2010.66.2

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1852
5 in HIGH x 10.75 in WIDE x 10.75 in DEEP
(12.70 cm HIGH x 27.30 cm WIDE x 27.30 cm DEEP)
Gift of Mrs. Esther Wright
2010.66.2

Alexander Cairns, Optician, Chronometer, Watch and Nautical Instrument Manufacturer, in Liverpool.





Case for sextant, made of wood, with hinged top; closes with a latch. Inside the lid is the original tag with the maker: "Alexander Cairns, Optician, Chronometer, Watch and Nautical Instrument Manufacturer, in Liverpool," (England.); Inside the lid on pencil is written Thomas H. Wright, 1852, and Wm R. (Ross) Wright, 1902, SS M...(illeg)" The sextant was used by Thomas H. Wright, who was a ship captain tha sailed out of Oakland and Berkeley and lived in the hills above Piedmont and by his son Ross Wright, in 1902.The case ia A; leather strap is B

Used: Thomas H. Wright ~ ship captain ~ Oakland | Ross Wright

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