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17-inch Radius Mahogany Vernier Octant by William Holliwell http://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2355/lots/296

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17-inch Radius Mahogany Vernier Octant by William Holliwell, with bone scale divided 95-0 , brass index arm with vernier (missing clamp), mirror, filters and pinhole sights, in mahogany keystone case with partial label in lid of William Holliwell, Manufacturers of ... Quadrants & Compasses at the Navigation ... Stationery Warehouse, No. 5 West Side of the Old Dock at the New Bridge, Liverpool . Note: William Holliwell is listed at various addresses on the Old Dock, Liverpool, from 1818 to 1825.

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Auctioneer:
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Date:
2007-03-24

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