Sextant
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BUBBLE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1159.001
- MANUFACTURER
- A.M.
- MODEL
- 6B/218/MK.1X A/7705-42
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7705/42
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL, BAKELITE, FELT, SUEDE, WOOD (PINE), LEATHER/.2 METAL (ALUMINUM, STEEL), SYNTHETIC (BAKELITE), RESIN (RUBBER), GLASS/.3 PAPER, INK, CORD/.4 RESIN (PHENOLIC-EPOXY)
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
- 20.0 cm
- Height
- 24.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- AM
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C 1950
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
NAVIGATIONAL TOOL - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 FRONT STICKER READS: 'OVERHAULED BY / AVIATION ELECTRIC/ MONTREAL LIMITED CANADA/ 68/133 JUL 58'/ TAG READS: 'A.M./ 6B1218/ BUBBLE SEXTANT MK.1X.A/ NO.7705/42/ INDEX CORR.N/ WITHOUT WITH 5 INCREASE/ 0 0/.2 RIGHT SIDE: 'SERIAL NO7705/42/ DEG. D 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80/ OBJECT START FINISH ALTITUDE/ INCREASE/ MIN/ DEG.'/ LEFT SIDE: 'SHADES/ A.M./ BUBBLE SEXTANT/ MARK 1XA/ REF. NO. 6B/218/ BRIT. PATS/ 480112 490621/ AND PENDING'/.3 TAG READS: 'CALIBRATION'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 BAKELITE FINISHED BROWN; METAL UNFINISHED/.2 SEXTANT PAINTED BLACK; CLIP AND WINDING KEY UNFINISHED; MARINGS PAINTED WHITE/.3 TAG MARKINGS PRINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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A.M., Sextant, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.1159, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1159.001/
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