Sextant with case

DateCirca 1900

Mediumwood, brass, glass

Dimensions6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2807

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA wooden handle telescope, index, index glass, horizon glass, frame and two sets of screens (one with four screens with green, orange, light red and dark red glass; the other with green, light red, and dark red glass). Double reflecting, -5 degrees to 160 degrees by 1 degree by 10 minutes, vernier and magnifier. Four filters for index mirror, three filters for horizon mirror. Sight tube, low power telescope, hight power inverted image telescope, medium power telescope. A separate eye piece filter. The brass frame has reinforced brass index arm.

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