Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, possibly John Wyke late 18th century, with open brass frame and multiple adjustments, the tool slide bears mark I WYKE, overall lg. 9 1/4 in. Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine on 466-467 and it is illustrated there in figures 923-924. Trade catalogues of the time show similar engines, specifically Wyke's catalogue which shows it in Plate 60 (Crom #2, figure 262).
Brass and Steel Fusee Engine, possibly John Wyke late 18th century, with open brass frame and multiple adjustments, the tool slide bears mark I WYKE, overall lg. 9 1/4 in. Note: Crom #2 discusses this engine on 466-467 and it is illustrated there in figures 923-924. Trade catalogues of the time show similar engines, specifically Wyke's catalogue which shows it in Plate 60 (Crom #2, figure 262).
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