Brass triangle-pattern frame sextant.

Made:: 1940-1945 in London and New Eltham

maker:: Heath and Company

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Anodized metal framed sextant, triangle-pattern, ‘Hezzanith’ model, with Bakelite handle and polished limb, by Heath and Co, London, England, 1940-1945. Consists of 130° scale (5° to 130°) with 1° divisions and drum micrometer reading to 12", four filter shades (all green) and three horizon shades (all green). Fitted telescope bracket with perpendicular adjustment and Fixed telescope (103 mm, star finder) erect image. With wooden carrying case.

Details

Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1954-67

Materials:: metal (unknown), bakelite, steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and mirror-glass (silvered)

Measurements:: overall: 260 mm x 260 mm x 105 mm, 1.835kg

type:: sextant

credit:: Heath and Company Limited

Cite this page

Rights

We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.

Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero . Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence

Using our data

Download

Download catalogue entry as json

Download manifest IIIF

Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.

Parts

Case for brass triangle-pattern frame sextant.

Wooden carrying case for nodized metal framed sextant, triangle-pattern, ‘Hezzanith’ model, with Bakelite handle and polished limb, by Heath and Co, London, England, 1940-1945.