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Lot 225Y
A Rare White-Metal Tubular Bar Game CounterSigned From J. Fairman, Gun Maker, 68 Jermyn St., London, Circa 1850
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,440 inc. premium
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Signed From J. Fairman, Gun Maker, 68 Jermyn St., London, Circa 1850
Signed From J. Fairman, Gun Maker, 68 Jermyn St., London, Circa 1850
Of rectangular section, each side graduated from '5' to '60' and marked respectively 'PH' for pheasants, 'PA' for partridges, 'HA' for hares and 'RA' for rabbits, the circular indicators of blued steel, brass, copper and white-metal, and with an ivory cap at each end, one signed and the other carrying a ring for suspension, and in fine condition
13.2 cm.
13.2 cm.
Footnotes
James Fairman, gunmaker and manufacturer of wire cartridges, wadding and percussion caps, is recorded at the above address between 1843-1852
For an almost identical example formerly in the W. Keith Neal Collection see Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour ..., 18 July 2002, lot 92








