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Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s
Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s

Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare Ladder Type Circa 1850s

$ 303.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Sextant
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: It is in it's unrestored original state. All glass optics have no cracks or breaks. Everything seems to swing freely. Just needs a nice restoration. (A good polishing). It appears that everything is intact. It has been a long time since it has been on a voyage.

    Description

    Signed Norie and Wilson London Sextant - Rare ladder type circa 1850s.
    The arc is inscribed Norie & Wilson, London and reads 0 to 150 each ten degrees.
    Arc reads - 0 to -150
    Length of index arm  9 1/4"
    Radius of index arm   11"
    Width of frame at arc  9 1/2" wide
    Seven shade glasses
    Weight octant   2 Lbs  14 oz.
    Very rare ladder type sextant. It was made by John William Norie (1772-1843), a mathematician, hydrographer, chart maker and publisher of nautical books, most famous for his Epitome of Practical Navigation (1805), which became a standard work on navigation and went through many editions, as did many of Norie's works. His known navigation instruments are few, and normally found in museums such as the British National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, and the USS Constitution Museum in Boston.
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    Happy to answer any questions but not technical because I do not know much about sextants.