Description American Brass and Ebony Octant , c. 1820, marked "Browning maker Boston",nameplate and degree arc (0-95), three swing filters, 13-inch radius, w. 11 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA. Note: Samuel Browning is listed in the 1803-1840 Boston City Directories as a ship chandler, and a mathematical and optical instrument maker
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