Early 20th Century brass US Navy Sextant with silvered scale
Stock Number: NM.1-5
€725
Very fine and complete US Navy sextant of black painted brass.
Country of manufacture
North America
Description
Very fine and complete US Navy sextant of black painted brass. Mahogany case with dovetailes, lock and little key, brass carrying handle an so on. The inside has a baize-covered lid and bottom. The case is marked with the number 442.
Silvered scale, graduated from -5 to 153 degrees, set in a brass arc. The scale of the sextant is marked with S on the left side and with D 442 on the right side.
Serial number of the sextant is similar to the way of numbering by Brandis and Sons in Brooklyn.
Date: 1900-1920
HWL case: 12,5×27,5×27 cm (4,9×10,8×10,7 in)
HW sextant: 21,5×23,3 cm (8,5×9,2 in)
Signed: not signed
Origin: USA
Condition: perfect and complete with some few signs of corrosion
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Archipel
Welcome to the catalogue of Archipel International Maritime Gallery, specialist in nautical antiques and collectables.
Archipel International Maritime Galery in the Netherlands, sets itself to maritime objects, globes and sea charts of before 1900. The managing director worked as officer with the mercantile marine and the Royal Navy. As curator he was connected to one of the University Museums in the Netherlands. As seaman and curator he has a lot of knowledge of naval history. The entire Archipel collection can be found at the site Archipel-img.com.
