Description
A fine and unused 6 bladed French gilt brass scarificator with extensive knurling, fluting and guilloche (engine turning on rose lathe). Perfect condition with blued steel trigger cock and tripod chiselled trigger release. Fluted side panels, knurling top and bottom, pleasing engine turned top panel and plain base panel. All gilding intact. Works flawlessly. 4.5 x 3.4 cm. dia. c.1850.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either [email protected] or [email protected].