Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2314Location: BoltonDate / Time: November 03, 2005 10:00AM
Description:
Brass 9-inch Radius Sextant by Graham & Parkes, Liverpool, with silvered scale divided 0-150, index arm with tangent-screw vernier, clamp and magnifier, rosewood handle, two interchangeable telescopic sights, mirror, magnifier and seven filters, in mahogany case with label of The A. Lietz Co., 632-34 Commercial St., San Francisco and a 1944 receipt for the sale of a used Graham and Parkes octant (sic) by Baker, Lyman & Co. Inc., New Orleans.
Estimate $300-500