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230.<br />
Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Bronze Wall Plaque, marked<br />
V.D. Brenner 1809-1909, c. 1909, with the November 19, 1863<br />
Gettysburg Address, Lincoln’s signature in script and applied bust of<br />
Lincoln marked as above commemorating the birth of Lincoln and the<br />
introduction of the Lincoln penny, ht. 21 1/2, wd. 28 in.<br />
$200-400<br />
231.<br />
Brass-cased Stick Barometer by Rapport, London, mid-20th<br />
century, silvered dial marked with maker’s name, current reading<br />
can be set on rotating dial below barometer scale, brass encased<br />
thermometer calibrated in centigrade, ht. 36 in.<br />
$300-500<br />
232.<br />
D. Balerna Mahogany Barometer, Dundee, Scotland, c. 1870, with<br />
upper thermometer, lower 7 1/2-in. engraved silvered dial signed by<br />
maker and calibrated around perimeter 0-31, blued-steel and brass<br />
hands, all with scrolled case form and raised half round molded edge,<br />
ht. 36 1/2 in.<br />
$300-500<br />
233.<br />
Mahogany Aneroid Wheel Barometer, Bollenbach Co., with pitched<br />
pediment top, thermometer, lever escapement eight-day timepiece, and<br />
8-in. dia. silvered barometer dial with brass and blued-steel hands, ht.<br />
40 in.<br />
$200-300<br />
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234.<br />
Mahogany Stick Barometer by J.N. Sutter, Edinburgh, with pitched<br />
pediment, silvered brass scale engraved with maker’s name, scales for<br />
barometer and thermometer enclosed within a hinged and glazed door,<br />
line inlay and turned finial, ht. 39 3/4 in.<br />
$600-800<br />
235.<br />
Mahogany Stick Barometer by A. Comitti and Son, London, mid-<br />
20th century, silvered dial marked with maker’s name, wheel operated<br />
vernier, silvered thermometer calibrated in Fahrenheit, brass cistern and<br />
gimbal, ht. 35 in.<br />
$400-600<br />
236.<br />
Three-vial Brass Hourglass, France, c. 1763, three glass vials with<br />
spherical ampoules containing dark colored sand, the centers joined<br />
by colored twine and lashed with gold thread, the brass casing with<br />
chased scrolls, punch decorated frieze depicting stallions and marked<br />
1763, twisted columns, lower door for access to vials and rotating<br />
mounting device on the reverse, ht. 11 in.<br />
$500-700<br />
237.<br />
Wooden Diptych Sundial, probably Germany, mid-19th century,<br />
with printed listing of latitudes of principle cities on lid, floral design<br />
printed paper dials inside, Roman numerals, horizontal dial with central<br />
compass with Arabic numerals, string gnomon, lg. 3 in.<br />
$300-500<br />
online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com<br />
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