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Mechanical Model, Threshing Machine by James Quatrell
Estimate:
CA$400 - CA$600
Sold
CA$3,000
Live Auction
Advertising & Historic Objects
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Description
Canadian. 1940. Sheet metal. A mechanically functioning model built with a painstaking attention to detail. Scale models serve as an excellent record of the machinery of yesterday. While some were manufactured as promotional samples, others were made by skilled hobbyists like James Quatrell working with great skill and patience to produce a miniature version of a favourite machine. Includes card marked, "Built about 1940 by James Quatrell, a sheet metal foreman at Ernst Bros. Threshing Machine Co of Mount Forest, Ont". 44 x 10 x 26" (H). CODE:AGR