Sextant reproduction

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Sextant reproduction

Entry/Object ID

1000.2171.227

Description

Sextant, reproduction

Collection

Jim Adams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Stanley London

Notes

Stanley London produces brass replicas and reproductions of antique sextants, compasses, telescopes, and other surveying and nautical instruments. (https://www.stanleylondon.com/) They stamp their products with "Stanley London" in commemoration of W. F. Stanley & Co. (London), a leading manufacturer of these kinds of instruments throughout the 20th century. While W. F. Stanley & Co. did use the label "Stanley London" on some of their products, most objects currently in circulation that bear the name are reproductions, not originals.

Material

Brass

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Sextant Stanley London, Anaheim, CA Reproduction of early 20th-century sextants Created in the mid-1700s, sextants are nautical instruments of celestial navigation. Using mirrors and small telescopes, they measure the angular distance between astronomical bodies (sun, moon, stars) and the horizon to determine latitude and longitude at sea. While latitude was easier to find using only a sextant, finding longitude required very precise timekeeping techniques and additional instruments (e.g., the chronometer).

General Notes

Note

Reproduction sextant with attachment pieces In leather case