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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2003.0720.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Aniline & Film Corp., Ansco Div.
- MODEL
- A 10-A
- LOCATION
- Binghamton, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- AF43- 872
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predominantly metal instrument has flat black and wrinkle-textured finishes, and some dull and bright silver metal components; clear glass optics; clear synthetic window over counter; white plastic disc; black rubber eyeshield.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 11.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Agfa Ansco
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Binghamton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate fixed to instrument reads "PROPERTY AIR FORCES U.S. ARMY/ SEXTANT/ TYPE/ A-10A/ SERIAL NO./ AF43- 872/ ORDER NO./ W33-038 ac-100/ SPEC. NO./ 27473/ MF'RS ASSEM. DWG. NO. F-245/ MFRD. BY/ ANSCO/ A DIVISION OF GENERAL ANILINE & FILM CORP./ BINGHAMTON, N.Y.". Paper label ( homemade ?) applied to disc reads "I.C.- 5 MIN." Adjustment and power controls, and minor fittings bear additional markings.
- Missing
- Unknown. Donor modified instrument c. 1970: please see Condition entry for details.
- Finish
- Predominantly metal instrument has flat black and wrinkle-textured finishes, and some dull and bright silver metal components; clear glass optics; clear synthetic window over counter; white plastic disc; black rubber eyeshield.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Aniline & Film Corp., Ansco Div., Sextant, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2003.0720, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0720.001/
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