Sold for $250

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Lot Description

[TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS]. Pocket drafting set. Ca late 18th-early 19th century.

Georgian-era pocket drafting set in shagreen case (patination and oxidation to parts of tools; case with surface wear and some loss). Contains 9 tools in all, including 2 rulers, 6 brass instruments, and one bone-tipped pencil by A. W. Faber. This set could have been used by an architect, cartographer, or sea captain.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Condition Report

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