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Sextant stand
The sextant stand consists of a dark-brown lacquered brass column on tripod stand with three adjustable feet for levelling by screws. There is also a counter-balanced swinging mount for a sextant, which can be locked into any desired position. The adjusting pin is missing. The stand is contained in a polished wooden box.
A letter in the box written on stationery for 20, Eaton Place, SW1 reads ‘I bought this sextant stand in 1894, second hand, in the city. It was used by me all the time I was carrying out navigating duties for shore sights for rating chronometers [signed] N I Oliver, 26 April 1938’. A later O.H.M.S. (On His Majesty’s Service) Stationery Office label dated 1924 is attached to the instrument.
A letter in the box written on stationery for 20, Eaton Place, SW1 reads ‘I bought this sextant stand in 1894, second hand, in the city. It was used by me all the time I was carrying out navigating duties for shore sights for rating chronometers [signed] N I Oliver, 26 April 1938’. A later O.H.M.S. (On His Majesty’s Service) Stationery Office label dated 1924 is attached to the instrument.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1129 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Sextant stand |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1860 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 80 mm x 340 mm x 150 mm |
| Parts: | Sextant stand |