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• Auction House:
  Leonard Joel
• Sale Name:
  Classic Furniture Auction
• Sale Date:
  30 May 2015 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  30
• Lot Description:
  A Brass Dip Circle In A Glazed Case, Maker's Mark E.A Machin & Co., Melbourne, First Quarter 20th Century
  with a calibrated circular brass ring and supports, housed in a rectangular case with bevelled glazing, above a circular pedestal on adjustable brass feet, 33 x 25.5cm Note: Ernest A. Machin & Co. was a prominent manufacturer and retailer of scientific instruments and, later, supplier of motoring accessories, based various locations in Melbourne, primarily on Elizabeth Street, from 1907 until the 1960s. The dip cycle was a surveyor's instrument and was used to measure the angle between the horizon and the earth's magnetic field. The measurement was key in helping surveyors to compensate for the effects of the earth's magnetic pull in their other calculations.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Scientific & Industrial

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