- TWO 19TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE
TWO 19TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE SEWILL(1841-1846) LIVERPOOL. NOTE IN CASE READS ONCE BELONGED TO CHARLES HAZARD, AUG 1846. WITH FITTED CASE. 13" X 12" X 5" HIGH. ONE ROUND GLASS LENS IS MISSING. ALONG WITH A SPENCER, BROWNING & CO, 1848-1870, LONDON, ORIGINAL LABEL, EBONY WOOD. VERY GOOD CONDITION. 12" X 12 1/2" X 4 1/4" HIGH.
- TWO 20TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE
TWO 20TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE BUBBLESEXTANT CAMERA UNIT, FAIRCHILD AVIATION CORPORATION, 1941, NY, PROPERTY OF AIR FORCES U.S. ARMY TYPE A-10, 5 1/2" HIGH, 9 1/4" WIDE, 9" DEEP. BALL RECORDING SEXTANT, MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE CO., 1944, BROOKLYN, NY, MARK 1 - MODEL O, U.S. NAVY WITH 2 EYE PIECES, 6" HIGH, 12" WIDE, 10 1/2" DEEP. GOOD CONDITION.
- TWO 19TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE
TWO 19TH C CASED SEXTANTS TO INCLUDE SPENCERBARRETT & CO., 1830-1880, LONDON. CASE IS CRACKED, 12" X 13 3/4". THE OTHER IS SPENCER BROWNING & CO., CA 1850, LONDON. MIRROR NEEDS REPAIR. 12" X 11 1/2".
- TWO US ARMY AIR FORCE SEXTANTS Model
TWO US ARMY AIR FORCE SEXTANTS Model A-10A, with accessories and fitted wooden cases. Together with a group of vintage family photos.
- TWO VINTAGE SHIP’S SEXTANTS IN WOOD
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)
- TWO SEXTANTS 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS APPROX.
TWO SEXTANTS 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS APPROX. 9". WIDTHS APPROX. 10.5".TWO SEXTANTS, 19th Century, One made by Heath & Co., London and the other by Antonio Rosell, Barcelona. Both with metal frames. Dimensions: Lengths approx. 9". Widths approx. 10.5".
- TWO SEXTANTS LATE 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS
TWO SEXTANTS LATE 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS 8.75" AND 10.25". WIDTHS 10" AND 9.25".TWO SEXTANTS, Late 19th Century, One marked "A. Walker Liverpool" and the other "Capitaine Laurent A Paris" with other French inscriptions. Both with skeletonized metal frames. Dimensions: Lengths 8.75" and 10.25". Widths 10" and 9.25".
- THREE SEXTANTS LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH
THREE SEXTANTS LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY LARGEST LENGTH 8". WIDTH 9.25".THREE SEXTANTS, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, One by Heath & Co., one by F. Robson & Co. and one by Buff & Buff Mfg., Boston. Each with metal frames. Dimensions: Largest length 8". Width 9.25".
- THREE SEXTANTS LONDON, LATE 19TH/EARLY
THREE SEXTANTS LONDON, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS APPROX. 8.5". WIDTHS APPROX. 9".THREE SEXTANTS, London, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, One by Kelvin & White, one by Hughes & Son and one by Spencer Browning & Co. All with metal frames. Dimensions: Lengths approx. 8.5". Widths approx. 9".
- TWO POCKET SEXTANTS FIRST HALF OF THE
TWO POCKET SEXTANTS FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY DIAMETERS 2.5” AND 2.75”.TWO POCKET SEXTANTS, First Half of the 19th Century, One marked "W&S Jones, London" and the other "Troughton & Simms, London". Dimensions: Diameters 2.5" and 2.75".
- BURT'S EQUATORIAL SEXTANT CIRCA 1856
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.
- EXCEEDINGLY RARE QUADRANT LABELED FOR
EXCEEDINGLY RARE QUADRANT LABELED FOR T.A. GARDNER, NANTUCKET NANTUCKET, CIRCA 1830 CASE HEIGHT 3.5". LENGTH 12.5".EXCEEDINGLY RARE QUADRANT LABELED FOR T.A. GARDNER, NANTUCKET, Nantucket, Circa 1830, Ebonized wood frame with inset ivory 0-95 degree scale. Brass index arm, sights, etc. Marked on inset ivory nameplate "T A Gardner Nantucket". In a wedge-shaped green-painted wooden case with a paper label on interior for "John Kehew, Nautical Instrument Maker ... New-Bedford ...". Lot also includes an August 11, 1832 issue of the Nantucket Inquirer, which has a listing for a "Nautical & Hardware Store. Thomas A. Gardner has for sale a general assortment of Hardware, amongst which may be found best bell metal Sextants; plain Quadrants; ...". Dimensions: Case height 3.5". Length 12.5". Provenance: Paul Madden Antiques, Sandwich, Massachusetts, June 20, 2005. Includes a copy of the original sales receipt, which indicates the quadrant was purchased from Mrs. Pflock of Cape Cod, who claimed it was found in a Newport, Rhode Island collection.The Collection of Michael Gill.Notes:According to Madden's notes, Thomas A. Gardner was born March 24, 1804 and married Eliza Drew on April 22, 1832. His shop was destroyed in a fire in 1848. He also writes the quadrant was probably English-made but that this was the only known example to have a Nantucket label.