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A 19th Century artificial hoziron, with wind shield, wooden mercury trough, box wood mercury contained (empty) in fitted mahogany carrying box with name E & E EMANUEL, 3 THE HARD, PORTSEA - 7½in (18.5cm) wide; a 2½in (7cm) dry card landing compass, the card signed J H ROWE & Co, GLOUCESTER. brass bowl, gimballed in mahogany carrying box with sliding lid - 5in (12.5cm) wide; another with 4in (10cm) unsigned dry card in two-tier box; and a ship's lead line, graduated in fachoms, with 3½lb brass 'lead', on wooden frame former. (4)

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A 19th Century artificial hoziron, with wind shield, wooden mercury trough, box wood mercury contained (empty) in fitted mahogany carrying box with name E & E EMANUEL, 3 THE HARD, PORTSEA - 7½in (18.5cm) wide; a 2½in (7cm) dry card landing compass, the card signed J H ROWE & Co, GLOUCESTER. brass bowl, gimballed in mahogany carrying box with sliding lid - 5in (12.5cm) wide; another with 4in (10cm) unsigned dry card in two-tier box; and a ship's lead line, graduated in fachoms, with 3½lb brass 'lead', on wooden frame former. (4)

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