$1,175
Brass Engineering Model of a Mechanical Windlass by Joseph P. Manton, with hand-turned mechanism driving two "pistons" and worm-gear to double 4-in. diameter capstan wheels with screw-tensioning and twin pillars, on shaped brass plinth with rounded corners and pin feet, wd. 9 in., in rectangular wood case.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03