(2) ENGLISH OCTANTS
Lot of (2) 19th c. Ebony Marine Octants, incl: Early 19th c. instrument by Spencer Browning and Rust, London, with bone scale calibrated 0-95 and marked 'SBR', brass index arm, arm boss marked 'Octant' (missing original label), 15 3/4" high, 13" wide; and Cased instrument, calibrated 0-95, blackened metal index arm, missing maker plaques, 15 3/4" high, 13 1/8" wide, in a mahogany case, 4 1/4" high, 16 1/4" x 14 3/4", peep sight sheared off (piece present); case warped, case lid chips.
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Lot of (2) 19th c. Ebony Marine Octants, incl: Early 19th c. instrument by Spencer Browning and Rust, London, with bone scale calibrated 0-95 and marked 'SBR', brass index arm, arm boss marked 'Octant' (missing original label), 15 3/4" high, 13" wide; and Cased instrument, calibrated 0-95, blackened metal index arm, missing maker plaques, 15 3/4" high, 13 1/8" wide, in a mahogany case, 4 1/4" high, 16 1/4" x 14 3/4", peep sight sheared off (piece present); case warped, case lid chips.
