Hill & Price 8-inch Anodized Brass Sextant

Description:

Hill & Price 8-inch Anodized Brass Sextant, Bristol & Cardiff, 19th century, brass arc with silvered scale marked 0-120, and engraved Hill & Price Bristol & Cardiff, index arm with silvered vernier, magnifier, and thumbscrew, horizon mirror, eyepieces, and sunshades, all housed in a fitted dovetailed mahogany case, with label reading in part E.F. Lundy Fish Dock Road Great Grimsby, and brass carrying handle.
Estimate $200-400

brass carrying handle a replacement


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