General Information

Serial #

12317

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS OPTICS; SOME BAKELITE FITTINGS/ STORED IN A BLACK WOODEN CARRYING CASE WITH LEATHER HANDLE & METAL HARDWARE; SOME FABRIC PADS CUSHION INSTRUMENT INSIDE CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Navigation instruments & equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PLATH

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Hamburg

Context

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS INSTRUMENT PRESUMABLY USED C. 1940S+

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO MEASURE ALTITUDE OF SUN, OR OTHER CELESTIAL BODY, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE LATITUDE & LONGITUDE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on sextant reads " Libellen-Oktant/mit Mittlungseinrichtung/Baurt: C.Plath-De Te We/ Gerar-Nr 127-134 B-2/ Werk-Nr 12317/ Anforderz: Fl.23750-1/ Hersteller: C. Plath- De Te We ". Second plate reads " 1 Reparaturen/ OLa Okt. 1941 Pl./ OLaM Nov. 43Pl/ 12317 ". Various controls, etc. labelled. "2-1" handwritten in yellow grease pencil on case front; "NRC" handwritten in red on case top. " Gerat Nr./ 127-134 B " printed on case end panel. Instructions printed on card mounted on inside of case lid.

Missing

UNKNOWN- AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT APPEARS TO BE MISSING. From CA of 08/14/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

OFF-WHITE ENAMEL FINISH HAS CRACKLE-TEXTURE; SOME BLACK BAKELITE KNOBS

Decoration

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