A 19th-Century gold-cased pedometer,

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A 19th-Century gold-cased pedometer,
signed on the enamel dial RALPH GOUT PATENTEE LONDON with scales 0-10 and 0-100, and two subsidiary scales of the same differential -- 5½in. (14cm.) long

Literature

BAILLIE, G.H., Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (London, 1966)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Ralph Gout (1770-1863) was a renowned London watchmaker, and the workmanship of this instrument displays the skill of his chosen profession. Gout declared bankruptcy in 1796, and his stock was recorded as including many watches for the Spanish and Indian markets, as well as a number of pedometer watches.

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