Sextant
Title
Sextant
Subject
Astronomy
Navigation
Surveying
Measuring instruments
Navigation
Surveying
Measuring instruments
Description
Wood, metal, glass
Wood box, 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 5 ½ inch, with hinged lid, two hook latches and metal handle. Maker’s laminated paper label and university ID tag on inside. While the last inspection date on this sextant is 1939, the last sextant made with the Brandis label was 1932.
Black metal frame with wood handle. Maker’s no. 5071, also includes US Navy no. 2696, Navy certificate dated 9/18/1939. On index arm is “Brandis & Sons, Brooklyn” Included 3 black painted telescopes, vernier read with swivel magnifying lens, tangent screw and clamping arms on index arm, and threaded telescope bracket .
Wood box, 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 5 ½ inch, with hinged lid, two hook latches and metal handle. Maker’s laminated paper label and university ID tag on inside. While the last inspection date on this sextant is 1939, the last sextant made with the Brandis label was 1932.
Black metal frame with wood handle. Maker’s no. 5071, also includes US Navy no. 2696, Navy certificate dated 9/18/1939. On index arm is “Brandis & Sons, Brooklyn” Included 3 black painted telescopes, vernier read with swivel magnifying lens, tangent screw and clamping arms on index arm, and threaded telescope bracket .
Creator
Brandis & Sons, Brooklyn, New York
Publisher
Astronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Date
circa 1939
Contributor
Michael Svec
Rights
Copyright Michael Svec
Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
physical object
Coverage
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Files
Collection
Citation
Brandis & Sons, Brooklyn, New York, “Sextant,” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40.