- Cased sextant, marks are rubbed,
Cased sextant, marks are rubbed, approx 12cm H x 29cm Sq
- Brass and wood sextant, brass arc
Brass and wood sextant, brass arc marked "Th. Wegener, Berlin No. 236", in finger-jointed mahogany brass mounted case with Dutch label dated 1953, in a 5 x 11 x 11 in. case with multiple lenses and accessories. Sextant with scattered light corrosion and paint loss, appears to be in good working order; case with separations and stains. Private Collection, Delaware
- SEXTANT, SPENCER BROWNING & CO.
SEXTANT, SPENCER BROWNING & CO. , LONDON. EARLY19th century. Ebony and brass, engraved bone dial. Lenses intact. In its original fitted oak case. Sextant measures 12" x 9 1/2". Good condition
- SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD.
SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD. LONDON, CIRCA 1941 RADIUS 5". RADIUS ARM 6.5". CASE HEIGHT 5.75". WIDTH 8.5". DEPTH 8.5".SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD., London, Circa 1941, Signed on the radius "H. Hughes and Son Ltd, London, No.25712". Diminutive blackened enameled brass "T" frame, with brass radius, seven shades, telescope socket with eye cup, mirrors, a vernier adjusted by an ivorine wheel, quick release, teak handle and tommy bar. Radius divided from 0-120 and marked with a crown, "AM" and a reference number. Includes an oil jar and maker's examination label dated "19-5-1941". Fitted mahogany carrying case. Dimensions: Radius 5". Radius arm 6.5". Case height 5.75". Width 8.5". Depth 8.5". Provenance: The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
- SEXTANT, SPENCER BROWNING & CO.,
SEXTANT, SPENCER BROWNING & CO., LONDON, EARLY19th c. Ebony and brass, engraved bone dial. Lenses intact. In its original fitted oak case. Sextant measures 12" x 9 1/2".
- CASED SEXTANT. Marked for E. &
CASED SEXTANT. Marked for E. & G.W. Blunt New York 2nd quarter-19th century ebony ivory brass. A fine example of Blunt's sextants in unusual materials. 13''l. in an oak case. This item cannot be shipped internationally. No scopes.
- Brass and wood sextant, brass arc
Brass and wood sextant, brass arc marked "Th. Wegener, Berlin #236", in finger jointed mahogany brass mounted case with Dutch label dated 1956, in a 5 x 11 x 11-1/2 in. case with multiple lenses and accessories. Sextant with scattered light corrosion and paint loss, appears to be in good working order; case with separations and stains. Private Collection, Delaware.
- MARINE SEXTANT WITH CASEA 20th
MARINE SEXTANT WITH CASEA 20th century vintage marine sextant showing a black powder coated brass frame with a silvered arc within a brass index arm stamped H. HUGHES & SON LTD. LONDON, and fitted with a pinch type tangent, together with magnifier, brass telescope, and index mirror, 2 pair of sun shades & horizon mirror, as well as an ivorine vernier scale & micrometer. The underside mounted with a black phenolic grip which stores batteries for the electric light fitted atop the index arm. All within a dovetailed & locking mahogany fitted case with carrying handle, some components may be absent. The lids interior retaining its HUSUN inspection certificate dated February 1945. Case dimensions: 6" high x 10.5 " wide x 11" deep.
- SEXTANT AND A WOODEN FRAME BOTH
SEXTANT AND A WOODEN FRAME BOTH APPROX. 8” X 12.5”.SEXTANT AND A WOODEN FRAME, Sextant with an ebonized wood frame and brass mounts. Marked "Troughton London". Other frame also ebonized wood. Dimensions: Both approx. 8" x 12.5".
- 19TH CENTURY BRASS SEXTANT IN FITTED
19TH CENTURY BRASS SEXTANT IN FITTED CASE.Dovetailed mahogany. Crichton, London, made for James Whyte, Glasgow. Two extra lenses within case. Label inside box reads "F. W. Lincoln Jr & Co., Nautical Instruments, Commercial St., Boston". Case is 11 1/2" x 11" x 5". Shows wear and large age separation on lid. Sextant itself is 10" long, 8 1/2" at widest point, 2 1/2" deep.
