$504
Octant in a Gray-painted Wood Box, Wilkinson & Sons, London, 19th century, ebony octant with brass sliding index arm, bone scale divided 0-99, vernier scale indexed 0-20, thumb-screw adjustment and lock, brass sighting pinnula, mirror, shades, maker's plaque marked "WILKINSON & SONS LONDON," in a conforming gray-painted wood box with hinged lid, (one hinge loose, losses and cracks on box), overall ht. 3 3/4, wd. 15, lg. 16 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11