring calibrated 0-360, polished steel needle with lifter operated by screw at the side, gimbal-mounted compass box with silvered vernier, 2 1/2 in. inclinometer dial engraved Diff. of Hypo. & Base, threaded tripod mount, and screw-on standards supporting 13 in. lg. focusing telescope with vial below, lg. 13 3/4 x ht. 7 in. level, (lacquer removed). $600-800

738.

Early Brass Surveyor’s Compass Attributed to Dodd, America, late 18th century, 6 in. dia. silvered dial with compass rose, calibrated needle ring 0-90 in four quadrants, blued-steel hand with brass lifter, brass half-moon scale calibrated 0-50 in two directions with brass spade hand, brass limb with sprit levels and tripod collar, lg. 15 in. $1,000-1,500

740.

Architectural Plan of the Boot Cotton Mills, 1897, the plan laid on linen and showing the buildings of the Boot Cotton Mill on the Merrimack River, together with a survey book with drawings and details for the Office of Proprietors of Locks and Canals on the Merrimack River. $400-600

741.

Brass Gimbaled Surveyor’s Compass by Davis & Son, London & Derby, 5 in. dia. silvered dial signed Davis & Son London & Derby No. 269, quadrant bearings in block letters and two inset spirit levels, needle ring calibrated 0-360 by degrees, steel hand, thumbscrew vernier adjustment, gimbal locking latch and 3/4 in. dial silvered dial marked Davis’s Improved Arc and calibrated on two scales 0-90, and hinged sighting vanes, lg. 11 1/2, ht. 8 in. $300-500

742.

Surveyor’s Cross by W. F. Stanley, London, the 3 1/2 in. dia. brass drum engraved W. F. Stanley 4&5 Gt Turnstile London WC., inset silver scale below calibrated 0-360, compass bearings in block letters against a black background, silvered needle ring calibrated 0-360 degrees and sighting slots every 90 degrees, ht. 7 3/8 in. $250-450

743.

Singing Bird Music Box Automaton, attributed to Griesbaum, with going barrel movement, bird with yellow, blue, and green plumage, moving head, beak, wings, and tail in an enameled case with pastoral scene with figures, sheep and marked on the bottom Tiffany & Co., (lacking a key), wd. 4 in. $2,000-3,000

744.

Gold-filled Musical Watch Fob, Switzerland, late 19th century, the serpentine-shaped case with scrolls and leafage decoration, stem wind, and 12-tooth single comb musical box marked Made in Switzerland, approximately 1 x 7/8 in. $300-500

745.

Edison Standard Phonograph, Orange New Jersey, serial #S107147, oak dome lid case with Edison Standard Phonograph decal on front and top carrying handle, pin-striping on iron plate with maker’s plaque and inscribed Thomas A. Edison Trade Mark together with approximately thirty-five cylinder records including Edison Gold Molded Records, Edison Blue Amberol Record, Oxford Cylinder Record and Columbia Phonograph Company examples. $200-250

746.

Mahogany Victrola by the Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, New Jersey, Model VV-XVI, triple spring motor, reproducer marked Victor Improved Concert mahogany dome-top cabinet with hinged lid and Victrola decal, brass maker and retailer plaques, leaf carved corners, two sets of cabinet doors for record and component storage, printed license sticker on the back dated May 1912, on casters, ht. 49 in. $300-500

747.

Walnut Street Piano with Jazz Band Automata, Continental, c. 1880, the front sliding panel with painted card male figure raises to reveal the strings, sixteen hammers and nest of three bells, the lower section with pinned wooden barrel and worm gear which rotates the barrel and activates the eight automata figures playing in a jazz band (lacking one figure) while the operator turns the wooden handled crank, ht. 31 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

747

748.

Six-Air Interchangeable Ideal Piccolo Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Frères, Switzerland, serial #52358, last patent date 1887, bookmatched mahogany veneered cabinet with ebonized moldings, quarter-fans, line inlays, and lower drawer for cylinder storage, the lid opens to reveal the Ideal Piccolo card stating “Any number of Cylinders can be obtained for this box,” nickel plated movement with Jacot’s Patented Safety Check, zither attachment, seven 11 in. cylinders with selections including “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Oh! Christmas Tree,” “I wish I were in Dixie,” and “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean,” original printed directions and a low table and storage drawer for additional cylinders, box lg. 31 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500

749.

Oak Cased Roller Organ by Autophone Company, Ithaca, New York, twenty-note organette marked on top Chautauqua Roller Organ, glazed and hinged lid to access the 6 1/2 in. wooden cobs, front wooden handle crank and sixteen additional cobs, ht. 13 in. $300-500

751.

Swiss Eight-Air Cylinder Musical Box, the mahogany case with unmarked tune sheet, 6 1/4 in. cylinder, single comb, eight air movement with tune selector, three bells with butterfly hammers and lever-wind, lg. 18 3/4., ht. 8 3/4 in. $200-400 752.

