Name/Title
Sextant Eyepiece CapEntry/Object ID
1987.073.005Description
-eyepiece cap for sextant (1987.073.001)
-made by Heath & Co. Ltd., England in 1921 and used by Japanese Navy
-donor's husband received bronze star medal in capture of ship Nagato
-Note: black button market "Patent" inside wood case is latch release for the sextant
serial # RO517155Collection
Instruments CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1939 - 1945Place
City
London, EnglandCountry
England, United KingdomContinent
EuropeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
LensNomenclature Class
Optical T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologySearch Terms
I.J.N.S. Nagato