- A box sextant,Carl Zeiss, Jena, fitted
A box sextant,Carl Zeiss, Jena, fitted stained wood box with original instruction manual, 33cm w
- BRASS SEXTANTunmarked; with accessories,
BRASS SEXTANTunmarked; with accessories, in a brass-mounted, fitted mahogany case; Condition: the case with a split to lid; the sextant: 9 1/4 inches wide; 8 3/4 inches deep; the case: 11 1/8 inches square; 5 inches high Condition:
- BURT'S EQUATORIAL SEXTANT CIRCA
BURT'S EQUATORIAL SEXTANT CIRCA 1856 HEIGHT 14". WIDTH 11.5". DIAMETER OF CIRCLE 10.5".BURT'S EQUATORIAL SEXTANT, Circa 1856, By William Jones Young (American, 1800-1870). Inscribed "Patent applied for by Wm.A.Burt #5". Based on a design by William Burt (American, 1792-1858), this complex navigational instrument is known as a "reflecting" equatorial sextant, with a brass 10½" diameter vertical meridian circle supporting the "solar sextant" mechanism within. A latitude circle rides within the meridian circle, adjusted by clamp and tangent screw, and carries the hour angle ring with its canted silver scale and vernier, clamp and fine motion, and linkage to the sextant. The sextant itself is mounted on a horizontal azimuth circle, and is equipped with two mirrors, two filters, peep sight, auxiliary telescope, and solar declination adjustment to the horizon mirror. There are inlaid silver scales and one-arc-minute silver verniers, plus two removable index arms for calibration. Complete with adjustable stand with rotation clamp and tangent screw and original mahogany carrying case. Dimensions: Height 14". Width 11.5". Diameter of circle 10.5". Provenance: Tesseract, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 1994.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Notes:Only seven equatorial sextants are believed to have been made, and three of these, all made by Young, are the "reflecting" style. William Burt provided them to Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury of the U.S. Navy for evaluation in 1856. Maury purchased them April 21, 1856 for $200 each. One was given to the U.S. Naval Academy and two to the Naval Observatory in 1893. The Naval Observatory states their records indicate they disposed of the instruments in 1898, but one is still recorded at the Naval Academy. This instrument is believed to be the last of the three William Young examples.
- NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY BENDIX
NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION CIRCA 1942 HEIGHT 8". WIDTH 6.5".NAVY MARK V BUBBLE SEXTANT BY BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION, Circa 1942, Inscribed and signed on the base "Aircraft Sextant, Mark V BU. Aero., U.S. Navy" and "Eclipse - Pioneer Division of Bendix Aviation Corporation". Optical system is based on four reflecting prisms with an external knob that rotates the index prism and drives an index over a rough scale divided from -10 to 100 in units of 5 degrees. With an artificial horizon, adjustable size bubble and a chono-metric averaging device. A three-volt, two dry cell battery lighting system illuminates the counter reading and stop watch. Lacking case. Dimensions: Height 8". Width 6.5". Provenance: The Oar House, Clearwater Beach, Florida.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Reference:Taking the Stars, Newport News, by Peter Ifland (1998), p.172.
- C. Plath Hamburg nautical sextant,
C. Plath Hamburg nautical sextant, No. 5, SN 14864, 6x30 magnification 160 mm radius, circa 1958
- NAVY MARK I BALL RECORDING SEXTANT
NAVY MARK I BALL RECORDING SEXTANT BY MERGENTHALER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 1944 RADIUS 8". SCOPE LENGTH 9.5". CASE HEIGHT 6". WIDTH 12". DEPTH 10.5".NAVY MARK I BALL RECORDING SEXTANT BY MERGENTHALER, Brooklyn, New York, 1944, By Mergenthaler Linotype Company. Inscribed and signed on the frame "Ball Recording Sextant Mark I - Mod. O U.S. Navy - BuSHIPS #4607 - 1944 Mergenthaler Linotype Company Brooklyn, New York". Solid blackened brass frame with radius marked from 0-90, adjustable radius with pin clamp, fine vernier adjuster, two scopes, one inscribed "DAY" and the other "NIGHT", fitted with eye cups. Original mahogany carrying case with a calibration certificate from the U.S. Naval Observatory, a brass identification label, brass locking latches and brass handles on each side. Dimensions: Radius 8". Scope length 9.5". Case height 6". Width 12". Depth 10.5". Provenance: Eldred's, July 1994.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
- ANTIQUE SEXTANTAntique rosewood
ANTIQUE SEXTANTAntique rosewood or ebony wood sextant with bone scale and plate circa 1820. Unsigned. 15 x 13 inches.
