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Sextant made by Spencer Browning & Rust, London
sextant
INSTRUMENTS - SEXTANTSSpencer, Browning & Rust
England, London
1784-1840
wood; metal; ivory; glass
overall: 10 1/8 x 10 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.
Ebony-frame sextant, double strut frame, brass fittings and arm, wooden handle, 2 sets of shades, ivory scales. Arm scale chipped, arc scale has blank replacement piece. Front name plate engraved: "Spencer, Browning & Rust London". Engraved on arc scale: "SBR".
1934.43