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ANTIQUE #SA1080022

Octant By Crichton Of London For Dobbie Of Glasgow

£1,100    $1,467    €1,307
A 10 ½ inch ebony radius vernier octant by Crichton of London for A. Dobbie of Glasgow, circa 1850.
 
Maker''s plate marked: CRIHTON [sic].
 
Ivory scale divided into 100ŗ
 
Stepped keystone case: W: 31 cm. D: 36 cm. H: 10 cm.
 
 
UK Ivory registration reference: QBKKPQK9
 
John Crichton of London, maker of scientific, optical & nautical instrument maker. Instrument maker to the Honourable East India Company and Trinity House.
 
Apprenticed in 1820 to Benjamin Messer of The Minories, London.
 
Listed as trading in 1831 at 32 Fore Street, Limehouse, London. From 1834 to 1865 at 112 Leadenhall Street, London.
 
Exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition where he was awarded a prize medal for sextants and drawing instruments.
 
The firm continued to trade after 1864 as John Crichton & Son.
 
 
Antique Number: SA1080022
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Antique #SA1080022, shown on this page, originates from the victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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