THORNTON COLLECTION: INSTRUMENTS & PARAPHERNALIA
Wednesday, 30 June - Tuesday, 6 July 2021

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ARTIFICIAL MERCURY HORIZON by TAMAYA & CO, TOKIO, IN WOOD BOX...

Realised: $110 plus premium

Lot Details

with steel mercury storage container; rectangular cast iron trough; gable shaped lacquered brass cover with glazed panels. Devised as a navigation means when the horizon was obscured. The angle of the star/sun could be measured from its reflection on the mercury contained in the metal trough.

ARTIFICIAL MERCURY HORIZON by TAMAYA & CO, TOKIO, IN WOOD BOX... Image 1++
ARTIFICIAL MERCURY HORIZON by TAMAYA & CO, TOKIO, IN WOOD BOX... Image 1++