Octant and case

octant and case

INSTRUMENTS - OCTANTS
DeMory Gray & W. D. Adler
England, London; USA, NY, New York
radius 9-13/16 in.; case: 12-5/8 in. longer side x 3-15/16 in. high

Ebony and brass octant in mahogany keystone case. Octant has ivory inlaid scale marked in script: SBR (between 50°-55°); ivory maker's plate marked: Spencer, Browning & Co. London./ Paper label inside case cover: DeMORY GRAY & W. D. ALDER, / ... NEW YORK / ... successors Geo C.A. Baker (NY). Case: 12 5/8" longer side x 3 15/16" high.

1968.176