Sextant
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1924
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0946.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Watts, E.R. & Sons
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 215
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS SEXTANT WITH STEEL PTS/ GLASS LENSES/ BRASS & METAL TELESCOPES/ WOODEN SEXTANT HANDLE & BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Watts
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENT FOR MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL ANGLES AT SEA - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED IS: '215'/ INCISED INTO SCALE IS: 'E.R. WATTS & SON. LONDON [LOGO]'
- Missing
- PLATE FROM LID OF BOX From CA of 09/21/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined - .5 does not appear to belong
- Finish
- FRAME OF SEXTANT PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Watts, E.R. & Sons, Sextant, circa 1924, Artifact no. 1969.0946, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0946.001/
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