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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0581.001

MANUFACTURER: Hughes, H. & Son Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 27313
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS/ WOOD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.8 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 24.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-angles
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hughes
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON ARM, A 'HUSUN' DISC
Missing: From CA of 08/17/1995 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: ALL BRASS, PAINTED BLACK/ HAS A 135 DEGREE ARC WITH A RACK, GEAR TEETH/ A YELLOW KNOB IS GEARED TO RACK & IS GRADUATED INTO 60 MIN./ ON REVOLUTION ADVANCES ONE DEGRE ON THE ARC/ 3 ROUND & 4 SQUARE FRAME FILTERS OF VARIOUS SHADES JUST BEFORE THE REFLECTOR/ HANDLE UNDERNEATH CONTAINS BATTERIES & PUSH BUTTON SWITCH TO OPERATE LIGHT ABOVE THE ARM AT THE ARC/ 3 INTERCHANGEABLE SCOPES/ FITTED WOOD CASE/ GOOD, USED
Decoration: DOCUMENTATION ON INSIDE CASE LID

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Hughes, H. & Son Ltd., Sextant, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1973.0581, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1973.0581.001/

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