Stand, sextant
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1850
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0148.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Potter, J.D.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL; BRASS; WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.2 cm
- Width
- 22.6 cm
- Height
- 41.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- POTTER
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Received from Energy, Mines and Resources, the federal government department responsible for surveys such as geographical, topographical, etc. The department started as Geological Survey Canada in 1842 with the main goal of preparing an inventory and assessment of the geological environment in Canada. - Function
-
Specific: To securely support and correctly position marine sextant. - Technical
-
The stand has three fixed lateral legs at 120 degrees apart. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Marked: 'HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY 1'
- Missing
- From CA of 08/18/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- Metal stand painted black; 3-fixed, lateral legs 120 degrees apart; end of each leg is a leveling screw; top part has 2 counter weights, may be rotated & locked; also 2 swivels that can be locked into a tilt position; thumb screws are brass; all fits into a fitted wooden box
- Decoration
- N/A
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Potter, J.D., Stand, sextant, after 1850, Artifact no. 1974.0148, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1974.0148.001/
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