Case, sextant

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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0720.012

MANUFACTURER: Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 12
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown wooden box fitted with metal hinges, clasps and handle; dark brown felt pad lines internal supports and interior case bottom; rigid grey [rubber ?] case feet.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 14.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fairchild
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To contain, protect and identify contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PROPERTY, AIR FORCES, U.S. ARMY/ SEXTANT/ NAME OF ARTICLE/ A 10 A/ TYPE/ AF- 44- 7064/ W30- 053 AC 806/ ORDER NO./ 27473/ SPEC. NO./ MF'RS ASSEMBLY DWG. NO. E320-K1/ M'F'R'D. BY/ FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT CORPORATION/ NEW YORK, N.Y." printed on metal plate fixed to top of case lid. Illegible off-white ink stamp appears on lid. Damaged/incomplete sticker on inside of lid reads in parts "FOR INSTALLATION OPERATION/ AND MAINTENANCE SEE LATEST/ ISSUE OF HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS/ [illegible] AN-0 [illegible]"
Missing: Unknown: appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown wooden box fitted with metal hinges, clasps and handle; dark brown felt pad lines internal supports and interior case bottom; rigid grey [rubber ?] case feet.
Decoration: N/A

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Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp., Case, sextant, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2003.0720, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0720.012/

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