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A 19th-Century oxidised-brass-framed quintent,
the braced frame with ebony handle, three supports, adjustable telescope mounting socket, seven shades, mirrors, the index arm -- 5.7/8in. (14.9cm.) radius, with vernier and magnifier, tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the arc finely engraved 0°-175° and inscribed A.E. Bancroft, R.N., with three telescopes, in fitted mahogany case -- 9.3/8in. (23.8cm.) wide, the lid with brass plaque engraved D.A. Gamble R.N.
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the braced frame with ebony handle, three supports, adjustable telescope mounting socket, seven shades, mirrors, the index arm -- 5.7/8in. (14.9cm.) radius, with vernier and magnifier, tangent-screw fine adjustment and clamp, the arc finely engraved 0°-175° and inscribed A.E. Bancroft, R.N., with three telescopes, in fitted mahogany case -- 9.3/8in. (23.8cm.) wide, the lid with brass plaque engraved D.A. Gamble R.N.
See Illustration