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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 27, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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G. Heath 8-inch Brass Sextant

Sell one like this
$154$125
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2946MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 28, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

G. Heath 8-inch Brass Sextant, Erith, Kent, c. 1855, pierced frame with inset silvered scale marked 0-120 and marked Heath Erith, Kent, index arm with fine adjustment knob, vernier scale and magnifier, horizon mirror and sunshades, all fitted in a mahogany keystone-shaped box with interior retail or trade labels from Samuel Thaxter & Son, Boston, and H. Duren, New York, with additional eyepieces.
Estimate $250-350

brass instrument is fully tarnished, silvering on vernier scale lost, inside of case has been varnished to stabilize trade labels


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Keywords

Samuel Thaxter, Heath Erith, H. Duren