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Antique ivory folding rule, c1900 (12 inches), brass fittings, folds to 3 inches. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Antique horn measuring cup, c1880s (60x43mm), opaque man-made bottom; another (50x28mm), clear base, silver lip hallmarked for Birmingham 1882. Fine. (2)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Calculigraphe, French circular slide rule, c1880, similar in form to a pocket watch (53mm), nickel case with open faces, white metal dials both sides, with sweep hands, fixed cursor on back dial at 12 o'clock, winding top with separate push button, ring top suspension. Not in working order.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Antique roulette wheel, c1900, in pocket watch form (50mm), brass casing, once silver plated but now worn, top winding mechanism spins wheel and ball, ring top suspension. Partially working.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Antique bridge propelling pencil, c1890s, in gold (9ct, tot wt 14.6g, 98x10mm), engine turned shaft with carved ornate top, set with a carnelian. In good working order, very fine.
Estimate $200
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Compensated barometer, Victorian, c1880s, silvered brass case (48x18mm), pocket watch style, by Kilpatrick & Co., Melbourne, white metal dial black lettering and numerals, blue metal hand. May or may not be working, untested.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
French carriage clock, c1880, in brass obis case (110x75x55mm), white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, lever escape movement. In working condition but not tested for accuracy, very fine, complete with original key.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Mantle clock, c1910, Swiss made for Ingram Bros, Melbourne, in the form of an oversized pocket watch, open face, top wind, nickel case (140mm), damaged white enamel dial, subsidiary seconds register, missing hand, standard unsigned movement, enclosed in a leatherette mantle stand. In working condition but not tested for accuracy.
Estimate $150
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Silver model coach, Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee souvenir (1977), on wooden stand (tot dimensions 88x58x45mm, silver weight said to be 69.0g) by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, London, hallmark for Birmingham 1977, probably a model of the 1953 Coronation coach. Toned, extremely fine, in case of issue.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200