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Sextant, circa 1900 (and case)
sextant; sextant case
INSTRUMENTS - SEXTANTSEngland, London
circa 1900
overall: 10 1/8 x 15 x 4 7/8 in.
Brass sextant in a mahogany box-jointed keystone case with brass fittings. Sextant has a silver inlaid scale under which is engraved: Ramsden. London. Instrument lacks two legs. Case: 10 1/8" longer side x 4 7/8" high. [Ref: Willem Morzer Bruyns, July 2006: This instrument dates from around 1900. It is certainly not associated with Jesse Ramsden from the late 18th century. Perhaps a forgery, or some owner who fancied a famous name on his sextant.]
1968.172