Octant and case

octant and case

INSTRUMENTS - OCTANTS
Cairns, Alexander
Circa 1865
wood; metal; ivory; glass; paper
Overall: 12 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.

Brass trimmed ebony octant in excellent condition. Ivory vernier scale, pencil end and 2 insets. Inside case, in pencil: William Rathbone 1860; c. 1865. Two labels in box, "Spinelli, Mahier & Co." and "Alexander Cairns/ Optician/ ..." From Moodus, CT

1961.183