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a brass sextant
Signed and numbered on the arc Elliott Bros London No 804, and further engraved R.A. Rice, the three-circle frame with adjustable telescope mounting socket, seven shades and mirrors, the index arm with vernier and magnifier with light shade, tangent-screw fine adjustment with clamp, with four telescopes and accessories - in mahogany case
25.4cm. wide
Signed and numbered on the arc Elliott Bros London No 804, and further engraved R.A. Rice, the three-circle frame with adjustable telescope mounting socket, seven shades and mirrors, the index arm with vernier and magnifier with light shade, tangent-screw fine adjustment with clamp, with four telescopes and accessories - in mahogany case
25.4cm. wide