Antique Japanese Clockwork Fly-Catcher
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Fly-Catcher circa 1927 wood & metal 'Patent Fly-Catcher, Export Agent, I.Osawa & Co., Made in Japan', clockwork, stated to be in perfect working order. An ingenious device, ideal for the Australian bush, and a rare survivor from Japan's pre-industrial age. [The illustration is above Lot 691]
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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