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Lot 2 · Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments

J.w. Ray & Co.; Liverpool

A brass engine telegraph

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Estimate
$800–$1,200 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments , New York · 3 February 2005
Dimensions
44½ x 17¾ in. (113 x 45.1 cm.) height x diameter
Record ID
TB-2026-5846381
Record
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A brass engine telegraph, J.W. RAY & CO.; LIVERPOOL. Christie's, 3 Feb 2005, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5846381.

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