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Box Sextant

Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box

Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Mounted into a kidney shaped box with a leather carry handle. Weight: 8 lbs.

Category

Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant
Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant

Vintage American Miniature Pocket Nautical Sextant

By Ilon Industries

Located in Palm City, FL

"The best "box" sextant I come across was manufactured by Ilon Industries out of New York.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box
Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

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H 5 in W 11 in D 11.25 in

Nautical Sextant in Presentation Box

Located in Austin, TX

A Scottish seaman's double frame sextant of brass, with radius index arm, and accessories, in fitted, hinged box of mahogany.

Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Nautical Objects

Materials

Optical Glass

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

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H 12 in W 11 in D 6 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass Adjuster, Fish Dock Rd., Grimsby.

Category

Vintage 1920s Norwegian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label dated 1920 from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.

Category

Vintage 1920s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant in Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label dated 1920 from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.

Category

Vintage 1920s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Sextant
Sextant

Sextant

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H 11 in W 11 in D 5 in

Sextant

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique sextant in original box.

Category

Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant  with Original Wooden Box
WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant  with Original Wooden Box

WWII Antique Russian Aviation Sextant with Original Wooden Box

Located in Milan, IT

World War II sextant made in Russia, of gray painted metal complete with original wooden box with accessories.

Category

Vintage 1940s Russian Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box
Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

By David Stalker

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good quality brass sextant signed David Stalker, Leith (Scotland) complete with a well-detailed silver register and 3 lenses, retaining its original patinated mahogany case. In goo...

Category

Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s
Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

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H 5.71 in W 10.44 in D 10.83 in

Brass Sextant in its Original Oak Wood Box, 1940s

By Kelvin & Hughes 1

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Husun ??Trade Mark and made by Kelvin & Hughes Limited at the end of the 1940s, a company operating for about 250 years and specialized in the creation of nautic...

Category

Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Marine Sextant
English Marine Sextant

English Marine Sextant

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H 4 in W 11.75 in D 11.75 in

English Marine Sextant

Located in New York, NY

Circa 1920 English Marine Sextant with wooden box by Cooke Hull. Available at our showroom at 241 East 60th Street NY, NY. 1-212-751-2282

Category

Early 20th Century Furniture

Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA
Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA

Polished Ship’s Sextant in Box by Wilfred O. White, Boston, USA

Located in Norwell, MA

Classic circa 1940 three-ring framed sextant in box. Box contains five accessory scopes, meticulously polished and lacquered.

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1913 Nautical Brass Sextant J. Lilley  Mahogany Box Antique Marine Instrument
1913 Nautical Brass Sextant J. Lilley  Mahogany Box Antique Marine Instrument

1913 Nautical Brass Sextant J. Lilley Mahogany Box Antique Marine Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed John Lilley & Son Ltd London & North Shields, made in 1913 circa, in its original mahogany box with brass handles, hinges and locking hooks.

Category

Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Made in the Mid-19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant made in the mid-19th century, complete with lenses and placed in its beautiful original mahogany box complete with key and brass handle and hinges.

Category

Antique 1850s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Early 1900s Made in Liverpool with Original Oak Wood Box

Located in Milan, IT

Burnished brass sextant from the early 1900s signed J. Parkes & Sons Liverpool n. 9601, and placed in its original oakwood box, complete with lock with key, hinges, hooks and brass h...

Category

Early 20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880
English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

Located in Labrit, Landes

English sextant set in its walnut box. 19th century This box is a unique decorative item that will add a nautical touch to your interior.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron, Brass

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box
Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box

By Negretti & Zambra

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Negretti & Zambra made in the second half of the 19th century, complete with lenses and compass placed in its original mahogany box complete with key lock and br...

Category

Antique 1870s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s
Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s

Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA 5588 made in the beginning of the XX century, complete with lenses and compass placed in its original mahogany box complete with ke...

Category

Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument

1870s Brass Sextant Signed Ainsley Antique Marine Navigation Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free. The sextant is an ancient astronomical instrument used to measure the height of a celestial body (for example the Sun): ...

Category

Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box
Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box

Ships Sextant in a custom Mahogany Wall Box

Located in Norwell, MA

The highly polished and lacquered sextant is mounted on a blue fabric. Glass front box.

Category

Vintage 1930s European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box
19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

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H 4.75 in W 12.5 in D 10.5 in

19th Century Nautical Sextant in Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century nautical sextant in box.

Category

Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

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H 6 in W 11 in D 10 in

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Three ring design with inspection and calibration card dated 1923. Fitted to a wood box with handle and hooks. Label remnants on box.

Category

Vintage 1920s European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box
Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box

Antique Danish "Cornelius Knudsen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique early 20th century Danish Nautical Instrument Maker "Cornelius Knudsen, Copenhagen" Navigation Sextant in Original Fitted Box. Last inspected August 1946 per the certificate ...

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

UK 1850 Brass Sextant Antique Nautical Measurement Instrument with Mahogany Box
UK 1850 Brass Sextant Antique Nautical Measurement Instrument with Mahogany Box

UK 1850 Brass Sextant Antique Nautical Measurement Instrument with Mahogany Box

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant, unreadable signature, valuable manufacturing instrument from the first half of the 19th century, complete with lenses and placed in its elegant original mahogany box, ...

Category

Antique 1840s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique English "John Parkes & Sons" Sextant in Fitted Mahogany Box, Circa 1910
Antique English "John Parkes & Sons" Sextant in Fitted Mahogany Box, Circa 1910

Antique English "John Parkes & Sons" Sextant in Fitted Mahogany Box, Circa 1910

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English "John Parkes & Sons," nautical sextant in original fitted mahogany box. The graduated arc on the sextant is signed by G.

Category

Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1850 Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box UK
1850 Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box UK

1850 Antique Nautical English Sextant of Burnished Brass with Mahogany Box UK

Located in Milan, IT

Mid-19th century English sextant of burnished brass, instrument complete with three telescopes, one of which is long, and a filter and it is in its original mahogany box with brass h...

Category

Antique 1850s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box
Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box

Brass Sextant Signed Bryant Biggs Cardiff 1870 in Its Original Oak Wood Box

Located in Milan, IT

Brass sextant signed BRYANT Biggs Cardiff from the second half of the nineteenth century, complete with lenses placed in its original oakwood box complete with key lock and brass hin...

Category

Antique 1870s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Silver, Brass

WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box
WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box

WWII Air Force Sextant Used by Air Force U.S. in Its Original Wooden Box

Located in Milan, IT

WWII Air Force Sextant used by Air Force U.S. Army Series No. 13774 produced by ANSCO Binghamton N.Y. and sold by Edmund Salvage Co Audubon, in its original wooden box.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900
Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

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H 7.88 in W 11.42 in D 4.53 in

Sextant in Original Mahogany Case, England c. 1900

Located in Kastrup, DK

A finely detailed and well-preserved sextant from England, circa 1900. H: 20 W: 29 D: 11,5 (in box) A sextant is an angle-measuring instrument used to measure the angle between th...

Category

Early 20th Century English Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850
An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand ca. 1850

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An English Mahogany Sextant Box on Later Stand, c. 1850; perfect for a small side table

Category

Antique 19th Century English End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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Located in Madrid, ES

The sextant is an instrument that allows to measure angles between two objects such as two points of a coast or a star, traditionally the sun of the earth and the horizon. Knowing th...

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English WW2 Era Brass Ship's Pedestal Binnacle Compass by Sestral
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