14-inch Ebony Octant with a Signed Lyman Leadbetter Red-painted Case

Description:

14-inch Ebony Octant with a Signed Lyman Leadbetter Red-painted Case, Vinegorhill, Maine, early 19th century, keystone-shaped case with five-point star, leather strapped hinges and outer edge reading "Lyman Leadbetter/Vinegorhill, ME," instrument with horizon mirror, pinnula, sunshades, unmarked boss, and brass index arm with vernier, case interior with Samuel Thaxter & Son paper label.

Note: There is a poem on the interior lid that is handwritten in lead pencil, along with the names of four family members of the Grant family.
Estimate $1,200-1,500


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