07-25-200907-25-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 25, 2009 10:00 AMCalender
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Ten Inch Radius Ebony Octant by H. Hughes

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$593$500
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2447Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 25, 2009 10:00AM

Description:

Ten Inch Radius Ebony Octant by H. Hughes, London, the brass index arm with thumbscrew vernier adjustment, inset ivory scale calibrated 0-105 and vacant maker's boss, sun shades, mirror, and peep sight all, in a keystone-shaped mahogany box with 3 1/ 2 x 2 1/2 in. printed maker's label inside the lid stating H. Hughes, Optical, Nautical & Mathematical Instrument Maker 59 Fenchurch Street, London.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

London, Ebony Octant, Mathematical Instrument Maker