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Civil War Small Craft Binnacle, mahogany box binnacle made for<br />
the U.S. Navy, fold-down glass viewing door, bail handle, compass by<br />
Robert Merrill, New York, and an unusual suspended overhead lighting<br />
device, printed paper label stating in part Prestons Liquid Compass, ht.<br />
19 1/2 in.<br />
$1,200-1,500<br />
189.<br />
Mariner’s Mahogany Octant, c. 1775, 17 7/8-in. inlaid ivory scale is<br />
graduated from -5 to 95 degrees, the ivory vernier is engraved with zero<br />
at its center, ivory nameplate on crossbar, quadrant is fitted with ivoryknobbed<br />
pencil and notepad on back, main index mirror, two horizon<br />
mirrors, two peep sights and a set of three sunshades.<br />
$1,250-1,750<br />
190.<br />
Spencer Barrett & Co. Ebony Octant, London, 11-in. radius with<br />
bone maker’s plaque marked Spencer Barrett & Co., London, scale<br />
calibrated 0-105, brass index arm with vernier scale divided 0-20, brass<br />
thumb screw, bone pencil cap, sighting pinnula, horizon mirror, three<br />
shades and a mahogany keystone box with retailer’s label reading in<br />
part Chase C. Hutchinson, Nautical, Surveying instruments Commercial<br />
St. Boston.<br />
$400-600<br />
66 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com<br />
191.<br />
8-inch Radius Black Finish and Brass Sextant, Liverpool, brass<br />
scale engraved Made For John Bruce & Sons, Liverpool, calibrated<br />
0-130, sliding index arm with vernier, thumb-screw, locking knob and<br />
magnifier, four shades, and horizon mirror, walnut handle, 8-in. sighting<br />
scope with additional eyepieces, all in a finger-jointed box, label on<br />
inside lid stating in part The National Physical Laboratory, Certificate of<br />
Examination, 10 3/4 x 10 x 5 1/2 in., with a fitted leather-bound carrying<br />
case.<br />
$300-400<br />
192.<br />
J.E. Hand & Sons Company 8-inch Brass Sextant, Philadelphia, with<br />
pierced frame, inset silver scale calibrated 0-130 degrees, inscribed<br />
by maker below the scale, adjustable magnifier, multiple sun shades,<br />
horizon mirror and two eyepieces, all in a fitted mahogany box with<br />
carrying handle, ht. 5, wd. 10 3/4, dp. 9 3/4 in., boxed.<br />
$600-800<br />
193.<br />
Walnut and Brass Combined Rule and Protractor, a ruler and course<br />
indicator for nautical purposes, manufactured by L. Morgan and Son,<br />
New York, the brass protractor has index marks ranging from “west<br />
north west to east north east,” patent 1869 by Reuben A. Briggs, lg.<br />
17 in.<br />
$400-600<br />
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