Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2283Location: BoltonDate / Time: May 03, 2005 10:00AM
Description:
Brass 8-inch Radius Sextant by Spencer, Browning & Co., London, with lattice-pattern frame, silvered scale 0-150, index arm with magnifier and clamp, ebony handle, shades and three telescopes, in fitted mahogany case with retailer's label of S. Thaxter & Son, Importers of and Dealers in Nautical & Surveying Instruments, 125 State St., Boston.
Estimate $800-1,200