$1,304
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-01