Sextant

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0065.001

MANUFACTURER: HEATH & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: F998
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ANODISED BRASS/ OAK CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 23.0 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: HEATH
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TANGENT SCREW PLATE IS THE FOLLOWING: 'HEZZANITH'/ 'ENDLESS TANGENT SCREW, AUTOMATIC CLAMP'/ ON LID: A CLASS A CERITIFCATE FROM THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY AT TEDDINGTON (1941)
Missing: NIL From CA of 08/17/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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HEATH & CO., Sextant, between 1900, Artifact no. 1975.0065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0065.001/

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