- 1944 US NAVY BALL RECORDING SEXTANT
1944 US NAVY BALL RECORDING SEXTANT Cased Mark 1, Model 0 Ball Recording Sextant by Mergenthaler, sn 5372-44, with U.S. Naval Observatory Collimation Certificate dated Nov. 18, 1944, with day and night scopes, in original fitted wooden case with brass plaque, 6" x 12 1/4" x 10 1/2". Exterior case surface wear, missing one side handle.
- A sextant by Cary, no. 2445, in
A sextant by Cary, no. 2445, in a fitted mahogany case
- 19TH CENTURY SEXTANT BY SAMUEL
19TH CENTURY SEXTANT BY SAMUEL THAXTER AND SON,BOSTON. BRASS AND METAL, WITH WOODEN HANDLE. HAS FOUR OPTICAL ATTACHMENTS. IN ORIGINAL DOVETAILED MAHOGANY CASE, WITH MAKER’S LABEL. SHOWS AN OLD SOLDERED REPAIR TO METAL. 12 3/4” X 11” X 5”
- Brass Surveyors Sextant 8''
Brass Surveyors Sextant 8''
- SEXTANT IN DECORATIVE PAINTED CASE
SEXTANT IN DECORATIVE PAINTED CASE 19TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 3.5”. LENGTH 12.5". WIDTH 12”.SEXTANT IN DECORATIVE PAINTED CASE, 19th Century, Sextant with ebonized wood frame. Marked "F. Stoppani London". Wedge-shaped case, the top with painted decoration of an eagle with an American shield, crossed flags and "Friendship, Love and Truth" banner. Retains label for retailer Taber of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Dimensions: Case height 3.5". Length 12.5". Width 12".
- ANTIQUE DUTCH PATINATED BRONZE
ANTIQUE DUTCH PATINATED BRONZE SEXTANT Antique patinated bronze nautical sextant, marked "L.J. Harri, Amsterdam". 4.5" H x 8.5" W x 10.25" D. Provenance: Removed from an estate at 180 East End Avenue.
- TWO VINTAGE SHIP’S SEXTANTS IN
TWO VINTAGE SHIP’S SEXTANTS IN WOOD CASESThe first with label. First Kelvin & Hughes, and Henry Hughes & Sons, sextant number 27725, and with corrections data, and with a Feb., 26th, 1960 Chief Inspector signature, reading from the 6th to 10 radius. The second, with manufacturers tag Huson and a M. Low Inc. paper label, both in wood cases. Both cases 5.5 in. by 10.5 in. by 11 in. (Cond: some possible lacking elements as there are a few loose elements, armatures on both with a pitted, rough surface, soiled throughout)
- 19TH CENTURY SEXTANT BY E & GW
19TH CENTURY SEXTANT BY E & GW BLUNT. EBONY WITHBRASS FITTINGS. ONE OF THE FOUR GLASS LENSES SHOWS A CRACK, OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION. IN ITS ORIGINAL FITTED WOOD CASE WITH OLD GREEN PAINT, AND BRASS ESCUTCHEON. WAS PURCHASED IN 1972 FOR $260 FROM JOHN NEWTON, MARINE ANTIQUES, WISCASSET, ME. 3 3/4" HIGH, 12" WIDE, 13 1/2" LONG.
- THREE-CIRCLE FRAME SEXTANT BY HENRY
THREE-CIRCLE FRAME SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON, LTD., LONDON CIRCA 1947 LENGTH 9". RADIUS 9". BOX HEIGHT 5.5". WIDTH 10.5". DEPTH 11".THREE-CIRCLE FRAME SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON, LTD., LONDON, Circa 1947, Signed on the radius "H. Hughes & Son Ltd., London" and further marked "#39949 Made in England". Blackened brass three-circle frame. brass radius with inset steel scale, fine vernier adjuster and clamp, scale light for nighttime reading, two sets of filters, scope and bakelite handle. Original carrying box with calibration certificate. Dimensions: Length 9". Radius 9". Box height 5.5". Width 10.5". Depth 11".
