17th Jul, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix)
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[M] A collection of trans-Atlantic cable...
A collection of trans-Atlantic cable samples
comprising fourteen assorted types, some mounted and inscribed with dates between 1866 and 1900, together with five items of 'cableware' consisting of three paperweights and two pendants; together with a 2in. aneroid barometer set in a section of teak handrail inscribed Ex Herzogen Cecile / Wrecked 25th April 1936 Bolt Head, Devon - 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter.
Item Exported.
comprising fourteen assorted types, some mounted and inscribed with dates between 1866 and 1900, together with five items of 'cableware' consisting of three paperweights and two pendants; together with a 2in. aneroid barometer set in a section of teak handrail inscribed Ex Herzogen Cecile / Wrecked 25th April 1936 Bolt Head, Devon - 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter.
Item Exported.
Sold for £744
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A collection of trans-Atlantic cable samples
comprising fourteen assorted types, some mounted and inscribed with dates between 1866 and 1900, together with five items of 'cableware' consisting of three paperweights and two pendants; together with a 2in. aneroid barometer set in a section of teak handrail inscribed Ex Herzogen Cecile / Wrecked 25th April 1936 Bolt Head, Devon - 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter.
Item Exported.
comprising fourteen assorted types, some mounted and inscribed with dates between 1866 and 1900, together with five items of 'cableware' consisting of three paperweights and two pendants; together with a 2in. aneroid barometer set in a section of teak handrail inscribed Ex Herzogen Cecile / Wrecked 25th April 1936 Bolt Head, Devon - 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter.
Item Exported.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix), 17th Jul, 2008
