FINE HEATH BELL FRAME SEXTANT WITH PROVENANCE CAPT. F H G WALKER RN. 1887-1937.
£1100 GBP
GOOD COMPLETE EXAMPLE OF HEATH & CO'S FAMOUS BELL FRAME SEXTANT WITH SILVER SCALE & VERNIER, SCALE MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 155 DEGREES DIVIDED IN 10' MINUTE DIVISIONS, VERNIER READING TO 10" SECONDS OF ARC. WITH
BINOCULARS, INVERTING TELESCOPE + 2 EYE-PIECES WITH CROSS WIRES, WIDE ANGLE ERECTING SCOPE, SIGHTING SCOPE, PATENT GREATEST ANGLE CLAMP, ADJUSTING PIN & SCREWDRIVER. ALL ACCESSORIES NUMBERED 5512.
Circa
1900
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
THE SEXTANT COMES IN ORIGINAL DOVETAILED MAHOGANY BOX & OUTER LEATHER CASE STAMPED FOR HEATH & CO. BOTH CASES ARE INITIALED FOR CAPTAIN WALKER, THE SEXTANT COMES WITH AN ETCHING BY WELL RECORDED MARINE ARTIST: ROWLAND LANGFORD 1897-1956 OF THE HMS IRON DUKE. CAPT. WALKER WAS CAPTAIN OF HMS IRON DUKE FROM 1935. THE LEATHER CASE EXTENSIVE STITCHING LOSS.
IVORY EXEMPTION NO. UQE6XJPP
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MikeRead
Mike Read Antique Sciences
Based in Lelant, near St Ives, Cornwall, I have been trading since 1979, buying and selling scientific instruments and nautical antiques. Over the years I have acquired many rare and wonderful items for the trade and collectors alike. I hope this continues. Mike Read. Email: michaelread060@gmail.com
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