- Three instruments: 6 x 6 in. Fairchild
Three instruments: 6 x 6 in. Fairchild U.S. Army sextant, black finish, label "Property Air Forces U.S. Army Type A-10, ... No. E320 D1", original green-painted wooden case, 5-1/2 x 9 x 9 in., possibly lacking accessories ; 7 in. Boyce-Meier sextant, black-painted metal, pasteboard case with instructions; U.S. Navy azimuth circle, black-painted brass, marked "4340-1941", 10-1/2 in., in finger-jointed mahogany case, brass label "U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, Serial 16003 …", 4-3/8 x 11-3/4 x 11-1/2 in., good condition, normal wear . The Collection of the Late Ronald Kiser, Mars Hill, North Carolina
- R. C. A. F. Bubble Sextant Mark
R. C. A. F. Bubble Sextant Mark IXA mid 20th century reference no. 6B/218 cased used in navigation on aircraft to determine the altitude of the sun or other celestial body 10.5" (height) 26.7cm (height)
- U.S.Navy Micrometer Sextant in
U.S.Navy Micrometer Sextant in Box U.S.Navy micrometer sextant in original fitted dovetailed mahogany chest. Marked on arm of sextant "U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF SHIPS MARK II 1940" "PIONEER INSTRUMENTS DIVISION OF BENDI AVIATION CORP. BENDIX NEW JERSEY TYPE 3050-1-C". With original screwdriver in case extra mirror and half mirror.
- C. PLATH HAMBURG NAUTICAL SEXTANT,
C. PLATH HAMBURG NAUTICAL SEXTANT, WOOD BOX C. Plath Hamburg (German), late 19th / early 20th century. Brass nautical / celestial sextant with case including shade glass, index mirror, and horizon mirror. Marked to index bar Ku.K. K.M. No 236. and maker's mark to arc. Approx. w. 10", d.
- A Sextant (Vernir Type) ca. 1900-1910
A Sextant (Vernir Type) ca. 1900-1910 in Mahogany Fitted Chest Sextant engraved on arc "HEATH &CO. NEW ELTHAM LONDON". Made for Taylor & Taylor San Francisco. Plate on Tangent arm "HEZZANITH-ENDLESS TANGET SCREW-AUTOMATIC CLAMP." Box has the name "H.J. Dieble".
- CASED SPENCER BROWNING & CO., LONDON
CASED SPENCER BROWNING & CO., LONDON SEXTANT 19th c. English Brass Quintant Sextant, with scale to 155-degrees, engraved "Spencer Browning & Co., London" on the arc, in a dovetailed fitted mahogany case with sighting tools, case: 5" high, 10" x 9". Case lid shrinkage crack.
- EARLY SEXTANT - Early 19th c Solid
EARLY SEXTANT - Early 19th c Solid Brass Sextant engraved 'TJ Williams Cardiff' on the 7in. radius vernier sextant the inset silvered scale vernier with clamp fine screw adjustment and swivel magnifier seven shades two mirrors and day/night telesco
- PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SEXTANT
PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SEXTANT FORM TRADE SIGNPAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SEXTANT FORM TRADE SIGN, the black form with movable gilt arm and reading "Stewart & Sons" - h:42.50w:37d:8.50in.
- BRITISH MILITARY MARK IX BUBBLE
BRITISH MILITARY MARK IX BUBBLE SEXTANT: 20th century British military bubble sextant finished in black. Resides in original box with parts. #10265/44. Approx. 9'' h x 8'' l x 6'' w.
CONDITION: Wear to box & sextant consistent with age and use.
- DOUBLE FRAME PILLAR SEXTANT BY
DOUBLE FRAME PILLAR SEXTANT BY EDWARD TROUGHTON LONDON, CIRCA 1795 SEXTANT LENGTH 11.5". WIDTH OF ARC 14". BOX HEIGHT 5". LENGTH 12.5". WIDTH 16.25".DOUBLE FRAME PILLAR SEXTANT BY EDWARD TROUGHTON, London, Circa 1795, Signed on the arc of the frame "Troughton London". T-frame formed with strips of brass in duplicate, and joined with turned brass pillars. Brass arc inset with a silver scale calibrated from 5 to 155 degrees. Index arm with clamp and tangent screws. With magnifier, vernier scale, lignum vitae handle, two sets of colored filters and telescopic lens. Within the original wedge-shaped mahogany case with hinged lid and a label for "Observatory, Devenport", with date, calibration and owner information, and "J. Combes Admiralty Agent, dec.". Dimensions: Sextant length 11.5". Width of arc 14". Box height 5". Length 12.5". Width 16.25". Provenance: Sotheby's London, Frank Collection of Scientific Instruments, 1986.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.