9-inch Disc Musical Box by B.H. Abrams, Retailed by Harper & Co. Newmarket, the grain-painted cabinet with faux banded and line inlays, side carrying handles and The Imperial stenciled under the lid, single comb, crank wound movement cast The Imperial on iron bed plate, half- and full-speed regulator, together with five discs (surface tarnish). $300-500 753.

11-inch Regina Disc Musical Box, the mahogany cabinet with print of young musicians under the lid, single comb, front lever-wind machine and one 11 in. zinc disc marked Regina and Hella Templ March Liberati. $300-500 754.

Rosewood-grained Inlaid Musical Box, Switzerland, late 19th century, playing ten airs, with printed song card affixed inside, (inlay missing, paint wear, other imperfections), ht. 5 1/4, wd. 17, dp. 8 1/2 in. $150-250 755.

Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Frères, No. 56091, playing ten airs, with two-part comb, double-spring motor, butterfly-wing governor, tune select and safety check, in rosewood veneered case with kingwood borders and inlaid lid, wd. 28, cylinder 16 in., (spring defective, lacking garnet and controls, non-running, lid off). $400-600 748

756.

Eight-Air Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, the figured mahogany case with line inlays and ebonized trim, with 6 1/4 in. cylinder, single comb, tune selection and lever-wind, lg. of box 16 in. $200-300 757.

Six-Air 8-inch Cylinder Musical Box, Switzerland, serial #9741, the rosewood case with line and marquetry inlays, the top with bird on a floral branch, tune sheet listing selections including “I’m Called the Forest Flower,” “The Star of Love Serenade,” and “The Grecian Band,” single-comb movement with change mechanism and lever-wind, lg. of box 16 in. $200-300 758.

15 1/2-inch Corona Automatic Changer Music Box by Regina, Rahway, New Jersey, c. 1900 the mahogany upright case with removable shell and leaf carved crest, bowfront glazed door flanked by freestanding barley twist columns, apron and cabriole legs with shelf stretcher, original paper on interior, dual comb twelve-disc auto change mechanism with twenty-six discs, ht. 68 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund. $8,000-12,000 752

750.

Model A Edison Triumph Phonograph, serial #40145, in the “new style” oak domed lid case with Edison Triumph Phonograph transfer banner on front and top carrying handle, iron bed with pin striping and marked Thomas A. Edison Trade Mark, spring motor with shaving attachment and Model C reproducer, brass horn, stand and two boxes of cylinder records. $300-500

759.

Six-Air Interchangeable Ideal Piccolo Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Frères, Switzerland, serial #44664, bookmatched mahogany veneered cabinet with ebonized moldings, quarter fans, line inlays, and lower drawer for cylinder storage, the lid opens to reveal the Ideal Piccolo card stating “Any number of Cylinders can be obtained for this box,” nickel plated single comb movement with Jacot’s Patented Safety Check, zither attachment and three 11 in. cylinders, box lg. 30 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800

759

760

761

758

760.

Eight-Air Sublime Harmonie Musical Box by Mermod Frères, Switzerland, serial #40032, the mahogany veneered box with banded veneer, line and marquetry inlays with lid opening to reveal the tune sheet listing eight selections including “The Wedding March,” “The Last Rose of Summer,” and “My Queen Waltz,” nickel plated movement with 11 in. cylinder, two-part comb, Jacot’s Patented Safety Check and Change-Repeat selection dial, box lg. 25 1/4 in. $400-600

761.

Twelve-Air Cylinder Musical Box by Langdorff & Fils, Switzerland, rosewood veneered case with banded, line and marquetry, the lid with musical theme, 13 in. cylinder, single comb, zither attachment, tune selection indicator and lever-wind movement playing twelve airs including “The Wedding March” by Mendelssohn, “Old Hundred,” and “Sweet By and By” as indicated on the reproduction tune sheet attached under the lid, lg. of box 22 1/4 in. $600-800

END OF SALE

Skinner, Inc. - Conditions of Sale 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number.

Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. Except for property purchased via on-line Live Auctions, a premium equal to 18.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 10% of the final bid over $200,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer as part of the purchase price. The buyers premium on property purchased via on-line Live Auctions will be in the amount equal to 22.5% of the final bid price up to and including $200,000, plus 15% of the final bid over $200,000.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalogue. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalogue, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

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Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. Skinner Richard Albright Barnet Fain Stephen L. Fletcher Karen M. Keane

Administration

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher Vice Presidents- Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Stuart P. Whitehurst

Expert Departments

American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr Assistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher, Martha Hamilton Assistants: LaGina Austin, Karen Langberg, Chris Barber, Susan Zacharias American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl Asian Works of Art - James F. Callahan Assistant: Tianyue Jiang Books & Manuscripts - Stuart P. Whitehurst Assistant: Sara C. Wishart Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. Prentiss Couture - Kerry Shrives Discovery Sales - Kerry Shrives Assistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Harry B. McNabb, Melissa Riebe European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid Assistants: Stuart P. Whitehurst, Sara C. Wishart Fine Wines - Marie Keep Jewelry - Gloria Lieberman Assistants: Sheila Barron Smithie, F.G.A., G.G.; John Colasacco Judaica - Kerry Shrives Modernism: 1896–Present: Art Glass, Pottery, Metalwork & Furniture Jane D. Prentiss Museum & Collections Services - Martha Hamilton Musical Instruments - David Bonsey Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary Richards Science, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. Cheney Assistant: Chris Barber Silver - Stuart G. Slavid Assistant: Sara C. Wishart Toys & Dolls - Kerry Shrives Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, David Bonsey, Robert C. Cheney, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney, Stuart P. Whitehurst

