Description: This is a vintage hand sextant manufactured by Welch Scientific Company in the United States between 1929 - 1963. It comes with a box, manual, and instructions. For display / decor; please see last photo for crack in glass. Short discussions of the sextant began appearing in physics texts in the 1880s, and inexpensive sextants suitable for pedagogical purposes followed soon thereafter. This die-cast metal instrument is of that sort. Welch catalogs describe it as a "convenient demonstration model of an engineer’s or a mariner’s sextant." The scale is graduated every 30' from 0° to 120° and read by vernier to six minutes of arc. A small bubble level is mounted on the sighting tube. The inscription reads "W. M. WELCH SCIENTIFIC COMPANY (/) WELCH (/) ESTABLISHED 1880 (/) 1515 SEDGWICK ST. CHICAGO. U.S.A."
Price: 25.95 USD
Location: South Elgin, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-30T17:54:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Sextant
Country/Region of Origin: United States
Maker: Welch Scientific
