26th Oct, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable)
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[M] A 19TH-CENTURY POCKET GUNNER'S LEVEL BY...
A 19TH-CENTURY POCKET GUNNER'S LEVEL BY WILTON, ST. DAY
with triangular gilt brass frame signed as per title, the index arm with bubble level attached and arc divided 0-60º-- 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high; together with a baleen-covered six-draw pocket telescope signed Bywater & Co, Liverpool with owner's name Thomas Winder; and a ¼-hour sand glass in brass case with label stating it was used for soundings aboard R.M.S. Mauretania
(3)
William Wilton operated from St. Day (Cornwall) between 1830-1851.
Bywater & Co operated 1822-1831 from several addresses in Liverpool.
with triangular gilt brass frame signed as per title, the index arm with bubble level attached and arc divided 0-60º-- 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high; together with a baleen-covered six-draw pocket telescope signed Bywater & Co, Liverpool with owner's name Thomas Winder; and a ¼-hour sand glass in brass case with label stating it was used for soundings aboard R.M.S. Mauretania
(3)
William Wilton operated from St. Day (Cornwall) between 1830-1851.
Bywater & Co operated 1822-1831 from several addresses in Liverpool.
Sold for £595
Estimated at £150 - £250
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A 19TH-CENTURY POCKET GUNNER'S LEVEL BY WILTON, ST. DAY
with triangular gilt brass frame signed as per title, the index arm with bubble level attached and arc divided 0-60º-- 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high; together with a baleen-covered six-draw pocket telescope signed Bywater & Co, Liverpool with owner's name Thomas Winder; and a ¼-hour sand glass in brass case with label stating it was used for soundings aboard R.M.S. Mauretania
(3)
William Wilton operated from St. Day (Cornwall) between 1830-1851.
Bywater & Co operated 1822-1831 from several addresses in Liverpool.
with triangular gilt brass frame signed as per title, the index arm with bubble level attached and arc divided 0-60º-- 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high; together with a baleen-covered six-draw pocket telescope signed Bywater & Co, Liverpool with owner's name Thomas Winder; and a ¼-hour sand glass in brass case with label stating it was used for soundings aboard R.M.S. Mauretania
(3)
William Wilton operated from St. Day (Cornwall) between 1830-1851.
Bywater & Co operated 1822-1831 from several addresses in Liverpool.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Implacable), 26th Oct, 2011