SKINNER, INC. Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art 63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429 274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100 www.skinnerinc.com

Exhibitions & Property Distribution

Marlborough:

Warehouse Manager - Jonathan Dowling, 508.970.3280 Property Manager - Samuel Combs, 508.970.3262

Boston:

Elisabeth Benson-Allott, 617.874.4312; Kerryn Murphy, 617.874.4329 Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308

Finance Department

Marlborough:

Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 Accounts Payable - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.268 Credit Supervisor - Joe Monteyro, 508.970.3266

Subscriptions

Marlborough:

Karen Skinner, 508.970.3240

Service Departments

Appraisal & Auction Services - Patricia Walker King, Beth Zwicker, Katharine Holtman, Leah Skowron Advertising Production - Pamela Van de Houten Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn Gallery Assistant: Katharine E. Hampson Catalogue Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina Harrison Assistant: Cheryl Freeman Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives Assistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe Consignment Services - Deanna Williams, Megan J. Blomgren, Carol Zeigler Managing Director - Marie C. Keep Marketing & Public Relations - Catherine Riedel, Anne M. Trodella, Karen Skinner Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak Receptionists - Marlborough: Carol Tran Boston: Hadley Dinardo Transportation - Eric Jones Assistants: Mark McCaffrey, John Williams

DIRECTIONS TO THE MARLBOROUGH GALLERY

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From Boston and Points East: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) West to Route 495 North at exit 11A. Proceed on Route 495N to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.

From Points North: Take Route 495 South to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.

From Points West: Take 290 East toward Marlborough. Merge onto Route 495 South via exit 26A, toward Cape Cod. Take the Simarano Drive exit, 23C. Stay left at the fork in the ramp, and turn left onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.

From Points South: Take Route 495 North to exit 23C, Simarano Drive. At the bottom of the exit ramp take a left at the lights onto Simarano Drive. Take a right at the next light on Cedar Hill Street. Skinner is at #274 on the left.

MARLBOROUGH AREA RESTAURANTS

FINE DINING

INEXPENSIVE

Coral Seafood Restaurant 29 S. Bolton St. Marlborough, MA 508.460.3474

Boston Market 185 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.229.2525

MODERATE

Panera Bread 197 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.281.6161

Guiseppe’s Grille 35 Solomon Pond Rd. Northborough, MA 508.393.4405

Allora Ristorante 139 Lakeside Ave. Rte. 20 Marlborough, MA 508.485.4300

Wildwood Steakhouse 189 Boston Post Rd. East Marlborough, MA 508.481.2021

Longhorn Steakhouse 191 Boston Post Rd. Marlborough, MA 508.481.4100

Tandoori Grill 197 H Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.357.6551

Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub 32 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.480.8899

Linguini’s Italian Eatery 350 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.481.9747

China Taste 197 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 508.229.2882

Yoong Tong Thai Cuisine and Sushi 278 Main St./Rt. 20 Northborough, MA 508.393.7714

MARLBOROUGH HOTELS Courtyard by Marriott 75 Felton St. (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.480.0015 Embassy Suites 123 Boston Post Rd. West (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.485.9500

Hampton Inn 277 Boston Post Rd. West (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.787.9888

Holiday Inn and Suites 265 Lakeside Ave. (exit 24A off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.481.3000

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel 181 Boston Post Road West (exit 24B off 495) Marlborough, MA 508.460.0700

TRAVEL SERVICES & CAR RENTALS

Ultimate Livery To Logan Airport $46.00 each way for one $56.00 each way for two Private car and driver $147.50 one way

Enterprise Car Rental Hotel Pick-up and Delivery 364 Maple Street (Rt. 85) Marlborough, MA 508.480.0221

Servicing all Marlborough hotels 80 Northborough Rd East Marlborough, MA 01752 508.481.7300

Hertz Car Rental 410 Maple Street (Rt. 85) Marlborough, MA 508.229.2756

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European Furniture & Decorative Arts

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American & European Paintings & Prints

$120

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Fine Jewelry

$120

$143

20th Century Furniture & Decorative Arts

$60

$73

Asian Works of Art

$60

$73

Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets

$18

$25

American Indian & Ethnographic Art

$60

$73

Fine Books & Manuscripts

$30

$36

Toys, Dolls & Collectibles

$60

$73

Fine Ceramics

$60

$73

Fine Musical Instruments

$60

$73

Science & Technology

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$73

Fine Wines

$60

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All Above Departments

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Upcoming Auction Science, Technology & Clocks featuring Militaria, Arms, and Armor November 20, 2010 Marlborough, Massachusetts

Consignments Now Being Accepted For more information contact Robert C. Cheney at 508.970.3244 or email sci-tech@skinnerinc.com