FINE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY SEXTANT BY HORNE &CO.
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VERY NICE SEXTANT SIGNED: HORNE & CO. 125-121 NEWGATE STREET, LONDON IN ORIGINAL MAHOGANY KEYSTONE BOX WITH SILVER SCALE & VERNIER, SCALE -5 DEGREES TO 155 DEGREES DIVIDED IN 10' MINUTE DIVISIONS VERNIER READING TO 10" SECONDS OF ARC. COMPLETE.
Circa
1850
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
ACCESSORIES: SIGHTING TUBE, ERECTING SCOPE, INVERTING SCOPE WITH TWO EYE-PIECES WITH CROSS HAIRS & DOUBLE CROSS HAIRS ALL INTACT, COLOURED FILTER CAP, ADJUSTING KEY & PIN & HORN MAGNIFIER. RARE SPRUNG LOADED DAMPERS ON THE HORIZON MIRROR, LIGNUM VITAE HANDLE, SQUARE FILTERS 3 RED & 1 GREEN, ROUND FILTERS 2 RED & 1 GREEN.
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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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