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What is brass sextant?
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A sextant is a nautical tool made from brass, used by sailors to measure the angle of the stars above the horizon to help calculate their ship’s global position. A sextant includes an index mirror, sun filters, a horizon mirror, an adjustable arc and a 2x magnifying scope. You’ll find a variety of sextants from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Superb Large Brass Sextant Ceiling Light from the Captains Cabin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb large brass sextant ceiling light from the captains cabin
A very good quality lamp it has
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage E. A. Kutz Cased Sextant, 19th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an American nautical sextant, dating to the mid-19th century. The wood, brass, and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Nautical Objects
Materials
Ivory, Wood
1917 Waymouth Cooke Naval Rangefinder Sextant
Located in San Mateo, CA
sextant range finder. They were patented in 1914. The Mark II like this one came out in 1917. The
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Vintage 1910s English Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's sextant with lattice frame, colored glass filters, many accessory scopes
Category
Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London.
A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
A poket sextant signed Stanley, London 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A travel nautical instrument, sextant, to determine the ship’s position. The cover became the base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
