ANTIQUE
SEXTANTS, OCTANTS & other NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS for sale
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SEXTANTS
An antique nautical
sextant with a “Tulip frame” in its fitted mahogany case,
and signed on the arc by T.J.Williams,
Cardiff. This fine 19th century sextant
really is in excellent condition. The arc with the name is engraved on silver
and is very clear, as is the vernier. The ebony shaped handle on the reverse
is sound and scale clamp is in good working order. The sextant comes with two
telescopic sights – a pinhole sight and a day telescope. It has the original
arsenic black/green lacquered finish, good mirrors and swinging scale
microscope. The silver scale is calibrated -5 to 135
degrees. The sextant has three horizontal shades and three vertical shades, all
in good order. The instrument and it's accessories are housed in the fitted
mahogany carrying case which has brass hinges and
latches. This sextant is a very good example of the elegant tulip framed model -
£495
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS
A fine American early twentieth century, eight
day, marine chronometer/deck watch, signed
on the face WALTHAM, in it’s
original brass bound mahogany case. The
2 1/4 inch dial has subsidiary state of wind (red spot) and seconds dials and
also has the “8 DAYS” displayed on the face. The movement
is also engraved with the name WALTHAM and the serial
number, 16,630540 dating it to 1908. The movement sits in gimbals,
which is clamped into the outer case by a lever and locked by a thumbscrew. The
two tier brass bound mahogany case has a glass window,
brass hinges, a working lock & key and catch to the upper cover and has the
name WALTHAM engraved on a brass plate at the
front. The overall dimensions of the case are approximately five inches each
way. The case has all original finishes and the chronometer is in excellent
working order. - £1650
A large Air Ministry compass
in it's original transit case - £125
SPARES
Mirrors, filters, and other "breakables" available for Huson type sextants circa WWII.
last updated 02/02/2010