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Octant and case
octant; octant case
INSTRUMENTS - OCTANTScirca 1800
overall: 13 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.
Ebony and brass octant in an oak step case with brass fittings, c. 1800. Quadrant has an ivory inlaid scale, maker's plate with hand inscription W Q S (most likely an owner), but lacks ivory pencil and plate on reverse.
1968.162