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HAND-HELD BRASS HYPSOMETER by PAUL DUVERGIER
19-024. French, dated 1862, and signed "PAUL DUVERGIER - Bordeaux" and also marked "MESURE DES HAUTEURS." Made of polished lacquered brass, 16" long overall, with wood handle, 8" radius swinging arc, and small telescope at the pivot point. The instrument is in very good overall condition, mounted on a wood base for display. Designed to measure the height of an object, using a baseline of 100 meters.
Price...................................................$1,250 / Sale Price $850
