Hezzanith Brass Sextant
Hezzanith Brass Sextant
$1,320.00
England, circa 1910
With Hezzanith Observatory, London, No. 63 of 4 1⁄2” certificate dated 1920. Marked: Hezzanith Patent 17840 Endless tangent screw; automatic clamp No. 63 Case – 6" high x 12" wide x 11 1⁄2" deep – wooden Brass and lacquer grid or ladder pattern, wood handle, includes horizon mirror, index mirror, rounded shades, magnifier, appears intact with custom wooden box.
Condition: Good
Note – Heath & Co, founded in 1845, in 1900 adopted the “Hezzanith” trade name, in 1926 the business was amalgamated with W. F. Stanley of London.
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