A late 19th-Century lacquered-brass gyroscope,
A late 19th-Century lacquered-brass gyroscope,

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A late 19th-Century lacquered-brass gyroscope,
possibly by Max Kohl, with burnished-steel axis and pinions, the steel rod with balance weight, located on a swivel compass joint and slender tapering pillar support, the heavy iron stand with copperised decoration, inscribed with inventory details, the bar and gyro mechanism -- 18½in. (47cm.) long

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