A 13½IN. RADUIS VERNIER OCTANT, CIRCA 1800

with ebony T-frame, inset ivory scale divided to 95°, brass index arm bearing inscription Gilbert London, pinhole sight, mirrors and three shades and brass pad feet, contained within oak stepped keystone case -- 18in. (46cm.) wide; together with a 9½in. radius example by J. Walker, London, circa 1815

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Condition Report

First example lacking pencil and note plaque behind, crack to left-hand arm, missing arm restrainer, inscription presumed modern, case held together with tape. Second: no case, secondary mirror lacks silvering and both lack top plate, missing pencil. Main scale possibly associated.

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